Wide calf leather boots, optional zip
A boot that finally closes over a wide calf: the shaft is cut to your own calf measurement, not to a standard size.
The only style offered with or without an inner zip, your choice. An unadorned riding silhouette, leather pulled taut the full height of the shaft.
These measurements are what the leather is cut to: without them the pair cannot be made. Take them with a soft tape measure, and if you are unsure, say so in the note below and the atelier will call you before cutting.
- Your measurements are followed
- Cowhide, cut piece by piece
- Secure payment, French company, registration number verifiable
- Made to your measurements: no return for a change of mind (French consumer code, art. L221-28 3°)
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Wide calf boots, cut to your measurement
A ready-to-wear boot is cut to an average calf measurement, which is why the zip stops halfway up. Here the shaft is cut to the measurement you give us: no maximum range, no single "extra-wide" size.
How to measure your calf →Wide calf leather boots, optional zip
The detail, point by point
Hover or tap a marker to see what each design decision changes in wear.
Worn, every day
The atelier's craft
Leather chosen piece by piece
Before cutting, every hide passes through the atelier's hands: the grain is checked against the light, suppleness tested by flexing the cold leather, thickness felt out zone by zone. A marked or uneven hide is set aside, never downgraded and used anyway.
1.5 mm leather, leather lined
The shaft is cowhide, 1.5 millimetres thick, chrome tanned so it stays supple without losing shape. The inside is lined in pig leather, chosen for its breathability. The sole is rubber, cemented to the upper.
Precision to the millimetre
Calf circumference, shaft height, the arch of the foot: your measurements go straight to the atelier before the first cut of leather. You feel the difference from the first steps, a boot that follows the curve of your leg, not a standard size that merely approximates it.
From the atelier to your feet
Selecting the cowhide leather
Every hide is examined by hand, grain, suppleness, thickness. Only flawless pieces make it into the atelier.
Taking your measurements
Calf and shaft measurements are recorded precisely and sent straight to the pattern maker before production begins.
Cut to your measurements
The leather is cut piece by piece to your measurements, then the shaft is built and the sole assembled. Every pair is made after your order, never taken from stock.
Assembly and finishing in the atelier
Shaft, sole and heel are assembled, then the boot is polished and worked supple before it leaves the bench.
Quality control before shipping
Every pair is inspected one last time, stitching, alignment, finish, before it's packed for you.
Why made-to-measure
A different way of making a boot
A mass-produced boot and a made-to-measure Sambottes boot don't come from the same process. Here, plainly, is what the price actually covers.
Ready-made boot
~€95-160 · ready-to-wear
Sambottes made-to-measure
379,90 € · made to your measurements
Ready-made boot
Standardised sizing, from a size chart shared by thousands of different feet.
Sambottes made-to-measure
Calf circumference and shaft height recorded individually and sent to the atelier before production.
Ready-made boot
Mass production, on standardised assembly lines.
Sambottes made-to-measure
Assembled in the atelier, pair by pair, from the stitching to the sole.
Ready-made boot
Leather selected by batch, prioritising lead times over grain quality.
Sambottes made-to-measure
Every hide is inspected piece by piece before cutting: grain, suppleness, thickness.
Ready-made boot
An approximate fit: a close size, rarely the exact one.
Sambottes made-to-measure
A fit personalised to your measurements: the shaft follows the leg, with no gaping and no pinching.
Ready-made boot
Available immediately, drawn from existing stock.
Sambottes made-to-measure
Allow 9 to 11 working days for production, then 5 to 7 working days for delivery, 14 to 18 working days in total, the time it takes the atelier to make a pair that didn't exist before.
How ordering works
Size and measurements
Choose your size and enter your calf circumference along with your preferred shaft height.
Checked by the atelier
Your order goes to the atelier, a confirmation email restates your measurements for you to check before production begins.
Made to measure
Your pair is built in the atelier to your measurements, in 9 to 11 working days.
Shipping
Your order is shipped and delivered to your door in 5 to 7 working days, ready to wear.
Our commitment
A made-to-measure pair is prepared with you, not just for you.
Direct contact before production
If your calf or shaft measurements look inconsistent, someone from the atelier contacts you personally to check them with you, we never start production blind.
Returns, through the atelier
A made-to-measure pair is made for you, and isn't taken back for a simple change of mind. In the case of a manufacturing fault, however, we take the piece back into the atelier.
Secure payment
Payment for your order, as across the whole site, is processed through a fully secure payment system.
Cowhide leather that improves with age
Unlike synthetic leather, cowhide leather develops a patina over time and wear: it gains character rather than simply wearing out.
Made-to-measure FAQ
The outside is cowhide. The lining and insole are pigskin, chosen for its breathability; some fleece-lined models use real wool instead. We state it plainly because the lining material matters to some customers.
