I just got back from Scheplers, they had a nice selection of Lucchese and Dan Post. I like the Lucchese better. I looked around at the Ostrich (full quill and no quill), Ostrich Leg (quite nice, but not one piece leather due to the small legs), Elephant, Alligator, Horned Crocodile (Caimen), Goat and Kangaroo. I know I want a dark brown, spit shined boot, so that part is taken care of. And of all the leather I looked at the Horned Croc (caimen) looked the best. But the Kangaroo feel the best
. So for my dream boots I'd be looking for a set of custom order Lucchese's in Kangaroo uppers, Horned Caimen main foot, and Elephant heels. Turn around time is 3-4mo, and I'd be looking at $2000
.
So I'll probably end up with a set of Horned Caimen Cigar colored standard toe boots off the shelf since I need these ASAP.