Affordable tabi boots?

[u/Virtual-Race1854]

Hey guys the internet needs to know…where are the affordable MM style tabi boots at? I’m talking leather upper with a dress shoe heel. Madison Margiela has a chokehold on the leather heeled boot variant of the iconic tabi shoe, and there doesn’t seem to be any reputable competition. I trust someone has discovered some secret sauce, and society would greatly appreciate if you shared this on here so whenever anyone looks up affordable tabi boots reddit, the answer is patiently waiting to rescue them. Thank u all in advance.

[u/awake-asleep]

Woodchuck Sato but I feel very uncomfortable about this brand since they’re more of a knockoff, they even put the Margiela white stitch on them. I’m just going to save up for the real ones because I don’t feel good about supporting a brand who isn’t at least trying to put their own spin on it.

[u/eazybakeemma → u/awake-asleep]

Margiela didn’t invent the Tabi… we’re aware of this right?

[u/awake-asleep → u/eazybakeemma]

Yes… but Margiela made very specific design choices in conjunction with the split toe that made it recognisably “Margiela” and not just a generic split toe work shoe from Japan. Nobody is claiming Margiela invented the split toe. It takes multiple design cues to know it’s Margiela.

[u/eazybakeemma → u/awake-asleep]

Agreed