wow, that's not a whole lot of wear. I received mine in May so hopefully that Maryam batch is good. maybe go black shinki horsebutt? that will be cool but you may have to pay for more. is rizky asking you to send your boots back? hopefully he still lets you keep it. hopefully it's just aesthetics and doesn't affect the boot construction.
I also don't want to buy new viberg horse butt since it costs a lot but I got these on a trade so I'm happy to get it. They make the slip ons that I think looks really cool and I hope to try that out one day.
I don’t have to send them back until I receive the remake. I don’t think Rizky has ever stock shinki horsebutt, only shell cordovan.
Also he doesn’t have anything in black at the moment except this batch of Maryam which he won’t use again. He offered me the hand dyed black option from the other 3 leathers he has right now. Badalassi cognac, Olive (Like the matcha core sagara) and 1071 Maryam. I would prefer the 1071 dark brown as I’m not that into the boot changing color too much after wear but I’m a little scared of Maryam after this lol He told me he would inspect if the 1071 is good on Monday and let me know.
From him not stocking much leather I suspect He might not be offering mto option anymore (slots are closed this year anyway) which he mentioned before on ig.