The pair of Chippewa boots that I received today were made in China, and parts that were leather on my old pair are now either vinyl  or padded cloth. My older pair were made in the USA.

This new leather boot is much stiffer and unforgiving for the foot because of the man made vinyl and padded cloth materials on the inside of the boot, and I don't see how you can "break" them in, as you would do if the interior of the boot was leather.

I don't care much for the soft "rubber" trim at the top of the boot either. This is a wear point for many of my work boots, and this part will split, wear out and fall apart quickly. The reinforced leather trim on my "made in USA pair" split after many years of heavy use, but never wore out. I would have the old boots repaired by Chippewa, but at a cost of $90.00, plus the cost of shipping both ways, it really isn't worth it.

These new Chippewa boots are also not true as to size. I ordered a 12 medium and this pair I received is more like a 13 E (wide) even though the size printed on the inside of the tongue does say 12 M. I had to slip on a double pair of hikers socks for the boot to fit.

No more "mail order" for me on shoes or boots, since it seems that many brands presently being made have manufacturing mistakes that can only be seen in person.