In addition to that, there’s also a fiberglass shank in there for boosting arch support and stability, and perhaps the biggest bonus is that if you really need your own orthotic you can slip it in if you simply take out the insert the boots come with. In addition, the shoes come with a removable, dual-density insert that has a lot of cushion to it - so it absorbs shock, while also making an artificial arch. The unique polyurethane rubber wedge sole, which they designed themselves (it’s not Vibram), is flat on the bottom, but the footbed is also contoured.
The Moc Toe boots from Thorogood look like pretty standard work boots, but there are a lot of built in features that can help out with flat feet. This is a real work boot that takes arch support seriously. It’s a phenomenal company and they deserve their reputation as some of the best bootmakers in the business. Do you prefer a sleek, narrow toe box? Alden has a last for that.
If you’ve got a wide foot in front and a narrow heel, there’s a last for that. (That’s all of them.) If you’ve got a high instep, there’s a last designed for you. Perhaps because of their history in orthopedic and medical footwear, Alden has a huge variety of lasts, and even their flagship Indy is available in B, C, D, E, EE, and EEE widths. It’s got added support from its long inside counters and it’s made with what’s called a Thomas heel, which extends further down the inside arch area of the shoe. The Indy, or the Alden 403, is made with a Trubalance last which is part of their “Foot Balance System” shoe line. In my two-year-old review I noted that the arch support was phenomenal, which is a rare thing to say for a boot. Popularly known as the boot worn by Indiana Jones in his movies, the brand was founded in 1884 and Alden branched out into orthopedic and medical footwear in the mid-20 th century. If you read this article from JD Sassone, he swears that the Alden Indy is the shoe that saved his flat feet. So if you want more of an arch or even if you want them built so that there’s room for your inserts, you can do that with White’s.
If you’ve heard all that, you might be worrying that these boots contour the foot too much to be able to fit your individual feet, but the beauty of it is that when you order them, White’s asks for your foot measurements and a foot tracing and they can make a boot for your feet and nobody else’s. Unusually, the boot is made with a leather shank - that’s a hard piece of material, usually steel or plastic, intended to provide arch support and stability to the shoe - but it’s really stiff, 12 iron leather that just plain works. There’s even a ridge along the instep to provide support there. No boot has cradled my foot the way a White’s boot does, and that’s because of the company’s patented “Arch-Ease” support system that actually mimics custom orthotics and duplicates the natural contour of the foot. Once called the MP Service Boot and now called either the Sherman boot, which you see above, or the Stuart boot if you’d rather not have a toecap, this is one of my all time favorite boots and without a shadow of a doubt, it has the best arch support.
Honorable Mention: The Viberg Service Boot.Without further ado, the best boot for flat feet… I know that a lot of experts will tell you to forgo fashion when you need the right boots - and, you know, I’m not a doctor, listen to yours if you have real medical issues, this does not constitute medical advice, and so forth - but I’ve asked around the community and chatted to a couple of experts and my research, combined with my own experience of wearing a whole hell of a lot of boots, led me to this list. Now there are plenty of orthopedic inserts you can employ - Superfeet Insoles get a lot of credibility among the flat footed - but I’m sticking to my niche and addressing the best fashionable men’s boots for flat feet. Flat feet or low arches can often lead to other problems, putting folks at a greater risk of experiencing foot pain, pronated feet, knee pain, and other conditions. Flat feet is a surprisingly common issue, with some sources suggesting that 3 million people suffer each year, while others estimate that up to 30 percent of people have at least one flat foot.
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