kayodic

be gentle guys LoL....

welcome gnob,glad to see you here....

The other day i visited Locals AMS showroom. Locals AMS is desert boots label based in Amsterdam, they are handmade desert boots made in Spain.

more about Locals AMS (http://www.localsams.com/lookbook/) and once they also featured on Hypebeast (http://hypebeast.com...s-desert-boots/)

I was lucky enough to get a chance to see their latest collection (A/W 2011 and S/S2012). I talked to both Mercedita and Daan about how they started the company and they are cool people to hang out with. Of course they showed me the different types of desert boots.

These 2 models are the same (single and double suede layers)

sole is rubber. as usual i also checked their stitching and natural filling (fyi these are sample boots, so please excuse some little defects)

These 2 are their winter boots, the maroon one has fur layers and black rubber, the blue one has sturdy looking sole and higher tops.

checking their stitching again...

ok this is sneak preview of their Spring/Summer 2012 colors

Seeing those colors made me wanna collect some boots. Finally they asked me to try on the boots, damn... those boots are way more comfortable than my Red Wings lol... i like them much, unfortunately my size was not available so no new boots for me, think i'll be back again as soon as they get their samples restocked. Regarding the sizing, they are pretty much TTS.

the only online shop that i know is http://www.afura.nl/...locals-ams.html but not all models are there.

Then i took picture of Daan wearing his APC Petite standard and his fave boots

boots detail

Daan and I talked pretty much about jeans and stuff. it was a coincidence that i ever shot him a year ago while he also worked for Red Wing Amsterdam back then and he still remembered me. i think my memory got corrupted, i started to dig some old archives and found his picture wearing Edwin + RW

^so stoked to hear that T.... hopefully there will be no problem with German custom and i'll help you to drag 1-2 guys here (if i can).

hey moykky, this is my first contest too and doing it with the guys makes me even more nervous

^RW engineer 2971

omg.... i want i want i want!

exactly 10 month 11/11/11

^same buttons as mine? nice...

^34 is thinfinn's size no? so he's an eligible candidate

Scott is the definition of swagness, awe awe... some.

merz, right back at ya ninja...

must spread for 3 of you Mistral, Max, Rubyblue.... besides the pictures, i also did enjoy the words. make me wanna try that Copper label too someday!

666Sod + all black

^Thanks Timmy for the heads up, so sad that there's no love for this great project.

Here i say it again that this is a charity project to rebuild those areas in Japan struck by tsunami and earthquake on March 11 2011.

some basic info about the jeans;

- jeans are 100% produced in Kojima, Okayama in Japan.

-13.5 oz Old American Selvedge Denim made of 100% Memphis Cotton.

-fit is classic straight cut, pretty similar to Momotaro GTB label 1005sp

-some other details like non-labeled brass button fly, non-labeled copper rivets, hidden rivets, embossed belt loops, hidden selvedge coin pocket and of course chain stitched hem for natural roping effect.

for more details and preorder;

www.northerndenim.com

Big Eyed Fish; great minds think alike...

Max; i know you will never wear it, the only option you have is to put the bandana in your backpocket

shub; always happy to hear something from you, thanks heaps! <3

^Congrats Morse! i blame the cool pictures on this thread for making me miss reading that you got hitched. saw your pictures, lovely lady... happy for both of you!

@Ninja; Thank you! im more than happy to see people getting excited when they see my pictures.

just in case you're wondering who will be there, here's the map

RW PORN!

oh there was RW drawing too, the winners got very nice RW packages and they threw 2 pairs of RWs as main prizes.

and the girls who serve the good foods and drinks

met alot of cool people there including the German RW reps (i wish i could find almostnice at the party )

yesterday i was at the Red Wing Heritage Europe official opening party to celebrate their new European headquarters stationed at the docks of Amsterdam.

this is the dream office! shoes and boots are everywhere....

to be continued....

yesterday at the RW Heritage Europe official opening in Amsterdam

detail

vintage M65 - Schiesser Revival - OGL suspenders - Skull Linda - 8138

some selvage overall chambray from Gstar handcrafted for Tenue de Nimes baby.

for more details http://www.tenuedenimes.com/journal/blog/2011/11/2/g-star-handcrafted-for-tenue-de-nimes-baby-denim/

^i know... what i'm trying to say that "baggy is the new skinny"