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The subreddit of goodyearwelt for one. They post up reviews and album of close up images of said shoes. From what I usually see all the QC issues are by and large cosmetic like scuffs, nicks, uneven stiching or broguing, discoloration, and stuff like that. Nothing that affects the construction of the shoe just the look. Considering the price point, especially shell cordovan, I can see where people might be more critical of what they see. There's a butt load of shell cordovan reviews over there.

 

That being said, Jcrew is one of the retailers they buy from and have said blemishes. They also tend to gravitate towards Alden's boot models.

oh, my heart aches.

 

size 30 cisco century denim = leg opening and thighs were good but waist too small. size 32 waist fits but everything else is now too big.

size 32 stone century denim = everything too small. super tempted to try out a size 34 or 36 but not holding my breath.

 

why, kapital, why. ;-; really jealous of people who could rock their cuts. the century denim is fantastic.

Well, it probably doesn't help that I'm working out now and getting somewhat big around the waist and thighs. So I'm looking for a thigh space of at least 11.75 inches and a waist of 15.5 inches.

 

Samurai 710bk and Ande Whall Caribou were probably the closest to what I'm looking for but being the nit picky person I am there were just some things about them I didn't like e.g. samurai bk fading to gray from pics I've seen and ande whall being all black threaded. The 3sixteen+ black BSP on SE had the look but not the fit unless I'm wrong about how the measurements would fit on me.

 

My size 29 black imperial shearers were good but waist and thigh are getting too tight for me now and not looking for a 12+ inch high rise anymore.

Anyone know of any brand that does white weft and black warp or some variation thereof in which it's not completely black all the way?

 

Going through my list: samurai, ande whall, 3sixteen, rogue territory, flat head, imperial, somet, and iron heart. Most of which didn't have the proper fit for me.

 

Any help?

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Cut looks similar to FH's 2012 but not near as a drastic taper.

Are these exclusive to Self Edge? Don't see it on the SOC site and no mention of a new cut anywhere either. Pretty blown away that it seems you (Kiya) got a cut just for SE.

nice pickups Max and Blue! I've got that cardigan (x2) and that cherokee in Red plaid. 

 

Anyone pick up the wool long sleeve boarder from last season? Wish I could have found duplicates in that as its perfect and unpredictably warm (compared to boarder Tees from last SS).

 

Re: sizing: I had to go up a size (to Large) in all of the current (SS15) season's shirts. Past few seasons I was a solid Medium. Bummed I had to proxy stuff that I already purchased but it's not the end of the world.

 

Dang, really? What are the measurements for the shirts you got since I'm also a M or even sometimes S. Also, did you happen to see any of the Jack Tars where you bought your stuff from? Browsing through the stockists and I don't see it unless it's not shipped out yet to the retailers.

@alb i wear a large and stretch it out. The size specs on our site are for after cold wash, full hot dry. Hot dry is ok and it's expected based on the extra shrink % we added to compensate for it. We can do the embroidery on the front just purchase online and make note on the notes section.  

 

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Yesssss. Thanks for the info and just copped the shirt now.

Quick question on the tees. I know they shrink but the measurements for the Medium look good as is, would it be worth it to go up one more size or would it stretch out a bit?

 

Also, hoping not to step on some toes, is it possible to request to put the embroideries on the front for a tube shirt when checking out? LOVING the smoking skull one and would definitely cop one asap if it was on the front.

Insanely quick delivery. Think I had my Samurai denim shirt within four or five days. Faster than some US retailers here really.

Damn. Yeah, gotta say this really has been informative even though I actually already knew about the disadvantages goodyear welting had compared to hand welting. However, this didn't really bother me as I thought if they can be resoled several times over and gemming failure isn't something that's seemingly prevalent it should be fine.

 

Now I was under the impression that the outsole stitching, which people (me included) confuse for goodyear welting, would be better than say cement construction where to resole cemented soles they had to be picked/grinded down(?).

 

So assuming I can actually find a decent cobbler with decent glue, would it matter if the outsoles were stitched (barring waterproof abilities and not needing to re-gemming, which in that case, you need the original last)? I guess for my case personally I just want a shoe (construction) that can be resoled several times and be relatively easy. Cement construction I thought would be harder since there's no welt and resole-ability limited but after more reading elsewhere I'm not so sure anymore.

Hogg: Oh, is it?  That's good to hear then. So would it be fine if I sent them to someone who would normally do goodyear shoe repairs a la shoehealer? I ask because it seems, from the reviews I've read, a lot of local cobblers here just glue the sole on and think that's that...

 

Maynard: I'm in the states but truth be told I just assume I'm going to send out all my shoes/boots to be repaired as I'm a bit leery about some of the local shoe services here (see above).

No shoes to show yet but I'm thinking of picking up some of Ron Rider's chukkas, however, I'm a bit hesitant as apparently there aren't too many decent cobblers who know how to resole the blake/rapid construction.

 

So my question is, does anyone know of any good cobbler that is able to do so?

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Well, the C&Js I got are the Northcotes in dark brown. Like Tricker's, it's another country derby shoe (I think that's what the brits call them). The C&Js still look new aside from the upper creasing a bit, of course.

 

I also have chromexcel 8 in white's and natural aldens. So I know how it can get with horween's leather but not sure how prominent the marks will look on black though.

 

I guess I just want to know if Tricker's are worth the $500 or if Viberg is worth saving up a bit (though I'm fully aware of the discussions Viberg's price tag can bring as well). Or if there's some other good alternative besides Red Wings, Whites, Wesco, OSB, and Aldens.

Yet another boot dilemma, however, this thread has been good to me (thanks hogg! got my first english boot, the C&Js, and loving them).

 

Tricker's Burford or Viberg 2030 service boot? Both in black. Looking for a boot that can take a bit of a beating and still look good. Both are arguably a bit overpriced but hey I like what I see.

:[ I outgrew the thigh measurements these past few months due to working out. Got them in August but with maybe 5 weeks of real wear.The blue "smudge" in some of the pics is just the camera being wonky.  No significant fading anywhere. LOADS of life left in them. Only blemish is the patch which has been stained. Great details and fabric.

 

Asking for $180.

 

 

(Blue in Green style)

 

Rise: 10 in

Waist: 15 in

Hem: 7 in

Thigh: 10.5 in

Inseam: 28 in

 

album:http://imgur.com/a/6VQgM

 

 

starting to build up a little collection. i gotta say their shirts are incredible. just got the black workmaster shirt and i'm blown away by the fabric and details. loving it a lot. wish i jumped early on that indigo/indigo bucko shirt though. easily one of my favorite brands to date.

 

727s at top, starting from left: fielder, cherokee, workmaster, oblique half-sleeve

 

While the jeans and jackets get much talk around here, how about them denim shirts? Specifically this one right here.

 

Anyone have any experiences/fit pics with these? I have had denim shirts in the past but at a hefty 10 oz their denim shirt sounds rather painful to me but I'll be damned if Samurai doesn't know how to put on the bells and whistles into their products. Absolutely drooling over some of the detailing on that shirt I linked.

Ugh. So the Kakishibu Century denim is tempting me. I know that for the Stones you're supposed to go TTS but looking at BIG's charts there's no way in hell I can rock a size 30 with a 8.75 front rise. I'm thinking of going up to size 32 as Kapital does the opposite of vanity sizing (?). Thoughts on this? 

 

There's also the Cisco cut but it's too loose for my body and the okabilly but that high rise though. Don't know. Maybe it wasn't meant to be.