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Russell Art Carter Traveling Sportsman in French calf, courtesy of @illumin8em These are very, very comfortable as every-day shoes. To anyone who’s never given moccasins a try, I’d strongly recommend it (with the stipulation that you avoid brands like Yuketen that incorporate extra insoles, as this really removes the whole appeal). I tried to show, in the last two photos, how well they’ve molded to the shape of my feet. They’re like good slippers, but for wearing anywhere. I’ve been underwhelmed by this leather. It’s held up fine, but it always feels a little dry no matter what I do, and it hasn’t taken on much real character over time. That said, with how comfortable they are it’s hard to complain.

Frank’s Front Range in tan oiled Latigo These are my current favorite boots. I’ve only had them for less than a year, and they’re still not fully broken in, but they’re already very comfortable, and I love the look. Just about perfect construction, as far as I can tell—very clean & very functional. Would strongly recommend Frank’s to anyone in the market for PNW boots.

Slew of big photo dumps coming… Starting with the red cherry water buffalo Bounty Hunters Really good boots in some ways, less so in others. The tongue isn’t stitched on right at the bottom, so even though I can step in puddles no problem they’re no good in any real amount of rain. Besides that, both boots developed a squeak around six months in. White’s fixed that under warranty, and another six months later they started right back up squeaking again. Haven’t bothered trying to get it fixed this time; I just don’t wear them when I’m gonna be in quiet indoor spaces. Oh well. With the negatives out of the way: These are extremely comfortable. They feel like leather socks. The water buffalo leather and the goatskin lining are both very supple, and whatever last these are built on fits my foot perfect. I can be on my feet in these for 14+ hours no problem. They’ve taken almost no upkeep—I’ve conditioned them maybe twice and they’ve never felt dry or otherwise unhappy—really low maintenance.

+ Morning walk photos Tilley / Sun Surf / The Flat Head / Hollows / Cane’s / Frank’s

@MJF9 Snagged the Achille's Heel; they were on pretty steep discount @ The Bureau in Belfast Also picked up a rinsed Type 902

Tilley / Sun Surf / Bubo / Hollows / Cane’s 101B / JK

That’s extremely dope

Went & grabbed my Foreman Pants a bit ago Lots of really, really, really cool jeans laying around

I mean sure, but why not make a T-back size 44? It’s not like they’re sizes are true to vintage anyway

!! That’s exciting Still no word on my end, but hopefully in the next few days Geez, between these, the Roy pants, and a pair of Tender 132 that I finally splurged for on sale for my birthday, this’ll be a really unusually high volume pants month for me…

Yeah, it seems like he probably just took the site down for maintenance & will relist things once the technical bits are figured out a little better. Checking out was not a fun experience. @dvheart I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Meanwhile, I’m really hoping that the 1890s Leroy’s went to someone here so that I can live vicariously. Getting to wear those for a couple of months for the Top Top Elite World Tour a slew of years ago remains one of my favorite / most cherished denim memories (that feels like a very corny thing to write, but I don’t know how else to characterize it); something about that denim was just special. For a while after that I daydreamed about the idea of him making a matching TPB from the same denim, which would have been a lot easier to fit into my wardrobe.

I wasn’t expecting to find anything in my size + price range, but I ended up scooping up a (duplicate) pair of Foreman pants, which I’m really excited for. I’ve only been wearing my current pair for maybe 6 months, but they’ve become definite favorites, and I’ll be really glad to have a pair of backups around. Incidentally, these are the only of his cuts (that I’ve tried) that fit me well in a 33, rather than a 34.

Tried clearing your cache?

@Cold Summer I’m not referring specifically to the batch(es) used for the Lofgren boots. You’re right that Lofgren may be getting theirs custom with different specs from the standard recipe. My experience has been with the Shinki horsebutt used by Indonesian makers, which I’d imagine is likely stock, and which scuffs very easily.

I really dislike how shallowly the dye job on the black Shinki horsebutt penetrates. It feels like its primary purpose is to cater to the short attention spans and ultra fast, contrasted patina needs of the same folks that buy 20+ oz. denim and never wash their jeans.

I haven’t been expecting to fit into any of them—I’m pretty consistently a 34 these days—just enjoying checking out what’s there. That said, I could be misremembering, but I think Roy’s at least as tall as I am.

@Jared_Lee https://roydenim.com/product-category/bottoms/

Did they all go up at once, or is he adding them bit by bit? I only see 5 pairs, and it looked like he had a lot more than that stocked up

Jeez, that’s a steal for the Lot 900

^ Have there been any updates? Not on Instagram these days

^ Not for size 12 feet

Beach day w/ the pups this weekend—something going on with wind channels, & the waves were the biggest I’ve ever seen then along our section of coast feat. Bubo, Tender, Stevenson, Vanishing West

@Duke Mantee Main selling point for me would be leather quality. I love my Birks, and they’ve lasted me just as well as any fancy stitched boots, but they don’t age nearly as gracefully and that’s a shame. You’re right to ask, though—definitely no need to upgrade from them on grounds of build quality, design, etc. @l13902733261 Agreed that the silhouettes on some other versions don’t look right. These are the only alternatives I’ve seen that look better to me than the originals. It’s funny timing: just this week I saw a pair in S&S; they weren’t my size (I guess they were a special order that got returned), but I made a mental note to look into them later, then your post popped up the next day. Shame about the peeling.

^ This might’ve been covered already, but are those the Joe McCoy’s Bostonians? How are they?