horsehide footwear contest thread

[coleslawyum]

Thanks! The buco's have a celastic toe, i believe. The toe box has some form to it.

[tvshooter]

Nice one coleslawyum!

Here is my other pair - modded Thorogood for Epaulet #685 reproduction boots:

Not very glamorous photos, sorry, but you get the idea

modded?? what did you do to them? they look very cool mike.

[mikecch]

Thanks mate, they looked like this originally:

I darkened and burnished the welt a little, and re-dyed and re-sealed the leather on the vamp and back-stay.

Edited December 14, 2011 by mikecch

[riff]

Mike, that's an amazing transformation! That must have been a lot of sweat!

My second (and final pair) came in. I'll be rotating these with the service boots.

Whiskey:

[wgmds]

damn! that whiskey is super pretty. that and cigar are so rich. i wish i had the cash to join

[mikecch]

^^ Nice one riff! I'll add it up top!

[patchmb]

[riff]

Patch - they look awesome!!

[fre-co]

Yowsers this thread is full of win.

[patchmb]

^ Thanks Riff, can't wait to start wearing them.

[knucks]

this will be awesome

[mikecch]

This thread is delivering

No worries if you ain't got boots but want to participate! Entries allowed up to the end of May next year - plenty of time left!!!

[baldy]

I might be getting a pair of whiskey long wings as well. I didn't want to have the same shoe as anybody else on the comp but the price is hard to pass up... if I do, sorry RIFF!

[wgmds]

is there a deal on alden anywhere?

[baldy]

it's an irregular that I'm trying to get.

[sweapea]

Wow! This thread is amazing! That whiskey, mmmm!

Patch, those rrl's are gorgeous! Can I ask where you found them?

Mike, I will probably do the project boot as well. Although now I'm tempted to pick up Alden's before the price increases kick in....

Edited December 15, 2011 by sweapea

[patchmb]

^ sweapea I bought the rrl boots from their new store in Mayfair, London.

As featured in Paul T's blog

http://www.loomstate.co.uk/

[sweapea]

Nice!! I remember reading his article. They are really beautiful. Some of the earlier ones I've seen were a bit bulbous, but yours are so sleek. So you're one of the lucky ones Paul mentioned

[patchmb]

Yep, I only popped in to check out the store but once I tried them on resistance was futile.

Very pleased with them & have had to hide them in the bottom of my wardrobe until 1/1.

[ThinFinn]

This thread is delivering

No worries if you ain't got boots but want to participate! Entries allowed up to the end of May next year - plenty of time left!!!

good to know

[big truck]

Major shoe porn here. Looking forward to evolution of black shoes/boots especially.

[rnrswitch]

Is Julian still doing the RRL boots? They are gorgeous.

[rnrswitch]

Is Julian still doing the RRL boots? They are gorgeous.

[patchmb]

^ That's what they said in the store.

[mikecch]

No pressure, but I still need details from 19 participants

Though, if you're planning to start late, just let me know before May 2012.

[SLAB]

i was planning to participate with my Alden #8 jumper boots (once worn outside) but since they have to be brand new I dont know if Ill be able to. still have some time...

[riff]

I might be getting a pair of whiskey long wings as well. I didn't want to have the same shoe as anybody else on the comp but the price is hard to pass up... if I do, sorry RIFF!

The more the merrier! Get them if you can - the whiskey is one of the nicest shell colours i've seen...

[baldy]

I'm asking kyle about the tannage right now mike, hopefully he'll get back to me soon (even though im still waiting on the boots lol)

[mikecch]

^ Thanks dude!

[baldy]

straight from kyle! he said he's unsure of the tannery though..

The horse hide leather that’s offered on the Semi Dress is horse hide strip – the leather hides only come in pieces about 4 feet long and 8-12†in height.