horsehide footwear contest thread

[mikecch]

Nice shoes coleslawyum, eggplant, riff - this page alone is worth starting the contest

Keep those horsehides coming!!!

[attackwithstones]

I've never noticed that ridge along the top of the Buco engineer boots. Do they all have that detail? Does it serve a purpose? They are beautiful.

[Dave_SFU]

I'm in on two pairs.

- Whiskey Indys i got last month, wore for about an hour around the house to start to break in and decided to bring to a cobbler to get the tongue tacked because it kept slipping. Havent done it yet so wont be wearing them until I do.

- RRL Madison Boots in #8. They were the display pair at the Mansion and got forgotten in a stock room once they all sold out. They were rediscovered during a recent sale. My SA knew i wanted a pair, they were my size and he hooked it up for a great discount.

Edited January 2, 2012 by Dave_SFU

[mikecch]

^ Those are some good looking boots mate!

I stripped the horsehide of it's coating again on my Thorogood #685 boots:

Local supply shop is still on holidays, so the dyeing will have to wait.

The shell on my Tricker's are changing more quickly than I anticipated - only the second day of wear and the shift in colour tone near the creases are already apparent:

[ranonranonarat]

love those RRL madison boots! you got real lucky with that deal there. props!

[Dave_SFU]

love those RRL madison boots! you got real lucky with that deal there. props!

youre telling me! thanks

[patchmb]

1st of jan couldn't come soon enough !

Ironic really, but after all the waiting, I didn't even get to wear them yesterday as the only place i went was for a muddy walk on hampstead heath in the morning with the wife. it rained for the rest of the day.

wore the boots out today & they are working out great.

[TheBlackGoat]

wow! everyones boots are freaking awesome! this is going to be a super thread!

day two!!!!! and loving my boots

hot day in southern california....just a lame fit pic

[sweapea]

^i'm in love

Everone's boots look amazing! Theblackgoat & mike, the mods you two did are really making me consider the thorogoods!

[big truck]

both RRLs are superb! Whisley Indys too. Fantastic.

[baldy]

Got my whiskey's, wore them to a new years party, hope the extra hour isn't cheating haha

[beatle]

excellent....

[SLAB]

RRL's and Whiskey longwings looking really tasty

[Aquaphor]

Hey guys, sorry for the late response, but here's my entry!

Edited January 3, 2012 by Aquaphor

[mikecch]

^ You may have to use an alternative image host.

Much appreciated if you could PM me the details so I can update the first post

[Aquaphor]

I just fixed it!

They're Rancourt Boots in Green Horween

Thanks Mike, please add the shoes to the list!

[mikecch]

^ Yay! Thanks for the info. What a unique colour too - great looking boots

P.S. I'm starting to think all the "(horween)"s in my first post are a bit redundant...it's all Horween, or otherwise unknown

Someone do a pair of Japanese or Argentinian shell cordovan please?

[jacquesf88]

Happy new year!!

Here is my first post and entry for the contest.

alden x fransboone cigar cordovan workboot.

Sorry but my jeans need to get hemmed (my legs are too short)

I will post better quality photos later.

Edited January 3, 2012 by jacquesf88

[ShogunOfHarlem]

I've been traveling since the beginning of the year so please excuse the crappy cell phone pics and seedy motel room background.

Two days of wear on the aldens and wolverines.

[SLAB]

finally got around to wear my pair today but forgot to take a camera with me...

[mikecch]

^ Haha, we've got two years to take all the photos we want

Psss, for the contestants without shoes, Tricker's factory shop has a really cheap pair of dark green shell cordovan shoes.

Edited January 8, 2012 by mikecch

[onehundy]

Here is my entry, Whites SD horsehide. tough as nails

[mikecch]

Wearing the shell Stows more and more - really liking the colour, though the temper of the shell is a bit stiffer than the calf leather on standard Stows...breaking in more slowly:

Did the final dye job on the Thorogood's too!

Still needs a bit of polishing though:

Edited January 10, 2012 by mikecch

[baldy]

oh hell yesss, baker didn't give me shipping notification but i just got delivery confirmation of it at my house! pics when I get home i guess

[baldy]

They're here! I tried them on and first impressions are that they are so supple! They bend well compared to my other sd, although i think it's mostly because i have a double leather sole on the other. loving the way hh crinkles too... only thing is i wish that the "cream" liner was more cream than white.. can't wait to get some wear on these!

[attackwithstones]

Those are awesome Baldy! I'd like to see them with leather laces too. Did you get a single or double celastic toe?

[erk]

baldy, Those look amazing. love the color. can't wait to see how they age. congrats.

edit: speaking of color...are those brown or black? the brown on the bakers website doesn't look much like that.

Edited January 11, 2012 by erk

[smittybat]

I really like the medallion captoe on those.

[baldy]

attack: they're single celastic. i'm actually not a big fan of the leather laces, I had them on my other sd's and didn't like em, maybe i'll give em another try though..

erk: they're black, i dunno why they gave me brown laces with it though. i kinda like the contrast for now though

[onehundy]

The medallion toe looks great