Shoes that look better with age...

[fre-co]

What have you been doing to trash them so much?

[JOA]

I think the Indy's look so great as is...however, I can't help but wonder what one treatment of Obenauf's would do.

Really like the Vibram soles as well.

[B-Dawg]

Jstavrin, the boots look great.

I have been eyeballing the Bounty Hunters for a long time, but they are such an investment (they are expensive, of course, but I moreso mean that in that I will have them for a long time and they'd better damn well be perfect) that I want to make sure I get it right when I buy them.

Bakers is a 6 hour drive from where I live, and also happens to be on my way to Portland, where I have been planning to go on a beer-based vacation. I figure if I visit the store in person I can get a better idea of the different leather and hardware options and get the sizing perfect. Some time in the next few months, hopefully, I will get to make this trip

[fre-co]

I think that sounds like a very sensible idea B-Dawg. You can get them sized just right and get exactly what you want. I wish I had somewhere to go and see whites in person.

[SLAB]

thatsmyname; thats some crazy destruction going on there. Perhaps you could give those babys a pecard treatment. would be interesting to see how they turn out

cobbler; great collection, mre pictures of the Trickers Grasmere pls

Jstavrin; those Whites are looking sweet; is that the original semi-dress brown leather? looks lighter than the brown sd's I have

[baldy]

jstavrin- how do those boots hold up in the winter months? i love the look and feel of leather soles, but i can't imagine wearing them on snow n ice

[fre-co]

Those bounty hunters are smooth brown leather not sd leather, and they look great by the way.

[Turntabloid]

are those PT Boots the black cordovan ones?

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/2009/04/08/alden-shoes-black-shell-cordovan-ptboot/

[jstavrin]

Thanks everyone.

baldy: No idea! I live in LA

Still regretting not getting SD leather, but the brown smooth has grown on me. It's taken on somewhat of a red color.

[fre-co]

are those PT Boots the black cordovan ones?

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/2009/04/08/alden-shoes-black-shell-cordovan-ptboot/

I'd say that's calf skin judging by the creases

[ninetynine]

I think my All-Courts are starting to look cool:

[LandoCal126]

[fre-co]

who was it who opened the sneaker floodgates?

[Tiro]

pretty sure it was cheap (tho I have to admit, with a nice looking pair)

[Cobblers]

Turntabloid,as Fresco says they're calfskin, the Flex Welt version. Very comfortable and look the nuts.

I'm an Alden freak and I can't wait to get my hands on some Leather Soul #8 Cordovan Jump Boots!

[TLCA]

rockin the moccasins lately

Some vintage remake boxing shoes I got from a street vendor in spain

These look a lot shinier than than they actually are

Beat up pair of wrestling shoes I wear except they've made me even more flat footed than I already am

[Bill2]

Just found the illest engineers I've ever laid my hands on..... More pics up on the blog....

[vamks]

Just found the illest engineers I've ever laid my hands on..... More pics up on the blog....

Literally just saw the post on your blog. Good find man, how can you tell it was from the 50's based on the toe?

[Bill2]

Literally just saw the post on your blog. Good find man, how can you tell it was from the 50's based on the toe?

Engineer boots of the 40's and 50's were known to have a flatter/lower toe profile. Often times boots of this era were soft toed, as in, no reinforcement whatsoever. The shape would also be slightly more narrow/pointed than newer styles that were to come. The more bubble toed engineer style (like most Red Wing or Chippewa look NOW) came into being in the 60's and 70's....

For further reinforcement..... Check these links/pics

Earlier/Flatter/pointed shape:

http://vintageengineerboots.blogspot.com/2009/09/amazing-1940s-chippewa-engineer-boots.html

Later/Bubble toes:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2073039094_f0ab3da607.jpg

[vamks]

Wow, very well done, I just learned a whole lot, thanks.

[Quinnskimo]

do you guys have a method for getting spotty stain/discoloration out of leather? My Quoddys are starting to look a little funky. light spots here, dark spots there...that sorta thing... still leather colored, but like...sweat stains/water spots...

[MiniW]

nice boots TCLA, but please stop posting sneakers (goes for everyone) and BTW those moccs look pretty awful I have to say. I wouldn't be able to respect anyone wearing those if I saw them in person.

[TLCA]

Hey no offense taken I wanna grab a pair of redwings but I broke as hell

[hurhur]

can someone post the evolution of their wwII impression roughout boots? curious to see how it evolves

[Denim Phenom]

Until Nike or Asics or Converse makes leather boots, don't post the evolution of your dirty ass sneakers in here. If we wanted to see them we'd go to sole forum or Nike talk.

I realize that Cheap has been around for awhile but that doesn't mean he can break the "boot" rule. Had anyone else started the sneaker posting they would have been shit on.

[Medine]

Nike boots like this??

haha

[TLCA]

those look like moon boots! I wouldn't be surprised if the soles lit up or something...

[JoeySullivan]

today i try some quick & dirty photoshop shit in the way to see if Alden tanker boots are made for me:

still not sure...

[Guest jbone45]

today i try some quick & dirty photoshop shit in the way to see if Alden tanker boots are made for me:

still not sure...

hahaha nice

[beatle]

lol - now I see what you mean by photoshopped..I was almost gonna say that the jeans do look a little short with the tanker...but yeah - it looks like these would work pretty good with ur style