Shoes that look better with age...

[soonami]

Stayed up one night and polished my boots, here are the results:

Bonus before of my Red Wings:

[GregoryH]

which db's are those (as in which colour, beeswax??) and what did you use to polish them?

everything looks great!

[beatle]

Now that my collection of Aldens is starting to fill out nicely, I thought I'd take some shots up on my roof today.

this picture already made my day +++

[fardin]

beautiful new cushman boots

warehouse also has some nice new ones

[SLAB]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jasonfoote303 again. -> amazing collection of Alden shoes

Those Cushman boots look nice but they look too similar to my Alden Jumper boots

big fan of those new warehouse plain toe boots though

[Kesnel]

I got my Tricker's Stows in the post today. Went for Espresso Burnished with a dainite sole.

I went down a half size to a UK7.5, and while the length is perfect, I feel they are a touch snug in terms of width. I'm not sure if I should go up to an 8 though and risk them being too long. Any thoughts?

[Aquaphor]

Why don't exchange for the same UK7.5, but with size 6 width?

[illumin8em]

I really like these. I bought the darker brown version last year which were nice but still too big after sizing down half to 10.5. I sent them back for a return, but decided to call Bakershoe and just ask for a refund due to how bulbous the toe box was. It just didn't work for me at the time. These do not seem as bad as those, and i have seen the same difference in other peoples posts. These are really making me want to give it another try.

got my red wings today (8112), i'm very happy with the purchase.

[Supawiwi]

If anyone knows an Alden retailer who's willing to ship international and marks the package as "gift" please PM me.

Thanks a lot

[Kesnel]

Why don't exchange for the same UK7.5, but with size 6 width?

After wearing them around the house a little this afternoon and this evening they feel a lot better, in fact, they feel very comfortable. Maybe it was just the stiffness of the leather at first that had me concerned. A UK8 would probably be too big. Can you get Stows in a 6 width? I've only seen them around in the 5 fitting.

[joelz]

FYI GTs are on sale for ~200 on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018E0RPA?ie=UTF8&tag=thesoundofyou-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0018E0RPA

I think Iron Rangers are on sale too but I can't find the link for the life of me..

edit: I found it: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp;jsessionid=BA3D3AFZEOEXTLAQBBKSCNVMCAEFAIWE?id=0062764824413a&type=product&cmCat=froogle&cm_ven=data_feed&cm_cat=froogle&cm_pla=0620101&cm_ite=0062764824413a&_requestid=129404&_requestid=228077&_requestid=66742

[Cobblers]

I got my Tricker's Stows in the post today. Went for Espresso Burnished with a dainite sole.

I went down a half size to a UK7.5, and while the length is perfect, I feel they are a touch snug in terms of width. I'm not sure if I should go up to an 8 though and risk them being too long. Any thoughts?

I have a pair and I'd go for your correct size. While they are a roomy boot they are nothing like say a Barrie last in Aldens where you need to downsize. Come winter you may well be glad of some extra room for thick socks!

Saying that, I like a bit of room in a boot, down to personal tase really. Too tight and it gets uncomfortable, especially with Trickers. They tough old daisys!

[fre-co]

Stows are only available in 5 width, I think the malton is available in 6 which is pretty similar.

Stows are a bitch if they are too narrow.

[Alex3000]

Well tomorrow I'll have my clarks back with leather soles, curious to see how it'll look.

[erk]

alden 405 - 1 year old. treated with obenauf's LP and 1 polishing with Kiwi Brown.

[jasonfoote303]

Well tomorrow I'll have my clarks back with leather soles, curious to see how it'll look.

Cool!

please post photos.

I have a pair of Grenson suede chukkas with crepe soles that I was thinking of switching to leather.

[aho]

For some reason I'm really enjoying that pic of your 405's erk...would rep if I could!

[soonami]

which db's are those (as in which colour, beeswax??) and what did you use to polish them?

everything looks great!

They are beeswax.

I brushed them with a horsehair brush, used kiwi saddle soap to clean them, and then oiled them with kiwi mink oil

[Charlatan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120494678544

^ If anyone is interested in a lightly used pair of Red Wings in US 9.

[Alex3000]

Cool!

please post photos.

I have a pair of Grenson suede chukkas with crepe soles that I was thinking of switching to leather.

Will do my crepe sole were so worn out that you could see my foot print through..

[beatle]

nice find on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.de/Alden-Cigar-Shell-Cordovan-Chukka-Boots-8-D-Barrie-Last_W0QQitemZ320449468676QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Men_s_Shoes?hash=item4a9c46d904

[hurhur]

here are some guy's roughouts that have been dubbed with around 5 coats of mink oil. looks quite good imo.

[beatle]

Okay - what the hell is wrong with me..i already found the perfect summer shoes. Alden has to send me some reimbursement ...

[vamks]

Has anyone here got their Russell's resoled by them? I'm curious what the experience was, since mine are on their last threads so to speak.

[M4TM]

quick update pic of the boots I've got in rotation :

trickers / visvim / hope / 405

<forgot to include a pair of red wing rough out chukkas. i'll try to take a better pic later on - kinda dark>

[pennyoka]

I know out of all those the Vis will probably get the least amount of love in this thread, but I want a pair of Virgils so bad. Do they run true? Not sure what size I need to get.

[M4TM]

slightly big... i usually wear US 9.5 for most shoes, but can do fine with 9.0's in the virgils. (405's are also 9.0)

[pennyoka]

Ok, thanks. On the hunt for some sz.10s

[LandoCal126]

Anyone know a good place to score Yuketen's? Looking specifically for some low top suede's like Lendo's. Also interested in the high top suede version as well. Thanks in advance!

[pennyoka]

Those suede's that he has he scooped off ebay for something ridiculously low (like $50 shipped). Not sure if they still have them up, this was about a month ago. PM him he might be able to tell you, they only had smaller sizes though (sad me).