Shoes that look better with age...

[illumin8em]

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any thoughts on what these may be? i see a block heel, speed hooks, and soft toe. at first glance i thought white's, but they are not. sorry for the picture quality, was the best available.

[smittybat]

Aren't those wolverine 1000 milers?

[morse9443]

semi dress with block heel? seriously tatted hand..so hungover I can barely type

[pepper davies]

I thought that they looked like boots made by E. Vogel, but can't find any style like that on their website. My best guess is Whites.

[amlai]

The light was good today and it's been a year since the last update. They're now 3.5yrs old, and almost exactly 21mo since the Alden refurbishing. Leather Soul Alden Indy in #8 shell:

[aho]

amlai alden updates are always the best! Any more wear on the rest of the family?

[fre-co]

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any thoughts on what these may be? i see a block heel, speed hooks, and soft toe. at first glance i thought white's, but they are not. sorry for the picture quality, was the best available.

They don't look like White's and they certainly don't look like wolverines. My guess would be Julians or something more exotic.

[illumin8em]

Aren't those wolverine 1000 milers?

very similar, but that toe could not be accomplished with the 1000 mile toe box

semi dress with block heel? seriously tatted hand..so hungover I can barely type

my first impression as well until paying attention to vamp stitch and presence of a heel cap

I thought that they looked like boots made by E. Vogel, but can't find any style like that on their website. My best guess is Whites.

probably a likely guess, but i have not been able to find on their site, any of the footwear that i have seen elsewhere

thanks for the replies

[amlai]

Yes, I've been wearing other Alden shoes quite a bit. My cap toe cigar shell are getting heavy wear and my cigar & whiskey shell Indys are getting some attention. No evo pics ready though. The other two shell Indys haven't had as dramatic of a change.

[morkra]

A small update on my Thorogood x Epaulet store boots. Gave them a polish and I feel the toes look a bit nicer now.

Still cant get over the quality to price ratio on these boots!

[Baeyer-Drewson]

Are they the workboot or the 685 boot? Looking good, either way.

[morkra]

The 685

[CrashTestBrummie]

Decided to invest in a pair of 9016s instead of the Wolverines...seen some mileage already...

One more pair to get and I'm set up for the year...also picked up some Grenson brogue boots for the office.

[Paul T]

Gorgeous, ctb. THe leather quality looks excellent.

Impressed with the 685, too.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Cheers, Paul. Thinking of some WLs now...

[SLAB]

Amlai; shell indys look great! already looking forward to the next update

those boots illum8em posted are kickass; i agree with fresco they are most likely Julian or some other lesser known shoemaker/brand. would love a pair of those myself so if you ever find out; pls let us know

Thorogood are impressive value for their money; ive considered buying them as well but theres something about the welt stitching that puts me off + since i already own Indys Im not really convinced these should have the neoprene soles. they would have gone better with commando soles imo

[orzE]

Meet my family.

Hello there, nice collection you have!

May i ask which brand and model is the center pair? Whites??

[amlai]

Alright, since there was some really good light today (the sun was out, but just slightly bit overcast) and you don't get too many days like this in the wintertime, I decided to go ahead and shoot a couple of quick shots of the other two shell Indys.

Leather Soul cigar shell Indy:

Leather Soul whiskey shell Indy:

Although it's been a while, there hasn't been a lot of obvious evolution since the last update.

[fre-co]

Cigar shell is top of the heap for me every time.

I decided I'm not selling my #8 indies... it was foolish of me to even consider it.

[denimjunky]

Hello there, nice collection you have!

May i ask which brand and model is the center pair? Whites??

Thanks! Yes white's SD.

[octo]

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[davichan]

...some many URBAN MYTHS about shoes that hang from telephone wires...

one of them i remember we grew up hearing about that in Brooklyn was,

a kid died, so shoes were throw onto the wires....

i believe different parts have different stories,

in chicago, i was told it means a drug cop spot...

love hearing them all...

PS,

these are now in the Supermarket if anyone is interested:

Trickers | Logger Wingtip M7219 | Grey Calf | Japan |

[Layne]

amlai, those cigar shell indys are beautiful - how long have you had them?

[orzE]

Thanks! Yes white's SD.

awesome! thanks for your reply

[morkra]

This is the closest I can get to the true colour of the boots with my point-and-shoot. Any tips on how I might be able to get a better photo of them?

[Vampyrvargfesten]

my beauty & youth united arrows boots...

survived the nyc snow storm

took a beating

and some snow/salt damage

[SwedeAlex]

Finally got time to take a few pics of my Wolverine Adisson 1000 Mile Boots.

I´ve owned and worn boots for years and years. But these are absolutely SICK! The quality is AMAZING and they had absolutely no breakin time what so ever. These have been wornfor almost every day for two weeks.

Great great boots!

[CrashTestBrummie]

Sorry for the shite pic, ,but I wanted to share these before they got worn...these are the Grenson brogues I mentioned earlier, picked up for a bargain. I walk around 3 miles a day as part of my commute to work, so these will be braving the elements...

Captured these mid-polish, I'm using a red polish on the tan boots to bring out a richer patina. The rear boot is the original shade, the flash has kinda killed the contrast between them...

[ThinFinn]

^imo those are really nice!

have seen them on www.endclothing.co.uk for the first time but with crepes-soles! was also looking ace...

bargain? how much if you don't mind sharing?!

[CrashTestBrummie]

Well I picked them up for £125 at Selfridges department store, but had £100 of store vouchers as a work-related reward...