Shoes that look better with age...

[Happy Hooligan]

Greg,

very nice.

What is with that stitching so close to the edge on the fronts of those indys?

[fre-co]

405s look fantastic Greg, I am green with envy. It'll be interesting to see if you grind the cats paws down as quickly as Chicken did. Chukkas also look lovely.

[petng]

Any chance Greg of a photo of you wearing the Aldens?

[GregNYC]

What is with that stitching so close to the edge on the fronts of those indys?

It's a new midsole. But if you look at a picture of the stock Indies, the stitching is the same distance from the upper, but there is more sole extending outside the ring of stitching. Here they are originally. BTW, that layer on the heel between the black rubber and the brick-colored neoprene is pressed paper!

405s look fantastic Greg, I am green with envy. It'll be interesting to see if you grind the cats paws down as quickly as Chicken did. Chukkas also look lovely.

Hah! Though I probably walk as much on a given day on concrete as he does, I will rotate these shoes with many others, so it will be hard to tell!

Any chance Greg of a photo of you wearing the Aldens?

I'll try this evening or on the weekend when I can find some sunlight.

[Kurtz]

Anyone have any experience with At the Front's service shoes?

[dunkin deeznuts]

wow. those look great greg. we may need to talk when my indies need a new sole.

[coleslawyum]

Greg those indys look fantastic! You've sold me on switching to some leather soles. I just might do that to all my neoprene boots.

[Chicken]

Cat's Paw drawing by Lucian Bernhard, 1947. Also the designer of the Bernhard Gothic font.

it's also really cool that lucien bernard designed the cat. other than his typeface, he's known mostly for this poster in graphic design history. it might not look like much now, but at the time it was revolutionary somebody designed something so simple:

[GregNYC]

coleslaw -- I am contemplating putting just straight-up leather soles on my other pair of Indies.

Chicken -- Those poster images are very cool, and like you say, in their day they were simple and striking. I think of the Cat's Paw cat sort of as a poster icon - which is how some of the ads look.

[thelaststarfighter]

Just got these... my first pair of nice boots.

YMC Strap Boot

Obenaufs LP/Oil on the way...

I'd be lost without this thread

[GregNYC]

Those would look good with skinny jeans!

Just got these... my first pair of nice boots.

YMC Strap Boot

Obenaufs LP/Oil on the way...

I'd be lost without this thread

[Happy Hooligan]

they remind of beetle boots I like them

[grilled cheese]

Greg is deserving of + rep. Two wonderful pairs of shoes, right on man...

[dibadiba]

Red Wing 1906, after a few days use

After a month of hard use

[Tiro]

those indies do look good with the cat's paws, I wanna see some more pics of Chickens indies too tho...

[GregNYC]

Diba, on the second pic, what is on the lace between the eyelets on the bottom hole? A knot, or one of those inserts? Also, in the last photo especially, those are denim stains, ?no? I got 'em too.

[MirrorLockUp]

I just got a pair of Alden 405s. I might take them to the local shoe repair guy and talk to him about getting new soles, though I'll probably wait for these to wear down. The cats paws look really nice though.

[MirrorLockUp]

Speaking of new indy's, I wear a size 9.5 in Adidas, so I ordered a size 9 in the Aldens. When they arrived I realized they're a touch long. It's not such a big deal, because my old boots were even bigger, but my foot is actually probably between a 8.5 and a 9. Would it make sense to sell these and order the 8.5s, or should I just keep these? Would the 8.5s stretch any? I might just keep these and see if my foot grows into them in the next ten years or however long they last.

[dunkin deeznuts]

if you think your foot will grow, try throwing in an insert to help take up some room..

[Tarmac]

sounds like you got shoes which are too big. You should exchange them

[Chicken]

if you've only worn your aldens on carpets, they will gladly replace your indys with another size. if you can't return them, i'd recommend you to try insoles in them, like the ones from spenco.

[dunkin deeznuts]

got these in the mail today

red wing gentleman travelers

had to have them after I saw them on greg's feet

one of the most comfortable shoes i've worn in a while...right out of the box onto my feet today

sizing is crazy though...

[MirrorLockUp]

Those are absolutely gorgeous. Love the color.

[GregNYC]

Dunkin - each time I see the GTs, especially the black cherry, I can't get over how vintage they look - a thin leather sole, unstained, and a thinner rubber sole than one gets today - all reminiscent of the days before they overbuilt everything. I like your pictures, the lighting captures just how they look. And with those waxed laces! If the GTs came in E+ they would have been one of my all-time favorite boots.

[flex0r]

man, if I knew the color was that rich, I would've sprung for those instead of the blacks. very beautiful boots.

[Happy Hooligan]

Love them. Where did you get them? What size did you actually get that fit as opposed to your normal shoe size?

[dunkin deeznuts]

got them off zappos and with free overnight shipping it was a deal. I had initally bought a size 11 as they did not have my usual size 10 in stock. the 11s were way too big. I exchanged (free shipping back to zappos as well) them for a size 9, which are the ones pictured above and fit perfectly.

the color definitely sold me, its a darker, richer burgundy then the #8 color shell indys I have.

[chinaman_6]

Yeah, I would recommend everyone to size down on redwings, they are clearly oversized.

[Happy Hooligan]

if redwing sold those GT with gregs cats paws... that'd be an one hell of a boot!

[tmadd]

Alden 405 on Trubalance last-7D, roomy, but not too big.

Alden Cordovan Chukka on Barrie last- 6.5D, snug, but no pinching, a good solid fit.

Any suggestions for a pair of White's Semi-Dress?