Shoes that look better with age...

[Ichiran]

I just came across these Danner "Roseburg" chukkas on Rakuten, and thought they were pretty awesome:

They also come in black:

[Denim Phenom]

Oh they are hard to resist, luckily I have the ass rape custom fees to help my resolve .

How bout this, send me the money through paypal, I'll go down there and pick them up, scope out some hot Asian tourists, and then send them to you marked as 10lbs. of gummi-bears.

[fattybfat]

^^ Ichiran, those are very very nice, look better than the redwing chukkas, but do you know the insole is mesh or leather. Cuz i have a pair of danner but the insole is mesh which i really hate

[amlai]

Sounds like the Alden #8 plaza last captoe boots from LeatherSoul are in... I can bet that Leonard Leroy is going nuts now...

AND

the LeatherSoul black Ultimate Indy boots are in as well...

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/2008/07/31/alden-shoes-the-leather-soul-ultimate-indy-in-black/

BTW... if anyone's interested in a pair of size 9D Alden 4060 (#8 captoe on grant last) boots... PM me... I might be throwing those up for sale... maybe the AF60's as well... I don't really wear them.

Edit: boots sold

[Leonard Leroy]

hahah oh man you have no idea. I just put in my payment. Tom is a really, really nice guy <3 <3

[YoungPunch]

Damn, Black ultimate indys look so good! They must have just updated their site, this wasn't on there when I checked an hour and a half ago

[Ichiran]

^^ Ichiran, those are very very nice, look better than the redwing chukkas, but do you know the insole is mesh or leather. Cuz i have a pair of danner but the insole is mesh which i really hate

Sorry fattybfat, I don't know what the insole is made out of. I agree that they have a somewhat nicer look than the Red Wing chukkas. By the way, it seems that they also come in white, which I think is craaazy:

[amlai]

Tom is a really, really nice guy <3 <3

Tom's the best...

Damn, Black ultimate indys look so good! They must have just updated their site, this wasn't on there when I checked an hour and a half ago

Yeah... that tells you something about the frequency at which I visit his site...

[coleslawyum]

Those danners chukka are pretty sweet.

However, I'm terribly disappointed with the black ultimate indy's. They really went the conservative route by dyeing everything black. Too bad I can't get them customized…

[amlai]

However, I'm terribly disappointed with the black ultimate indy's. They really went the conservative route by dyeing everything black. Too bad I can't get them customized…

Sounds typical Alden if you ask me. They like conservative. My understanding is that Tom just asked them to make the boot in black and that's what they sent him. I don't think he knew that they'd come all black. If you've noticed, the shell Indy's are all the same as well. I think that look is just their preference... it works out that it is mine as well, but to each their own...

[robin]

^ It's not just conservative, it's very New England.

I like the black aniline calf ones a lot though, but indy boot's I've been wishing for would be the ultimate indy in Kudu leather in both brown and black.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I actually like the all-black indys more than I thought I would. They look very tactical. Perfect when paired with a Sinn 656-schwartz, W. Gibson x BR MA-1, dark sunglasses, Samurai blacks, a black loopwheeler shirt, and a Gerber MKII strapped to the shin, of course.

[Happy Hooligan]

shoe porn

http://centipede.web.fc2.com/

[Curious_George]

I searched this thread and didn't see these new (?) Red Wings mentioned yet.

I spotted them while browsing Zappos Red Wing selection. Kind of cool. They remind me a bit of the boots I've seen from some of the Japanese brands posted in here.

[Happy Hooligan]

remind me of a wwii service boot

[fardin]

wow they really look great

yes mabye a good alternativ to buzz ricksons?

[coleslawyum]

I actually like the all-black indys more than I thought I would. They look very tactical. Perfect when paired with a Sinn 656-schwartz, W. Gibson x BR MA-1, dark sunglasses, Samurai blacks, a black loopwheeler shirt, and a Gerber MKII strapped to the shin, of course.

True, true. Great for some Special Ops or Wetworks.

[robin]

I searched this thread and didn't see these new (?) Red Wings mentioned yet.

http://www.redwingshoe.com/images/boots/large/8111.jpg

http://redwing.com/images/boots/large/8113.jpg

I spotted them while browsing Zappos Red Wing selection. Kind of cool. They remind me a bit of the boots I've seen from some of the Japanese brands posted in here.

They look like the Katahdin Engineer Boots made by Chippewa for LL Bean: http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?page=katahdin-iron-works-engineer-boots&categoryId=49464&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&parentCategory=502771&cat4=502767&shop_method=pp&feat=502771-tn&np=Y

Edit: Unrelated, but I see they now have another version of the Katahdin boot with vibram soles and a waterproof lining: http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?page=katahdin-iron-works-boots&categoryId=57044&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&parentCategory=503393&cat4=503383&shop_method=pp&feat=503393-tn&np=Y

[rodski]

anyone know where to get black redwing chukkas?ant seem to find them anywhere..

[HumanError]

True, true. Great for some Special Ops or Wetworks.

You wouldn't want to be wetworking in suede boots.

[amlai]

You wouldn't want to be wetworking in suede boots.

Methinks he was talking about the black ultimate Indy boots...

[Tarmac]

I searched this thread and didn't see these new (?) Red Wings mentioned yet.

I spotted them while browsing Zappos Red Wing selection. Kind of cool. They remind me a bit of the boots I've seen from some of the Japanese brands posted in here.

I saw these in person at Gimme Shoes, the bottom one in suede. They look good, they look like GTs with different details. The shape is the same.

[Ichiran]

anyone know where to get black redwing chukkas?ant seem to find them anywhere..

As usual, the answer is Japan... Red Wing 9196:

[fardin]

check out the boots of this german shoemaker

you have to hit the second link on the left

allthough the belt looks great too, veg taned

http://www.schuh-bertl.de/shop/

[Ichiran]

They look like the Katahdin Engineer Boots made by Chippewa for LL Bean

I've looked at that Katahdin Engineer Boot on the Bean website in the past, and the Iron Ranger is definitely coming from the same place:

In the past, I've had a chance to compare Chippewa and Red Wing side-to-side for identically-designed boots (6" moc-toe in black), and my opinion was the Red Wings were a notch higher in the details. (And in the case of the boots above, those would appear to be nicer-seeming leather, quadruple stitching at the cap toe, contrast stitching, better laces, and the absence of those hexagonal eylets.) Not a dramatic difference, but noticeable.

I saw these in person at Gimme Shoes, the bottom one in suede. They look good, they look like GTs with different details. The shape is the same.

Well, there's at least one advantage of the IRs over the GTs: they come in EE widths. Good news for those of us with wide feet!

[coleslawyum]

For sure Red Wings are definitely waaaayyy better quality than Chippewas, but the price reflects that. It almost a $100 difference. However, you can really hookup the Chippewas and not feel so bad about spending the money.

[Bill2]

Those redwing captoes are called the Iron Ranger, and they are due out first week of August. They are in that same lifestyle line as the Gentleman Traveler. Apparently they are a real red wing pattern from the 1930's. The samples I tried on had cork soles too if I remember correctly, which I really like. The shape is pretty good as well, nice and turned up, but they do run narrow, just like the GT's. There's a full page ad for them in the new Free and Easy

[Turntabloid]

check out the boots of this german shoemaker

you have to hit the second link on the left

allthough the belt looks great too, veg taned

http://www.schuh-bertl.de/shop/

thx fardin!

i will be in munich in the coming weeks and was just looking for a belt like that !

i do not dig the boots though

[crownzip]

When not wearing 1950's combat boots I also like wearing WWII issue service shoes. They're great for summer time when it's a little warm for combat boots.

[fre-co]

That is absolutely stunning. More!