Shoes that look better with age...

[LFC4ever]

Yes - I have the Coniston, and these things get as addictive as denim, and you just end up doing justice to nothing........and broke.

[DHC]

just got these Chippewa's, super comfy and very beautiful in person. these are my first engineer boots, i'm more accustomed to lace up boots.. so i had a question. is it normal for the upper part to fit slightly loosely? i mean, it's kind of loose above the ankle (even on the smallest hole on the upper leather strap).

[beeetus]

^^Very normal. Unless you have monster calves. I have a lot of room at the top of all my pull-on boots.

[marineabilly]

+1 ^ Very normal. You'll get used to them and they'll be very comfortable - they were for me, at least. Great buy!!

[fre-co]

Sorry, only just noticed the question. The colour wasn't listed when I bought these but I"m pretty sure they're Marron. I think the Acorn is beautiful, too.

Those Skye are gorgeous, a very different feel to the Stow. My tricker's were £150 from their eBay shop, a great investment considering how they're wearing in. I'm being careful to ignore comments from coleslawyum and fresco about the C&J, as otherwise my Stow will simply be a gateway drug to more expensive items...

Don't worry Paul, £150 for the best Stow colour is a great bargain. I had a pair in expresso and they are indeed a very different beast to the Skye. Buy some C&J in northampton sometime. Bargain boots are there to be had with a little luck.

[Aquaphor]

just got these Chippewa's, super comfy and very beautiful in person. these are my first engineer boots, i'm more accustomed to lace up boots.. so i had a question. is it normal for the upper part to fit slightly loosely? i mean, it's kind of loose above the ankle (even on the smallest hole on the upper leather strap).

How does the sizing work on those chippewa's?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Came today. They are much darker than on the pictures on the web-shop I bought it from. But that's no problem as I dub them anyways. And I was surprised how small they look in reality.

Glad they came with the rivet, which wasn't featured on the pics.

Now let the fun begin

[dylanbooth78]

Came today. They are much darker than on the pictures on the web-shop I bought it from. But that's no problem as I dub them anyways. And I was surprised how small they look in reality.

Glad they came with the rivet, which wasn't featured on the pics.

Now let the fun begin

they look really nice man! where did you get them from if you dont mind my asking?

[edmond]

after dubbing watch out for the hem of yer jeans pain in the ass to take those off

[beautiful_FrEaK]

thanks for the info Ed!

what pair did you dub?

[edmond]

some old suede shoe i got tried it on but didnt liek the result

[edmond]

lonewolfs after 2 and a half years

[edmond]

alden longwings

[edmond]

these are comin

[fre-co]

9EE eddie?

Longwings look good.

[edmond]

yea im a 9ee on those i got the slimmer toe model 9019 something forgot.. i did a fitting on those

i wear 8.5E on whites and 9D on aldens

thanks bud

[fre-co]

They look good,

I'm thinking of a second pair of White's now. Semi-dress this time.

If anyone is trying to sell a 9E or 9.5D or E, let me know.

[edmond]

what size is your bounty?

youa lready got a bounty right why not go for something else? not a semi dress

[poiuytr]

im using this shoes, probably since 6 months ago

for comparison

on the left, oiled & right, not

sorry for crappy pic

[fre-co]

what size is your bounty?

youa lready got a bounty right why not go for something else? not a semi dress

My BH are 9E, I think if anything they are on the snug side. I do really like the SD in dress leather.... hard to resist, although I would like something in roughout, maybe some oxfords.

[edmond]

hmmm why dont you try a rough out semi dress?

[DHC]

How does the sizing work on those chippewa's?

I got a size 9.5 in these Chippewa boots and they are very comfortable. none of my other boots are this comfy. for comparison, i wear 9 in Redwing GT, 9.5 in Clarks desert boots, 9.5 in chucks, 10 in doc martens. you could PM me if you have any specific questions.

[Aries]

Alden longwing boots, approx 6 months of wear.

[edmond]

ohhh i think its a wingtip boots right?

[coleslawyum]

Damn Ed, these are pretty. Did you get the black tie leather?

You gotta oil those Lone Wolfs!!!

[edmond]

nope i just got the regular oiled one will use em for work and bike...

yeah need to clean and oil those theyre chromexcel leather so not much worries

[jasonfoote303]

Please check out my new Alden blog: The Agatine Eyelet

http://theagatineeyelet.wordpress.com/

This will be a place for me to share my obsession for Aldens with the world. My observations on styles and trends, resources for care and maintenance, pictures, opinions, interviews with key players, etc.

I hope you like it and please pass it on if you do.

Thanks!

[joelz]

Does anyone have a visual comparison of the different lasts? I'd like to have one point that I could see what the toe boxes and other prominent differences look like.

Jason - you may be the right person who could do that

[marineabilly]

Finally! Lookin good, Ed - thanks for posting!!

lonewolfs after 2 and a half years

[beautiful_FrEaK]

So the final result. Two layers of Sno-Seal and one layer of brown 'BW' polish

Fit pic

I might get some other laces