Shoes that look better with age...

[Rogue Territory]

My girls boots -

[Rogue Territory]

Barney's Coop - been wearing for about a year off and on

[Goominim]

More designers need to make undyed leather for great evos

these are esquivel shoes for around $500+ which is a bit on the crazy side…but they're so nice

I'd pay $100-150

[Gang]

6" smokejumper is much heavier than 5" semi dress?

suppose all other options ( something like leather, outsole... ) are same

I read some japanese blog and they said smoke jumper is really heavy boots. so, I want to know how much compare with SD.

anyone knows about this?

[ranonranonarat]

Spent some time in Leeds today, and had a look at the crepe-soled Tricker's in Hip as I was passing by:

http://www.hipleeds.com/trickers+for+hip

Definitely not a fan of the combination, although I like the 'C' Shade Gorse in the flesh, more than I thought I would.

I also noticed that Craggs on the Headrow had some Tricker's in the window marked down by 10%, although it's actually nearer to 20% off based on the most recent prices - they only had the Country Collection shoes visible (I didn't go in), although they have a fuller selection online but without a mark-down:

http://www.craggsshoesonline.com/shop/products/category/trickers

i kinda liked those but in blue or black. the drawback for me were the crepe soles which will probably wear down too quick for my liking. was considering between these, the stows or the whites semidress for my birthday come april. any idea how the sizing runs on these?

[CrashTestBrummie]

i kinda liked those but in blue or black. the drawback for me were the crepe soles which will probably wear down too quick for my liking. was considering between these, the stows or the whites semidress for my birthday come april. any idea how the sizing runs on these?

The blue leather was nice and different; the crepe sole on the display pairs were dirty already just from general handling. I'd take a regular Stow over these all day long, personally.

I'd play it safe and go true to (UK) size with these, although you may well be able to get away with sizing down by a half-size...

[ThinFinn]

Roque - please clean/oil those lovely boots! they will be thankful for the rest of their lives!

[nicka]

agree totally about taking a regular stow.

i bought the waxy red/ oxblood boots and swapped out the crepe for commando soles, as this colour was only available with the crepe,and the guy in the trickers shop-jermyn street-said there was no more leather at the factory in this particular shade.

they look great(IMHO).. def true to UK size...

[CrashTestBrummie]

Waxy red Stow?

[rayw44]

6" smokejumper is much heavier than 5" semi dress?

suppose all other options ( something like leather, outsole... ) are same

I read some japanese blog and they said smoke jumper is really heavy boots. so, I want to know how much compare with SD.

anyone knows about this?

It would depend on the makeup you get. I had a pair of 10" smokejumpers, but they had a single leather soul and were not very heavy at all. They weighed about as much as the semi dress I had with a leather midsole and full vibram sole. If you had a chunky sole, then it most likely would feel heavier.

[nicka]

yep- bought from the jermyn street store- about 5/6 weeks ago. white crepes soles. i think the colour of the boot was ... i want to say lollipop, but that sounds ridiculous...so i'll call the shop tomorrow to verify.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Got pics of the boots?

[seal club sandwich]

rw 8112's after a little elbow grease

[CrashTestBrummie]

I hope some of you lot kept an eye on that eBay seller from whom I got my Stows and Burfords - she just sold a BNIB pair of black Burfords for £58...

[nicka]

Got pics of the boots?

i'll try to sort that...

but meanwhile i called the shop and the colour is called Lollipop(!). they've still got some left. it's kind of a lighter cherry red, waxy in finish.

[lsinner]

From most of the pictures here, I see boots. Was wondering if there are low top or sneaker looking shoes that look better with age?

[konadog]

Just got these alden indy boots resoled at Eddie's and have them for sale in the supermarket. I really dig them but have too many boots and want a pair of monk straps.

[nicka]

Got pics of the boots?

i think maybe pomata has a pair- still with the crepe? looks similar in the waywt thread anyway

[amlai]

drool... how do you like the aberdeen? i haven't even had the opportunity to try one on before.

Aberdeen seems to fit very neutral and true to size. I think it generally fits better for me than Plaza does, though I like the look of Plaza better.

I like edging of the plaza shoes more than the aberdeen shoes Amlai, be sure to keep us up to date with the renovation.

I'm pretty sure the edging on both shoes is the same, but the Plaza shoes have been really beat up.

After application of Renovateur the shoes look a lot better. While not quite like they were, I think they're in pretty good shape. They should probably still go back to Alden for refurbishing so that they can put them back on the original lasts. They seem to be losing their original shape. I'll try to get some pictures up sometime soon.

[nattomoto]

MOTO just released their new line. The white and brown camel saddle shoes are sweet! And the cordovan chukka ain't bad either.

[rayw44]

These are my latest find, and I thought I would post them. These boots were obviously worn hard by their previous owner(s?), but they have survived almost completely intact. The leather is still complete, and really only has superficial markings, and the only problem I could find were some stitches that came apart at the rear. The leather is very thick, and I bet these will outlast me.

Picture 798 by ray.wendolowski, on Flickr[/img]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5549950759_abb5b16e0b_z.jpg' alt='5549950759_abb5b16e0b_z.jpg'> Picture 796 by ray.wendolowski, on Flickr[/img]

[Happy Hooligan]

very nice! Can I see the bottoms too?

[rayw44]

very nice! Can I see the bottoms too?

Sure thing. They look like maybe an old Biltrite sole, but it's pretty hard to tell.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5549952593_e697611a6a_z.jpg' alt='5549952593_e697611a6a_z.jpg'> Picture 801 by ray.wendolowski, on Flickr[/img]

And those larger circles on the heel seem to be rubber plugs that have either a metal washer, or just a large-headed nail underneath to secure the heel to the sole. You can see one poking out in the top right corner of the heel. I've never seen that before.

[BIGBERTHA]

[BIGBERTHA]

Viberg pics here!!!

[ThisSunday]

Don't know if these will look better with age but I figured I'd post them anyway. They're perfect with these loud MFSC jeans

Mason

[Supawiwi]

Any idea how hard it is to fix this? How a cobbler would fix it?

Thanks guys.

[davichan]

^ Aldens with their bad quality control..

it looks safe at the moment, but it will get worse..

my opinion, you should send them back to Alden sooner then latter letting them know before it eventually rips..

[Supawiwi]

Thing is I'm in France and if a local cobbler can fix it I'd rather do it than ship them back.

[BrownMetallic]

^seems a growing occurrence on similar cut Alden models. my friend had same problem with his JC CXL Indys. we thought of send them back, but it was too much trouble. anyway, it is an easy fix__ for a competent cobbler, ie.