Shoes that look better with age...

[rkusmant]

After few months wait....Amazing service by Richard, he received delivery from Factory yesterday, on my feet today.....

[smittybat]

Wow those are amazing!

[DenimDad]

Some incredible shoes here lately. Haven't bought anything new in a while, but finally just picked these up.

White's Semi Dress

Brown Chromexcel

Swing Last

Single leather with Vibram half sole

Have to say I love the roomy toe box, and the CXL leather is just amazing. Sorry for the sh*tty photos...I'm a horrible photographer.

Got these from Baker's - great people and awesome service.

Toe comparison with standard Semi Dress

[CrashTestBrummie]

Some nice boots above...take it that you're happy with the Eatons, rkusmant?

Some C&J love, these are the 'Arran' in waxy roughout, dubbed by me a few months ago:

You can see the original colour and texture of the leather on the leg of the boot, where my jeans have rubbed against the waxed leather:

Ridgeway sole, easily the best sole for non-slippiness in my experience so far, better than standard Dainite or Itshide commando:

And the Crockett & Jones family, with the 'Veldt' and 'Coniston':

[JayFourEyes]

I got married two weeks ago outside on an old farm and decided early on to put together an outfit of clothes that I would wear again, not just on that occasion. This pair of redwings was available in a local store for me to try out and I couldn't find anything that I liked more, despite checking these thread for months (for pants I went with a raw pair of Acne Mic).

[SLAB]

Is the C&J Arran on old model perhaps? Replaced by the Snowdon?

I know some people are prejudiced against Julian boots but does anyone know if these fit true to size or size down half like RW, Alden Barrie,...

[Vanquish Gold]

Sweet boots.. Where did you get those boots? Price?

Got them in Japan OTE store in Harujuku 3 years ago... price around $450 USD...

[spidereye]

After few months wait....Amazing service by Richard, he received delivery from Factory yesterday, on my feet today.....

this boot are sexy...yet stunning..killer looks.tq for sharing.

[Snake]

@rkusmant - They look great. Can't wait for mine. Are they ahead of schedule? I thought we won't see them until August.

[mikedbt5]

AS Culford

These arrived same day as my black Stow came back from Shoehealer with a rubber cover sole and metal heel quarters . Ironically i new I needed a pair of black shoes/boots . As well as looking good with jeans they are best for formal gatherings and low and behold ... an uncle dies this week . Now I can wear my boots to his funeral tomorrow ( we weren't close!!)

[kansas]

rkusmant - those are the sexiest new shoes i've seen on here. also, i'm with you on the heat. 103 here today.

[Happy Hooligan]

does anyone know for sure if the White's boots on ebay are seconds?

[slide13]

DenimDad- nice semi-dress, I love a cap toe SD boot and it looks like you have a couple nice ones. I have to say i prefer the look of the standard last a little more but the Swing last is a better fit for me....I think my next pair will have to be on the Swing last again. Be sure to post some pics once they get some wear on them.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Is the C&J Arran on old model perhaps? Replaced by the Snowdon?

No, the Snowdon is a different model - the Arran isn't veldtschoen, for one, and is on the 365 compared to the Snowdon's 228.

The Arran doesn't seem to be a 'regular' C&J boot, I've only seen it online in a few places, and in a much 'dressier' guise. They did them as part of a 'Purple Collection' for the Swedish market:

And these ones from Italy:

Barney's also had the top one (without purple lining) for a while...not sure why they were available in the C&J shop in Birmingham without being on sale elsewhere, but they're a pretty fine boot in all their forms...

Nice Culfords, mikedbt5, they're a lot more 'chiselled' than the Coniston - I would've got them if the Coniston hadn't popped up on eBay...

[slide13]

HH- I don't believe they are, I've purchased two pair from them off Ebay and they seem first quality to me, never found a flaw in either of them.....and I'm damn picky (and have sent a pair back that I ordered direct from White's once for a nasty little awl scratch).

[Happy Hooligan]

I thought they were not seconds, but haven't heard from white's yet...

A chunk of my inside welt is missing. Looks like ti was ripped off or something...

on a side note: I was shipping out my old pair of SD and there was this lady in front of me shipping a beat up looking White's Boot box! I thought how odd... as I had one too. I noticed she was wearing what looked like Alden 405's too... Anyone on here I don't know?

[rkusmant]

@rkusmant - They look great. Can't wait for mine. Are they ahead of schedule? I thought we won't see them until August.

You're on the next delivery batch, should be ready August-September...

Some nice boots above...take it that you're happy with the Eatons, rkusmant?

Yeah CTB, it's awesome....

[CrashTestBrummie]

Yeah CTB, it's awesome....

Glad you like them; think I said it before but I've had people stop me in the street to comment on them...maybe not to everyone's taste, but does that matter?

[rkusmant]

someone gotta say shoes=chick magnet? haha

anyway, I'm humbled with your English boots collection.. C&J Arran is a beauty.

[rayw44]

does anyone know for sure if the White's boots on ebay are seconds?

I was told they are not, and if they are, it will be explicitly pointed out in the auction. I think most of the pairs are either overstock (for the Hathorn line stuff which is not custom made), or custom orders that people send back or don't pick up.

[smittybat]

Just got the boots a posted a few weeks ago back. I had tried to hold off on getting these redone but the insole was literally crumbling apart.

BEFORE

AFTER

[Layne]

Earlier I found some Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale in my pantry, so I went to their website to see if they had any food pairings. Anyways, I started watching this video and I think dude's wearing some SDs... Its quite possible that I'm wrong. Any input?

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[JayFourEyes]

@riff

[almostnice]

old vs. new:

[kansas]

^^big boats, brotha.

[almostnice]

not really at 9,5.

[fre-co]

The perfect size for a manly foot.

[CrashTestBrummie]

The perfect size for a manly foot.

Maybe just a smidgen on the small side...

Some very old, resoled Lotus (not mine), apparently almost 70 years old:

Slightly different design at the back to mine and Paul's, keeping the seams on the more exposed, lower half of the boot to a bare minimum (like the Tricker's veldtschoen, too):

[killer b]

ooh, lovely. the straight cut where it's normally scalloped looks fantastic.

[lazymuthafuka]

@almostnice You oiled your 8113? They looked so different!