Shoes that look better with age...

[fre-co]

agreed 100000%

Yeah that is a great colour.

Although looking at them alongside the white's.... I don't think they look up to much. I know where I'd put my money.

[edmond]

my lw carpenters just arrived .. quality is exceptional.. very very nice good year welt and cats paw..

[fre-co]

Pics?

are the carpenters the lace to toe ones?

[edmond]

yeah i dont have my camera with me now.. ill post pics if i can !

as promised

[Leonard Leroy]

Just put in an order for Alden #8 AF60ish boots with Leather Soul... twiddling of fingers starts now.

[kert]

Just put in an order for Alden #8 AF60ish boots with Leather Soul... twiddling of fingers starts now.

congrats. good pickup. i'll be in hawaii in april, so i'll definately be making a stop at leather soul. their website makes me drool:D

[Leonard Leroy]

I'd like to give some thanks to amlai for destroying my meager savings.

[amlai]

I'd like to give some thanks to amlai for destroying my meager savings.

Yes, yes, I know... I'm a bad influence. Though I think I in change need to shift the blame to Tom for destroying both of our meager savings...

Now that the order is a reality, I'm thinking about dumping the AF60s I have (in 9D)... I simply don't wear them often enough. That and I think a 9.5C might be a better fit.

[Leonard Leroy]

I can't blame Tom at all for some reason. Did you order a pair too?

[amlai]

I can't blame Tom at all for some reason. Did you order a pair too?

Yeah... ordered a pair of those, plus a pair of the SF special boot, plus a pair of the #8 wingtip plaza boots... all from LeatherSoul. I think I may need to find an alternate source of supplementary income soon... doing what, I'm not sure...

The reason I blame Tom is that he keeps offering up all these fantastic boots!

[Leonard Leroy]

*feet five*

[dunkin deeznuts]

i typed in www.leathersoul.com by mistake and got something pretty interesting........

[kert]

i typed in www.leathersoul.com by mistake and got something pretty interesting........

i'm not seeing any alden's in those pics.

[familyman]

Yeah... ordered a pair of those, plus a pair of the SF special boot, plus a pair of the #8 wingtip plaza boots... all from LeatherSoul. I think I may need to find an alternate source of supplementary income soon... doing what, I'm not sure...

The reason I blame Tom is that he keeps offering up all these fantastic boots!

Are the SF specials up for order now? Last I heard they were on the back burner becasuse not enough horses had been dying.

[skalogre]

Are the SF specials up for order now? Last I heard they were on the back burner becasuse not enough horses had been dying.

I think the group order is alive again.

[familyman]

I think the group order is alive again.

Thanks for the heads up, really appreciat it.

Went and checked the thread to see exactly what it ended up as and I'm just not feeling a plaintoe medalion. I think it's going to end up being too dressy for what I do clothing wise.

[amlai]

I think the group order is alive again.

The order was originally on the back burner, then it was denied (no specific reason), to suddenly be resurrected. I'm not sure the order is still open to put additional requests on, but if it is, you should email Tom ASAP.

[GregNYC]

i typed in www.leathersoul.com by mistake and got something pretty interesting........

I'd done that by mistake a few months ago, and actually forgot all about Alden for half an hour!

[fre-co]

Has anyone had any good results with stretching boots?

My Trickers Stow are a touch too narrow still and I wondered if it's worth trying.

Otherwise I might sell them here (8 1/2 width 5, hand antiqued espresso brown).

[tmadd]

These are amazing for something so old...I could probably fit in them too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-OLD-STOCK-1920-1930-brown-shoe-boot-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ130162945540QQihZ003QQcategoryZ63850QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

[datasupa]

Otherwise I might sell them here (8 1/2 width 5, hand antiqued espresso brown).

hand antiqued you say?

[fre-co]

indeed, and subtly so.

[mrpenguin354]

Phew, got some sno-seal in earlier this week. Just in time for the 6 inches we got upstate. My Clarks are ready for the winter!

[datasupa]

hand antiqued you say?

let me rephrase that

MUST....HAVE..... PICS

[tmadd]

I've been waiting around for Superleather to get started to ask this, and tried in Evolution of Leather goods, but the only recommendations I am getting is for Lexol or similar products that are known to have the potential to damage leather in the long-run, so, I am asking the wealth of leather knowledge here. What is a good regimen to actually clean up an old leather wallet that is indigo and sweat-stained to death. I want to try to get back as much of its original luster as possible?

[STFU]

Fresco, post up some pics of the Stows.

[coleslawyum]

I've been waiting around for Superleather to get started to ask this, and tried in Evolution of Leather goods, but the only recommendations I am getting is for Lexol or similar products that are known to have the potential to damage leather in the long-run, so, I am asking the wealth of leather knowledge here. What is a good regimen to actually clean up an old leather wallet that is indigo and sweat-stained to death. I want to try to get back as much of its original luster as possible?

I usually clean with saddle soap and soft brush and then oil it up with whatever lube you want you want to use. After a couple of coats and drying, I top it off with either beeswax or neutral paste.

It's been discussed many times what to use but I prefer mink oil because it smells nice.

[tmadd]

I usually clean with saddle soap and soft brush and then oil it up with whatever lube you want you want to use. After a couple of coats and drying, I top it off with either beeswax or neutral paste.

It's been discussed many times what to use but I prefer mink oil because it smells nice.

Thanks for the help, but I guess I should clarify...this is going beyond the capabilities of saddle soap.

[familyman]

Thanks for the help, but I guess I should clarify...this is going beyond the capabilities of saddle soap.

I think that's called 'irreversable patina'.

Sometimes it's permanent.

[Chicken]

i sometimes use lincoln e-z cleaner but there's a limit to what it could clean. i think ddml used a little dr bronners on his redmoons and had some success before.

but yeah, i guess the consensus is that indigo will get to your wallets. my skull wallet is definitely irreversible now, but i like it.