Shoes that look better with age...

[ddohnggo]

my tricker's malton brogues should be coming in next week. i'm excited.

[TrappedInDC]

Thanks for the pics. You can still get a good feeling for the proportion and general lines of the boots and I think they look great. How do they feel? Initial impression on quality and construction? Value?

(stupid mail lady brought me 3 bills and no shoes, I'm pouting)

Proportion... well these are size 13s so its about par for the course on boats my size.

Quality... They seem well constructed, the leather is thinner than my belted harness fryes and has a pre-broken-in quality and feels pebbly to the touch. Certainly something I'll love and wear for a long time.

Here are some closeups

-Trapped

[Watchout Lester]

the leather reminds me of my roper's, that pebbly feel, and they wear in great (though mine are probably forever banished into the back of my closet, along with all the rest of my non-alden shoes)

great looking boot though, i'm still curious about Frye's longterm quality, for my sake as well (as compared to, oh say, the indy boots, etc..)

[mizanation]

wow, those brando's are gorgeous.

[mizanation]

thanks dj flame,

i like that british-style. a little bit sleeker, somewhat more elegant.

i also love good-old american shit-kickers.

what are the country brogues that tricker's are so famous for?

[rnrswitch]

nice. cmf and family man with shell cordos. please post pics.

nice brandos, DC!

rnrswitch, are you getting the brando engineers?

I am getting the same babies that trappedinDC got... I can't wait. My panties are soaked.

[Edge_Of_Denim]

Wait 'til you put them on. You'll go completely priapic.

It's a great boot. But be warned: you're gonna have to nearly unlace them completely to get them off. Snug suckers, they are.

Quality-wise, Frye is excellent. They wear well, are comfortable, durable, and only look better with age. I've always had Fryes, and now that they've stepped up their game style-wise, I'll have more.

And they're excellent conversation starters. I once sat opposite a woman on a NJ Transit train out of Penn Station. She was wearing Fryes. They had some age and wear on them, but she had maintained them very very well. They were striking. Totally rock star, and I told her so. We hooked up. There is no better endorsement.

[TrappedInDC]

Wait 'til you put them on. You'll go completely priapic.

It's a great boot. But be warned: you're gonna have to nearly unlace them completely to get them off. Snug suckers, they are.

Quality-wise, Frye is excellent. They wear well, are comfortable, durable, and only look better with age. I've always had Fryes, and now that they've stepped up their game style-wise, I'll have more.

And they're excellent conversation starters. I once sat opposite a woman on a NJ Transit train out of Penn Station. She was wearing Fryes. They had some age and wear on them, but she had maintained them very very well. They were striking. Totally rock star, and I told her so. We hooked up. There is no better endorsement.

I've had my belted harnesses for about a year, and yes, they wear excellently. As for the laces... well, I laced them how I saw them displayed on the frye site, but I don't think that will be long term. I may have to go chris-cross on the lacing, like I do my tims, because YES THEY ARE A B*TCH TO GET OFF!

Comments on Frye's, my belted harnesses and my 3 wash RRDS had a 300lb chick wanting to ride me hard and put me away wet. Ahh the pleasures of Casual Fridays in the Federal Government.

[Edge_Of_Denim]

That's what I'm sayin'!

And you're aboslutey right about how to lace them. Bad as that horizontal lacing looks, you'd just never get them off. Not to mention, lacing them that way is a bit of a bitch. So you're better off crisscrossing them.

[dave023]

Does anyone have pics of nicely worn in red wings shoes/boots?

[moykky]

thanks dj flame,

i like that british-style. a little bit sleeker, somewhat more elegant.

i also love good-old american shit-kickers.

what are the country brogues that tricker's are so famous for?

Here's a page somebody posted earlier with Tricker's country boots. The finishing is superb. My father has a pair, I think it's "Burford" and I've been drooling on them time to time. They go really well with jeans or cargo pants also...

[familyman]

Does anyone have pics of nicely worn in red wings shoes/boots?

There are several very nice examples in this thread. Takes a while to work your way through it but it's worth the effort.

[digital_denim]

Went to the japanese magazine store today and saw a magazine "free and easy" (i think) and the issue was "Tough Style guide". It focused on clothing for tough guys, such as the boots that we love such as trickers and redwing. And the traditional workwear that's associated with them, i.e. plaid shirts, overalls, depression era type jackets, fisherman's clothing, mechanic clothing, etc...pretty interesting.

[mizanation]

Wait 'til you put them on. You'll go completely priapic.

It's a great boot. But be warned: you're gonna have to nearly unlace them completely to get them off. Snug suckers, they are.

Quality-wise, Frye is excellent. They wear well, are comfortable, durable, and only look better with age. I've always had Fryes, and now that they've stepped up their game style-wise, I'll have more.

And they're excellent conversation starters. I once sat opposite a woman on a NJ Transit train out of Penn Station. She was wearing Fryes. They had some age and wear on them, but she had maintained them very very well. They were striking. Totally rock star, and I told her so. We hooked up. There is no better endorsement.

that's a beautiful story. i imagine you two made love wearing your fryes.

[mizanation]

Went to the japanese magazine store today and saw a magazine "free and easy" (i think) and the issue was "Tough Style guide". It focused on clothing for tough guys, such as the boots that we love such as trickers and redwing. And the traditional workwear that's associated with them, i.e. plaid shirts, overalls, depression era type jackets, fisherman's clothing, mechanic clothing, etc...pretty interesting.

DD, i saw the same magazine. good stuff, did you see the alden shell cordo chukkas? i thought i saw those in there.

moykky, thanks for the link. those country boots look dope.

[familyman]

Where could I get a copy? Sounds very interesting.

[TrappedInDC]

Ever see a black man blush? Then I made a quick exit. Nicest woman, but omg was I unprepared for that comment. I just felt DIRTY.

-Trapped

[diewhitegirls]

This thread has made me fall in love with proper shoes. There are some absolutely beautiful pieces in here. I'm going to feel dirty wearing my tsubo's and chuck's now.

So, do most people here buy new, or is this thrift scavenging?

[Corbin Law]

as part of my costume in a play im doing, im wearing these beat up vintage wingtips, they look pretty beautiful, ill post pics maybe,

[tony_hige]

Here's a pair of Frye's I got in 1996 and have worn the hell out of over the past ten years.

I have had them re-heeled and re-soled more than once. Love these boots though they've seen better days. Be sure and get the oil resistant sole and not the tread sole. Just got a pair of Alden indyboots and I believe they're the best boots I've ever had. People have been talking about the change in the leather color of the Alden's, but I can't see much of a difference.

I'm really intriqued by White's semi dress boot:

http://www.whitesoutdoor.com/display-boot.php?request=boot&p_id=49

The heel has that curve to it that you usually only see in vintage boots. They're pricey, but still much cheaper than the 100,000 yen brakemen boot repro's I saw in Tokyo.

[digital_denim]

Where could I get a copy? Sounds very interesting.

Kinokuniya Bookstore

[denimdestroyedmylife]

the whites boots are handsome. a made-to-measure pair of those semi-dress boots please.

[Roland]

The new Warehouse x Russell Moc collaboration looks pretty sweet, but I think I would just get the Russell Sporting Clays Chukka.

http://www.ware-house.co.jp/index.php?page=shopinfo

Great Thread.

[BigTime]

my indys should be here this week and i cannot wait after how much so many of you have talked them up!!!

thanks for the advice

[batorizer]

http://www.hotboots.com/pix464.html

Here's some really worn out fryes. that website has a lot of boot pictures

[mizanation]

http://www.hotboots.com/pix464.html

Here's some really worn out fryes. that website has a lot of boot pictures

those fryes are beat the fuck up.

must have kicked his share of shit in his day.

[rnrswitch]

Ebay has a plethora of nice vintage fryes for sale every once in a while. I should be getting my brando lace boots tomorrow. I am already shaking from excitement. I am pretty sure my alden will still be the old trust worthy though. I couldn't see how the quality of the frye could surpass these aldens. I have been wearing my aldens for about a month and a half straight and they could use a bit of rest.

[ddohnggo]

My new Tricker's Malton Brogues

[familyman]

Those are outstanding. I still want a pair of them. Make sure you get trees for them pronto. Faster than pronto in fact. Wear them like boots but care for them like fine shoes. Oh so pretty. Damn.

[ddohnggo]

thanks for the suggestion. i'm gonna have to buy some! unfortunately these shoes are a little big on me, since i have pretty thin feet. my feet don't really full out the shoe, but these are so nice that i'm going to keep them.