Shoes that look better with age...

[edmond]

err bill you might want to post the leather color style option here and what we can use or not on a custom pair of smoke j's or semi dress.. thanks buddy!

[edmond]

babies came in today thanks billybob!

i love these soooo nice!!!

[Happy Hooligan]

V Cleat Heel Help...

So I picked up a great pair of vintage Florsheims with the V-Cleat Heel but they're like walking on ice...

Is there anything one can do to make it easier to walk WITHOUT ruining the V Cleat look?

[Tarmac]

V Cleat Heel Help...

Is there anything one can do to make it easier to walk WITHOUT ruining the V Cleat look?

Gotta learn to slide

If you want to still be able to see the cleat, there isn't really much you can do. Maybe you can look for a "clear" topy but I have never heard of that, and it sounds extremely lame to go to such lengths. If you like the cleat, just keep it raw, if you are afraid of injuring yourself, get a topy.

[amlai]

While I have never had a shoe with a v-cleat on it, I imagine that learning to walk with one of those is akin to learning to walk with leather soled shoes for the first time. When I first started wearing leather soled shoes, I slid around a lot and wondered how people managed to not slip and break tail bones. Now, I'm so used to it that it doesn't matter if it's pure ice out...

[Denim Phenom]

What do you guys think of this pair of Chippewa Engineer boots? I can't really tell what the leather is like in the picture and i'm really digging the contrast sole. For $179 it really isn't a bad price.

[edmond]

those are not bad at all DP just watch out for the made in china ones..

[coleslawyum]

What do you guys think of this pair of Chippewa Engineer boots? I can't really tell what the leather is like in the picture and i'm really digging the contrast sole. For $179 it really isn't a bad price.

Yessir, that why I got a pair of Chippewas. Price is great. I believe you can find those for even cheaper, for like $149 or something. Just make sure to put thick insoles in them. They hurt like hell if you don't. Still made in the USA.

[Bill2]

What do you guys think of this pair of Chippewa Engineer boots? I can't really tell what the leather is like in the picture and i'm really digging the contrast sole. For $179 it really isn't a bad price.

I actually tried these on a few weeks back. They seem pretty nice for the money. The leather is pretty matte finish, but substantial feeling, not plasticky. I'd imagine they'd break in nicely and look pretty good. Only reason I didn't get them was that they didn't have the right size for me...only the similair boot from chippewa that uses an all black midsole I didn't like nearly as much....

[Bill2]

How much Bill? That is pretty spot on for what I had in mind for my next semi-dress purchase. Are they a customers boots or one you had made for yourself?

The Burgundy are an instore sample. A boot like this, in water buffalo w/leather lining, would be $470. And yeah, they are tasty.... They are up there with the gray french calf for most handsome semi-dress to date.... Pics of those coming soon

Amlai: Got 'em today! Thanks again! Plaza feeling good so far....

[fre-co]

Thanks for the info Bill. Cordos look good there.

[Pie.cr]

http://www.alden-of-carmel.com/index.cfm/Shoes-Brown_High_Boot_213.htm

Anyone has experience with these Alden's? I want to know how slim they are in Real Life.

[robin]

http://www.alden-of-carmel.com/index.cfm/Shoes-Brown_High_Boot_213.htm

Anyone has experience with these Alden's? I want to know how slim they are in Real Life.

I've tried on the black version on the same last and they're a bit sleeker in the toe area than the Barrie last. I wouldn't call them slim though, in comparison to something like a pair of Paul Smith Sundance boots.

[edmond]

[fattybfat]

^ very nice two tone, but i always wonder is it necessary to have two leather sole before that thick rubber sole?

[cloudhands69]

my redwings. 1 year, 5 days a week wear. Just had them resoled and new stacked heels added.

colors are a little off because of the lamp. I tried to adjust them some but whatever.

edit: and bong

[edmond]

^ very nice two tone, but i always wonder is it necessary to have two leather sole before that thick rubber sole?

well yes......if you ask me

[amlai]

Amlai: Got 'em today! Thanks again! Plaza feeling good so far....

That's great! I'm glad you like them so far. Hopefully, they'll work out better for you than they did for me.

[Leonard Leroy]

i <3 <3 my boots. even if i truly deeply inside didn't <3 <3 them i'd probably still <3 <3 them

[Chicken]

my redwings. 1 year, 5 days a week wear. Just had them resoled and new stacked heels added.

colors are a little off because of the lamp. I tried to adjust them some but whatever.

edit: and bong

those are looking sweet and well loved. would rep if I wasn't on iphone.

[fre-co]

I repped him for you chicken.

Yes those redwings look great. What model are they? resoled 875s?

[Denim Phenom]

those are looking sweet and well loved. would rep if I wasn't on iphone.

I think i've repped from mine before.

^ very nice two tone, but i always wonder is it necessary to have two leather sole before that thick rubber sole?

I think it's the new midget lift ala Seinfeld.

edit: and bong

They do look nice. What kind of jeans are you wearing? I also think it's very appropriate for a bong to be on page 420, call me teenager.

[edmond]

stop rubbing it in jesus DP

[horriblyjollyjinx]

Is it possible to get any kind of evolution of the black shell cordovan of Alden? I really like the looks of it but I don't want to buy boots in a 'dead' material.

[Madmax]

Is it possible to get any kind of evolution of the black shell cordovan of Alden? I really like the looks of it but I don't want to buy boots in a 'dead' material.

Sure, the leather will crease and form around your foot but it wont change colour.

[Ichiran]

I repped him for you chicken.

Yes those redwings look great. What model are they? resoled 875s?

I'd guess they're RW Beckman moc-toes (e.g. 9010) based on the fact that it isn't a 360 degree welt? Maybe I'm wrong; if I'm right, the original laces have been switched out. Whatever -- they look awesome!

[edmond]

i love these thanks again bill!

[40ozprophet]

Is eddie growing his hair out!

[robin]

Is it possible to get any kind of evolution of the black shell cordovan of Alden? I really like the looks of it but I don't want to buy boots in a 'dead' material.

Here are some shots of a pair of black shell boots that I recently sold. They probably only had a few months worth of wear in total.

Black shell only gets more wavy in the wrinkled areas with more wear. Other colors, like #8 or cigar will also take on unique shades and patterns the more they're exposed to light.

[cloudhands69]

Thanks for the love guys.

They are Redwing 1908s I bought from Cultizm before the gentlemen traveller versions came to the US. Jeans are the new MFxSC.