Shoes that look better with age...

[hollowsleather]

Excellent photos, excellent boots.

[edmond]

Semi-Dress arrived yesterday. Oh joy. Thank you so much Bill!

wtf ?! you got these yesterday and they already looked like these? you climed everest for gods sake? anyways great boots! great evo im sure!

[coleslawyum]

Nice...boots. Hey Ed, were you at the Inzuma market festival the other day?

[tweeds]

i reckon i really should be speaking to a orthopaedics specialist but i've been getting sharp pains in the middle of my sole when i walk in my shoes, think it might be a result of the hard leather sole plus much more walking here in london - anyone got a more definite reason why this might be happening all of a sudden?

[Leonard Leroy]

Where can I buy whites, like smokejumpers and all that jazz? Any place I could just browse?

I PMed tmadd, but i really like the ones he's selling. They have cats paws on them.

Which models does stronghold carry again?

[hollowsleather]

Where can I buy whites, like smokejumpers and all that jazz? Any place I could just browse?

You should check this blog:

http://hukurokuju.com/blog/oeae/

Once you find the pair you like, PM Bill the picture and I'll bet he can make them yours.

[Leonard Leroy]

Whatever tmadd has there is what I want. I'd snap those boots up if they weren't so tiny. How are whites sized again?

[edmond]

whites are very true to size

check out

http://www.wdgsof.com/

[edmond]

stronghold carries everything from white's ask bill

[edmond]

Nice...boots. Hey Ed, were you at the Inzuma market festival the other day?

nah man im stick here in manila finishing up 11 projects jeezzz. fucking work..

[morse9443]

White's can also do a lot for you if you call them direct.

I spoke with Mark there about a custom smoke jumper, and he offered to ship me back and forth with a standard pair til they got the sizing exact, and then make my custom pair off that same pair.

He offered options like triple leather sole, two tone leather uppers, etc.

Now I just have to save up the $450. Ugh.

[hollowsleather]

Nice link, Ed.

I especially like this photo:

[fattybfat]

morse:

that would actually be a pretty good deal that he ship you a actual pair to try on. Cuz they actually have the sizing chart in its cataloge that you can just cut out and send them back with your measurement. $450 sounds very reasonable for a custom pair of white's with two tone leather and other custom features. I guess that is just the starting price, correct?.

Triple leather sole sound too crazy for me. Is that like, one and half inches tall? i think single leather sole looks the best on the semi dress but double leather on the smoke j's.

[edmond]

so when you say white's is charging 450 for a pair of customs theyre basically charging the same price as stronghold's so id rather support bill at strongholds than getting it from white's but thats just me

fucking service at stronghold is priceless

[Happy Hooligan]

so when you say white's is charging 450 for a pair of customs theyre basically charging the same price as stronghold's so id rather support bill at strongholds than getting it from white's but thats just me

fucking service at stronghold is priceless

the 450 is for custom SMOKE JUMPERS, not semi dress. Regular smoke jumpers custom made to your own foot from whites cost $415.00

Regular semi dress direct from Whites custom made to your foot cost $379.00.

It sounds like the service from whites is darn good if they're willing to ship pair after pair until your happy....

[M4TM]

Semi-Dress arrived yesterday. Oh joy. Thank you so much Bill!

i dunno why - must be the cuban - but i've never really been a huge fan of the semi-dress...

but these look FANTASTIC... nice!

[tmadd]

Where can I buy whites, like smokejumpers and all that jazz? Any place I could just browse?

I PMed tmadd, but i really like the ones he's selling. They have cats paws on them.

Which models does stronghold carry again?

This is a version I had made in my size and to my specifications (leather lining) based on something Bill had in the shop (and still has in at least a couple sizes, there was a display model up Monday). I had Greg at Eddies Shoe Repair do the Cat's Paw job.

[Denim Phenom]

I still have my black semi dress white's for sale. Figured I'd mention it since they seem to be getting more face time in this thread. 8.5D, $280.

Or I'll trade for boots in the same size.

[concealed]

if only those were size 10, would be long gone

[rodeo bill]

Here's my Poulsen Skone at Dunhill chelsea boots. I bought them in July I think, and I've been wearing them at least once a week, polishing them regularly, and keeping them on trees. They've come on quite a bit I think, and they're super-comfortable- I walk a lot;)

[fattybfat]

^ one thing that i do not wear chelsea boot because of the experience with the elastic part, it tends to stretch alot over time. It happen with my RW. And i can see that you have done a very good polishing job and you do walk a lot too. I really like the 2nd and 3rd pics. Very shiney and beautiful.

[Mich]

Thought i'd also chime in with two pics of me wearing Semi Dress

[fattybfat]

beautiful mich

so far that all the semi dress has been beautifully worn by everyone

i seriously consider buying one earlier, but then decide it just didnt fit my personality/style.

How heavy is the semi dress actually, let's say compare with the redwing 875 or tricker's.

i know that my trickers is lighter weight then my RW 8130

[Mich]

They're pretty heavy when you hold them fattybfat, much heavier than RW 875 and a bit heavier than Indy's, i don't have any Tricker's (yet)

I have to say mine are double leather with cat's paws soles.

But surprisingly, you don't seem notice anything of the heaviness when walking in them, maybe it's because they make your feet stand in such a natural position and have a great arch support.

[fattybfat]

So here is the weight scale for 5-6 inches boot ( light to heavy)

Tricker's < RW 875 < Alden Indy < White's Semi Dress

I assume that with double leather and cats on yours make it abit heavier as well.

I know that White's gotta be heavier than tricker's but surprisingly that the Alden Indy is heavier than RW 875 (cuz RW is pretty heavy for me already) I guess that is what makes the White's so tough for outdoor and work. One day i might try out a pair of white's.

Thx for the info Mich.

[Mich]

cheers,

my Indy's also have double leather and cat's paws, so they may not be representative for all Indy's, but i doubt they'll be lighter than the 875 without it.

I do suspect RW's with leather soles, like the GT's, to be heavier than the crepe soled ones.

I honestly didn't expect Tricker's to be that light, can you tell me how you experience the walking comfort in them fattybfat?

[fattybfat]

i will say that so far i am very happy with it. When i first got it. The shoe seems to be big, but now it fit perfect. I dont know it shrink or it just adjusted to my feet. I feel that the fitting 5 is abit narrower than the D width than my RW 8130. Speaking of walking comfort, some tricker's comes with a soft leather insole, and some doesnt. At least when i got my cordovan trickers, they have softer insole compare to my stow. To compare it with RW, is lighter, so it feel more comfortable to me. Oh, thing that impress me most is that it doesnt really require breaking in like the RW does. Which take me one week before it stop scratching. I guess because the leather is much softer too.

Would like to see some aged wesco, but not much on here so far.

[Mich]

Thanks for the info! i'm considering picking up some Tricker's in the near future.

If they don't come with a leather insole i'll just put in some replaceable leather ones like i do in most of my boots and shoes (even sneakers)

Could it be that the leather on them is also thinner, so that may be why they feel lighter and don't need to be broken in?

[fattybfat]

sorry for the misunderstanding , it all comes with leather insole, it is just that i guess the more expensive one like the cordovan one comes with a better leather insole compare to the stow which just the regular leather insole. Sure, for the stow i assume it is because it is thinner leather compare to the malton that is why broken in not require.

Right now, i just want to get a pair of low cut Tricker's and i would be very happy.

[Mich]

no problem fbf.