Shoes that look better with age...

[Denim Phenom]

Pwing, what's the name of those Danner boots on the left page, top.

[eean]

^^^merci!

^^yea i usually do that with dress shoes.

i actually dont mind constant resoles, just the wear is not really appealing on a cosmetic level.

[coleslawyum]

Pwing, what's the name of those Danner boots on the left page, top.

Here you go.

[tahonng]

Speaking of Danners, anyone know what these are?

Are they just vintage boots that Danner no longer makes?

Read it over at men.style.com.

[Turntabloid]

i like it!

[erk]

size 10 is the largest they've got? that really sucks. so does that price tag. great looking boots though. ( I don't really expect them to cater to my large American foot, I just wish they did.)

[Turntabloid]

if somebody knows a place in the western world, which deals with retro danner shoes - speak up!

i bet such a place will have bigger sizes too!

[Denim Phenom]

The Danner outlet store is in Portland, OR. I bet you guys could call them to see what they have.

Coleslaw, thanks for the link. I really like the profile of those shoes so maybe I'll have to sell a pair of Alden's to get those.

[HBlack]

just had my churchs resoled. they were my grandpas, i think he had them for a good while.

[fre-co]

There was a post on revival clothing about Danner not long ago. Basically a lot of Danner's good output is Japan limited, hence the limited sizing. They are not available anywhere outside of Japan unless you go to the factory outlet where they sometimes have a very small selection.

[Denim Phenom]

What's with long standing American companies producing all the nice looking products for outside of the USA?

[Supawiwi]

I guess they have more customers there for this range of products.

That's sad.

[fre-co]

What's with long standing American companies producing all the nice looking products for outside of the USA?

Japan get all the best shit.

Most Americans don't give a shit about US heritage brands.

[STropio]

In light of Denim Phenom's post, please help me find these Chippewa's in the top left

I did some rudimentary Rakuten searching - obviously not on Chippewa's page. I believe Red Wing has a similar pair as well that I've seen on here.

[YoungPunch]

^^ Chippewa

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/flisco/chippewa-24017/

[mlproject]

japanese outlets of all these brands are more or less reviving old styles that the US market hasn't revived yet. the US brands want to push their new, more advanced goods rather than catering to a lifestyle market, although it could be as big as their business being done in the technical niche market. there's a stigma about old american styles that just hasn't been lifted in the mainstream yet.

with the way things are going, i'm sure by this time next year most of that shit will be in production for the US.

[erk]

japanese outlets of all these brands are more or less reviving old styles that the US market hasn't revived yet. the US brands want to push their new, more advanced goods rather than catering to a lifestyle market, although it could be as big as their business being done in the technical niche market. there's a stigma about old american styles that just hasn't been lifted in the mainstream yet.

with the way things are going, i'm sure by this time next year most of that shit will be in production for the US.

you're probably right, perhaps danner and chippewa and such will follow Red Wing's model. Then you might be able to buy them at urban outfitters!

[Shorty Long]

I guess you could argue that Americans have no taste (different taste is another way to put it), but I don't know what it is exactly (maybe we're too cheap???)...it's the same with cars (have you seen the cars Ford makes for the European market???) and denim (we can't even get LVC jeans that Levi has made in the USA!!!!), etc...

What's with long standing American companies producing all the nice looking products for outside of the USA?

[Denim Phenom]

And then we'll all hate them. Buy now before it's too late!!

[mlproject]

you're probably right, perhaps danner and chippewa and such will follow Red Wing's model. Then you might be able to buy them at urban outfitters!

that's how it goes

[YoungPunch]

Here are some pics of my new Alden plain toe boots with plantation crepe sole on the Barrie Last in #8 shell cordovan.

[Tiro]

are the shoes on the right page thorogood roofers?

like these:

anyhow, doesn't really matter, the question is, do you guys know of any boots that have a similar (the lace over toebox thing) design but are available in other colors? (not lonewolfs, toebox goes over lacepart on those)

[tahonng]

Dear Danner people —

I would so not have a problem buying these at UO.

And of course, these:

Thanks,

tahonng

[LeicaLad]

New shoes with new denim.

AE Bradley shell cordovans with my FullCount contest jeans.

The AEs are on discontinued/close-out sale. Any AE dealer, or call the AE Shoe Bank in Wisconsin at 262-284-7158, as I did. $309.75 delivered.

[pwing]

Pwing, what's the name of those Danner boots on the left page, top.

hey.. they're called "ocont". unfortunately i can't tell you much more, as all the info is in japanese.

[Denim Phenom]

Thanks pwing. I have a pair of the Danner Mountain Light IIs at my parents house in Utah. I bought them about two years ago and they have been worn less than 5 times. Hawaii doesn't really call for a boot that extreme.

[RustyRyan]

I have a question about Tricker's Stow sizing: I wear size 10.5 m in Alden Indies and White's Semi-Dress, what size would be recomended in the Stow? Any help appreciated!

[LeicaLad]

Most likely a 9.5.

[pomata]

anyhow, doesn't really matter, the question is, do you guys know of any boots that have a similar (the lace over toebox thing) design but are available in other colors? (not lonewolfs, toebox goes over lacepart on those)

what about redwing 8815 Tiro?

[SLAB]

Never had any interest in Danner shoes but those Danner retro's really look nice. Definitely a pair i'll check out in april when in Japan. Too bad the exchange rate still sucks a$$.