Shoes that look better with age...

[slayer168]

They look amazing and really glad that it went to a good home!!! Good luck and all the best to you!!!

[edmond]

did a little makeover on my whites hathorn explorer boots

[farmer]

Got some new laces and conditioned/cleaned them up abit this morning. After a few months of wearing these without insoles they are just as comfortable as a pair of Clarks.

[35percent]

Got some new laces and conditioned/cleaned them up abit this morning. After a few months of wearing these without insoles they are just as comfortable as a pair of Clarks.

I'm kind of regretting my decision to get 877s over 855s, oh well, I guess it will be an excuse to get a pair in the fall or something. And I wear the $1 dr. scholl's thin insole in mine just so they don't get stinky.

[the professor]

O.k. guys check it out , my red wings 875 needs some oiling up, I want to darken them up a bit. I know what everyone says about mink oil. But on the red wing mink oil , it clearly said , contains no silicone or petroleum products. Should I use it or just buy some obenauf.

[erk]

the red wing mink oil should be fine if it really doesnt have silicone in it, but obenauf's is way better/cooler. so use obenauf's.

[the professor]

Thanks for the reply erk, I think i'll go with obenauf's. Never though choosing the right boot oil would be such a headache.

[tmadd]

So...who won the cap-toe Whites on ebay?

[houllier]

guys, i got a small cut on my leather shoes.

how do i repair it?

[edmond]

tmadd what are you talking about? link please

[SLAB]

yeah, i had top bid on those White's untill the last few hours, didnt expect them to go over buy it now price though...

[edmond]

slab can i see those whites? can you post the link here?

[fre-co]

These eddie

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Whites-Semi-Dress-Cap-Toe-Boots-Cats-Paw-Brown-US-8D_W0QQitemZ330308263869QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Men_s_Shoes?hash=item330308263869

[erk]

that cap toe business is awesome. really cool custom whites.

[vegetaray123]

Little update on my burnished tan Indy's...

Today makes the 4th time I've worn this particular pair since I recieved them and I gotta say they are turning into my favorite pair...

After my first wearing I added a coat of the Johnston & Murphy Natural Shoe Cream and I added another coat last night...With this I was able to tone down the brightness of the tan color and make them a little darker to a nice light flat brown color...almost caramel color...which is what I'm shooting for...I plan on doing maybe 2 more coats of the Johnston & Murphy and that should get the color right where I want it to be...

Here is some pics...

[milosz]

Any advice on sizing Wesco Jobmasters? Baker Shoes has a pair of crepe-sole brown roughouts that aren't a standard make (so no custom fitting), but I'm not sure what size to order.

FWIW, 13E in Red Wings (per their sizing machine) and a 12.5EE in Alden Indys.

[amlai]

Thanks for the reply erk, I think i'll go with obenauf's. Never though choosing the right boot oil would be such a headache.

With boots like denim... they're just boots! Wear them! Especially a pair of Red Wings... I just don't see the point in being that concerned about it.

On the other hand, if they were a pair of Alden New England dress shoes, I'd have something else to say about it (buff, polish, and use shoe trees).

[SLAB]

Vegetaray, those look great!

[xchen]

[Happy Hooligan]

xchen:

Super nice 405's!

Give the story of them...

[SLAB]

xchen, great color! how did you treat them to end up looking like that?

[edmond]

anybody seen this from bakers?

[edmond]

my 2 whites from fukurukujo are done they already sent them out after 2 months wait! cant wait to see them! yey!

[fre-co]

Isaw those on bakers too, they look a bit odd though. I like the look of the bounty hunter on their catalogue.

[Bill2]

Some new Red Wings for you guys to oogle over! This is a new engineer model for 2009. Avail. in black, brown, and shown here in the burnt orange roughout. My favorite thing about them is that they are on a new, low profile sole. It is actually the same nitrite cork sole and heel that are used on the Iron Ranger....

If anyone is interested in a pair.... PM me!

[partytaco]

of course they had to go ahead and dumbup the US version with lousy branded hardware and the IMO nasty lower heel. give us the classic engineer with the scalloped heel and simple hardware (2268) they have been making for the past 70 years but now for the past decade only for Japan.

Some new Red Wings for you guys to oogle over! This is a new engineer model for 2009. Avail. in black, brown, and shown here in the burnt orange roughout. My favorite thing about them is that they are on a new, low profile sole. It is actually the same nitrite cork sole and heel that are used on the Iron Ranger....

[~Stangzorized~]

I think I've only posted in this thread like twice, but here's a pic of my 875's, approaching 2 years old I think.. Still in awesome shape, just need to clean em' up a bit, but I think they look better this way anyways

[ipkus.]

more more more 405s

just keep beating them to the pulp

[sunriseprojktr]

stomping in my grey asphalt's, world!

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f174/natamijo/1798588541_eee4f5c00d-1-1.jpg

[jojojohn]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...f5c00d-1-1.jpg = hotness~