Shoes that look better with age...

[coleslawyum]

Getting married in May, decided this was a good time to splurge and get a pair of shoes I always wanted.

And to commemorate this momentous occasion, I will post some pics of my 4 year old long wings.

[jake431]

Thanks Hooligan and Coleslawyum. Coleslaw, your four year old shoes look great. Did you have the sole edge sanded down? MIne are black around the edges, but I think your shoes look better.

[marineabilly]

Nice. How do those P90s sound?

They sure do look like P90's in the pics, don't they? They are actually replica 1950's Carvin pickups as used in Mosrite guitars.

They sound Amazing!!

[WhiteShark]

Hello everyone. I'm back. There's a lot of posts to go through.

I ended up having to sell all of my Alden's and my Allen Edmonds, pretty much all my shoes to pay for a film I was working on.

Now I'm back at square one. Next buy is a pair of ATF Roughouts. Cheap and good looking.

I've also become addicted to denim since I've been gone.

Lots of nice shoes guys.

[almostnice]

you sold all your shoes for a project? now thats dedication!

i bet that hurts right at the heart.

[WhiteShark]

16mm Color film is really expensive. I was already eating dried microwave noodles for Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Something else had to go.

Yeah, It was extremely painful. The only redeeming thing was that I was able to sell most of them to friends and relatives. My dad actually has my favorite pair of Indies, I can probably buy them back from him when I get the cash.

[jacob_davis]

found these indy boots on tres bien shop's blog in leathers i have never seen before.

also speaking of alden i will be selling my little tanks (10 E Barrie last. A size normally not stocked) from winn perry as soon as i get them in april. just some advanced notice in case anybody is interested.

[yo_mj]

How would you go about sizing on Alden Indy's?

[erk]

How would you go about sizing on Alden Indy's?

have a professional measure your foot with a brannock device.

get the width, heel to ball, and heel to toe measurement. use the measurement which is the biggest.

order that size.

[WhiteShark]

With the ATF boots does anyone have any sizing recommendations?

I wear a size 10 1/2 EEE and since they are a Half size large and wide, I'm figuring an 11 should work well. Anyone?

[jacob_davis]

not for sure if this guy (julianboots.net) has been talked about before. if so, thought i'd post again anyways. here are some of the boots that i liked. more on the website. expensive thou.

[fardin]

is that the julien who was at the inspiration?

there is a pic o fhim on the rising sun hp

http://risingsunjeans.com/

[edmond]

how the hell can we order boots from julian can someone proxy for us?

[SLAB]

some very nice boots from julian!

jacob, do you have an idea how much a pair of 6" boots will cost? (like the one on the third picture)

[Gang]

the leather of second boots looks fabulous

[marineabilly]

Ummmm, no way order?

These boots rock!!

"We sell direct to the consuer...through the internet..."

Update: They are sold at Barney's and the Cap Toes go for $850. Plain toe ankle boots are $760. Looks likes custom-made White's are a much better deal IMO.

[edmond]

what?????????????????????

[marineabilly]

I couldn't have said it any better, Ed.

[edmond]

jeez can someone proxy for us? or maybe go there and tell julian that hes got email from us!

[M4TM]

need to keep this post near the top!

picked up some alden's :

[M4TM]

also - sorry, but shameless plug - about to put these up in the supermarket :

acne busters - never really wear these

[mlyngard]

Dr Martens 'James' model. Excel leather. About 1 year. Mink oil only.

[captain5640]

also - sorry, but shameless plug - about to put these up in the supermarket :

acne busters - never really wear these

What size?? Look's like they may be too small, but if not I'm interested.

[appfaff]

I know a lot of Red Wings gets thrown into this thread, but I don't remeber seeing too many pairs of 1907s. since it is closing in on the end of winter, I figured some pics would be in order.

Had these since 2008, and have worn them solid for two winters.

the leather laces broke, so I threw on the woven. have been much happier with the looks of these now anyways:

I love the blackening effect that indigo has on the 1907 leather:

the "whiskering" effect (don't know what else to call it, ha) that the laces dig in:

[holleman]

Those are nice!

[ThinFinn]

sorry adam but i can't rep. you...

1907's are looking great.

indigo stains are ridiculous...

[ThinFinn]

dunno where to put it actually so i thought i'll just ask you guys:

how should i size sperry's top sider compared to red wings or chucks?...

thx in advance...

[glimmertwins]

...this might not be the place - but does anyone know where you can learn about making your own boots? I'm a pretty extreme DIY type of guy - maybe that would be a fun project. Anyone else here know anything or can point me in the right direction?

[riff]

sorry adam but i can't rep. you...

1907's are looking great.

indigo stains are ridiculous...

Agreed! Must spread rep!

[edmond]

i won one of those on ebay too!

need to keep this post near the top!

picked up some alden's :