Shoes that look better with age...

[yo_mj]

New work boots.

[dylanbooth78]

how do you guys deal with your leather soled shoes/boots? do you have a rubber outsole fitted from brand new? or do you wear them for a while first to scuff up the leather a bit?

[dylanbooth78]

how do you guys deal with your leather soled shoes/boots? do you have a rubber outsole fitted from brand new? or do you wear them for a while first to scuff up the leather a bit?

[coleslawyum]

I just wear them. But I do clean them every other week and add a dab of moisturizer to keep them from drying out.

[MiniW]

damn, I was about to pull the trigger on the catepillar engineer boots when I noticed that they have an extra piece of leather on the instep that really ruins the look for me.... oh well

[SLAB]

whats the consensus on sizing the 1000 mile wolverines? same size as RW and Aldens?

[indigo_junkie]

how do you guys deal with your leather soled shoes/boots? do you have a rubber outsole fitted from brand new? or do you wear them for a while first to scuff up the leather a bit?

My cobbler grinds off a very thin layer of the smooth leather sole in order to glue the rubber sole on. It'd make sense to scuff them up a bit before handing them over, since they're going to be shaved down anyway, but like I've mentioned on previous posts, I really don't like walking on leather soles. My dress shoes get topyed right away. I wore a new pair of brogues to a friend's wedding fresh out of the box, slipped everywhere on that smooth leather sole. Topyed the next day. Every other pair will get topyed before I even wear them outside.

[ajchen]

New work boots.

Seeing what you've done with your previous pairs of jeans, I have no doubt those boots are going to look crazy in a year.

[beeetus]

damn, I was about to pull the trigger on the catepillar engineer boots when I noticed that they have an extra piece of leather on the instep that really ruins the look for me.... oh well

I almost got them BECAUSE of that. I think it adds to the look.

[grouse_allergy]

whats the consensus on sizing the 1000 mile wolverines? same size as RW and Aldens?

My pair of 1000 miles in size 10 fit me perfectly, in both length and width, whereas my GT's in size 11 fit me well in width, but are longer than necessary. I initially bought a size 10.5 in the GT's, but they were crushing my feet width-wise. Keep in mind, I bought the 1000 miles used, so it's possible that the previous owner felt the same discomfort with them as I did with my GT's and somehow managed to endure the pain and stretch them out.

Hope that helps.

[edmond]

alden modified last cap toe officers

[edmond]

alden modified last cap toe officers

[ThinFinn]

^i hate you ed...

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[ThinFinn]

^i hate you ed...

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[coleslawyum]

^^^Pretty… Where did you cop?

[coleslawyum]

^^^Pretty… Where did you cop?

[edmond]

alden factory 2nds from shoemart

[edmond]

alden factory 2nds from shoemart

[morse9443]

anyone here have Russell's? I'm thinking of a pair of the PH model, maybe with a different leather...Quality, sizing, pics?

www.russellmoccasin.com/

[morse9443]

anyone here have Russell's? I'm thinking of a pair of the PH model, maybe with a different leather...Quality, sizing, pics?

www.russellmoccasin.com/

[Guest xtreme588]

whats the consensus on sizing the 1000 mile wolverines? same size as RW and Aldens?

size down one i'd say. i wear a 9.5-10 in most shoes, sneakers, 9.0 on alden trubalance, and 8.5 1000 miles fits me perfectly.

[Guest xtreme588]

whats the consensus on sizing the 1000 mile wolverines? same size as RW and Aldens?

size down one i'd say. i wear a 9.5-10 in most shoes, sneakers, 9.0 on alden trubalance, and 8.5 1000 miles fits me perfectly.

[vamks]

anyone here have Russell's? I'm thinking of a pair of the PH model, maybe with a different leather...Quality, sizing, pics?

www.russellmoccasin.com/

Probably the best boots on the market in terms of functionality and quality. In my opinion, quality doesn't even need to come into the discussion.

[vamks]

anyone here have Russell's? I'm thinking of a pair of the PH model, maybe with a different leather...Quality, sizing, pics?

www.russellmoccasin.com/

Probably the best boots on the market in terms of functionality and quality. In my opinion, quality doesn't even need to come into the discussion.

[joelz]

Has anyone seen j. gilbert footwear's alden collection? Some of the stuff looks pretty nice http://jgilbertfootwear.com/?q=node/90

[joelz]

Has anyone seen j. gilbert footwear's alden collection? Some of the stuff looks pretty nice http://jgilbertfootwear.com/?q=node/90

[ThinFinn]

for those who are interested in a pair of Wesco Engineer Boots...

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[ThinFinn]

for those who are interested in a pair of Wesco Engineer Boots...

-> Wesco "Boss" Engineer Boot, 8C

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[yachtrock89]

By yachtrock at 2010-08-24

By yachtrock at 2010-08-24

[yachtrock89]

By yachtrock at 2010-08-24

By yachtrock at 2010-08-24