Shoes that look better with age...

[BrownMetallic]

i know these ain't for every1, but ....

[halberdklown]

There is also Ultrasound boots..they can do it I think, just send them a email..It comes out to the same right now with their discount.

nah, Ultrasound can't do the #8 chromexcel, already checked.

We need some japanese source and it seems it's exclusive to them, but the contrary is that it may be pretty expensive. Damn, i want those #8 chromexcel white's so bad....

[Baeyer-Drewson]

some highlights from Capusle ny

These redwing are comin fall, i quite liked em

These look great, you know the model number? I'll almost certainly forget about em by the time they're released.

[k4727]

its the 9161

[wgmds]

i finally have not tapered jeans so i can wear engineer boots! is it just me, or did RW USA stop the 2268?

[not too tight]

They don't sell the 2268 in the US anymore, they sell the 2990 instead I think. On eBay or Rakuten they have 2268s. Had my eye on those for a bit but then saw the Thorogood no. 685 and picked them up. Just gave them a shine last night.

[beeetus]

i finally have not tapered jeans so i can wear engineer boots! is it just me, or did RW USA stop the 2268?

You can sometimes find members selling 2268's on here. That's how I got mine. Or eBay or Rakuten as previously stated.

[beeetus]

Love those boots brown.

[jstavrin]

I've had both of my pairs of White's resoled over the past few weeks, so now seems like a fairly good time to post them.

I've posted these a few times before, but I just got a much-needed resole and re-applied Pecard's.

Before:

After:

[ThinFinn]

man those white's r looking nice as hell...loving the resole-job!

where has this been done btw? outt rep.!

x-posting from wayjdt-thread:

since me and my jeans had a bit time this evening we thought we should try something new...

we thought "what about making a two-tone redwing?" so we grabed my 8138 and went for it...

unfortunately i forgot to take some pics before we started it, so here are just the ones during the whole progress till the end of it...

after a few layers of black shoe creme y'all can see where this is going to end...

finished with the first one...

to cont. ...

[ThinFinn]

cont. from first post...

cont. ...

and finally both of them where ready for a shine and as you can see i've just darkened the side-parts and the top of the moc-toe...the rest is still original 8138...

comparing polished- to unpolished boots...

finally all laced up and ready to go...

so what ya think of it guys?

maybe i can get some better pics up by tomorrow...

[jstavrin]

With the removal of the rubber midsole and block heel, these have become far more comfortable in that I'm actually wearing them. Cuban heel/single leather sole is much better suited to french calf.

Before:

After:

[morse9443]

Very nice j. Did White's do the work for you?

[jstavrin]

Thanks. Eddie's took care of the Cat's Paws and the sole removal was done by White's.

[wgmds]

They don't sell the 2268 in the US anymore, they sell the 2990 instead I think. On eBay or Rakuten they have 2268s.

FUCK! those new ones are hideous.

[crownzip]

Those Whites are amazing! Any idea how old they are? Thanks for posting the before and after photos.

I've had both of my pairs of White's resoled over the past few weeks, so now seems like a fairly good time to post them.

I've posted these a few times before, but I just got a much-needed resole and re-applied Pecard's.

Before:

After:

[jstavrin]

Thanks! I myself have owned them for a little less than a year, and wore them nearly every day. The boots were originally purchased by Bill, who sold them to a friend of mine, who then sold them to me (they didn't fit him, but the deal was too good to pass up). The leather wasn't treated when I bought them, and they weren't very well-worn to begin with. They're undoubtedly my most loved pair of boots I've owned.

[denimjunky]

Wow, amazing job, Jstavrin. You make me wanna do the same.

[Freshdave]

Some love from Blackbird for the "Fleshfoot" Esquivels:

http://helloblackbird.blogspot.com/2011/01/best-customer-ever-year-in-our-shoes.html

[Denim Phenom]

What shoe cream did you use on those redwings?

[CrashTestBrummie]

Loving the two tone effect, ThinFinn...gotta spread the love...

[nicolnicolnicol]

These finally came in the mail today..

I'm wearing a RW US8 and got them in a US8.5. fits like a glove. my first pair of Alden. such good comfy shoes they are.

[SLAB]

jstavrin +rep for those worn Whites; resoling with cats paws looks great

what a change a sole can make; your french calf Whites look entirely different. Definitely an improvement over the previous sole/heel combo imo

[ThinFinn]

What shoe cream did you use on those redwings?

Just normal shoe creme,the cheapest of the cheapest i guess will post pics when I'm at home again...

Loving the two tone effect, ThinFinn...gotta spread the love...

Thx mate...i really love the outcome i have to say!Not too dark compared to the original 8138 color so just perfect imo...

[Layne]

jstavrin, if I may ask, why'd you remove the vibram sole on the black ones and resole with leather? just curious...

either way, both pairs look excellent!

[SLAB]

so Whites is keeping all the goodies for the Japanese market

so far:

- #8 burgundy chrome excel

- horsehide

- perforated cap toe

As it happens i would love a semi dress in brown horsehide with a perforated cap toe

[halberdklown]

^ unfortunate really...

if it wasn't so expensive, I would've tried going through Japanese retailers to get a pair of the #8 but it doesn't look like that will ever happen

[KENT4]

My 8 year old Grenson´s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58359709@N07/5367373638/

[Roguls]

I have these for sale in the Market. They are worthy of this thread.

Old Red Wing Steel Toes, 9.5D, just resoled by Red Wing.

[Paul T]

My 8 year old Grenson´s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58359709@N07/5367373638/

Nice, I haven't seen zug grain Grenson's before - what model?