Shoes that look better with age...

[devilish]

be very careful, one is never enough. fine english footwear is as addicting as any of the other items on sufu. i have another pair of boots on the way and a couple more queued up on ebay and elsewhere.

[CrashTestBrummie]

be very careful, one is never enough. fine english footwear is as addicting as any of the other items on sufu. i have another pair of boots on the way and a couple more queued up on ebay and elsewhere.

what've you gone and bought?

[knucks]

now im lookin at brogues. fuck this forum

[mikedbt5]

but if you decide to go for a brogue, and a hard-wearing one, then go for one of tricker's standard models and not a collab...

Sound advice from Ben . If it is a brogue boot you are looking , to be worn with jeans , then go traditional , heavy , welted , rounder toed and in a dark colour (trickers marron would be the lightest I would go for now ) An Alfred Sargent or Trickers model would be my choice . Shoes are different in my opinion , the tradtional rounder toed models are a bit "clumpy" looking to me . There is more variety of choice in the market but shoes are a more versatile item of clothing than boots . My .02c fwiw .

Edited April 11, 2012 by mikedbt5

[mikedbt5]

Jesus , I must be losing it .. watching the bbc series of Tinker . Tailor . Soldier .. from the late 1970s on you tube and looking at what fkin shoes they are weariing... Lots of brogues and clickety heeels lol !

[CrashTestBrummie]

now im lookin at brogues. fuck this forum

you're doomed.

[devilish]

what've you gone and bought?

I bought some older Grenson's. Overpaid a little but i really liked the look of them. Have my eye on some Edward Green next.

you're doomed.

+1 you're done for now.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Have my eye on some Edward Green next.

good shout, you and me too...i know there's a backlog till january for mto orders.

Edited April 11, 2012 by CrashTestBrummie

[devilish]

I'm probably going to go the ebay route first as i don't think my budget can stretch to some mto's but that could be my next step down the ever so slippery slope.

[Denim Phenom]

Does anyone know a good place in LA for engineer boots? Be it vintage or new.

[stingray1381]

Mister Feedom.

[mikedbt5]

Shoes are different in my opinion , the tradtional rounder toed models are a bit "clumpy" looking to me . There is more variety of choice in the market but shoes are a more versatile item of clothing than boots . My .02c fwiw .

Picked these up a while back for work , they are a Loake mto for an Edinburgh shoe shop . Loake arent maybe eveyones taste but these are really good quality shoes and a very comfortable wear . I happen to prefer a more angular profile in a shoe than a rounder toe but still like the commando sole option . These worked out well .

[CrashTestBrummie]

oi polloi have UK 10.5 tricker's stow in espresso scotch grain at half price. grab it while you can...

[knucks]

Those look great miked, how much were they? I'm looking for a brogue at sub $200...wishful thinking?

[mikedbt5]

Those look great miked, how much were they? I'm looking for a brogue at sub $200...wishful thinking?

,

They were £149 incl postage to uk , pm'd you the link .

Edited April 12, 2012 by mikedbt5

[big truck]

Does anyone know a good place in LA for engineer boots? Be it vintage or new.

Not mister freedom but hollywood trading company or htc just further down the road. They have plenty.

[garden gnomes in space]

am I just too much of a newb to be a bit shocked that the Mister Freedom Engineer boots cost $950.? dont get me wrong,m they are nice, but I would think at that price, a Wesco would fit the bill a bit better.

Edited April 12, 2012 by garden gnomes in space

[fre-co]

The people who own them say they are great and worth every penny. I could not tempt myself though.

[big truck]

Forgot about those Road Champs so yes, try mister freedom too

Edited April 12, 2012 by big truck

[smittybat]

I think the Road Champs can get a very nice toe profile and wear in a short amount of time. With Wesco's you're going to have to wear them longer to get the same patina, and wear on them. I came VERY close to getting a pair but ended up needing the money for something else.

[Happy Hooligan]

I'd go wesco myself, but I'm biased. Think of it as a pair of jeans. If your jeans wear in and fade right away as opposed to a pair that takes a long time, which pair is going to break down and have holes quicker? I'd go with the pair that takes forever... that means they'd probably last forever too...

[straightxedge]

[Denim Phenom]

Hey SXE, how exactly does one mosh or stage dive with those? Or do you wear those to the show and then take them off outside and put on some dunks to mosh it up?

I'm totally kidding.

[Denim Phenom]

am I just too much of a newb to be a bit shocked that the Mister Freedom Engineer boots cost $950.? dont get me wrong,m they are nice, but I would think at that price, a Wesco would fit the bill a bit better.

I've never liked them. The ankle strap is way too high. I really like the fit and toe profile on my Red Wing 2970.

I called Mister Freedom and they have a pair of Mason engineer boots in my size. I'm driving down to sell my M6 and if they don't have any then i'll drive down to HTC. I need to get a pair of pants hemmed so might as well knock out two birds with one stone.

Then i'm going to Sunrise Cycles. Not like you guys really want to know my whole schedule.

[knucks]

I'm still sort of trying to sell my Lone Wolf Engineers. They just dont fit my foot well without a insole, and with an insole, not great (great being defined as to how well my SDs fit.)

Anyone interested? See sig..

[Denim Phenom]

Those are nice but probably too big for me and i'm not looking to spend that much on boots anymore. Plus, i'm just going to resole whatever I get with a crepe sole anywho so no sense in spending a bunch of cash on something i'm going to retrofit.

[attackwithstones]

Punks and Skins Moshed and slammed and stage dove for years in combat boots.

[Max Power]

So, here's my 2940, worn since october. Still worn approx. 3 days a week and my best fitting Red Wing. I treated it twice with Mustang Paste.

[stingray1381]

I bought these after seeing pics of you wearing them. Very nice. My evo is coming along nicely as well.

[xEMBx]

Hey SXE, how exactly does one mosh or stage dive with those? Or do you wear those to the show and then take them off outside and put on some dunks to mosh it up?

I'm totally kidding.

I wreck in my engineer boots, no problem.