Shoes that look better with age...

[karanimal]

So i made a mistake, these are the 2nd version of the RRL engineer boots, not the julian ones. Based on the pics i thought they were the Julians, no bother tho as these are pretty damn sweet. Here's vintage engineer boots comparison of the new pair vs the julians. Thankfully i was confident these weren't the latest "murdock" version 

 

http://vintageengineerboots.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/rrl-engineer-boots-comparison.html

 

Here's the pics that i was working with from the ebay seller. He also only had these labelled as RRL boots which probably reduced the number of views on his item page 

 

 

This is after a lexol cleaning and conditioning last night followed by some brushing. I will ran out of saphir reno the other week so once i get some more these will look even better. 

 

 

The shaft is insanely tight on these, so much so that i need a plastic bag on my foot to get them on and off. I will get some womens tights and wear those for the time being until the shaft opens up a bit for my massive foot. Once they are on tho they are extremely comfortable and the leather seems to be in great shape other than a bit of creasing. 

 

I may need a new cats paw heel soon but i doubt these will see much wear until the next aussie winter

[Aries]

The cognac badalassi leather is utterly insane on the Lofgrens. Here's new (SelfEdge pic) vs 2 weeks of wear (my pic). I blame the Aussie sun:L

[tigerstrom]

Damn! That leather looks fantastic!

[Aries]

Just received Tokyo Brass Clinch boots, CN brown. Very narrow last, thank god for my slim long feet!

 

[Iron Horse]

Those are going to look amazing broken-in! 

[Aries]

Agreed IH, looking forward to it. Not sure if this has been mentioned about clinch but the leather thickness is insane, at least 2x as thick as my Lofgren.

Not thinking this is necessarily better or worse, just something I didn't expect!

[mikecch]

^ Wow, then it would be around 4 mm?!?!?!?

 

Good to see an Aussie rocking nice engineers 

[oomslokop]

most of aussie superdenimbros are in melb (aries, badseed, mikecch)? okisan in sydney, louisbosco in perth, who else? there used to be a dude in canberra and that girl who loved mf and billykirk stuff, also in the berra.

[edmond]

Theres this girl in perth whos always shows hes ass

[redragon]

Picked up my boots resoled by Okuyama-san of Fukurokuju.

Nothing to add to past acclaimed, Really fine job indeed...

[Aries]

^ Wow, then it would be around 4 mm?!?!?!?

 

Good to see an Aussie rocking nice engineers 

 

I'm a Brit living here but I'll take the Aussie nomination!

 

Comparison with the Lofgren strap:

[ALB]

Heh, more engineer boots now, Aries.

[karanimal]

most of aussie superdenimbros are in melb (aries, badseed, mikecch)? okisan in sydney, louisbosco in perth, who else? there used to be a dude in canberra and that girl who loved mf and billykirk stuff, also in the berra.

 

 

HEY I AM IN SYDNEY!!!!! 

[Lukenstein]

I'm i Brisbane

[louisbosco]

Theres this girl in perth whos always shows hes ass

 

 

haha who who who?!?!?

[edmond]

Hahahahahahaha

[edmond]

Its a tranny!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Truman Java Waxed Flesh

 

[volvo240thebest]

lovely!

[PeterParker]

White's Bounty Hunters, distressed smooth after four years and many miles

[aho]

What's the word on Truman? I've been out of the game for a while...Seems like Whites x Viberg x Oak Street styling? How does the build compare? Not buying, just interested

 

In other news, my daily beater White's' pull tab finally ripped off. 4 years going strong and they haven't even seen a heel replacement. Craziest quabaug and vibram soles I've owned, I've had other pairs wear down at 20x the rate, and I wear these at least 2/3 of the year...

[Rob060]

I've had my bounty hunters, with the quabaug heel, for just about a year. They're my work boots and I do a lot of walking in them every day. Been pretty happy with the Vibram 700 and at the most worn point of the heel, I'd say I've gone through about half of the rubber. Not sure how much more wear I can get out of them, before I should reheel. If there's anything more durable than this sole/heel combo, I'd like to know.

 

Edited November 29, 2016 by Rob060

[aho]

^you may do more walking in them than I do, but I got another year+ out of my pair (and still going strong without resole/heel replacements) when they looked like that!

[Rob060]

cool. thanks for the info. i'd like to at least get another 6 months out of the heel. interested in maybe trying a lowered block heel, but white's seem to make a really big 'shelf' on those block heels. would want to see if they can sand it a little closer because it looks like it would feel so weird when walking, especially coming from the curved heel.

Edited December 1, 2016 by Rob060

[tod]

cool. thanks for the info. i'd like to at least get another 6 months out of the heel. interested in maybe trying a lowered block heel, but white's seem to make a really big 'shelf' on those block heels. would want to see if they can sand it a little closer because it looks like it would feel so weird when walking, especially coming from the curved heel.

 

White's has refused to sand it down in the past, but if you order through Baker's boots they will sand it down for you before sending it out.

[erk]

block heels are for sissies. 

[Aries]

First time wearing my Brass Clinch with denim, I'm beginning to get the appeal of this engineer boot thing.

[itsbenhere]

They look incredible!

[aho]

About lowered heels my advice: DON'T DO IT! 

 

I have a really nice pair of Wesco Packers, lowered heel for Japanese market. I wore them a good 10 times before I gave up. The imbalance and constant "leaning backwards" feel bugged the crap out of me and probably would mess up my gait and posture if I wore them any longer. 

[volvo240thebest]

Aries those clinch look fantastic!