Shoes that look better with age...

[smoothsailor]

Thanks, your rugby i should do that.

[olmecasteve]

Viberg Engineers that I got at their sample sale 

Got these resoled by Brian the Bootmaker 

 

[Ar_thor]

Are there any images of how the olive CXL will age on a pair of JL Combat boots?

I'm strangely attracted to them but I'm a bit curious of how they will look a down the line.

[Thanks_M8]

^paging @MJF9

[MJF9]

@Ar_thor @Thanks_M8 

Here are some before and after pics, roughly 12 months apart

Before are from August 2019.  After taken just now. 

The olive CXL on the combats was new when I got them... mine have had only a little wear... so I'm sure there will be more well worn examples out there in cyberspace

The colour is now less green and I think has more depth... and still strangely attractive methinks 

[Maynard Friedman]

It’s like a spot the difference competition!

[Double 0 Soul]

Which one looks most like a pair of Lone Wolfs?

..where the flip is @edmond when you need him!

[MJF9]

25 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

It’s like a spot the difference competition!

I knew you'd like that... give you something to do this weekend... here's a starter for ten - different width cuffs; different jeans; top speed hook not laced; different Pantone Matching System unique identifiers.....

We'll know if there's been deeply reflective change if a certain someone likes my Lofgren post  

 

[unders]

I’m impressed you’ve kept your foot there for  a whole 12 months. Dedication. 

[MJF9]

Thanks mate - it was really hard as I had to change my jeans without moving my legs... but hey them pictures don't lie do they

[sensy]

Since I have an "old" (roughly 2 months of wear) and a new pair of Tender 870 Sidings Chukka Boots, I figured I might as well take some fun photos.

[Ar_thor]

@MJF9 Cheers for that, they look great! It looks like they're coming alive with wear, much like the natural cxl does.

 

[MJF9]

@Maynard Friedman ^^ here's another spot the difference competition for you! It doesn't rain, it pours.

Edited September 11, 2020 by MJF9

[MJF9]

@Ar_thor no worries, thanks and yeah agreed they’re improving with wear

Edited September 11, 2020 by MJF9

[shredwin_206]

[propellerbeanie]

Does anyone have any experience with Heschung sizing? Specifically their Odeon last?

[Thanks_M8]

^ the lasts I tried (got a pair of oxford and a pair of tyroleans, thuya or something) are on the long and narrow side, imo

[MJF9]

@shredwin_206 brush and polish skip week 

[mlwdp]

Seems like Nick’s gave up on getting into the Japanese market, leaving Wesco, Danner, and White’s to dominate out of the PNW footwear brands 

[Elmer.Richard]

Who has tried this or has ordered this? 

 

[mlwdp]

Posted about them way back in April. 
 

https://supertalk.superfuture.com/topic/140583-shoes-that-look-better-with-age/?page=302

https://supertalk.superfuture.com/topic/140583-shoes-that-look-better-with-age/?page=303

[hurhur]

 

Just got my flamepanda boots in this evening. Sorry for the dim photo. Size 8 in his 181 last fits exactly like my Motor Engineers size 8. First impression of the horse leather on these is that it is almost as thick, but not as stiff as other horsehides I own, but it is a hefty boot. Chromexcel pouch is a small gift from him. 

 

Edited September 14, 2020 by hurhur

[persco_]

^^ They look terrific. I'm hopefully getting closer to my boots from Flamepanda... I've been in the queue since early June.

[SuperJackle]

Hello everyone, let me preface this by saying I don’t know jack shit about boots compared to you all. I have a question regarding a pair of OSB trench boots I received recently. I’ve had two pairs before in the past, no issues. I loved the elston last, and hate fussing with buying shoes online. Much harder for me to nail down than denim. So knowing that I like the last a knew my size I ordered this new pair. 
Anyway, I received them Saturday with what looks like serious gaps around the welt revealing the stitching. I asked the folks on the GYW reddit and I was told to send them back; contacted OSB and was told that the leather will relax and at that point stitching won’t be visible. Sounds a bit like I’m being had. What do you folks think? See pics 

[persco_]

^^ They might be right, but I've never had a pair of boots that looked like that, and I've owned many pairs of goodyear welted boots from different makers (never Oak Street though). Looks like sloppy stitching.

[propellerbeanie]

On 9/14/2020 at 12:18 AM, Thanks_M8 said:

^ the lasts I tried (got a pair of oxford and a pair of tyroleans, thuya or something) are on the long and narrow side, imo

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, the only ones I'm interested in are built on the Odeon last, and I'm not sure what the differences are...

[SuperJackle]

15 hours ago, persco_ said:

^^ They might be right, but I've never had a pair of boots that looked like that, and I've owned many pairs of goodyear welted boots from different makers (never Oak Street though). Looks like sloppy stitching.

I’m kind of on the fence. If it’s just sloppy and will disappear with wear, I can live with it. If it’s going to leak water through, or make it harder to resole down the way, they have to go back. OSB assured me that it wouldn’t affect structural integrity, but if they send pairs out off the line like this and don’t see anything wrong with it, I don’t think I can take their word for it. 

Edited September 15, 2020 by SuperJackle

[MJF9]

It might even become more apparent with wear and it'll then probably be harder to return them.  They're not cheap boots either. No excuses for the sloppy stitching. I think you can expect better.  I vote return them.    

[Duodequinquagesimus]

Return #2 

[mpukas]

I had a pair of Chippewa arctic boots that had GYW stitching like that. I sent pics to Kyle at Baker's and asked his opinion, and he said send them back. So I did, and found another pair that didn't have that issue.