Shoes that look better with age...

[spidereye]

Vintage boots from Ww2 love it

[julian-wolf]

All about that Munson aesthetic

Where’d you score those?

[spidereye]

local thrift store (｡♡‿♡｡) 

 

[hurhur]

Finally got a chance to take photos of flamepanda’s boot in natural light. The texture of the raw horsehide is insane. The leather has an almost velvety texture that you can see the knap when you run your finger across it. You can also see the imperfections on the horsehide, which is a plus point for me. Flamepanda did a superb job with the norvegese stitch. Very clean job on the mid soles, which I have also used some boot wax to polish up. Last photo is a comparison with my natural horsehide RDT Roots after on-off ~6 months of wear. The RDTs has darkened up quite a bit. Didn’t notice until the comparison shot 

[JDelage]

Selling a pair of Paraboot Bergerac in nubuck on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324302297217

[bartlebyyphonics]

On 9/15/2020 at 9:05 PM, MJF9 said:

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.    

agreeing with this...

@SuperJackle that looks pretty unacceptable - might take it from a lower price point, but not from the mid / higher end...

@spidereye - yesyesyes for the vintage find! top work! 

@hurhur ... I never knew raw horsehide would be so appealing...

[cheapmuthafukr]

$6 worth of shoes that look better with age. 

[spidereye]

Nice score

[julian-wolf]

Just got a pair of Fracaps in! Thanks again to @sensy and @Elmer.Richard for sharing their pairs & making me aware of the brand

These'll be pretty much exclusively used for hiking, but not until after I've worn them walking around town for at least a few days to be sure they're comfortable & somewhat broken-in

 

No off-foot photos, yet…maybe once they've seen some actual wear

[Geeman]

Just picked these up after months of procrastination...

Dr Martens Made in England in Horween Chromexel. 

[SuperJackle]

So RE the Oak Street boots; after some debate with the operations manager(not much, but some push back), I exchanged for another identical pair. The new pair are much better. I think because they contract out to other makers, it’s harder for them to QC properly. Still though, the boots aren’t drop-shipped, and they should pull a pair with shitty stitching before it leaves their HQ. 

[Elmer.Richard]

11 hours ago, julian-wolf said:

Just got a pair of Fracaps in! Thanks again to @sensy and @Elmer.Richard for sharing their pairs & making me aware of the brand

These'll be pretty much exclusively used for hiking, but not until after I've worn them walking around town for at least a few days to be sure they're comfortable & somewhat broken-in

 

No off-foot photos, yet…maybe once they've seen some actual wear

Nice Fracaps. I like the color and that welt too.

[conqueror]

i've had my RW 8138s in 11D for a little over a year now and love them. unfortunately, the right boot is slightly too small in the toebox against my pinky toe after a few hours of wear.

would sizing up to an 11.5D resolve the issue? the EE widths are borderline impossible to source where i'm located (australia) and no one appears to ship them here either. i've also read EE is only wider at the heel of the shoe, and the toebox is essentially the same. is this accurate?

edit: i don't have much experience with boots in general, but i'm typically a US12 in most sneakers.

Edited September 26, 2020 by conqueror

[fre-co]

Sounds like sizing up a half might work better for you

[smoothsailor]

Clinch oxfords

 

[Duke Mantee]

@smoothsailor beautiful shoes Paul - and I love them with those socks

[smoothsailor]

Thank u Duke. Even though the colors are close, there,s still a lot of contrast

[Broark]

RDT has made their Coupen in black horsehide, and they made a size 12. Very tempting...what do y'all think?

[Duke Mantee]

I’ve only good things to say about RDT generally - seems like they are calling your name

[Ar_thor]

They're nice, RDT is great but personally I like the original black iteration better  A question of pure taste though. It's cool that they stock them in a 12.

I really hope they'll restock the natural or burgundy Casper's in sz 10 (and the brown Coupen as well) 

[Broark]

@Ar_thor the thing I prefer about the normal black Coupen is the natural midsole compared to the all black on the horsehide version.
Based on those photos the horsehide has a bit of a tea-core base to it which should be nice with some wear.
Wish I could order them directly instead of through a proxy, might try to ask.

[Ar_thor]

I'm pretty sure you can. They just won't put a lower value to dodge the customs, at least not when I asked.

[Broark]

Good to know! I sent them an email through their contact page this morning. Last time I reached out to them was to ask about ordering size 12, but never heard back. Fingers crossed. No customs issues in the US since it’s under $800.

[MJF9]

Nodding to the peeping tea-core... that'll break up the all black very nicely and set it off

[oomslokop]

why don't u try masuya or genco? 

[Broark]

@oomslokop mainly because size 12 is hard to come by, hoping Barnstormer stocks these if RDT doesn’t reply the my email. They have the standard black Coupen in 12.

[Duke Mantee]

Masuya could probably order in for you

[Broark]

Good point, I’ll see if I hear anything back first and then reach out to see. Thanks y’all, I think I’m sold on these.

[shredwin_206]

sorry @MJF9 I work construction so my boots take a beating. They’re being neglected again. Haha 

[spidereye]

A couple  layer of obenauf will do