Shoes that look better with age...

[crownzip]

My old RM Williams Gardener boots are holding up well.

[shredwin_206]

6 hours ago, bartlebyyphonics said:

pix!

stock photos from the whites website. Haven’t got them yet. 

[JDelage]

Took advantage of the S & S sale...

 

[Broark]

Arpenteur just released their new Paraboot collaboration, I'll be ordering a pair.
Just trying to determine sizing, leaning toward the 45. My other pair were UK 11 so I think that lines up.

 

[Broark]

Received my Arpenteur x Paraboot Elevage boots, these are pretty much exactly what I've been looking for in a chelasea boot.
They're made with an oiled nubuck leather, so they do kind of have a Blundstone vibe to them.
Size 45 feels perfect size wise, not much wiggle room once they're on so my feet don't slide around.

[volvo240thebest]

They look great!

[mlwdp]

[Geeman]

@Broark they look great. I'd be after a pair if I didn't have DM'S in the same style. Although they look much nicer 

[mlwdp]

West Ride came out with a work boot

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHjydOSjuNZ/?igshid=11wzhlehvhon9

 

Edited November 14, 2020 by mlwdp

[Duke Mantee]

@mlwdp I think that’s a handsome boot

[diggers]

viberg x iron heart

[shredwin_206]

[MJF9]

[shredwin_206]

18 minutes ago, MJF9 said:

Time more more oil? 

[mlwdp]

@shredwin_206You should send pics to Max Schaaf, who came up with the boot for 4Q or Whites Boots Japan.

Edited November 14, 2020 by mlwdp

[MJF9]

^ a damp cloth, brush and conditioning please

[chicote]

I’ve been looking into getting some steel toed engineer boots for the past few months but have no experience with them in person and am not sure where I could try some on where I live, especially with lockdown starting up again tomorrow. I really like their styling in theory, but worry they might come off a bit cartoonish in real life. I’d be wearing them at work, where they’d certainly be considered over dressed, if technically regulation compliant, as well as for riding a motorcycle I’m starting to build over the winter. How have you all managed incorporating engineers or similar boots into your wardrobes? Do they feel more natural on than they might seem at first?

[dudewuttheheck]

1 hour ago, chicote said:

I’ve been looking into getting some steel toed engineer boots for the past few months but have no experience with them in person and am not sure where I could try some on where I live, especially with lockdown starting up again tomorrow. I really like their styling in theory, but worry they might come off a bit cartoonish in real life. I’d be wearing them at work, where they’d certainly be considered over dressed, if technically regulation compliant, as well as for riding a motorcycle I’m starting to build over the winter. How have you all managed incorporating engineers or similar boots into your wardrobes? Do they feel more natural on than they might seem at first?

For me, it's been very natural to incorporate them into my wardrobe. They're easily my favorite style of boot. I personally don't see that as that "different" so I feel comfortable wearing them with just about anything. I would say the only thing I don't wear them with usually is baseball caps. Of course, I really love engineers so I don't think everyone shares my way of thinking. Just confidently wear them with whatever you want. I wear them to work and most people don't bat an eye. My only tips would be these two: Firstly, I personally think engineers look better with wider leg openings, at least 8.5" at half measurement. Secondly, just be ready for some heel slip. Even in my best fitting engineers, I experience at least some level of heel slip. It's not an issue for me, but some people can't stand it. 

Edited November 17, 2020 by dudewuttheheck

[unders]

With big old engineer boots in the workplace and how others perceive it, I found that people get over it pretty quickly. Sure the first few days you might get some comments or looks, but as soon as it becomes your normal workwear it just gets taken for granted. 
As soon as they get beaten up they won’t look overdressed (unless you shine them everyday I guess). 
 
Do they feel natural at first? They didn’t for me. Going from normal boots to heavy steel toe boots was a massive change, but that changed after a while. 

 

[mlwdp]

The most annoying is when a random person asks or tells you that you have cowboy boots on.  Yep....

[unders]

@mlwdp That’s when the steel toe comes in handy, right in the nuts 

[mpukas]

I agree w/ the above comments... the only thing I'll add is take strong consideration of the steel toe, and why you want/need it. If your job warrants that level of safety, then by all means get it. But if you plan to wear the boots casually and occasionally moto'g, you may not want it. Steel toes are heavy, they don't bend, the lead to often strange wear patterns at the toe, their cold in cold weather. And they're bulbous. That aesthetic may wear off on you after you've had them for a while. They serve an important purpose in the right situations, but outside of that they're a PIA and unnecessary. . 

[shredwin_206]

I work construction and luckily haven’t been required to wear steel toe. 
they dig into my toes like crazy when crouching. 
 

[bartlebyyphonics]

I have found the steel toe redwing 2268 surprisingly light fwiw... very sturdy boot for working in. the steel toe does remain bulbous as mentioned earlier [but that can work depending on your overall outfit silhouette...] which I do like to wear with bigger hem width jeans and caps... (military surplus rather than baseball...) pic related from earlier this year....

[julian-wolf]

Conditioned & waxed the Lofgren moc toes for the rainy season

 

Before:

 

Right boot conditioned (our left), left boot bare (our right):

 

Both boots conditioned & waxed:

[Broark]

Wow, those soles have worn down really quickly. Looks like they've seen a lot of wear.

[julian-wolf]

They've seen a good amount of wear (considering how new they are, at least), but yeah the soles are def. way on the soft side—will probably replace them with something a little stiffer when the time comes

I also really wish these had a leather midsole; between the foam midsole and the soft soles, the welts themselves are seeing a lot more wear than I'd like from me kicking things around

[julian-wolf]

Honestly, the heel counters on these are also pretty messed up

They don't fill all the way to the constructional stitching on the inside of either boot, which has allowed them to stretch inward, and has my heels sitting way towards the insides of the boots rather than over their centers

This doesn't seem to affect comfort much, but I worry that it may lead to premature wear elsewhere on the boots, and it's not great to look at either

Shame, 'cause otherwise these are right up to Lofgren's usual standards

 

[Cocoa_Lapin]

You must have a pretty good gait/posture, Julian; at least judging by how evenly worn out the outsole is.

This is how all my shoes look after very little wear and I can’t really do anything about it (this specific pair has <20 wears):

 

 

[julian-wolf]

That’s the thing: on most boots, I wear out the outer side of the heel well before anything else, as you’ve just shown with yours, but my foot sits so far off-center in these that they’re actually wearing evenly

That said, the overall speed of the wear does depend a lot on what the stones are made from—my old 1k mile Wolverines had heels that wore down just as quickly as your Dainites there; meanwhile, the Vibram heels on my M43 Lofgrens are still showing barely any wear after the better part of two years of pretty heavy use