Shoes that look better with age...

[Crat]

and some good oll cordovan

 

 

[itsbenhere]

I kind of can't believe cordovan is a real thing.  It blows my mind every time I look at it.

[mpukas]

Max - very very nice boots. Love 'em. 

[Vanquish Gold]

Hi Hollow, you were requesting for more pictures of Phigvel Engineer Boots. I have a pair for a while now. Took some evolution photos of them today. I have to brighten the photos because of the indoor shots but the color is pretty spot on under the sun.

 

This is the only pair of Engineers that I have so can't really comment much on anything else except that the fading of the leather from a dark chocolate brown to light natural tone is pretty phenomenal. The color depth(variation) throughout the boots cannot be justified by the photos alone. 

 

 

 

Edited June 23, 2014 by Vanquish Gold

[exaptavist]

.

Edited October 9, 2015 by hoggreaser

[kimi]

well done vanquish, those look excellent. how's the profile from the side? has the toe flattened much?

[hollowsleather]

Hot damn that looks great, that is some nice leather.  Thanks for the pics.

[superfuzz]

Wow those look great. How did you size on those, VG?

[Vanquish Gold]

Thanks for the compliments guys!The toe retains its shape and I size them as I would have sized most boots.. half size smaller than the actual measurement on the brannock device.

[superfuzz]

Cool. Could you post more pics of the profile of the boot when you get a chance?

[st199ml]

Can't imagine this is news to many, but I contacted Viberg over the past couple of days about a potential custom order (glutton for punishment after last time). They informed me they no longer accept orders for single pairs. No Canadian wedding boots for me. 

[Kwaker]

No red & white shell boots for you ... on a more serious note, what were you planning to have made? 

[st199ml]

Hmm, red and white leather, I don't think the bride would approve.

Nothing that exotic. Service boot on 310 last in a nice brown leather. Whatever I could get made in time. All a bit academic.

Anyone got other suggestions? Otherwise I'll have to brave Trickers.

[Megatron1505]

Whites SD's.

[Cucoo]

Did my quarterly shoe conditioning today:

 

 

 

 

 

Left to right, Sendra 1692 - Red Wing 2268 - Red Wing 9027 (these will be sent to a Red Wing shop to be resoled 2268 style soon) - Red Wing 595

 

 

Not pictured: RW 3143 suede chukka. Also, need black cowboy boots and some kind of work boot (semi-dress style) to round things off ^^

Edited June 28, 2014 by Cucoo

[Dreipasou]

Bl@ster, where did you buy those Chippewas? They are beautiful! I see them on their website but haven't seen them in shops (online or not) yet.

[Dreipasou]

My Red Wing 9166, from the handsewn collection. Maybe six months worn, but not showing any wear yet. Great summer shoes!

 

 

[Mr. Blue]

 

[dan1985]

My work boots, 1970s deadstock redwing 2219

 

Before and after a much needed oiling. 

 

 

 

Edited June 30, 2014 by dan1985

[Mr. Blue]

[Maynard Friedman]

Alfred Sargent Dumfries - worn on average once a week for the last 3 years.

 

 

[volvo240thebest]

great stuff Maynard. how does AS compare to Tricker's, quality wise, in your experience?

[Maynard Friedman]

Never had Trickers but own 3 pairs of AS and contemplating a fourth so I certainly like them!

[rayw44]

All the folks who use Denimbro have seen these already, but I realized I never posted these here. This is a selection of some of the vintage engineer boots I have. I originally posted the pics to show the different toe shapes across different eras.

 

 

 

40s era unbranded brown pair on the left, and 50s era deadstock Red Wings on the right.

 

 

50s or 60s era pair only marked as "Rancher" on the left, and 50s or 60s (maybe even 70s) era Sears on the right.

 

 

40s or 50s era Penney's Foremost on the left, and 50s or 60s era Chippewa on the right.

[rayw44]

 

Unbranded 40s or 50s pair on the left, and 70s era Sears on the right.

 

 

Montgomery Ward Blue Band boots from the 40s on the left, and deadstock 40s Chippewa on the right.

 

The dates are all estimates based on all of the features present on each pair, and the takeaway for me is that their is really no one feature that indicates a date for a pair of engineer boots (short of a tag and a confirmed product number cross referenced in a catalog).

[Paul T]

great stuff Maynard. how does AS compare to Tricker's, quality wise, in your experience?

In the past I would have said Tricker's quality was slightly better than AS, now they're probably equal. A lot depends on the leather choice on the style you like.

 

Both makers use different leather across their range, which ages differently. I love Marron and Acorn antique although I'm not certain how well it ages. The leather on Maynard's Dumfries, and my brogues, isn't as translucent as on the Stowe, but it doesn't seem to crack like the Stowe; yet I know Tricker's use that same leather on, IIRC, the Keswick.

[zk4025]

 

The W & Anchor Bros. Work shoes

after 8 months used !

 

 

 

Edited July 3, 2014 by zk4025

[Max Power]

Viberg 1950 Service Boot in Black Wax Flesh. Now I'm settled with boots.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

well, that was quick

[Vanquish Gold]

My holy grail... waited for 6 months lol.