Shoes that look better with age...

[devilish]

Love it when this thread gets the CTB treatment and we get pictures and info on great British boots. Curious about that Barbour jacket Ben, would be very interested in seeing any images you might have of it.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Love it when this thread gets the CTB treatment and we get pictures and info on great British boots. Curious about that Barbour jacket Ben, would be very interested in seeing any images you might have of it.

I'll send over some pics, mate...for anyone else who might know about these things, it was an A457 'Lightweight International Suit' jacket from back when they only had one Royal Warrant (and long before they started flogging the fuck out of the standard International Suit)...

[rkusmant]

couple months old, applied venetian cream and brushed heavily.

[mlwdp]

Does anyone here have any thoughts on the Hathorn Travelers by Whites? I may have skipped some talk but wondering if they were ever brought up here since they're on baker's site right now.

Edited August 27, 2012 by mlwdp

[valz]

lthrkrft 12month+

[merzbot]

havin those alico tahoe boots from the other page!

russell walkers in brown and medium brown french veal and espresso navigator on the toe from a little more than a year on

as they were new

the two tone was a bit too rascal for my liking so i applied several light coats of watered down garment dye to the medium brown leather except for the collar.

art carters in chocalate veal for the non painting sessions

Edited August 28, 2012 by merzbot

[Shorty Long]

These bad boys are now on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170902729676#ht_500wt_1091

for being over 60 years old, these look pretty good...they'll look even better with a bit of wear

[Paul T]

So....

I needed a pair of brogues, and dropped in at my new favourite shoe shop, Mack's in Alerburgh.

There's some info on them at loomstate - which I'll update. Their selection is excellent, so are their prices. Most Tricker's are £270, most Sargents are £195. They also have a lot of the new AS at £155 - not all of them have conventional Goodyear soles IIRC. For the kind of seleciotn of Brit shoes we talk about here, they're fantastic. Those prices are about £30 more than Tricker's factory shop - but of course you get the full range, without having to wait for your particular size, and they're first quality. They have the full Sargent Veldtschoen range, too.

I did a lot of side by side comparison of the tricjker's Bourton and the Sargent Appleby. They're incredibly similar. The Bourton in Acorn is prettier and I'm sure I'll succumb on day, but I wanted a tan - and went for the Appleby, given my current credit balance.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Shit the bed, Paul, now that's what I call porn! Any idea of what the high-leg boot in the top right of the pic above is?

The Appleby is a sound choice of shoe, just keep the leather waxed from time to time and they should serve you well...

[hollowsleather]

This is driving me insane:

WANT TO NUDGE.

[marti-mar]

What two shoes choose to do in the privacy of their own shelf is none of our business.

[spidereye]

Smoke jumper

Feeling the arch heel supa nice.

Edited September 1, 2012 by spidereye

[CrashTestBrummie]

Edward Green veldts, having used black polish over the rainy season (UK Summer 2012, for those in foreign climes!):

And a pair of William Lennon boots, MTO for a sometimes lurker here (cheers, if you're reading this!). Makes a change to have a non-brown pair of boots...and these are up with the Lotus and Tricker's veldts in terms of sturdiness:

[spidereye]

That william lennon, are stunning boots.super sleek leather .

[rob j cole]

Mf RC

Viberg

RW

Alden Indy Boot

Alden Cap Toe Boot

Edited September 6, 2012 by rob j cole

[patrick_b]

^^ Nicely done!! Great boot rotation.

[yanansi]

Mf RC

Viberg

RW

Alden Indy Boot

Alden Cap Toe Boot

nice collection, you mind share ur size. thanks

[superfuture]

as planned we have to split up the 10 big MEGA THREADS on supertalk.

this thread is one of them

!!

all details about splitting these threads can be found here:

we HAVE STARTED manually moving all the posts made so far in 2012 from the OLD thread to THIS NEW thread.

--> systematically going backwards page by page from the most recent post.

--> since this will take a LOT of TIME it might be realistic to only go back a few months.

--> will update status in this first post.

SO PLEASE START POSTING YOUR SHOES THAT LOOK BETTER WITH AGE IN THIS THREAD

[as they're going to get moved here anyway if you don't...]

!!

UPDATE: so far we have moved 463 posts going back to JUNE 4th

if you have any feedback or notice anything weird let us know here

!!

[Megatron1505]

Did you buy those Lennons from ebay Ben? I watched a pair exactly like those for a week, then forgot the end of the auction. Great looking boots mate.

[jimjam]

finally manage to get this up after countless state hoping....

went to roberto ugolini in florence and spoke to him and stayed on for a while to watch the whole process of shoe making

some pics to share

and these are my red wings after 50 days of travelling

after some light brush without any conditioner or oil

will post more pics of other bespoke shoes maker and my own pair of boots.

Those 3140's... Well got deng! Can't wait till mines look like that.

[rob j cole]

nice collection, you mind share ur size. thanks

MF RC 10

Viberg Engineer Boots 10D

RW 10D

Alden Boots 10.5D

[BrownMetallic]

That william lennon, are stunning boots.super sleek leather .

Did you buy those Lennons from ebay Ben? I watched a pair exactly like those for a week, then forgot the end of the auction. Great looking boots mate.

.

'wish we could revive that "Lennon Project" group purchase from several mos ago.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Did you buy those Lennons from ebay Ben? I watched a pair exactly like those for a week, then forgot the end of the auction. Great looking boots mate.

Yes mate, and they're going back on there at 7pm today as they're too bloody tight on my feet! Drop me a line if you're interested and we can take it from there...

In fact, I've noticed that with a few other pairs - my right foot, in particular, seems to be wider now than it was a while ago and it's causing problems. It's my C&J boots that are causing the problems, just the three pairs that I went TTS on (Islay, Skye and Coniston). I'm trying to summon up the bollocks to get them all listed on eBay, but if anyone is willing to make a serious offer then drop me a line. All are UK size 9.5, E fitting.

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'wish we could revive that "Lennon Project" group purchase from several mos ago.

I'd be up for it at some point soon...the AS group MTO is dead in the water, although I'm thinking of a single order MTO with the proceeds of any C&J boots that get recycled.

Was going sorting out some old pics today and found a couple that make for an interesting 'then and now' pic combo.

C&J Arran

And the Edward Green veldtschoen boot

Lastly (!), anyone got any ideas about who might've been the maker of these old sand shoes? They're the kind of stuff that they would have worn in the colonies back in the day, with a matching linen suit. Superbly built, the pics sell them well short:

[Thor]

are those lennon boots 2 tone , or has that look been achieved with the polish ?

[Megatron1505]

Chris, they're two tone.

Ben, they're beautiful boots, but I have a trip to New York in a few weeks, so I'm back to penny pinching for a while.

[fre-co]

Good stuff CTB. What size are the Lennons?

I may make a trip up to northampton on Friday to see if I can be tempted.

[CrashTestBrummie]

They're a size 9, and would have worked for a 9.5 if my right foot was a little slimmer...

[fre-co]

I know that feeling. I'd probably have them off you if i weren't awaiting a pair of russell mocs and contemplating a northampton trip next week.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Good luck with Northampton, I really should try my luck there again at some point...

[pepper davies]

Sorry for the shameless plug, but I have 2 pairs of vintage engineer boots with brand new resoles and a pair of Road Champs on my eBay. All 3 fit around an 11.5.

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