Shoes that look better with age...

[Cucoo]

It most certainly is great to see a canvas sneaker where the canvas gives out but the rubber looks fine  With standard CTs it's always been the opposite for me, rubber breaking at stress points.

[Cucoo]

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Took delivery of one of the last pairs of trooper boots today. Took a total gamble on sizing (MF says half size down from sneaker size - but I wear US9 in CTs and US10,5 in Vans, so yeah) but the 9,5 fits. Can't wait to start breaking these in!

I totally love the selvedge denim drawstring bag they came in, too.

 

[Iron Horse]

16 hours ago, Cucoo said:

It most certainly is great to see a canvas sneaker where the canvas gives out but the rubber looks fine  With standard CTs it's always been the opposite for me, rubber breaking at stress points.

Lofgrens numero uno, though I might have my biases. 

[Niro]

17 hours ago, Cucoo said:

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I'm normally not into the whole two mix of materials on boots, but those look awesome! Nice pick up

[Dr Feelgood]

"SAGARA Boondocker"

After 3 weeks use

 

[BrownMetallic]

On 6/23/2017 at 9:35 PM, BrownMetallic said:

 Updated the specs:

                     "SMBH"

Model: 6" SCOUT Boots, 2-tone

Last: 2040

Leather: [Black] Scotch Grain Print Horse Butt ( Italy ) x Roughout Shaft Panel

Construction: GYW StormWelt [Black] ... or ***Stitchdown

Sole: [Black] Gloxi-cut

Eyelets: 8-Gunmetal

Toebox: Partially Structured toe

 

Notes:

• [Optional] Kilties

• Pull-up tabs

• Grey-stained midsole

• All-around__ Grey**Tonal Stitching [including 360• welt stitch]

 

 

Update on the Styleforum x Viberg GMTO:  
FOK updated the possible leather option to Scotch Grain Print Horse Butt (Italy) ... & cuz of the thickness, it can be done on  Stitchdown. 

Edited July 18, 2017 by BrownMetallic

[Rob060]

Not a fan of the gloxi sole or the fact that they look like police combat boots.

[BrownMetallic]

6 hours ago, Rob060 said:

Not a fan of the gloxi sole or the fact that they look like police combat boots.

Sorry to hear that ... different strokes for different folks, right?! 

I suppose I could've chosen anything other than a Gloxi ... or any other color besides black ... but, i have been hunting for a pair of sensible black boots to replace my aging/worn in Black Indy.

The design concept was semi-inspired by Kyle Reese's (Michael Biehn) BlackTrench X BlackNike hi-tops steez from the first Terminator movie.  

So, 'thought I'd treat this F/W Scout to a stealthy, nimble, "hit-the-ground-running" kinda cross-utility urban concrete trekker fit for city-dwellers.

The tonal stitching + stained midsole + roughout [alt., waxed flesh] shaft are color-blocking features to visually askew from the blunt opacity of a solid black boot.

Btw, the Gloxi is not set in stone,  though the sub has to be in wedge, as well ....

[garden gnomes in space]

I think they look great, especially since there seems to be a mix of rough out and smooth leathers with some stealthy tonal aspects.  Im not in the market unfortunately, and I find Vibergs rather a bit too heavy for my liking

[Dr Feelgood]

Gotz My New Boots

TXTURE "Sanity Boots"Mto

●Brown X Blue Roughout

●Siuri Last(new version)

●360°Norwegian Stormwelt (2tone chainstitch)

●Double Midsole

●Its Hide Sole + Cuban heels

[Niro]

Anyone with Lone Wolf boots, do you wear TTS or size down half?

[Aries]

I went TTS.

edit: I.e., they fit similar to Alden Trubalance.

Edited August 8, 2017 by Aries

[Niro]

18 minutes ago, Aries said:

I went TTS.

edit: I.e., they fit similar to Alden Trubalance.

thanks Aries. And is the fit good for you or on the looser side?

As reading up on alden lasts (as i have no clue on Alden), the consensus seems to be size down half for the trubalance.

[Aries]

The fit was spot on for my foot. The consensus is indeed to size down for TB, but of course that 'size down' is relative to other sizes you take in other shoes, which again are on different lasts, sized differently depending on brand, and so on...!

For example - I've owned 9.5-11 in Alden Trubalance (currently own the 11s); all have fit my foot more or less, with changes in socks.

I wear a 10.5 in Viberg if that helps, but also own a 10 and 11 in Viberg; again, both fit.

And yet, in notoriously small, narrow lasts like Brass Clinch Tokyo's 'Closed Narrow' (CN) last, where everyone says to size up 2(!), I actually fit into an 11 fine, where I was told I'd need at least a 12 (fits fine too with insert), probably a 13 (nah, would be way too big).

tldr; take all size advice with a grain of salt.

[mlwdp]

On 8/1/2017 at 4:22 AM, Dr Feelgood said:

Gotz My New Boots

TXTURE "Sanity Boots"Mto

●Brown X Blue Roughout

●Siuri Last(new version)

●360°Norwegian Stormwelt (2tone chainstitch)

●Double Midsole

●Its Hide Sole + Cuban heels

 

They look similar to White's LTT Smokejumpers.  Very nice!

[mlwdp]

Which reminds me, I should do a 3 month review of my double sole SJ shortly.  They went from feeling like walking on a 2x4 to feeling like slippers lol.  

[Niro]

Thanks Aries. I've taken a chance with half size down, as that was largest size i could get for the Lone Wolf carpenters I wanted, so hopefully it works out for me

[mrsmiff]

Red Wing Japan 2966 engineer boots after a year of wear. We just got a fresh batch, unfortunately, even with a huge order, RW wouldn't make us anything larger than an 11US, which fits like a 10.5US.

[Niro]

Just found out Trickers himalaya collection is on their store. Been waiting for the navy stow type boot (called Hardie) since I saw sneak previews of it earlier in the year, but it's £495!

Also found out they have price hike on all products few months ago, standard boots are now £425!

I've become a big Trickers fan, but even I'm not sure about these prices. What do others feel about their pricing now?

[Dr Feelgood]

TKS mlwdp

[mrman]

One year wait is over. The process wasn't the smoothest but the end result made it all worthwhile. Role Clubs in brown horse hide from my ig.

[mikecch]

^ Nice! His work looks better every year~

[Dr Feelgood]

Wow..very eyegasm,how the sizing mrman?

[mrman]

They are made to your individual measurements

[BrownMetallic]

Shameless Plug:

Styleforum X Viberg GMTO is currently on its voting stage ... just thought I'd ask here, for the last time, if there any interests here for ...

6" ScoutBoots: Black ScotchGrain Horsebutt (Italy)

•2040 Last •Stitchdown •Allaround Grey Tonal Stitching •8-Gunmetal Eyelets •Pingpong toe ... as for the proposed sole, Black Gloxicut__ but I'm flexible to a dark-stained, stacked midsole on full/mini ripple.

Bottom photo is the actual leather that'll be used.

[jigsaw]

This is my friend shoes and does anyone experience this before redwing gt lug sole crumbling to pieces like its melts , i never saw this happens to any redwing shoes before. Can it be expired?

 

[Iron Horse]

I've seen the RW Beckman soles start to crack and break in a similar fashion with little wear time. For some reason they use a very cheap rubber sole on these models. I'd probably have them resoled right after buying.

[mlwdp]

Definitely time for a resole.  

[jigsaw]

1 hour ago, Iron Horse said:

I've seen the RW Beckman soles start to crack and break in a similar fashion with little wear time. For some reason they use a very cheap rubber sole on these models. I'd probably have them resoled right after buying.

definitely change my view toward them 

 

1 hour ago, mlwdp said:

Definitely time for a resole.  

Resole for sure, just wanted to know what causing this. Im familiar with polyurethane disintegrating on sneakers but on boots? is it humidity is the main culprit? 

Edited August 30, 2017 by jigsaw

[Iron Horse]

Could be humidity too; here in Taiwan it's pretty darn humid during the rainy seasons, for example, and here is where I've seen the Beckmans at Dr. Sole in for resoles with cracked rubber soles.