Shoes that look better with age...

[Thanks_M8]

Cleaning: soap/dishsoap and a brush, stick a bit of cling wrap under it to protect the leather.

Removing: scalpel or small scissors with a sharp tip

[Talan]

If you really need to delete a tab, you can try the following. Cut it out with scissors close to the edge. Carefully separate the parallel threads with a regular needle, not very sharp, taking care not to scratch the skin, all the way to the stitch. Push the rest of the perpendicular threads inside between the stitches with the back of the needle or with a blunt awl. I used to remove labels on fabric this way, most probably it could be done here, too.
 

[vIGGiou riou]

remove tab of the shoes, pants, or jacket seems to me the same as castration of cats .... by the way Paraboot tab  is beautiful and would fade with shoes....

[julian-wolf]

???

[l13902733261]

Jodhpur boots degermann baranil marine 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

On 5/8/2023 at 12:27 PM, Thanks_M8 said:

Cleaning: soap/dishsoap and a brush, stick a bit of cling wrap under it to protect the leather.

Removing: scalpel or small scissors with a sharp tip

Worked like a charm 

[Geeman]

@spidereye

saw these and thought I'd let you know? 

https://www.marrkt.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/rm-williams-craftsman-chelsea-boots-01

[cultpop 0217]

Really didn't know where else to put this but I'll see if I can get some traction here. 

Have recently became fairly obsessed with vintage fifties and sixties ACME cowboy boots with the painted leather inlays and thought I would try my hand at customizing some boots. 

 

 

 First here are a few examples of what I'm talking about. 

And the boots themselves. Pretty cheap,  shaft my be synthetic. 

 

 

And here is what I've come up with for options

1. Cream and baby blue inlays, red piping

Option 2:

Cream and Red inlays, baby blue piping

Or

Option 3:

Blue and red up front,  cream in the back with or without piping

[LazyS]

Option 3 or crisscrossed red and blue with white piping

[Duke Mantee]

On 5/17/2023 at 9:20 PM, LazyS said:

Option 3 or crisscrossed red and blue with white piping

This

[spidereye]

On 5/17/2023 at 2:17 AM, Geeman said:

@spidereye

saw these and thought I'd let you know? 

https://www.marrkt.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/rm-williams-craftsman-chelsea-boots-01

I'm sorry just respawn here Gosh the link is already unavailable anyway thanks for sharing.

[spidereye]

My vintage 1930s service boot still wearable  rocking this old boots for DGR 2023 LAST SUNDAY . 

[mlwdp]

[sensy]

Attractions I've been wearing for a year or so. 

[Lukenstein]

Brown domain

[mlwdp]

Wesco 

Black Chromexcel

[MJF9]

Chiming in on the Birks chat...

Meet my slippers... super comfy footwear 

Had these about 10 years, worn most days over that period, starting to fail but reckon there's a plenty of life in the old dogs yet

I also have the Boston clogs (comfy but not the best lookers imo) and Zurich which I like a lot more

Edited June 10, 2023 by MJF9

[Broark]

Joining in on the Birk love, this is a pair of Bostons that I've had since maybe 2016. Worn mostly to take the dog out or for quick errands.
Don't really do much with them in regards to care, just lathered them up with some Obenauf's as they were looking a bit tattered.



And a pair of Rancourt Ranger Mocs that I got back in 2020 when they were running a crowdfunding promo.
Similarly to the Birks I don't ever do much with these, these are also freshly coated with Obenauf's.
Probably would look nicer if I put shoe trees in 'em, but I can't be bothered...

[MJF9]

Makes me realise my Arizona have never been nourished... probably explains the leather splitting in places

[mlwdp]

Wesco Romeo are my clogs lol.  These are based on the Roller Magazine collaboration including the blue leather insole.

treated with Blackrock.

 

[julian-wolf]

Got a pair of the MOTO #2121 in light brown Latigo

Wore them every day for around the first two weeks straight, but figured I should condition them before going much further

Photos are after a quick wiping + brushing off, but before any conditioning

[spidereye]

Red Wing PT91 knife pocket.

 

Edited June 30, 2023 by spidereye
Picture editing

[diggers]

[sensy]

Tender Sidings Boots

 

[spidereye]

WHITE'S SMOKE JUMPER LTT

QUITE HEAVY BUT VERY COMFY .

[mlwdp]

No shit they’re heavy lol.  I took mine off (lug some) for the exact reason on my Boss boot.

Edited July 17, 2023 by mlwdp

[spidereye]

@mlwdp I guess because of it purpose..the sole are thick and heavy..for a firefighter walking on burnt surface like burnt grass compound..must be so hot if thinner sole we can feel like walking on frying pan.

[pomata]

Found this pair of trickers at a thrift store for 10 euros today. Not bad!

 

[pomata]

They are very similar to the first pair of trickers I’ve had for 25 years and are still my favorites but these are low

Edited July 20, 2023 by pomata

[l13902733261]

Attractions lot.302 Roper Boots, same shiny steerhide as the lot.269 engineer.