Shoes that look better with age...

[demonator]

where to cop pistolero?

[patrick_b]

...They don't touch on the Islays:

Islay's looking fantastic. Love how they pair up with denim. It's certainly a boot that looks better with age. I've considered them for years and now Skyfall has made it damn near impossible to buy a pair. Yours look so good, it will keep the dream alive!

Edited January 1, 2013 by patrick_b

[alvah407]

where to cop pistolero?

Found them at needsupply.com

If you buy the sand version post them up & give us a quick review.

[engar]

Yeah I saw Pistolero boots at Needsupply.com

[Crat]

Those suede sand pistoleros look nice. Is their quality any good?

White's custom boot website is also very tempting.... Been doing my US boot homework recently

[fre-co]

Well, like a london bus you wait ages for one then two come at once, my White's Nomads have shipped from Bakers as well as my russell moccs coming. Pictures when they all arrive.

[rkusmant]

Way to start 2013 fre-co

[CrashTestBrummie]

Islay's looking fantastic. Love how they pair up with denim. It's certainly a boot that looks better with age. I've considered them for years and now Skyfall has made it damn near impossible to buy a pair. Yours look so good, it will keep the dream alive!

Cheers, P. I coveted them from the first visit to the C&J shop in town and they've served me well over the past ten months or so.

Better picture here, along with the Snowdon:

And something a little different here...an old quarter brogue chukka (?) made by Church's as part of their now-defunct Masterclass line from back in the day. Fantastic patina on this one, called the 'Ruskin' and made of quality leather with a really fine grain to it:

And lastly, can anyone identify what leather this is and how it should be cared for? If it helps, it's an old Church's model called 'Entebbe' (I think):

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 12, 2015 by hoggreaser

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Crat]

Almost looks a bit like seal or elephant. Not saying it is, but it might be.

Nice shine on the other pair btw : )

Those Thorogoods do indeed look tidy btw.

Had a word with my local retailer today; he's going to check if my Edward Green mto boot request is possible without heading into top drawer territory. I'll keep you posted.

Edited January 3, 2013 by Crat

[wgmds]

Those look like hippo skin

[CrashTestBrummie]

CTB - my first reaction when I saw that leather on those Church was of Mustang leather.. but I'm putting that down as a moment of madness. It is very different, can't say I've seen it before.

Almost looks a bit like seal or elephant. Not saying it is, but it might be.

Nice shine on the other pair btw : )

Those Thorogoods do indeed look tidy btw.

Had a word with my local retailer today; he's going to check if my Edward Green mto boot request is possible without heading into top drawer territory. I'll keep you posted.

Those look like hippo skin

Cheers for the responses, lads!

Looks like Entebbe is a city in Uganda so elephant or hippo could be close to the mark. Maybe antelope?

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[CrashTestBrummie]

More supple than you'd imagine although not as supple as calf...feels like it's probably pretty good in wet weather.

The old Church's that used exotic hides normally mention the hide on the sock liner (like the famous 'real cape buck' on their legendary 'Buck' brogues) but I can't see anything here, although most is faded.

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Double 0 Soul]

^^With words been bandied around like faded, burnished, scar tissue, rejected, distinct wrinkle, exotic buck, sock liner, creasing and aging, It could only be the lesser tanned hide of David Dickinson.

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[CrashTestBrummie]

Either that, or it's the left-over skin from the last time that Donatella Versace had her face lifted...

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Double 0 Soul]

Its putting me off my breakfast!

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[CrashTestBrummie]

So want to hunt for images now .. work-sense (not ethic, hell no!) prevents me ..

Thinking nice leathery bacon from the hotel buffet stuck to the bottom of the bain-marie all forlorn and forgotten about with a side of dried out instant mix pancake. 2* Euro holiday, yum!

As long as it's well-done, I'm happy...

Some C&J filth to help get you through the day, in the form of the Coniston and the Arran. I think I've owned these longer than any other pair that are still in my possession:

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[CrashTestBrummie]

They're made of rough-out and are an occasional model that C&J do in different leathers. Shame they're not veldtschoen as that's all that's lacking in my (biased) eyes - especially given the fact that they're built on the Snowdon pattern (albeit on the Islay last 365).

When new, prior to wax, rain, snow, sleet and mud:

[Maynard Friedman]

Crash in the attic!

[fre-co]

those arran definitely do look better with age.

Edited January 4, 2013 by fre-co

[demonator]

wrong thread

these are wesco boss slab

xoxo

ed

Edited January 4, 2013 by demonator

[SLAB]

which boots are those Ed?

Hope to pick up a pair of Islay's one day as well; Snowdon's look tough as nails

[ndalgas]

Filson Uplander Chukka, I have been really enjoying these, they remind me a lot of Red Wings. Better quality then I was expecting.