Shoes that look better with age...

[garden gnomes in space]

Man, I want to hang out in Crat's back alley, or whatever it is. We should have an annual boot lovers meet up there, shoot the shit and whatnot.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Fucking love it.

EG veldt boot for Holland & Holland, the original incarnation of the Galway and probably one of the quintessential English field boots:

And a rather attractive page from an old Holland & Holland catalogue:

Plus, a couple of beauties made by Crockett & Jones for James Purdey, English gun-makers:

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[indigoeagle]

Anyone ever heard of Mansway Boots, apparently based in Japan? They have some really nice looking boots, on their Facebook page and their own webpage. Some are White's, but others seem to be their own Mansway brand; but all are said to be made in the USA. Some nice looking make ups...

http://www.facebook.com/manswayboot

According to their site they're located in Taipei.

Yes, all their Manway boots are apparently made by Julian boots. That's quite the range of choice.

http://www.mansway.com/collections/mansway-boots

[indigoeagle]

These are 860$

These 330$

Lovely boots, indeed.

[exaptavist]

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Edited October 8, 2015 by hoggreaser

[Crat]

well it might take a few pink cosmo's and a strawberry daiquiri or two, perhaps you might get lucky! :D

FU

I love the high hunting boots CTB, don't like the bottom ones that much.

[garden gnomes in space]

Before we get back to the regularly scheduled programming....

[CrashTestBrummie]

FU

I love the high hunting boots CTB, don't like the bottom ones that much.

See, I've been salivating over the bottom ones for well over a year and just never got round to getting a pair... The top pair are fantastic though, I agree.

[Crat]

The bottom pair is on sale at a shop I frequent. Didn't try them on though. Not my cuppa.

This is though. Much better than last night's beers

If you insist on cocktails a daiquiri or whisky sour please.

[bargerhm]

these look amazing mate, how do you find the soles? do you have a picture of them so we can see the wear on them?

cheers

Wanted to see some sole wear on Iron Rangers, here's some shots I just took, I like documenting how they've aged so I don't mind doing it. Tried to get the angles to give an accurate idea of what's worn away and not skew the proportions to make it look like less/more than what's there. Also included a picture of my attempt at a sort of dorm room studio lighting setup to really bring out the details.

Got these in the mail on 6-19-12 so I've had them just about 8 months now, bought used on ebay in basically new condition for ~$100 off, I scored big time on these. Here is condition when I got them, you can hardly even tell they were worn. Usually wear 4-5 times a week ever since, lots of walking between classes and whatnot, mink/saddle once a month, sometimes more often than that even, I've seen some black pairs that get really wrinkly and I think the frequent treatment helps mine stay smooth and supple.

And here they are today:

(Left pic: Outer left boot, Right pic: Inner Right boot)

Haven't treated with anything for a couple weeks, the snow today just made them nice and clean. Mostly just the heels are worn down, the front is just softer really besides the thread that's worn down. The outside of the heels is a bit more worn than the inside it seems.

[Quoise1203]

I don't have a pair, but the black iron rangers have been on my wish list for some time, and yours look really nice.

[bargerhm]

Thanks, I put a bit of effort into taking care of them, glad it shows.

I had been on the fence about them at $329 or w/e but when I saw that pair on eBay in that condition for $200 w/ free shipping I had to hop on them.

[CrashTestBrummie]

The bottom pair is on sale at a shop I frequent. Didn't try them on though. Not my cuppa.

Oh really? Any details?

[Crat]

Hermans schoenen in Utrecht. You could give them a call or send them an email. I think they are 360.- now (euro).

They also have some EGs on sale.

[SLAB]

drooling over those Julian boots; his 'style' is very recognizable; from the moment I saw those pictures on the Mansway site it was obvious to me they were made by him

[demonator]

how to cop those julians?

[patrick_b]

drooling over those Julian boots; his 'style' is very recognizable...

They are gorgeous, aren't they? Is the middle pair/$330 a pair of SD's? I think I'd settle for the SD's.

I'm certainly not opposed to spending $800 on a pair of boots, but to date it's never been for work boots and its been for shell.

[jackie17]

Does anyone know what the difference is between some of Mansway's boots and the White's they carry? For example:

http://www.mansway.com/collections/mansway-boots/products/8868

Are these made by White's? It says made in the USA.

They look like bounty hunters on a vibram 4014. Only difference is 7 eyelets/hooks instead of 8. So possibly they are 5", which would make them semi-dress w/ pull tabs.

Maybe they are made by White's but are less expensive to produce? Not sure how as the materials look the same. Just curious if they are made by White's why the large price discrepancy.

[demonator]

who the fuck is mansway?

[garden gnomes in space]

hard to tell if they are made by whites. but if they are, it looks like the hathorn line because of the 360 degree stitching.

[jackie17]

^It appears Mansway boots only have the 360 degree stitching on boots with either the vibram 4014 or vibram 2021; Mansway boots with a heel don't have the 360 stitching. This is consistent with White's.

[garden gnomes in space]

dont think they are White's bro. I think they are made by Julian. Same thing posted above

Edited February 23, 2013 by garden gnomes in space

[jackie17]

Oh, yeah i wasn't sure. I didn't realize Julian made boots with such a low price point. Thank you for the info.

[Highvoltage]

Meant to post this earlier...just wanted to show the heel wear comparison between my Alden 403, and RW Iron Rangers. Both are about two years old, the RWs have more wear time, and less actual wear on the soles. The soft rubber on the Alden's seems to wear faster, I'll have to get these in to the cobbler soon. I'm hoping the non-block heel on the Bounty Hunters will help with heel life.

[Megatron1505]

The standard Whites heel is a pretty tough one to wear down. Even with constant wear it should just about make 2 years.

[Foxy2]

State of affairs...

Alden

Tricker's

Viberg

Red Wing

[CrashTestBrummie]

Those purple suede Tricker's...

[denimjunky]

Nice one, Foxy2.

[fre-co]

that is a lot of shoes.