Shoes that look better with age...

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[ndalgas]

Those look great!

Can you provide specs for the middle pair? Specifically interested in the leather.

The middle pair is the White's Insulated Hunters. They are made with White's red dog leather. I actually bought all 3 pairs of these second hand. The leather has a beautiful aged look to it now. I am considering having them resoled, but I haven't made up my mind yet.

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[coleslawyum]

Thanks everyone for their comments.

All the boots are sized 8.5 D/E, if you can believe it. Most of them fit pretty well, nothing an insole wouldn't help. In regards to the Red Wings 2268, I had the steel toe taken out which greatly helps the profile.

If you can have Wesco send you an unfinished boot for a fitting, that would be very helpful. Since a custom foot tracing costs $100 you might as well see if they can be more accommodating. Thats why there are so many boots end up in the factory seconds that fit like shit.

When I do an order with a G&G or Edward Green, they always send me a half finished shoe for a fitting. Logical and simple, but not everyone does it. But if I'm dropping $600+ on boots, they better get the fit correct.

[patrick_b]

I've never been much of an engineer boot fan...until now.

[rungo]

All right Northern boys, time to get off your arse and go...more North.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21588578

[CrashTestBrummie]

All right Northern boys, time to get off your arse and go...more North.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-tyne-21588578

"Many of the pairs have the official government "utility mark", signifying they were made before 1940"

Not quite, Auntie Beeb...

Any excuse for a trip up to Geordieland though, eh?

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[Maynard Friedman]

I think Paul T scored his first goal in those football boots!

[superfuzz]

Just pulled the trigger on a pair of custom Wesco Bosses: black fire, motor patrol last, Vibram 700 sole, dyed brown midsole, no top strap, instep strap 2" extra length with nickle buckle. Now I just have to wait four months until I get them!

[themexican]

bounty hunter's whites by jgomez541, on Flickr

my White's Bounty Hunters in brown cmx, 2 years worn 3-5 times a week to work. the scrapes and deep gouges are all from sheet metal and entirely unavoidable.

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[Double 0 Soul]

Mock engineers = Uggs for men.

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[Maynard Friedman]

Oh god, Uggs ... for men?! Now there's a loose application of the term. Men by chromosome only. Not much else. Awful fucking things, as awful as those elasticated hem jeans , you'll now what I mean - worn by total twats.

Not seen too frequently as they're usually tucked into the wearer's Uggs!

Oh well, I suppose that's only committing one visible sartorial crime.

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[big truck]

I think engineer boots as a more casual wear is slightly at odds with the best look for such boots (all IMO of course). They should be worn with regular or fuller cut high rise jeans with a big cuff or a slimmer 1947 style onwards cut with the inseam quite short, at least too short for shoes or a small cuff making the inseam just too short. I don't think these are aesthetics that are easily achieved. There is a great pic somewhere in this thread of a pair of wesco boss and a very small cuff. I'll try and find out. Of course, you can find countless pics on rakuten of baggy-ish jeans and red wing engineers but the Japanese just have that knack of really showing off the clothes.

As for men's UGGs. Rylan Clark springs to mind.

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[patrick_b]

...Just how practical are these kind of boots for daily use - I can already see the appeal of not having laces - but the height of both the heel and also the boot sort of concern me. I'd probably be swayed by some kind of mock-engineer or half engineer boot on a lower profile sole., and in so doing entirely defeating the purpose I suspect!

I think it's an interesting question/comment. I've always preferred lace ups but the convenience of slip on boots is appealing. I don't wear shoes in the house and have a pair of blundstones that are so convenient for quick chores like taking the dog out or taking the kids to/from the bus stop. I've really grown to appreciate the look of engineer boots lately, due primarily to all the great images posted here, but have wondered about the practicality as you mentioned.

In the end I think that any change to the classic engineer boot aesthetic would ruin them. I'll give them a shot me of these days. Are MF RC's available or were they a one season item?

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[Double 0 Soul]

I don't know who Ryan Clark is tho I'm afraid, I suppose that might be in my favour! Is he a footballer ? Or a celebrity hairdresser!

Your in good company, Ive just had to google it. Its Rylan tho, Ryan Clark is some American footy dude. (I googled him first)

[fattybfat]

Order them early Feb. and received it on Feb 18. One week of wearing ...Quoddy boat Mocs:

chromexcel navy / cavalier red with honey crepe sole and cross-stitched

[SwedeAlex]

Received my White's SD in Horse Hide leather yesterday.

Damn they're nice!

[big truck]

Ok, just for hog and Double O who clearly do not watch English trash TV

Back to the topic now...

[ThinFinn]

Received my White's SD in Horse Hide leather yesterday.

Damn they're nice!

pics pics pics...

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[superfuzz]

Shouldn't this thread be titled "Shoes that look better with age... 2013"?

[Mich]

On a sort of related note, aren't both the MF Road Champs and the RRL engineers both made by Julian, or have I misinterpreted.

Both made by Julian Imrie indeed, only the older runs of RRL engineers though, the current ones, the Murdock, are made by another company based in Texas i believe.

You can easily recognize the old versions, the black ones are not dyed all the way through and have a brown inside and the brown ones aren't two tone like the new ones.

I find the comfort of engineers great, after they've been broken in they are amongst the comfiest boots you'll have ever owned, and the fact that you can simply slip them on and off without having to bother with lacing up is an attractive feature.

Especially for a lazy mofo like myself.