Shoes that look better with age...

[ThinFinn]

my viberg horses *love*

[danisdead]

 

Alden All Weather Walkers in the rainforest.

[Noodle36]

Spent the last two weeks inspecting roofs after a major hail storm.  Not sure I'm a big fan of the Chromexel on these 1000miles.  After spending the day out I can't wear them in the office for meetings until I have put in some TLC.

Any suggestions?

 

 

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[hollowsleather]

Obenauf's LP works great for CXL scuffs, just rub some directly into those spots with a finger, then hit it with a horse hair brush and they'll become a lot less apparent.  Obviously won't replace the lost grain surface, but it blends the scuffs nicely.  

Edited June 30, 2013 by hollowsleather

[mlwdp]

Yahoo News decided to a piece on Oak Street Bootmakers:

 

http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/refind/chicago-fashion-george-vlagos-oak-street-bootmakers-171431783.html?vp=1

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[clayton]

@noodle36 either do what @hollowsleather suggested or find a matching colour creme and massage into the boot, then either hit with the brush or add polish if you like a more clean appearance vs rugid look and hit it with the brush. 

[illumin8em]

Any interest?

 

[themexican]

beautiful! What are they?

[Megatron1505]

Julian made RRL Engineer boots I believe.

[illumin8em]

beautiful! What are they?

 

 

Julian made RRL Engineer boots I believe.

 

Mega is right, Julian made

[SLAB]

boots look incredible; I cant believe no one picked those up yet

[theoldcowboy]

 

Carmina Fitzgerald for Epaulet

[onehundy]

Really liking the santa rosa's

[jyoni]

I had my beat-to-shit Red Wing Centennials resoled recently.  It was done by RW via BlackBlue's service.  I'm very happy with these and I can only regret all the RW's I've thrown in the trash when they got old.

 

The soles seemed to kick these pancakes back into shape.  E2 is my width and after seeing the shape revive in these, my opinion now is that D boots most definitely do NOT "stretch to fit" everybody.  Wear your width.

 

 

 

 

 

And some props -- thanks guys.

 

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[Cheweh]

 

LL Bean Katahdins, after a mink oil application. ~1 year of almost daily wear, including a Canadian winter.

 

It looks like the soles are getting visibly damaged and the stitching is coming undone. I'm thinking of getting it repaired/recrafted sometime soon.

[jyoni]

Totally agree. Getting the right fit - both in width and most definitely the last - just should not be compromised!

Looking after your feet has fundamental significance to well-being in my opinion. Boots have gotta fit good when you first get them, in my experience if they don't fit right when you try them they never really do. Boots ain't jeans, stretch to fit is not the idea - hallux abducto valgus is not a right of passage!

 

 

Yeah, it's bad for the feet and the boots will deform horribly as they "stretch".  I don't think resoling would spring back the shape of any undersized width.

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[BrownMetallic]

Totally agree. Getting the right fit - both in width and most definitely the last - just should not be compromised!

Looking after your feet has fundamental significance to well-being in my opinion. Boots have gotta fit good when you first get them, in my experience if they don't fit right when you try them they never really do. Boots ain't jeans, stretch to fit is not the idea - hallux abducto valgus is not a right of passage!

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concur.  i'm E, so i stay away from shoe models/brands that don't offer wide sizes  ... main reason why i stay away from Stow, RW GT,  etc.  

 

however,    there are some UK G equivalent that sometimes work for me [ie, WL].  so, the shape of the last & the type of leather used [stretch potential],  are also  factors to consider,  IMO. 

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[BrownMetallic]

yeah,  the length is fine on mine, NOW.  when i 1st got them though, i regretted not sizing up cuz the boots were stiff like wooden clogs & there's no room for insole or extra thick socks to cushion the break in.  i almost gave up on them.

 

however,  i picked WL for a chance to explore & get a fresh new/different boots experience ... otherwise i could've cruised with another White's for the competition.   it's really a well made working boots ....  the reversed kip butt leather is no push over.  it's gonna take months of proper wear to release the beauty from the beast   

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[BrownMetallic]

...'got the rough-out on my SJs, but never had anything like the kip butt. So, it should be interesting to know personally what it capable of becoming

[Crat]

5yo next to unworn.

 

[Highvoltage]

A few showing the progression of my Bounty Hunters in natural CXL:

These are the best, most comfortable boot, or shoe I've ever owned. I'm a White's customer for life.

[patrick_b]

^ Andy those look sick! I love how the cap toe looks almost burnished. They should be on a Whites billboard.

[onehundy]

As far as comfort goes, got to give it to white. Perfect size toe box, nice arch support. nice pair of boots up there

[PeterParker]

Maybe it's just the angle of the last picture, but it looks like the left and right boots are on different lasts.  Left looks more like semidress last and right looks like swing last?