Boots

[englandmj7]

fuck..

incredibly awesome

where can i join the italian army?

Are we looking at the same boots? Those are goddamn awful.

[Handlethevibe]

How do you guys all wear your boots, tuck, no tuck.

[djrajio]

are there any lace up boots out there with a narrower toe? i'd never get a pair of cdiems because they're way too blunt for my tastes. i quite liked those mihara yasuhiro lace ups from fall, but they were kinda grey, rather than black. and atelier is sold out anyway!

Get em in Japan then.

To be honest, the pointy boot look is really played out in Japan now. Thanks to Alfredo Bannister, Tornado Mart, et. al. But it shold still have life back in the states.

[mellowbonsai]

looks like barneys recently stocked up on officine, im considering rokobopping the work boots

http://www.barneys.com/b/browse/category.s?categoryId=557667

[dkatz]

So I realize these aren't black... but they're intriguing to me - and pretty inexpensive.

Can anyone comment on the quality of J Shoes? And how they tend to fit?

[chronoaug]

Saucemaster on style forum picked em' up on sale and they look pretty good in fit pics. Don't know about sizing/quality but if the price is right they look solid worn.

[jufros]

I've seen those in person before. Quality is on par with Stacy Adams. Not at all impressive but definitely cheap on sale.

[dkatz]

Well I need something that'll keep my feet dry (and ideally don't look like crap), so if I can find these cheap enough... why not?

[cuddlysheep]

i think raj got these boots, i totally passed on these when i saw them first time =\. they look pretty nice.

Chris what do you think of the Lad Musician zip/lace boots?

[theetruscan]

looks like barneys recently stocked up on officine, im considering rokobopping the work boots

http://www.barneys.com/b/browse/category.s?categoryId=557667

Skip it. I'll take some pictures, but they're cheaply glued soles. I got two pairs on sale beginning of this month, going to have to take one to a cobbler already because the toe is coming off the sole after 2 days of wearing them.

The Mihara Yasuhiro lace ups are also at the Archive in SF.

[mellowbonsai]

thanks for the advice theetruscan, i'll opt for a pair of kenneth cole's on sale down the street, sounds like the quality is about the same and ill still be able to pay rent

[M4TM]

i still really want a pair of these... but too scared to risk buying w/o trying on first. will look into them next time i'm in tokyo...

[theetruscan]

thanks for the advice theetruscan, i'll opt for a pair of kenneth cole's on sale down the street, sounds like the quality is about the same and ill still be able to pay rent

Wanted to follow up. I like the aesthetic:

But these have been worn two days and the inside of the toe box is coming off the sole, so much for the visible stitching on the bottom of the sole:

They appear to be cheaply, and poorly, glued construction selling for about the price of alden shell cordovan boots. Course, at $180 on sale, I can't really complain, but these are NOT worth the retail price, or even half off.

[jimmyc]

Wow, that sucks. I have a pair of those in Brown and wear them a lot and so far no problems.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[theetruscan]

Wow, that sucks. I have a pair of those in Brown and wear them a lot and so far no problems.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Strangely, I've worn my brown pair about 15 times with no trouble. Not sure what's going on. Hope yours stay good.

[arevalo]

I dont think it's rare that they ship. But if you ordered the charcoal butteros, prerpare for getting the wrong kind in the mail. Apparantly their in-house SKUs got mixed up for those and some scrunchy top butteros.

Unless they fixed that problem already.

I def got the wrong ones ... scrunchy tops.

Back to searching for something close to cdiems or

just get the butteros for $500 (+ fees) off rakuten. It's

just hard paying that much when Barney's had 'em for $200.

[SENDkylHISPASSWORD]

these ones be nice

[bonejelly]

shit, theetruescan's boots look killer! hope they fix up ok.

[jwied82]

I def got the wrong ones ... scrunchy tops.

Back to searching for something close to cdiems or

just get the butteros for $500 (+ fees) off rakuten. It's

just hard paying that much when Barney's had 'em for $200.

i got the wrong ones too, but i had ordered the brown suede work boots and got those ugly srunchy top ones instead... you think after so many people got the wrong item and returned them Barney's would have sorted it out by now.. their webstore is by far the worst example of e-commerce i have dealt with.

[JFposc]

I just got a pair of Augusta Shell Cordovan black laceups. So far I really like them. Its interesting, there is another thread (shoes that look better with age) where everyone is really geeked over Alden Shell Cordovan, and those type of boots, but this thread doesn't seem into the Alden/White's old school style, preferring more fashion forward stuff.

I like both, and I could see what Chris meant when he said he was looking for an alternative to CDiem. Augusta seems like that, if you can find them on sale, at least.

By the way I really like Chris's Ann D boots in supermarket now, sadly I'm probably too big for them, but they are a good option for anyone looking for nice black ankle boots with laces.

Posting pics of Augsta's soon

[JFposc]

btw these are the Augustas

[JFposc]

pics courtesy of atelier cuz my iphone pics suck

[Juice925]

I can't wait for these DBSS. Looking really amazing.

[kiya]

Those that dig leather boots will love our next store (named Patina) opening this Spring, very close to Self Edge. We're taking boot making and production back to the true art form it is.

[Juice925]

Black Lace Up's gonna be your first project? Self Edge x Patina Selvedge Laces?

Looking forward to checking out the new store.

[Danger]

Sounds fresh kiya!

[tofu]

looks like they restocked the suede buttero work-boots on the barneys site, but only in brown.

i'll head over to their nyc store tomorrow and see if they have any in charcoal left.

[jwied82]

^^ or mabe its just that everybody is returning the ugly elasticized collar ones that the are sending us when we order the work boots, and they are going back into invertory as the wrong item again...

[tofu]

possibly.

i hate going there. can never find parking.

it's a pain taking the train.

[xcoldricex]

Here ya go.

i'm selling these in a 43 - shoot me an offer (see sig)

the leather is nicer than the distressed version in my opinion... and the crepe sole looks better than the rubber combat boot sole on this boot.