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May 5, 2016 13:48:43 GMT -6
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Post by devastitis on May 5, 2016 13:48:43 GMT -6
The sole and lining are just bad. A black or brown sole would have helped immensely and if they were just going for stupid, they came up short by not using these:   go Dukes! JMU if you don't know who the Dukes are. James Madison University if you don't what JMU is. A school in Virginia if you don't know what James Madison University is. A state in the United States if you don't know what Virginia is. |
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Post by devastitis on May 9, 2016 12:24:54 GMT -6
So these came in. Trickers Boot in Black Shell.  |
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Post by bentin on May 9, 2016 12:39:55 GMT -6
That's a nicer finish than most black shell, nicely scored.
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Post by bentin on May 9, 2016 12:52:20 GMT -6
For reference, this horse died in vain. Alden should be banned from using shell (and these are even supposed to be #8).  Rubber galoshes. Turrble. |
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Post by devastitis on May 9, 2016 13:10:53 GMT -6
For reference, this horse died in vain. Alden should be banned from using shell (and these are even supposed to be #8). Rubber galoshes. Turrble. Yeah, not a fan of those at all. Either captoe (perforated or plain), or nothing. Hate the moc-toe/norwegian split-toe styles on shell boots (hate the NST in general as well). |
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Post by stinky on May 10, 2016 9:28:47 GMT -6
So these came in. Trickers Boot in Black Shell. Those are sweet. What last are they on? Do they fit well? |
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May 10, 2016 10:01:49 GMT -6
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Post by devastitis on May 10, 2016 10:01:49 GMT -6
So these came in. Trickers Boot in Black Shell. Those are sweet. What last are they on? Do they fit well? according to the website, 4497S last. Haven't tried them on yet, but I got them at a good price from Superdenim during their 20% off sale a few weeks ago. |
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May 10, 2016 10:15:55 GMT -6
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Post by bentin on May 10, 2016 10:15:55 GMT -6
Would it kill companies to just give their lasts a number between say 1 and 10? 4497S implies that there are millions of other choices.
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Post by stinky on May 10, 2016 10:43:55 GMT -6
Those are sweet. What last are they on? Do they fit well? according to the website, 4497S last. Haven't tried them on yet, but I got them at a good price from Superdenim during their 20% off sale a few weeks ago. That's the standard Stow/Burford last and is a solid/all around great shape/size. I ask because a lot of the US MTOs use the W2298 ( bentin , maybe they do have nearly 5000 last types?) which is a more "americanized" profile, similar to Alden. That being said, how in the hell do you get a brand new pair of shell boots and not try them on? You'd find me strutting around the house all evening in those boots wearing shorts/lounge pants or whatever else I'm wearing after work. |
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Post by devastitis on May 10, 2016 11:06:05 GMT -6
according to the website, 4497S last. Haven't tried them on yet, but I got them at a good price from Superdenim during their 20% off sale a few weeks ago. That's the standard Stow/Burford last and is a solid/all around great shape/size. I ask because a lot of the US MTOs use the W2298 ( bentin , maybe they do have nearly 5000 last types?) which is a more "americanized" profile, similar to Alden. That being said, how in the hell do you get a brand new pair of shell boots and not try them on? You'd find me strutting around the house all evening in those boots wearing shorts/lounge pants or whatever else I'm wearing after work. I just read to go a full size down for UK sizing, and that's what I did. Hope it works out so I don't have to ship these back to the UK. And it takes me a long time to commit to wearing footwear I buy. I have to plan in advance to wear it, and the weather outside has to be perfect even though I know my shoes can take a beating. Reason why all these have zero wears.   |
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Post by exophobe on May 10, 2016 11:09:36 GMT -6
devastitis - you've completed the fuzzy boot set and moved on to smooth boots?
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Post by bentin on May 10, 2016 11:13:52 GMT -6
devastitis - you've completed the fuzzy boot set and moved on to smooth boots? Smooth captoes. Variety and devastitis are apparently not friends. Trickers look great though, far and away my favorite of what's shown. I guess I need to look into their boots again, I'd written them off as all purple scotch grain all the time. |
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Post by devastitis on May 10, 2016 11:20:26 GMT -6
devastitis - you've completed the fuzzy boot set and moved on to smooth boots? Smooth captoes. Variety and devastitis are apparently not friends. I have a great variety lol..Just a coincidence that all the Bergs and shell boots I got were captoes. Seems that most of the 2030 lasted ones I like are captoes. I have two pairs of smooth non-captoe boots. My AE Dalton boots and Red Wing Moc Toes. |
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May 10, 2016 11:30:27 GMT -6
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Post by bentin on May 10, 2016 11:30:27 GMT -6
It's just the multiple plays on the same theme. You like your repetition. Says the guy with forty checked dress shirts.
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May 10, 2016 11:52:12 GMT -6
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Post by exophobe on May 10, 2016 11:52:12 GMT -6
Smooth captoes. Variety and devastitis are apparently not friends. I have a great variety lol..Just a coincidence that all the Bergs and shell boots I got were captoes. Seems that most of the 2030 lasted ones I like are captoes. I have two pairs of smooth non-captoe boots. My AE Dalton boots and Red Wing Moc Toes. So next after caps is to collect all smooth non-captoes? |
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Post by stinky on May 10, 2016 11:58:19 GMT -6
It's possible that you have a problem . . .
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Post by devastitis on May 10, 2016 13:16:09 GMT -6
Note to self, line up all the captoes so it's one beautiful line. Damn you, Color #8 Vibergs for being a shorter captoe! I didn't actually realize I had so many captoes until you pointed it out, bentin  |
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Post by devastitis on May 10, 2016 13:23:34 GMT -6
It's possible that you have a problem . . . I probably do. I like my footwear pristine, until they're not. Then I wear the crap out of them. |
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Post by wdw on May 10, 2016 16:21:29 GMT -6
I've just discovered the Tricker's outlet which sells boots and shoes for £240 or less. I imagine they deduct VAT for overseas sales. That site doesn't seem to show all stock, but this Instagram one shows the usually short-lived bargains. I just received an excellent pair of burgundy Stow boots from the Instagram link, no defects, for only £240, down from the £390 I expected to pay. I'll put up pics tomorrow when I get better light. |
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Post by jbreitenbucher on May 10, 2016 17:29:22 GMT -6
devastitis so you haven't worn those hunter green Aldens? What size are they? Because if you ever want to let them go, I'd certainly be interested if they were my size.
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Post by devastitis on May 10, 2016 18:10:07 GMT -6
devastitis so you haven't worn those hunter green Aldens? What size are they? Because if you ever want to let them go, I'd certainly be interested if they were my size. Those are size 9D in the Barrie Last. I'm selling a pair of hunting green George Boots, which are on the other end of this picture, and the same size. But I'm planning on keeping the wingtips.  |
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Post by northcoast on May 10, 2016 19:09:20 GMT -6
I've just discovered the Tricker's outlet which sells boots and shoes for £240 or less. I imagine they deduct VAT for overseas sales. That site doesn't seem to show all stock, but this Instagram one shows the usually short-lived bargains. I just received an excellent pair of burgundy Stow boots from the Instagram link, no defects, for only £240, down from the £390 I expected to pay. I'll put up pics tomorrow when I get better light. Yeah, that place is a good find. I did send them an email about a month ago with no response, I'll have to try again. |
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Post by jbreitenbucher on May 10, 2016 19:26:25 GMT -6
devastitis probably the right size but not the right style. I'm debating as to whether I save up for the green Aldens or for the Truman Olive or Coyote.
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Post by devastitis on May 10, 2016 20:17:02 GMT -6
devastitis probably the right size but not the right style. I'm debating as to whether I save up for the green Aldens or for the Truman Olive or Coyote. If you stay up past midnight EST, you can get any of the Jcrew Aldens for 30% off when Jcrew has their code glitches. It's pretty infrequent, but when it happens, it's 30% off the entire store. That's how I got the Alden Shell PCTs and the Alden Wingtip Boots in Hunting Green Suede. Here's an album on the Wingtips.  |
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Post by wdw on May 11, 2016 10:45:12 GMT -6
These are the burgundy Stows I got yesterday. I like the colour a lot, as it goes well with my Aero cordovan jackets. These have the commando soles, which are now my first choice due to combining the tread depth and robustness of Vibram with the edge subtlety of Dainite. For me, the Stow is a great all-round boot, equally usable in the office with suit trousers and outside with jeans.  |
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