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NOS jump boots and Chucks.
Best of both worlds.
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Best of both worlds.
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First wear of these Onderhoud derbies, I need a light brown leather jacket to match.
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NOS jump boots and Chucks.
Best of both worlds.
They suck.I wish someone made a good repro of the Corcoran jump boots out of better quality leather.
I've had a pair of the brown Corcoran "historic" jump boots, or what ever they call their own "repros" of the WW2 jump boots and they were just horrible and the leather felt more like cardboard than proper boot leather. Stitching was all over the place and one of the heels was already tearing off out of the box.
I also have a pair of older black red label Corcorans that have a bit better leather, tho they arent the best either.
@Fifty150I don't know how Amazon does it. They can sell Allen Edmonds at prices lower than anywhere else.
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Those are ace. I love the wesco work leather, especially the black. What are the laces?These Wesco Hendriks are my most worn boot this year.
A big reason being the work leather, I don't have to worry about any damage or be precious with them at all.
The other reason is my most worn jacket this year, Vanson Model E, is also black and matches nicely with these!
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Thanks, these are James B. Young Kangaroo leather laces. I really like the laces, use them for my "work" boots because they're super tough and don't start fraying and splitting like the usual cowhide strip leather laces.Those are ace. I love the wesco work leather, especially the black. What are the laces?
Thanks, that's a new one for me. They last pretty well?Thanks, these are James B. Young Kangaroo leather laces. I really like the laces, use them for my "work" boots because they're super tough and don't start fraying and splitting like the usual cowhide strip leather laces.
Indeed, they have hemp rope core with kangaroo leather outer, the surface of the kangaroo leather gets a little chewed up from speed hooks, but on these Wesco which are all eyelets, they are perfect because there is less abrasion. Still look very neat and with great patina and grain, no signs of failure. Originally one of the aglets came loose, he sent me a bunch of them and I resized and set the aglets myself and they haven't missed a beat.Thanks, that's a new one for me. They last pretty well?
These are beautiful laces. They actually add aesthetic value to the boots, as opposed to regular laces, which often subtract.Indeed, they have hemp rope core with kangaroo leather outer, the surface of the kangaroo leather gets a little chewed up from speed hooks, but on these Wesco which are all eyelets, they are perfect because there is less abrasion. Still look very neat and with great patina and grain, no signs of failure. Originally one of the aglets came loose, he sent me a bunch of them and I resized and set the aglets myself and they haven't missed a beat.
They do start very stiff but after loosening up, they are by far my favourite laces for casual boots.
Great choice! My Flat Heads are natural cxl. They will patina beautifully. Glad they fit!Ok, I have a pretty extensive collection of 12 Cowboy Boots with mostly Full exotic boots of Alligator, Nile Crocodile, Caiman, Ostrich and Python. I love them a lot but don't want to get any more because more would dilute the amount of time I can wear what I already have, and I have 4 pairs that I would call grails.
However, I didn't block this site and promise never to come back. I somehow realized I was in need of a pair of Engineer boots, which I could justify because they are different than Cowboy boots and I had never owned a pair.
Uh-ohhhhh...
So I spent the last few weeks reading this thread as well as the Engineering boot thread. I enjoyed the research and spent a ton of time reading and learning.
It was clear that fit was a really big deal with this style of boots.
What to do??!!
How deep down the rabbit hole should I go???!
I decided I wanted natural cxl.
On eBay I found a pair I could return if they didn't fit.
They were wesco mister lou engineer natural CXL 9.5E.
They just arrived and fit me perfectly and for me they are completely true to size!!!!
I love them and look forward to creating patina on the natural cxl. I love how they look now!! View attachment 559497