Footwear to go with our jackets

Turnip · Jan 4, 2021

Blue Brogues to go with the Cardigan today...

Bfd70 · Jan 4, 2021

cellini said:
Received these custom engineers from Route One Korea today
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Dem are sher purty

jfan · Jan 4, 2021

cellini said:
Received these custom engineers from Route One Korea today
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Those look amazing. What leather did you get?

Blackadder · Jan 4, 2021

cellini said:
Received these custom engineers from Route One Korea today
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Looks great. They ship overseas?

dannyk · Jan 4, 2021

speaking of my friend Andy at Parkhurst...this just came up on his Facebook Stories and it all sounds very promising!

dannyk · Jan 6, 2021

I’m waiting to see a vintage pair of Santa Rosa engineer boots pop up from someone here. Beautiful pair going for dirt cheap on eBay last night and someone of course outbid me at the last second. So I actually kind of hope it was someone here. Then I’ll get to see them in action!

powerserge · Jan 6, 2021

red devil said:
Thanks for all the detailed info! I have yet much to learn in shoes

For this pair, I am looking for something a bit less dressy that I can wear with almost anything. Basically the to go shoe when you have to go out quickly - Hence why I am opting for a chelsea. They are easy to slip in.

I had thought of getting the Rolling Dub Trio a few years ago, but they never seemed to have the sample for my size in their main shop and I did not want to order blindly. At some point they did have a really cool looking kudu version.

I could also suggest taking a look at the chelsea's made by Grantstone. They are around $300 USD and seem to be really well made, I have yet to hear anything bad about them so far. They seem to be a really good value nowadays with very good QC.

Jin431 said:
Also I'll be receiving my 2 pairs of Benzein Chelsea boots this coming week. Hope they fit me better than my last order from them.

Let's hope these work out better for you, let us know how they fit and your thoughts on them! Excited to see them as well!

Blackadder said:
This is the only type of Vibergs I find on the internet to have proper open channel.
https://uptherestore.com/products/slipper-cf-stead-earth-calf-suede
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I am not saying they cannot do it but they do dispense with it. These are simple handcraft procedures with simple tools. They are not willing to do it and that they are not doing it period and I can sort of understand.
As to proper open channel and rail markings on welt, you can find them on not just high end dress shoes. My $200 good year welt made in god knows where Johnston & Murphy has them, both open channel and the rail mark on welt.
https://www.johnstonmurphy.com/aldrich-ii-cap-toe/1356.html?dwvar_1356_color=Black Smooth Calfskin#sz=23&start=1
You can see from picture on Meermin and Carmina websites that they have closed channels and markings on welt. Clinch chukka boots are also closed channel. As to steady, precise stitching, they are not that uncommon in dress shoes after all it just requires a little more attention and takes a bit more time.
A pair of Viberg cap toe (work boots heritage) costs around the same if not more than a pair of Tricker's cap toe (outdoor boots heritage) when Tricker's craftsmanship even to the untrained eyes is so much more sophisticated. I still buy work boots brands because Tricker's would not offer Horween CXL leather, engineer boots (I have two pairs of Viberg engineer) or some other rugged style and not because of work boot brands' workmanship. But for those "semi-dress" design? Lets just say I would not buy Viberg's service boots while I got a pair of suede cap toe Alden for around the same price.
It is of course different if one intends to work in those boots.

I get where you are coming from. Viberg has a vision for their product and for them they are not as keen on the finer details like other companies are. What you are calling the rail markings is known as fudging, it is a nice decorative detail. The markings were once done one by one with a hand tool but as time went on they have sped up the process, usually with fudging wheel tool and other stationaries that have the fudging add on. Sometimes it is done to hide mistakes in the stitching and make it look more even but of course that is not always the case.

cellini said:
Received these custom engineers from Route One Korea today

Those are amazing, a very good looking engineer and the last is well done! Would love to hear your thoughts on these as well as price/turnaround time

Jin431 · Jan 6, 2021

@powerserge Let's hope these work out better for you said:
I hope so too, excited to wear a slip on boot for once. It might be my gateway for engineers lol
Looks like I should receive them tomorrow at the soonest or maybe Thursday if there are delays.

Downunder G Man · Jan 6, 2021

A relatively "hot day" midweek Harley ride today. Footwear of choice bearing in mind the 35C return journey were
"Loake" English made desert boots. Good grippy soles at the red lights etc.

cellini · Jan 6, 2021

Blackadder said:
Looks great. They ship overseas?

Yes, they ship overseas and accept paypal.

Blackadder · Jan 6, 2021

cellini said:
Yes, they ship overseas and accept paypal.

Thank you for the info. I will send them an email. Am interested in their suede pecos.

Turnip · Jan 6, 2021

To go with the black Harrington

Imuricecreamman · Jan 6, 2021

Blacksmiths are coming along.

AeroFan_07 · Jan 6, 2021

White's Packers - High Arch models. These are ~ 15+ years old and have been carrying me through a very icy/snowy/slushy start of a new year. I need to give them a good oiling. Trying a competetive brand recently made me re-appreicate these even more. Review of that to come soon.

Woodtroll · Jan 6, 2021

AeroFan_07 said:
White's Packers - High Arch models. These are ~ 15+ years old and have been carrying me through a very icy/snowy/slushy start of a new year. I need to give them a good oiling. Trying a competetive brand recently made me re-appreicate these even more. Review of that to come soon.

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I'll definitely be interested in reading your comparison!

Vezio · Jan 7, 2021

Hello everyone,
does anyone have experience with boots produced by the Indonesian company Sagara? Thank you.

Jin431 · Jan 7, 2021

Vezio said:
Hello everyone,
does anyone have experience with boots produced by the Indonesian company Sagara? Thank you.

They made me a badalassi olive with black overdye monkey boot. Great construction and materials used, its one of my best fitting boots. I would choose the imported leather compared to the locally tanned ones. 4 month production time, I think I paid $450

Vezio · Jan 7, 2021

Jin431 said:
They made me a badalassi olive with black overdye monkey boot. Great construction and materials used, its one of my best fitting boots. I would choose the imported leather compared to the locally tanned ones. 4 month production time, I think I paid $450

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Thanks, I'm interested in their Marines Dress Boots in dark brown pull up (I think that it's their local leather). Price with shipping costs to Italy is very honest... With foreign products costs are aligned with western producers. Maybe in the future I'll consider to make an order... By now I already own two pairs of Wolverine 1000 mile boots, black and brown, so another pair of boots is not my priority. However, the prices are very attractive, considering that boots with equal characteristics, made by Italian companies, cost at least twice as much.

Jin431 · Jan 7, 2021

Vezio said:
Thanks, I'm interested in their Marines Dress Boots in dark brown pull up (I think that it's their local leather). Price with shipping costs to Italy is very honest... With foreign products costs are aligned with western producers. Maybe in the future I'll consider to make an order... By now I already own two pairs of Wolverine 1000 mile boots, black and brown, so another pair of boots is not my priority. However, the prices are very attractive, considering that boots with equal characteristics, made by Italian companies, cost at least twice as much.

Hmm if you are getting a local leather maybe go for rough out version as others have done. For smooth leather it is better to get it in importedleather for a little extra. The cost is very reasonable especially when you only pay 50% downpayment to start the project and pay the rest on completion.

Vezio · Jan 7, 2021

What are characteristics of Pull Up leather (that they use by default) that don't convince you?

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