Be careful as there are plenty of fake Frye boots sites.
I posted a pair of Chippewa 99953 a month or so ago here. They are pretty tough to break in with the polished leather. The black odessa leather used on 27899 seems much softer. Anyway, I am waiting for a pair of 1901M49, the new model in cordovan colour to arrive.
I hv pre-ordered John Lofgren Badalassi Leather Cognac which will be released in April.
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/speedway-shop/lk-003m/
This is so sad that they won't offer ORTENSIA×NAVY anymore....
(btw this is after one month of wear )
Any update on this? I just ordered a pair in brown but I need a pair in black.
I just got a pair of Chippewa 27864 last saturday, I think old stock as not on the Chippewa catalog.
The leather is called "Bay Crazy Horse", from the information I had from Chippewa, it is oil based cowhide leather.
I am usually not so crazy about shoes or boots, but I just "fell in love" with the color and shade variations these haves. (unfortunately the picture below do not give them justice)
I have asked Chippewa about what to use to to avoid the leather to dry, and they recommend cream based conditioner, such as Apache cream. To water resist the boots, they recommend the use of Aqua Seal or Snow Seal or Welt seal.
As I do not know these products, could you please provide, if possible, some information about these cream and seal products??
By googling Apache cream, I have found one made by Justin and one made by Bickmore, is there any difference between these 2 products?? Is one better than the other?? Which one do you recommend??
Is a product like Obenhauf not recommended for such leather? In which way would it be armed??
by the way, Blackadder, the 1901M49 looks great, congratulations!
Super stuff Jimmer. How have they all broken in thus far? Would love to see the distressed Nomads after some wear...also, the whites lower buckle strap seems quite short...can it be seen under the cuff of the jeans? I like the the nomads, but pref the Wesco option of a longer strap...Here is one of the interesting things I noted - the Nomads use a Vibram 700 full length composition sole that has been cut down and thinned at the end. THe Wesco's in this picture use a true Vibram 705 half sole. I'm not sure why White's chooses to do this - it seems like more work. I also miss the "figure 8" stitching, but it's not a dealbreaker.
One of my initial concerns was that the distressed brown would be too close in color to the standard brown oil tanned leather. As you can see, they look quite different.
Finally, here are some pics of my original pair of Brown Nomads. They are breaking in quite gracefully. I have been pretty nice to these boots, and they don't show as much patina as my Wesco's. However, I have also had them less time. The uppers were somewhat stiff when I first received them, but they are softening nicely with wear. I am very pleased with how they look and feel thus far:
