Bender
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These are a pair of Viberg Chelsea Boots that started out life as part of a standard run in Rowdy Dachshund leather.
I took delivery of these and wore them once... but while I loved the pre-creasing and out-of-the-box patina of the leather, I was not a fan of the reddish topcoat color. So I ended up taking them to a friend who refinishes shoes and boots for film and TV, and we went a little crazy.
He lightly stripped, re-dyed, and conditioned the leather, and we went with this kind of charcoal-glazed darkish chocolate brown with blackening in the folds and creases, and blackened burnishing throughout. A very dark blackened-brown dye to the leather soles and stack, and one extra stack added at the heel for that 1960's-era Mod stance. New thin rubber added to the leather soles for grip. These boots are essentially new, and in my opinion, pretty @#$%ing amazing.
Unfortunately, I just need a 9 in Viberg's 2030 last, so after the build, these just sat in my closet. These are simply too cool not to be worn, so here they are. Asking $600, shipped ConUS, Paypal Friends & Family. Thanks!
I took delivery of these and wore them once... but while I loved the pre-creasing and out-of-the-box patina of the leather, I was not a fan of the reddish topcoat color. So I ended up taking them to a friend who refinishes shoes and boots for film and TV, and we went a little crazy.
He lightly stripped, re-dyed, and conditioned the leather, and we went with this kind of charcoal-glazed darkish chocolate brown with blackening in the folds and creases, and blackened burnishing throughout. A very dark blackened-brown dye to the leather soles and stack, and one extra stack added at the heel for that 1960's-era Mod stance. New thin rubber added to the leather soles for grip. These boots are essentially new, and in my opinion, pretty @#$%ing amazing.
Unfortunately, I just need a 9 in Viberg's 2030 last, so after the build, these just sat in my closet. These are simply too cool not to be worn, so here they are. Asking $600, shipped ConUS, Paypal Friends & Family. Thanks!
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