White's Boots

[ronaldlsh]

White's are crazily expensive in the Japanese market. You can get the same boots from buildaboot.com for almost 1/3 the price. Gosh..

[madmonday]

supply & demand 

& the cost of shipping to Japan & all the hands in the pot will cause the prices to go up.

[urbanwoodsman]

@ronaldlsh:

White's are crazily expensive in the Japanese market. You can get the same boots from buildaboot.com for almost 1/3 the price. Gosh..

:o

Brains for the win.

[Lucifer]

below USD 500 for this:

Leather 1: Black Chrome Excel by Horween
Leather 2: Black Chrome Excel by Horween
Toe Vamp Leather: Black Chrome Excel by Horween
Toe Cap Leather: Black Chrome Excel by Horween
Celastic Toe Box: None
Steel Toe: No
Upper (Shaft) Leather : Black Chrome Excel by Horween
Leather Liner: Black
Back Stay Leather: Black Chrome Excel by Horween
Pull Loop: Yes

[Megatron1505]

Sounds good, what sole are you going for Lucifer?

[dave]

I'd go for the black horse to be honest, but it would put the price at about 525.  I do like the CXL, though.

http://www.bakershoe.com/shop-by-brand.cfm/brand/whites-boots/product/2011-whites-horse-hide-semi-dress/

EDIT:  Nevermind, it would probably still be under 500 for horse with pull loops.

[Lucifer]

@Megatron1505:

Sounds good, what sole are you going for Lucifer?

I think I'll go with one of the "lighter" vibram soles.

Another question:

Anyone know how long their production times are? I'm going to US in july/august (roadtrip.. ) so picking those up would be grand (we have a 25 % import tax here in Norway..).

[yen]

They told me 5-7 weeks

[dave]

How long ago did they tell you the lead time?  My two pairs shipped between 3 and 6 weeks if I can remember back that far, but it's the busy season right now.  I ordered a pair of brown horse on the 22nd about 5 minutes after they announced its availability on the facebook.

[yen]

I put my order in 2 weeks ago

[Megatron1505]

@Giles:

@MastersOfDeath:

damn my large feet (UK 10 and wiiiide)

Talking to Whites about copping 20 pair of these…...

G, did this go anywhere? Thinking of going for some new SD's, rather than a rebuild now, if you're stocking them we could be in business.

[Jordan23]

That would be nice!I am also interested.

[Giles]

Yes, I am still working stuff out with them….G

[Megatron1505]

Will you be ordering a standard model, or will there be the option for a custom order ?

[Giles]

I am talking standard model/s atm, but once I get that squared away, customs may be an option….

[hajduk]

@Giles:

Yes, I am still working stuff out with them….G

@Giles:

I am talking standard model/s atm, but once I get that squared away, customs may be an option….

damned!  :o

[Megatron1505]

For some reason I have started obsessing about getting some SD's with a double midsole, a Vibram 430 sole, and a plain cap toe in full black semi dress leather, with natural edging. My obsessions never end well for my bank balance 

[Megatron1505]

Smoke Jumpers (6", brown dress and rough out mix) or SD's ( black dress, cap toe) as my everyday work boot?

I work in an engineering/ electronics factory, so a steel toe is not essential, but I am on my feet most of the day.

[ronaldlsh]

I would go for the SJ. Just personal preference….

[Lucifer]

I'm going for black chromexcel SD with natural midsole. But I'm a lawyer, so not that much on my feet in daily life