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[Giles]

I think if you are looking for the ultimate hand made - made to measure Moc, you;ve got to go along way to beat these…..

http://russellmoccasin.com/

[Heavy Duty]

@Giles:

I think if you are looking for the ultimate hand made - made to measure Moc, you;ve got to go along way to beat these…..

http://russellmoccasin.com/

I am indeed Giles, and those look like the 'ones'. Teenie pics of them though, might have to fire off an email.

[Giles]

Don't expect a quick reply, these guys are seriously old school

[Guest]

The Van Bomme are not different enough from normal Timbies that I can get for $55 at the outlet to spend $300 on them. When my last Timbies got the sole detached after two years of wear (it is repairable) I went to the outlet store and complained. She gave me another pair for $30. Hard to beat that. And I am of the kind who says it is better to buy an expensive quality product than a cheap one several times over. But in this case the Dutch shoes don't justify the expense.

The Russels are really nice, though.

In terms of boots I have four pair. A very soft, sheepskin lined black Chukka style boot by Bally, some J. Crew Clark rip-oo desert boots, a pair of the normal TImberland boots (hold up very well and look good) and I just got a pair of JM Weston Beaubourg Chelsea boots with the upper crafted out of one piece of leather. Those are amazing.

Alden also makes some plain toe boots that I like better than the Indies but the Indies are already very nice.

Till

[Heavy Duty]

Came across these today so i reckon i'll get them in the next few weeks http://goods.us.marketgid.com/goods/184/147784/

[LandoCal126 0]

Heavy Duty - Those look Rad! Nothing like Gore-Tex! Just saw someones post on Sufu regarding these bad boys. Might have to cop…

http://www.bakershoe.com/shop-by-brand.cfm/brand/whites-boots/product/baker-bay-hiker-by-whites-boots/

[Seul]

I wear these:

Bikkembergs bought a year ago. Discount, 280 € => 100 €. Old model. Hard as fuck. In the process of cleaning them. Salty + snowy roads did a number on them.

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Grenson WWII Italian armyboot repro. Had a vinyl sole added to have some grip. It was like iceskating when I wore them at work prior to that. Bought these 2ndhand on Styleforum (they were new, though) for less than 50 % of the RP.

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[Heavy Duty]

@LandoCal126:

Heavy Duty - Those look Rad! Nothing like Gore-Tex! Just saw someones post on Sufu regarding these bad boys. Might have to cop…

http://www.bakershoe.com/shop-by-brand.cfm/brand/whites-boots/product/baker-bay-hiker-by-whites-boots/

Cheers Lando! Have to hold my hands up and admit i am a G-T junkie. Those ones you have linked are very Viberg-esque and not much cheaper too

[Guest]

Love the Bikkembergs. Those are very cool. Get some Burgol sole conditioner for your leather soles. Works great. And also use some sole edge color. It makes a huge difference in how well kept your shoes look.

[LandoCal126 0]

Just received these as a gift:

I am a lucky, lucky man!!! 2010 is looking good. 

[Guest]

LandoCal, you have nice friends/family ! What a lovely gift ! I'm not much into shoes…Danskos and running shoes are it. It's funny...reading this forum, I think you men are far more particular and into fashion than I am ! Yeah, I like IH jeans but that's about it !

[DougNg]

These are my next ones

http://www.theshoemart.com/alden-mens-chukka-boot-barrie-last-dark-brown-kuda/pvc-ald-mxsb-1272s_ald_m_chukka_boot_barrie_last.html

[arrow]

Hey Doug… Funny that I had my eye at Shoemart too.
Ordered these today:
http://www.theshoemart.com/alden-mens-indy-boot-brown-chrome-excel/pvc-ald-mxsb-40514h_ald_m_indy_boot.html

[DougNg]

All I wanted was some shoe cream and I came across those…

[Giles]

@DougNg:

These are my next ones

http://www.theshoemart.com/alden-mens-chukka-boot-barrie-last-dark-brown-kuda/pvc-ald-mxsb-1272s_ald_m_chukka_boot_barrie_last.html

Doug, I just got those in suede.  G

http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=98.msg1756#msg1756

[Beatle]

If you own a pair of IH's - you should own one good pair of leather boots. That being said - RW for authentic rough workwear , Clarks Dessert Boots for the city tour - or Alden Indy's cause they are perfect for every occasion..

[Guest]

Try the J. Crew knock-offs of the Clark desert boot. They are even simpler in design and the leather is nicer. A bit more expensive but at least not everybody has them. Love the RW and Indies, too.

For the really stylish occasions (or a daily high dose of luxury), I got the Weston 631 Beaubourg Chelsea boot designed by Michel Perry:
http://www.jmweston.com/home.html?#en/1-1/-1/15/145

The special feature with this boot is that the upper is made of a single piece of leather with the only seamline being in the back center. I've seen a lot of very beautiful shoes but these stood out so subtly that I had to get them.

Till

[DougNg]

After tooling around on the web a bit, I might forego the Alden chukkas for a pair of Frye chukkas…I really prefer their stacked leather heel I think...

[DrPat]

Any suggestions for gray boots?  My favorite boot brands (RM Williams and Red Wing) unfortunately don't make this color.

[DougNg]

The Clarks desert boots in grey are pretty sharp