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    • Megatron1505M
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      @Lucifer:

      @Megatron1505:

      The simple answer is their brown dress leather, tough, durable, and evolves great. My SD's are coming up to 4 years old, have seen plenty of wear, and still look great.

      Nice, thanks! Got any progress pics? before? or afters? or both? 😃

      I can post some up on Sunday, but I am away until then. Google should turn out some pretty nice pics though.

      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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      • SpaceGnomeS
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        here's a glamour shot of the dress brown in new form.

        heres a pic of it slightly more used

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          Nice boot. Not a big fan of how the midsole tapers to such a thin point, though.

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          • SpaceGnomeS
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            Not sure I understand what you mean by mid sole shaping into a point.  you mean the shape of the toebox?  Its anything but pointy

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              The leather that runs from the back heel to the toe end of the boot, is what I was referring to. Sorry for being confusing.

              I just prefer a thicker midsole, I guess…

              Edit: Something like this

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              • SpaceGnomeS
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                I gotcha.  Whites has an option to double the mid sole i believe.  I did a half composite, might go for a full sole when it comes time to resole them.

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                • LuciferL
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                  Thanks spacegnome!

                  I guess regular smooth dress brown is the way to go 🙂

                  Seize the day and don't you cry.

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                    thankyou for using my picture sir

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                      Was not aware it was yours.  Apologies. Just happened to be one of the first results on google images… I can remove it if you wish.

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                      • LuciferL
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                        Hmm, after looking at the different leather patches at white's webpage, the dress brown is very close to black, not a traditional "brown" really, I'm leaning a bit towards the distressed brown, which is lighter, but is this leather treated with anything that makes it less durable? anyone tried that leather?

                        Seize the day and don't you cry.

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                          no im not im just reallly thanking you without sarcasm

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                            Guess I've been reading too much on the Apple v Samsung litigation going on, as of late  😉

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                              no worries buddy im happy to help out people and my picture of my ( long sold) viberg boot is also on the viberg boot blog

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                              • SpaceGnomeS
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                                @Lucifer:

                                Hmm, after looking at the different leather patches at white's webpage, the dress brown is very close to black, not a traditional "brown" really, I'm leaning a bit towards the distressed brown, which is lighter, but is this leather treated with anything that makes it less durable? anyone tried that leather?

                                its really dark.  When I was deciding on my leather, I was going between Dress brown, dress black and black chromexcel.  The dress leathers were more scratch resistant, and seemed a bit more durable, but they lacked character.  That might have changed over time, but they just seemed ordinary when new.  Thats why I went with cxl.  its a tough leather, but it seems to be more adaptive, and take on characteristics quicker and easier.  If I was buying Whites for a pure utility work boot, I probably would not go with cxl.

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                                • urbanwoodsmanU
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                                  http://shop.imogeneandwillie.com/collections/whites-boots-for-i-w

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                                  • SpaceGnomeS
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                                    @urbanwoodsman:

                                    http://shop.imogeneandwillie.com/collections/whites-boots-for-i-w

                                    +$200 mark up on some of those

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                                    • urbanwoodsmanU
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                                      @SpaceGnome:

                                      @urbanwoodsman:

                                      http://shop.imogeneandwillie.com/collections/whites-boots-for-i-w

                                      +$200 mark up on some of those

                                      That's what happens with "collabs."

                                      I put it up for people who don't like to wait and can afford not to.

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                                      • SpaceGnomeS
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                                        @urbanwoodsman:

                                        @SpaceGnome:

                                        @urbanwoodsman:

                                        http://shop.imogeneandwillie.com/collections/whites-boots-for-i-w

                                        +$200 mark up on some of those

                                        That's what happens with "collabs."

                                        I put it up for people who don't like to wait and can afford not to.

                                        Good point on the collab.  Although I personally would not go for a collab if it didnt offer anything different or unique.  Those are just run of the mill While's with a brand stamped on the insole.  Awesome boots, nonetheless, but I dont see the value in $200 mark up.  But, if you would have asked me at week 3 if I would want to pay an extra $200 to get them in a few days, I might have been singing a different song

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                                        • Megatron1505M
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                                          The boys…...

                                          SD's, black dress leather

                                          Oxfords, black CXL

                                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                          • nicecrackactionN
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                                            Slowly getting some wear: two-tone SJ's (Red Dog, Distressed):

                                            "A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress."
                                            (Lord Byron)

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