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[Giles]

PBJ Indigo gauze scarf - Mrs Giles has already got her eye on it…G

[Guest]

Looks black rather than blue. Is it really black?

[Giles]

VERY dark blue…G

[Beatle]

PBJ has some really excellent dyeing methods…

[Guest]

Interesting. I wonder how it will look with wear and washing. Probably some very nice wabi-sabi there. I also wonder whether it would dye off on other clothes. Say you were to wear it with a white t-shirt. Washing separately (or with jeans) would go without saying.

[Seul]

First item I buy that I'll probably never wear. Just HONOURED to have this (and STOKED I got it for 60 € on the bay):

eBay and oki-ni pics for now:

[LandoCal126 0]

Nice pick up Seul! How come you will never wear it?

[Seul]

I have Prescotts, overdyed ones, maybe they go with those… We'll see...

[deadendpro]

Hope you remembered to get ur Bape hoody and Crooks tee… hahahaha, I'm just teasing man. Not that huge of a fan of shoe collaborations nowadays, but shelltoes are always a solid choice. Still think the black on white would have been just as nice if not a tad better. But hey, as long as you're happy man.

[Guest]

Funky. Neat idea. I like it. Congrats.

[deadendpro]

^if you did you would have caught hell for it. lol. and i was just joshing.

[Giles]

Four new soles.

Picked up 2 pairs of boots from the cobbler yesterday with nice new shiny soles (I wore the RM Williams out in the rain last night, so thet're not so shiny and new any longer).  The other pair I picked up from a Ralph Lauren outlet a few years ago, dunno who actually made them, but they're def English benchmade:

…G

[Guest]

Wow! Super nice both of them. When you get new soles the best thing to do is to wear them on dry pavement for some time until they are roughed up. Then use the impregnation spray on them. Also some sole oil from time to time works wonders for the longevity, flexibility and waterproofing of the soles.

[Beatle]

Lol..looks like Giles already has some experience wearing boots

[Guest]

@Beatle:

Lol..looks like Giles already has some experience wearing boots

Of course, he does. My comment was because he went out in the rain with a fresh pair of soles. That is something that should be avoided. I am well aware that one can get into a bad downpour without prior announcement easily, especially in England. But in general it should be avoided to prolong the life of the sole. Prolonging the life of the sole is a good thing even if they can be re-soled.

[arrow]

Need help ladies and gents…
I wasn't planning on getting anymore boots since I just recently picked up the Alden 403
until I walked into UnionMade SF yesterday and tried on the Mark McNairy Red Brick Sole boots.
Very lightweight, Goodyear welt, Captoe with the trademark red sole.

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Which one do you prefer? 
I'm leaning towards the dark brown suede and I'm giving myself 2 days to decide.

[LandoCal126 0]

Damn arrow, Union Made has the Mark McNairy Brick Soles?!?! Fuck, I might have to take my check that just came in for a contracted job over there. It is quite sunny out in SF…

Edit: As for the Color Choice, I would go with the lighter one as the darker are too similar to your Alden's. But then again I am in love with both of them. Do they have the Blue Desert Boots w/ Red Brick Soles?

[mvb]

my choice would be the light suede cuz I think it matches better with the red sole.
and maybe a  more suitable tone for spring ?

[arrow]

Lando, if you go… stay away from the following items:
il Bisonte and Alden leather accessories
Assortment of nice chambrays from Mark McNairy
and definitely avoid the huge brown leather custom bag that sits in the middle of the table.

May the force be with you! 

EDIT:  YES!!! they do have the navy blue desert boots.... stay away from that too.

[Seul]

I'd go with the lighter'uns as well.