Show us your boots
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Doug - those are super nice. Just wear them - it doesn´t matter if it rains .
We can do anything
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doug, they are Whites Boots: Americana Semi-Dress in Black Water Buffalo
link: http://www.whitesboots.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30407
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I'm concerned that if I wear the light grey suede boots in this torrential rain they'll look terrible too soon. I have plenty of clothes I beat the snot out of, and plenty of boots that I do as well, but I bought these for dinner parties and such and I don't always want to look like I just walked away from working in the forge. That make any sense?
Then again, I don't have much experience with suede. My nubuck boot look like a box of smashed assholes after six months of tearassing in them. Any tips on taking care of suede? I already sprayed them twice with that protectant stuff I got at the market, and I have a suede brush and eraser in case I spill something on them.
DEP, thanks for pointing me in the right direction. They remind me of my combat boots, but a lot nicer
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Doug, those boots are great. Very elegant. You are absolutely right that there are boots for beating and boots for dressing up. These ones are in the latter category, I agree.
There are ways to actually wash suede with a suede soap when it gets dirty. I've never tried it but it's supposed to work. You then have to rough them up again.
The accessories you have are what I use, too. They are ok for general maintenance but keeping suede looking like new is almost impossible (I find it is impossible but perhaps others have more luck).
The thing that gets them the most is grease. You spill grease on suede or nubuck boots and you will most likely never get the stain out again.
Do a google on cleaning suede. You will see there are some options but I've never tried it out.
Till
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You mean suggestions to clean the belt or for a belt to wear with those shoes or in general? For cleaning, proceed like for shoes. The advantage of the belt is that you can lay it out flat and really go to town in terms of pressure and rubbing.
Some shoe manufacturers also make belts from the same leather but for Frye's and RW I'm not sure. Might be worth asking them. I think it would be a good business idea for them. Of course, you know all about the IH belts and Tanner and the other SuFu faves. You probably also read what I said about the manufactum ox leather belt from Germany. I love that thing. It's about 9-10mm thick, a single leather layer. Ages beautifully, too. I'm very happy with it. It's a great value at around 100 Euro. Manufactured by Bernd Kreis of Germany. He also makes REALLY nice custom belts that would be worth looking into.
Should we start a belt thread?
Till
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Ok. Well, if you don't have a grey belt (I just got one but it wasn't so easy to find) I think a black belt would be good when you wear the boots with black jeans and a tan or light brown belt (like the leather piece between the shoe and the sole) with blue jeans. At least that's what I would do.
Till
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Here is a short video I suspect you will appreciate.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/video/2010/mar/09/john-lobb-shoes-london -
Awesomest! Thanks, Stewart! They make the thread themselves. Jeez. That explains the price. However, I was surprised how few measurements they take for the last. I'd have thought they actually make a mold of your foot and then work on the cast from there. Still impressive. Thanks again. I put it on my twitter right away.
Till
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@tfar:
Ok. Well, if you don't have a grey belt (I just got one but it wasn't so easy to find) I think a black belt would be good when you wear the boots with black jeans and a tan or light brown belt (like the leather piece between the shoe and the sole) with blue jeans. At least that's what I would do.
Till
That was a great idea! I wound up going with a Dry Bones belt because it matches the brown that goes around the sole of the shoe! Thanks!
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Alright. The posting thing works but from Flickr it involves quite a few steps. Which brings us to boots.
Here are the boots so far in my "collection" of shoes. Nothing like Lando's or Pete massiv Imelda level, though.
The first pair are some Ferragamo Jodhpurs
Then we got some J. Crew Desert boots (chukkas). These are made in Italy and are even simpler than Clarks but of slightly higher leather quality:
Then some Bally Chukkas, shearling lined, Goodyear welted rubber sole. Great for the winter and they have a nice polish right now:
Finally, my pride. A pair of JM Weston Beaubourg Chelsea boots from a single piece of leather (the polish of these is not quite fresh but anyway I prefer not to make them military):
I wear all of these with jeans but they also work with other kinds of pants. The Ferragamo and Westons (and even the Ballys in the winter) can be combined with a suit quite nicely.
Enjoy.Till
