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    joesaintjohn
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 9 Aug 2012

    Oh daim, that's awesome!!!

    Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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      Chris
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 28 Jun 2010

      The Little showroom is really overwhelming.  You walk in and everywhere you look, there are amazing boots.  Sharon (Dave's daughter) told me that whenever they get an order for a really interesting pair of boots, they make two pairs- one for the customer, one for the showroom.  Do that for a couple of decades and you have the most spectacular collection imaginable.

      last edited by 27 Aug 2012, 19:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        joesaintjohn
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 9 Aug 2012

        I'm going to Austin in Nov, I may have to make a special trip to San Antonio…

        Fat dudes need good clothes too.

        last edited by 28 Aug 2012, 00:09 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Chris
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 28 Jun 2010

          It's worth the effort- San Antonio is only an hour or so down the road and the shop is right off I-35.  Anyone who loves boots should go if they have the chance.

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            gbougard
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 20 Apr 2010

            @joesaintjohn:

            I'm going to Austin in Nov, I may have to make a special trip to San Antonio…

            Do make the trip
            But in Austin, you have Heritage Boots on South Congress which has some nice boots, too. Not custom made, but the selection is quite nice and better value than most boots sold at Allens a couple blocks down SoCo

            Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
            Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
            Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

            Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
            Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
            Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
            Ric

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              joesaintjohn
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              Joined: 9 Aug 2012

              Yeah, it's my only regret from last years fun fun fun fest. I really want to go explore Austin more.

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              Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                illumin8em
                Joined: 24 Dec 2011

                Hathorn/White's Classic cowboy boots, leather lined, size 13

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                  Graeme
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                  I was just looking through GB's pictures of Dave Little's shop, and I noticed this one of a foot tracing.

                  I took a look in the John Lobb shop on St. James Street in London yesterday. They're one of the few surviving bespoke shoemakers in the UK, and there was an identical tracing on display. The line inside the outline represents the arch.

                  It looks like a pretty serious set of measurements. Does Dave carve his own lasts?

                  Oh, if you're in London then take a look in Lobb's. It's probably not changed in the last century. Unfortunately the shoes are on the far side of reassuringly expensive. :o

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    I was amazingly lucky a few years back.  My cousin worked at Lobbs and once a year she was allowed to have one pair of shoes that had not been picked up for her or one of her family.  She let me have a turn, so I went in early on a Saturday morning and spent the day rooting around in the cellars and store rooms.  It is totally Dickensian below street level….Anyway I found a pair that fit, so I now own a pair of Lobbs.....

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      Graeme
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                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                      So you got a pair of button-up boots from Lobb's then Giles? 😉

                      last edited by 27 Sept 2012, 17:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                        No, a very pretty pair of calf slip on brogues…..

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          gbougard
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 20 Apr 2010

                          @Graeme:

                          It looks like a pretty serious set of measurements. Does Dave carve his own lasts?

                          Yes he does, of course. Custom boot makers I've visited in Texas all make their own lasts. The level of craftmanship in this "industry" is quite amazing. Handmade top quality, they regularly get visits from luxury manufacturers like Hermes.

                          Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                          Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                          Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                          Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                          Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                          Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                          Ric

                          last edited by 28 Sept 2012, 21:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            natehate
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 18 Jun 2012

                            what do you guys think about this company

                            http://cobrarock.com/index.php?route=common/home

                            don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

                            last edited by 13 Nov 2012, 04:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              joesaintjohn
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 9 Aug 2012

                              I think you should get a pair, so I can see fitpics…

                              Fat dudes need good clothes too.

                              last edited by 13 Nov 2012, 05:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                natehate
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 18 Jun 2012

                                haha a friend of mine that works at a levis showed me the site
                                thought they were kinda cool
                                theyre way closer to you, you go try some on and let me know

                                don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

                                last edited by 13 Nov 2012, 05:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Chris
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                  The style doesn't do anything for me, sorry.  And it could be the boot snob in me, but when I see a company based in Marfa, I can't help but think that they located there because a) they can sell to a bunch of country club artsy types and b) they can't compete with the serious bootmakers in El Paso or the Hill Country.

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                                    MikeC
                                    Banned
                                    Joined: 7 Nov 2011

                                    ^Strongly backed, just because he has a southern accent. This is sort of a joke but not really. Haha

                                    Remember, I used to be a dirty ass Memphian…..

                                    last edited by 13 Nov 2012, 14:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      gbougard
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 20 Apr 2010

                                      @Chris:

                                      The style doesn't do anything for me, sorry.  And it could be the boot snob in me, but when I see a company based in Marfa, I can't help but think that they located there because a) they can sell to a bunch of country club artsy types and b) they can't compete with the serious bootmakers in El Paso or the Hill Country.

                                      or San Antonio (Dave Little), or Austin (Lee Miller), or…

                                      I fkcing hate it when someone decides that a proven design is old and needs to be updated. Cowboy boots are fcking works of art and cant take being tampered with. Fck that

                                      Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                                      Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                                      Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                                      Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                                      Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                                      Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                                      Ric

                                      last edited by 13 Nov 2012, 15:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Chris
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                        I should clarify my previous comment, as it really seems a bit dickish.  The boots look like they're well made and if you like the style, (and the price, whatever it may be) then they're fine.  That said, I'm something of a purist about cowboy boots, and those aren't, so I'm not interested.

                                        Also, Marfa is a super trendy little town out in west Texas that caters to rich artsy types.  For those of you familiar with Sedona, it's kinda similar.  When folks open up a shop there and call it something catchy like "Cobra Rock", I'm pretty sure they're not aiming their products at crotchety traditionalists like me.

                                        There are lots of places in Texas to get traditional, handmade cowboy boots- El Paso, (Tres Amigos, Rocketbuster, Stallion, JB Hill, etc.) the Rio Grande Valley, (Rios of Mercedes, all the Raymondville makers, etc.) the Hill Country, (which includes Austin, San Antonio, plus great makers like Duck Menzies in Temple, Eddie Kimmel in Comanche, the Jass Brothers in Lampasas, etc.) and other folks scattered around the state that will build individually lasted, made to order custom boots.  With that wealth of opportunity to get exactly what I want, I can't see any reason to go out to the middle of nowhere to buy something off the shelf.

                                        Hmmm, that still sounds kinda dickish, doesn't it…

                                        last edited by 13 Nov 2012, 17:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Seul
                                          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                          Yeah, maybe: but you're damn right as well…

                                          last edited by 13 Nov 2012, 19:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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