Viberg
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Here some impressions of the Viberg booth at the Bread & Butter Tradeshow in Berlin the last week
These are reversed cordovan boots, Guy explained to me that with Brett they just thought "and why not?" and made it, you can even see the Horween stamp on the quarter and toes of the boot. -
That is the boot I was referring to a few weeks ago when joking with Giles. That inside out boot is garbage….
On a different note (sort of), and someone else mentioned this, for being so anti horsehide sure seems like they use a lot of it when it comes to their samples, yet when I tried to get a horsehide engineer boot made They wouldn't even consider it for a second
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Heh. Shell-in cordovan. I like the bold experimentation but that seems like a waste to me. All that work to expose the shell and it's turned inside. I'd imagine those boots retain sweat like no other as well, but I'm not expert.
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I want THOSE Bobcat's.
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so they refuse to make shell boots, but when they do, they make them inside out?
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Right… and any experimentation should be a little more intelligent, unless I'm missing something. I just can't think of why you would want the shell facing your foot instead of the world. Even if there's a practical reason to have "roughout" shell cordovan, is it something anyone would ever buy? If not, then the experiment is a waste of time.
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Is it? Everyone is talking about it
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Well, Guy said that actually the aging of the "roughout cordovan" is pretty decent and with a singular fading, and it looks very unique. They are soft to the touch and the idea of such unique boots might be appealing for some people. If you dont like them, just dont look at them. Easy.
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I fully agree with the "if you don't like it, don't look at it" ethos, which is why I haven't commented on the looks of the boots, but I am more curious about the practical implications of that kind of design… Are there any advantages, because I can think of many potential issues with it. The collagen seeps... inward onto your socks I guess? Then are you able to replace it by conditioning the roughout side of the leather? How does that affect the look, such as it is...? And, again, I'd worry about swampfoot when a surface designed to repel water is facing inward.
It sounds like some of the other statements are fueled by frustration at Viberg burning shell cordovan for this kind of experiment when they can't convince them to take money for shell boots.
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Well, Guy said that actually the aging of the "roughout cordovan" is pretty decent and with a singular fading, and it looks very unique. They are soft to the touch and the idea of such unique boots might be appealing for some people. If you dont like them, just dont look at them. Easy.
this is the internet, its never that cut and dry.
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That is the boot I was referring to a few weeks ago when joking with Giles. That inside out boot is garbage….
On a different note (sort of), and someone else mentioned this, for being so anti horsehide sure seems like they use a lot of it when it comes to their samples, yet when I tried to get a horsehide engineer boot made They wouldn't even consider it for a second
i feel that sting to brother
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If an item is ugly, which in my opinion that boot is with the Horween stamp on the outside, people aren't gonna be shy about it. Not sure what the purpose is but aesthetically it isn't pleasing. Part of Vibergs appeal is that they are pleasing to the eye. That one is not. If you like it, go for it, but for probably close to $1K, I'll pass on the ugly boots
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I give them full marks for doing something different. I see it as a form of stating that they are not blindly held by tradition and that there's no sacred cows (or horses as the case my be). They thought about 'what if' and did it. Something that AFAIK no one us have ever even thought of, let alone done. I love it.
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I give them full marks for doing something different. I see it as a form of stating that they are not blindly held by tradition and that there's no sacred cows (or horses as the case my be). They thought about 'what if' and did it. Something that AFAIK no one us have ever even thought of, let alone done. I love it.
Thats the whole idea behind, I'm glad that someone get it. I strongly doubt it that those boots go on production, so no need for "sharp analysis".
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It's part of how we learn and evolve as a species. Putting things tech focused Google have "20 percent time" where they force their staff to waste time and resources "fucking around". Gmail was one such product that came from that.
There's also something to say about the joy of creation, and moving beyond the utility, which these boots speak to beautifully. It's part of the age old questions; What purpose does art serve? What's the point of philosophy?
