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[Bluegrass]

the links work for me.  i agree, wouldn't be my 1st choice, puny heel - wonder what the price point is for these?  funny they are based in OC but sell in Japan - do they manufacture in OC?

[mclaincausey]

I have assumed that they do manufacture in Cali.  It looks like Zip is buddies with them on the 'book, unsure if they get their (nice-looking) roller buckles from him or vice-versa but it wouldn't surprise me.  Indeed, I wonder if they are cobblering for him in general.  Tatman, they may have been the ones to beautify your boots.

[superfuzz]

Kiya: "We'll have two oxfords and one engineer boot November 1st at SENY, SEPDX, and in our online store.  For the price they're very very good." If the engineers look like the first pair posted by mclain I'm interested…

[mclaincausey]

Yeah that first pair is really great.  Even the ones I'm not as big a fan of I think are very well made.

[tatmantall]

The first pair is good looking. They remind me of the Santa Rosa HTC zip sells. I'm not sure about the cobblering or the buckles being in relation to him though. The buckles don't look like the different options I have pictured zip fabs… Who knows though. The cobblering looks quite a bit simpler as well on what I see however they are drastically different than what I have seen done by "zip" before so again... Who knows..

** did notice the cat paw which majes  me think they might not be related as well as I have normally seen his cobblering to he fine with bilrite with the exception ofvthe HTC Santa risa that has some super rare half soled on them

[Chiba J.]

Junky in Ryogoku has a pic up, but they seem to be all sold out. Explains why I didn't see them when I was there today.

http://item-jkstyle.shop-pro.jp/?pid=62165657

[davito]

Thx chiba j thats the model I was able to touch irl, a nice engineer, was ready to pull the trigger but then I have enough boots for the moment, especially the engineers i have satisfy me more than enough

[hajduk]

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/topjimmy/ab_engineer/+
more pictures…
really nice...

also similar with the RRL´s one.
who is the Ace boots maker?
can it be Julian?
someone know more about it?

[Chiba J.]

Another engineer for your perusal.

http://store-motostyle.jp/?pid=55907825

[mclaincausey]

That one has a nice profile

[Finn666]

@davito:

Thx chiba j thats the model I was able to touch irl, a nice engineer, was ready to pull the trigger but then I have enough boots for the moment, especially the engineers i have satisfy me more than enough

nothing more to add…great great boot in person!

[superfuzz]

Hell yeah! That's a perfect engineer IMO, Chiba.

[mclaincausey]

Oh no it's CXL, you'd be lucky if it didn't disintegrate in shipment

[tigerpac]

Don't get them wet and stay out of the sun (and the shade)!

[Finn666]

@mclaincausey:

Oh no it's CXL, you'd be lucky if it didn't disintegrate in shipment

the one from VMC is horse btw.! so you can wear them in the sun, the shade and everywhere else

[davito]

@Finn666:

@mclaincausey:

Oh no it's CXL, you'd be lucky if it didn't disintegrate in shipment

the one from VMC is horse btw.! so you can wear them in the sun, the shade and everywhere else

Oh i did not know that Ace is horse too pretty cool

[superfuzz]

According to Kiya the Ace engineers at SE will be $750. Now I'm really interested to see what they look like.

[mclaincausey]

Cool!  I'm set on engineers for a while but I will be following along with interest.  The Ace engineers I've seen don't have lasts that speak to me, but I did find some other boots of theirs I loved.  Here's a Himel collab I think is pretty rad, and I don't usually dig two tones other than oxfords or sneakers:

[superfuzz]

Yeah, I agree about the lasts. Mostly I'm just excited for a pair of engineers that I can actually try on before pulling the trigger!

[mclaincausey]

Right?  The anxiety waiting for boots that may or may not work is kind of frustrating.  A lot of that in my life these days

But when it works out, the journey is worth the prize: