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Wait till you see what i got.
I don't think I've been this excited about footwear since my 1st pair of Viberg's.
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where did you get them from? online presence seems a bit thin on the ground…
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went to gentry in hipster paradise bklyn. last time i saw so many beards i was talking about purim with my rabbi homie.
great value for your money. can't talk about the items being made ethically or anything until i do some actual research. here are a few images just cause a picture is worth a thousand words:
Promise will get better images up in the next few days, just been keeping weirder than usual hours & so you know you left with late night images with crappy light & patron thoughts.
oh here are 2 of the pairs i grabbed on gentry's site:
http://gentrynyc.com/collections/sale/products/pistolero-side-loop-engineer-brown
http://gentrynyc.com/collections/pistolero/products/pistolero-side-loop-engineerthey are worth so much more than even their full retail price reflects . . .
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Those lace up boots are great looking.
I've owned a couple of pairs of boots that were made in Guanajuato, and the quality is very good. Glad you like what you found.
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thanks for un-monday'ing the links, chris.
lace ups are called 6" cap toe lace ups & they are comfy out the box & a great boot to look at. after taking them around the block a few times will report back.
G, what length benjo's you thinking of? they got 34", 48", & 54". maybe best to go with the 54" too long is better than too short. . . or just play it safe with the 48" . . .
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I know what lengths they do and they actually do a 36 too. BUT, my view is that 54 is not long enough. I can't even lace a pair of service boots up properly (let alone a Smoke Jumper) with a 54, but that may just be my overly large instep, hence the question.
So let's try again. Forget what length laces Benjo's make, what length laces would you buy if you could?
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thanks for un-monday'ing the links, chris.
lace ups are called 6" cap toe lace ups & they are comfy out the box & a great boot to look at. after taking them around the block a few times will report back.
G, what length benjo's you thinking of? they got 34", 48", & 54". maybe best to go with the 54" too long is better than too short. . . or just play it safe with the 48" . . .
Mr Monday, how is the sizing on the Pistoleros? I called Gentry last night to discuss that black Engineer boot and the gent on the phone was very confusing. I wear a 9.5 in Alden and a 10 in most athletic shoes, Gentry said to get a 9 but since they are clearance I can't return em! I don't want to be wrong and be stuck with something I can't use.
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I just got sz9 because it's all that was left. They're a little loose but nothing thick socks can't fix. I wear an 8.5 in Alden and 9 in most athletic shoes. So a 9.5 would have probably been good for you. Not sure they have any 9.5 left though.
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If I got the two-tone round & the flat laces. What lengths would you buy?
How big a price difference is there?.. Cause you can just cut these to size… I always do that... So maybe just get the longest ones and only those?..
That works for leather laces, but will it work for these? I'm working on the assumption that the laces have aglets on the ends, and that if you cut them off, they'll start to unravel.
I'd say get the 54" at the minimum, but 63" would work better for most boots. And since I'm guessing most people will be buying these for boots, that seems the best choice.
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I just got sz9 because it's all that was left. I wear an 8.5 in Alden and 9 in most athletic shoes. So a 9.5 would have probably been good. Not sure they have any 9.5 left though.
So they run .5 size smallish?
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So they run .5 size smallish?
I edited my post. I meant a 9.5 would probably be good for you. I got te same size as I wear in most athletic shoes and they are a bit too wide. But with thick socks they are fine.
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Thanks Urb, in that case I'll either get a 10 and rock heavy socks or just skip all together. The price is really good though, so a temptation they remain.
