Red Wing Shoes

[JunkPants]

@Oaktavia That's the one. Stitching is all black in those pics though, maybe it changed from prototype to production. Really like these, highly recommended.

[Oaktavia]

@JunkPants those look pretty slick and I am tempted...

[JunkPants]

@Oaktavia Go for it. I had high hopes, and like them even better in person. Leather feels great, nice and sturdy build, seems rock solid.

[JunkPants]

@WhiskeySandwich said in Red Wing Shoes:

@JunkPants idk if its just me, but the pics didn't come thru

It's the 4501 Logger in black oil slick leather.

Here are the pics again (uploaded them this time).

[WhiskeySandwich]

@JunkPants YOOOO, that black oil slick looks fab as feeeeek mang. I LOVE my Briar, and if they're anything alike, that shit is gonna age beautifully.

[PJ]

@JunkPants congrats they are really awesome. I picked up the briar

[JunkPants]

@WhiskeySandwich @PJ My first thought when I got these out of the box was: Damn, I'm gonna have to get these in the Briar as well.

[Gammaman]

Here are some loggers 4585 from the last release the briar oil slick has a quite reddish burgundy colour to it which I Iike.

[Oaktavia]

This thread is definitely re-piques my RW interest. When I move on to Wesco, I thought I was done with RW. But lately, I keep falling back to RW. Iron Rangers were my first heritage boot and I feel nostalgic for them.

[Denimhead 0]

@Oaktavia I keep getting sucked back in as well. Always had a soft spot for Mocs.

[JunkPants]

@Oaktavia Red Wing is great imo. And it's good to have a sizeable manufacturer of solid, high quality shoes/boots still in business. Far from a given these days.

And even though I really like (and wear) a lot of the stuff, it wouldn't be too hard to make the case that the whole "luxury work boot" thing has gotten a bit out of hand. Entry level Vibergs for instance have gotten up to $1000 from what I can see.

[Oaktavia]

@JunkPants yeah I just honestly don't see the draw for spending that much money or more than I already have on boots. I'm more of a denim lover while boots are more secondary. I like the idea of RW because they are less fancy but imo in a good way. More "plain" while still looking great.

[Oaktavia]

@Denimhead-0 those choc mocs are noice

[PJ]

@JunkPants Im right there with you. I had a black pair put aside but seeing both made it almost impossible to choose. The black briar looks amazing . Now sold out my size at the local AD

[matt_rost]

@Oaktavia said in Red Wing Shoes:

I like the idea of RW because they are less fancy but imo in a good way. More "plain" while still looking great.

Well said!

[Oaktavia]

@matt_rost thanks I was trying to express my organic thoughts the best I could there.

[marco23d]

Huckberry just posted a video of them touring Red Wing. A really fun watch

[SKT]

@marco23d really enjoyed that. Thanks for posting

[JunkPants]

@marco23d That was great. (Was going to post it myself).
Dig those 8060 Pecos.

[cosmic55]

@Gammaman I've got a pair from an older release dated 2009. They don't have the storm welt like yours. I actually found them this year listed as "vibram boot" but I recognised what they were!