Show us your boots

[tvenuto]

Don’t even wanna know what those set you back. Shark is so cool (even though I could never pull it off).

[Chris]

I love shark.  Too bad it's getting harder and harder to get decent quality hides.

[gaseousclay]

@Chap:

Went to a bootmaker in Vienna this morning to order a pair of custom boots…more to see in about three months...

St.Crispins?

[goosehd]

Wesco “100th Anniversary”

[mikebarhoot]

^that there is a nice boot!

[mikebarhoot]

More sole pics please. Whats the “purpose” of that type. If not for aesthetics?

[goosehd]

The sole is a super comfortable rubber.  The boots were a special offer/order from a couple of months ago and I think that they are my seventh pair of custom Wesco’s.

[mikebarhoot]

Thanks.

[732fraziea]

Those are nice

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[Chap]

@neph93:

Well all the necessary ingredients certainly seem to be in place for something quite special @Chap

@neph93 @Chris @Steffen @gaseousclay

Boots will be made bei the Maftei Family, first step will be now making a individual wooden last matching my feet and then  a try-on boot made of cheap leather offcut. I will have to come to the shop they'll check the fit, if it's fine they start with the ordered boot. Will be something like Giles Kanreki boot but with a traditional Austrian welt "zwiegenaeht". Everything will be made by hand in the traditional way…

[Steffen]

Sounds like a great Plan @Chap , the work of Maftei I saw to date looked very good and Zwiegenäht is the way to go, exited to see the Result.

[Mustafa911]

I am Alden guy

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[neph93]

^ very nice. The colour of the top pair is glorious.

[UnTucked]

Whiskey, or Ravello???

[Mustafa911]

@untucked @neph93

Thanks guys .
Believe it not neither
This is  Alden calf skin made for brick & motor Seattle .
I also guessed that as whiskey:-)

@neph93
Most people in America don’t appreciate Alden tan boots. The grail shoe in America is Alden cigar shell and its  due to very very small production . You can see that up in front in fourth picture .

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[Giles]

[mikebarhoot]

NICE!

[mclaincausey]

Those are seriously beyond Grail.

[Giles]

And all because you lot were so bloody generous….

[Paddy Ofurniture]

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