Looking like Virgil Hilts For Under $250.00, Can it be done ?

[Clark J]

What size boots did you buy ? Did you have a choice on size ? Did you buy bigger or smaller or what you normally wear ?

 

[B-Man2]

What size boots did you buy ? Did you have a choice on size ? Did you buy bigger or smaller or what you normally wear ?

Clark
I found my size which is 12.
Everything I’m buying for this is wearable clothing that Ill get some use out of later on.
Well ... maybe not the vintage baseball glove

 

[dinomartino1]

 

[B-Man2]

UPDATE:
Well the $70.00 Ralph Lauren Rough Out boots arrived today and they are no shit awesome!!
They easily rival all other WWII repro rough out boots out there in the $275.00 price range. The soles are raw corded soles, similar to USMC boondockers and the uppers are 100% quality leather. They are dark rough outs but if you dubb them with snow seal or another type of dubbing the dark color is inconsequential as they will darken anyway. I can’t say enough about these boots as to their quality and once I cut off the rear pull strap and RL logo tag these are as good as any WWII repro boot. As I’ve said several times before we are going for a look here and period authenticity isn’t the goal , but these would fill the requirement there as well. Check them out for yourself and let me know what you guys think.

 

[B-Man2]

Pull straps and RL Logo gone.

 

[Smithy]

Those are awesome! I love them Burt and 70 bucks too - you bagged yourself a bargain.

 

[B-Man2]

And final photos with all Ralph Lauren labels and markings removed . Boots Look like every other high end repro M-43 boot thats being sold for $275.00. These are definitely an option if you want a quality repro Rough Out boot at a crazy low price. Ok so we are waiting for our next item which is a slate blue sweatshirt , so far the Virgil Hilts on a budget impression is moving ahead nicely . Stay tuned to this thread for more.

 

[jack31916]

Well done for half the price of a pair of poor Chinese repros !!! I like the Raw Cord soles very much. Maybe the boots looks even better with red brown laces.

 

[London Cabbie]

Brilliant

 

[stanier]

Those boots look very cool B-man2 and well worth their price. I kinda like the boot pulls but get why they had to go in the context of your project.

I wouldn't worry about the historical accuracy point...the wardrobe department for the film didn't!

 

[B-Man2]

Those boots look very cool B-man2 and well worth their price. I kinda like the boot pulls but get why they had to go in the context of your project.

I wouldn't worry about the historical accuracy point...the wardrobe department for the film didn't!

You’re spot on.... the funny thing is that during the motorcycle scenes he didn’t wear rough out M-1943 boots but instead wore 8 inch high boots .

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[Smithy]

You’re spot on.... the funny thing is that during the motorcycle scenes he didn’t wear rough out M-1943 boots but instead wore 8 inch high boots .

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Perfect example of movie continuity problems!

 

[ausreenactor]

Well done for half the price of a pair of poor Chinese repros !!! I like the Raw Cord soles very much. Maybe the boots looks even better with red brown laces.

100%

 

[London Cabbie]

Just saw this the leather version size 8 if anyone’s looking...

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[London Cabbie]

Cooler!!

your quote makes me laugh every time I see it...

 

[MikeyB-17]

I think it might be relevant to repost this at this point:-

The Most Influential Outfit of the Century

McQueen's iconic look in The Great Escape first popularised a worn-in workwear aesthetic over forty years ago, but its extraordinary influence resonates even today.

therake.com

 

[B-Man2]

UPDATE:
Today I received a fairly good copy of the Virgil Hilts Sweatshirt . The color is pretty damn close and I just need to cut the sleeves off and throw it in the wash a couple of times and a few cycles in the dryer for that faded worn look. For those of you who might be interested the shirt was purchased for a whooping $11.88 with free shipping from Amazon . A huge savings over the prices being charged a few years back, which I believe were near the $100.00 mark. So let’s total up our expenditures to see if we are staying close to our $250.00 budget .
Boots ................$70.00
Pants ................$27.29
Sweat Shirt........,.$11.88
Total..................$109.17
Budget Balance ....$140.83
Ok, as you can see the budget is getting very tight and we still have to purchase a vintage baseball glove and an A2 jacket that can be made into a Hilts repro. Right about now I’m thinking It’s going to take a miracle to hold to the $250.50 budget.

 

[Thomas Koehle]

i'm stunned

 

[Smithy]

Sweet Burt!

 

[London Cabbie]

If their was no limit on the finance, I wonder what items would be chosen to be the ‘Best of the Best’ Virgil Outfit...would never have worked if he was given the Sub Jumper from Mr Garner...