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Happy Hooligan
Well-Known Member
I actually tried on a pair last week. All they had was an 11 D and it felt a little loose in the heel. I'm an 11C in Aldens. They didn't have a 10.5 D to see if that'd do the trick or not...
I was really going to try on a pair or iron rangers but they didn't carry them.
Nice boots chicken. I'll have to wait to get a pair as I'm breaking in my ultimate indys and a man can only wear so many boots in a week....
I was really going to try on a pair or iron rangers but they didn't carry them.
Nice boots chicken. I'll have to wait to get a pair as I'm breaking in my ultimate indys and a man can only wear so many boots in a week....
Happy Hooligan wrote:
Ain't it the truth.. and this stuff (boots, leather jackets, denim,etc..) require so much wear time to make it start looking right that you don't need much - yet I can't stop wanting more :? it'll never all get used to it's fullest :roll:
btw, where'd you get to try on those GTs? I've been to two Red Wing stores locally and each one looked at me like I was speaking Martian when I asked about the Gentleman Travelers, Beckmans, Heritage range of boots. I actually had to help them go through their catalogs to locate them.
Doug C
Ain't it the truth.. and this stuff (boots, leather jackets, denim,etc..) require so much wear time to make it start looking right that you don't need much - yet I can't stop wanting more :? it'll never all get used to it's fullest :roll:
btw, where'd you get to try on those GTs? I've been to two Red Wing stores locally and each one looked at me like I was speaking Martian when I asked about the Gentleman Travelers, Beckmans, Heritage range of boots. I actually had to help them go through their catalogs to locate them.
Doug C
Cobblers161
Well-Known Member
Those 9013's are nice looking footwear, sadly I'm fresh out of cash. However if anyone in the UK is after some I found them in sale at Hobsons http://www.hobsonshoes.co.uk/shoes/rf/v ... %20beckman for £136... Not bad.
chicken
New Member
Yeah, Happy Hooligan says the truth. I don't think I need another pair of boots for a long while. (I already have four pairs of White's and one pair of Alden 405s.)
Doug, I tried few pairs of GTs in Tokyo. I have no idea where you could try them in the states, though. IMO, width-wise, they feel like a pretty normal D. But even for boots, I think these are slightly on the longer side length-wise.
Cobblers, that pricing is amazing. Especially considering it's in the UK.
Doug, I tried few pairs of GTs in Tokyo. I have no idea where you could try them in the states, though. IMO, width-wise, they feel like a pretty normal D. But even for boots, I think these are slightly on the longer side length-wise.
Cobblers, that pricing is amazing. Especially considering it's in the UK.
chicken:
Well, I won't need to find a place to try GTs on now that I have a pair in the mail to me, I'll know how they fit soon enough. I did size down half a step though as per most of the advice I've read. If I get 405s again I'll do the same because I always felt like my 10.5 b/d were just a little too long... I thought initially it was no biggy but over time it bothered me a bit.
Doug C
Dude, that's a small fortune right there!
Well, I won't need to find a place to try GTs on now that I have a pair in the mail to me, I'll know how they fit soon enough. I did size down half a step though as per most of the advice I've read. If I get 405s again I'll do the same because I always felt like my 10.5 b/d were just a little too long... I thought initially it was no biggy but over time it bothered me a bit.
Doug C
Cobblers161
Well-Known Member
chicken said:
Yeh, I was pretty suprised myself. They are handsome.... I can feel the cogs turning and the 'must have' machine kicking into life. I will attempt to resist but have a feeing it'll be futile.
Do these tend to run large similar to the usual Red Wings. Had a pair a few years ago and needed to downsize by one whole size.
My "black-cherry" plaintoe GT's arrived today and they are great. I gotta say that the color is much better in person than in any of the pictures that get posted. To begin with, the color name itself can be a turn off and probably (subliminaly) accentuates the burgandy tone of the pictures. It's actually a nice dark brown with red undertones, very 1940s, infact... it's quite like the WWII russett boots you see that have darken with age and/or that the solder has used brown polish on, as many did. I never wanted this boot before because of the overly burgandy looking pictures that the flash creates with this leather - so it's a bit of a pleasant surprise. They are fairly stiff right out of the box as others have reported, and the soles will hardly flex at all but I worked them by hand and loosened them up a bit. With that said they are not uncomfortable at all, just not flexy when you first put them on. They made huge strides in the break-in after just a few short hours though. BTW, I ended up getting these because of convenience and price basically. A word on size, I sized down half a step and the fit is pretty near perfect - I'm usually a 10.5D and I bought these in a 10D, and am glad I did (YMMV, as always). I love the last that this boot was formed on with it's high round toe box that creates such a nice profile. Folks who are hyper sensitive to minute details could find fault with some of the stitching on my pair, I see a couple of places that a little more care could have been taken, especially for the money but it's a very minor issue in my mind and hasn't bothered me in the least. Over all a great pair of boots and it's been one of those purchases that I'd do again in a heart beat. I think I'm gonna be much more pleased with these than I was with my Aldens.
Doug C
Doug C
thanks, I had a pair of Alden 405s from '06. The russett brown color I loved, that was perfect and generally I loved the boot as a whole but I had a couple of issues. They were a half size too long (10.5D) which is my fault but it bugged me after a while. Secondly, the alden's flat profile just didn't suit my taste ideally. I always wished the toe was more like the red wings. Now, with that said - I still have a love for the aldens, I'm not sure why but I think I'll have to get another pair one of these days, they're just so classic.
Doug C
Doug C
Mine were starting to look really nice when I sold them :cry: , I think I'm gonna go as long as possible with the GT's before I clean these up at all, get some real signs of wear on 'em first.. BTW, I was under the impression that these would have a Red Wing insignia imprinted on the leather at the side of each boot - but mine DO NOT and that was another pleasant surprise.
Doug C
Doug C
