Salmosalar
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Did you receive this pair? What last is it made in? Does it fit?@Salmosalar @Harris HTM Great Boots! Go Tricker's!
I am also a big fan. I check on their outlet store sample sale page everyday. Have a pair of what seems to be Quilp by Tricker's Cap Toe coming this week. Hope it fit as I couldn't find what last they used for that one.
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Dylan did go through a phase around 67/68 where he wanted to be the Beatles, and they wanted to be him. Nowhere Man era.
I used to wear my Grinders engineers over the top of drainpipes, Sid Vicious style, though I now like my denims wide enough that it'd likely be impossible to tuck them into boots. I have flown in engineers, but it was a massive pain in the bum taking them on and off, especially as I always undo both buckles (at least to get 'em back on). Keeping an eye out for something like those Sendras, perhaps with a rounder toe, though not in a hurry as I'm unlikely to fly anywhere this side of 2022, especially if there's an Autumn lockdown, which I'm not ruling out yet. Side-zips are something I was never keen on until I started to look at them from this practical pov, and I find now that I appreciate that the aesthetics have grown on me (not the first thing this has happened with). I am also perversely attracted to these for when I'm feeling a little Johnny Thunders....
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Go for these Sendras! They make quality stuff and believe me, you won't ever go back to boring-ass footwear after you go for something fun like that.
Sendra are very much on my hit list for some harness boots already, and there's a couple of pairs of their cowboy boots I rather fancy. I still have my old Underground black suede Beatle Boots / Winklepickers somewhere. They were bought years ago when I regularly dressed as RiffRaff (before I gained the weight, now I'd look like Bill Bailey after a very rough lost weekend in Ibiza in that gear...). Can sort of see 'em here:
Also used to wear them in costume as Richard O'Brien's Maxime (I'm about a foot taller and three feet wider than him!):
Very nice boots if you're looking for that sixties Beatle Boot vibe. I found I got used to the heel pretty quick. They do 'em in suede, leather, patent... The only thing with the UG ones is I wish I'd gone a size up from my usual, as they really are tight. Noticed this especially three or four stone after these photos were taken. Must have put a bit of weight on my feet too, as they seemed even smaller then somehow - not something I've ever otherwise experienced with shoes. Treat their UK as US sizes is my experience. Otherwise, lovely boots. Mine will eventually go on eBay; we've had a lot of adventures together, but I can't keep everything for sentimentality's sake. If I can shift the belly again, I have a hunch (sewn into that tailcoat) that I'll be back in another pair at some future point...
Haha, you're super cool here! Man, those trousers fit you so great, why'd you had to switch to those baggy ones... But anyway, yeah, the heel isn't a problem at all! Not nearly as much as I'd thought it would be. Two of my pairs have 2.5" heels which I wouldn't even consider as a man's shoe a few years back and now I feel odd wearing sneakers.
There's a pair of Jeffery West's that's calling me, available locally which would mean no UK import taxes and they're pretty much perfect but then again, do I need them. . .
I know, I have always been into tight stretch jeans as a thrasher. However... (the photos below have to be corrected, I wore my tight jeans almost to my 40's).Looks so good once your waist measurement is a foot more than your inside leg they do not... and I'll never be back in a 34" waist again.
Acorn Calf, Kudu Reverse, Aniline Calf, Olivvia Black = all excellent choices! I am also a big fan of the 4444 Henry Chelsea boots. They are the most versatile and well-built boots. I am still missing a dark brown for my Henry collection. Waiting for their Christmas sale. The core line up never goes on sale except Christmas time from their stockists. Tricker's are more Scotland than London/Paris in terms of styles. But their build quality is just as good as Lobb or Edward Green or JM Weston in my opinion, and cost less. I am waiting for the Bank Holiday additional 20 off to pick up a few more from their factory store. Lol.A few examples of Tricker's boots that I think work well with leather jackets…. View attachment 353014
Did you receive this pair? What last is it made in? Does it fit?
Sendra are very much on my hit list for some harness boots already, and there's a couple of pairs of their cowboy boots I rather fancy. I still have my old Underground black suede Beatle Boots / Winklepickers somewhere. They were bought years ago when I regularly dressed as RiffRaff (before I gained the weight, now I'd look like Bill Bailey after a very rough lost weekend in Ibiza in that gear...). Can sort of see 'em here:
Also used to wear them in costume as Richard O'Brien's Maxime (I'm about a foot taller and three feet wider than him!):
Very nice boots if you're looking for that sixties Beatle Boot vibe. I found I got used to the heel pretty quick. They do 'em in suede, leather, patent... The only thing with the UG ones is I wish I'd gone a size up from my usual, as they really are tight. Noticed this especially three or four stone after these photos were taken. Must have put a bit of weight on my feet too, as they seemed even smaller then somehow - not something I've ever otherwise experienced with shoes. Treat their UK as US sizes is my experience. Otherwise, lovely boots. Mine will eventually go on eBay; we've had a lot of adventures together, but I can't keep everything for sentimentality's sake. If I can shift the belly again, I have a hunch (sewn into that tailcoat) that I'll be back in another pair at some future point...
Sendra are very much on my hit list for some harness boots already, and there's a couple of pairs of their cowboy boots I rather fancy. I still have my old Underground black suede Beatle Boots / Winklepickers somewhere. They were bought years ago when I regularly dressed as RiffRaff (before I gained the weight, now I'd look like Bill Bailey after a very rough lost weekend in Ibiza in that gear...). Can sort of see 'em here:
Also used to wear them in costume as Richard O'Brien's Maxime (I'm about a foot taller and three feet wider than him!):
Very nice boots if you're looking for that sixties Beatle Boot vibe. I found I got used to the heel pretty quick. They do 'em in suede, leather, patent... The only thing with the UG ones is I wish I'd gone a size up from my usual, as they really are tight. Noticed this especially three or four stone after these photos were taken. Must have put a bit of weight on my feet too, as they seemed even smaller then somehow - not something I've ever otherwise experienced with shoes. Treat their UK as US sizes is my experience. Otherwise, lovely boots. Mine will eventually go on eBay; we've had a lot of adventures together, but I can't keep everything for sentimentality's sake. If I can shift the belly again, I have a hunch (sewn into that tailcoat) that I'll be back in another pair at some future point...
That looks spectacular, Edward!! I was more or less a regular in the Saturday night showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (with audience participation…) at the Prince Charles mid nineties. Would never have dared to dress up, though. Mighty impressed!!
Posted these pics a week or two ago, RDTs on the left. My experience with them is mixed. Overall I like them and am glad I have them. But the cork soles with metal taps on the front did not really work for me -- the metal taps were VERY slippery, and the original heel too tall for me. So I had them resoled with Vibram squishy soles, which I like. Then too, the stitching that held the vamps to the uppers (I think, though I may have that terminology wrong) began to unravel early and the shoes were basically coming apart. You can see where I had metal rivets installed to fix that. Others have had the same problem. The CXL shows wear pretty quickly, as expected and most people like that. But also, you can see how the unstructured toes get dented pretty quickly too; again, it's kind of a cool feature if you are wearing them casually, but something to know.Anyone with some worn in rolling dub trio? Interested in hearing opinions.
Looks great and can't beat that price! ScorePicked these up on eBay since I didn’t have any casual boots and a black leather jacket on order- as new for $60 shipped. Made in the US, Vibram 700 sole and an EEEE width.
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If I remember well some stock photo's I had seen years ago, the metal plates are not in level with the rest of the sole (flush mounted) but are screwed on top of the sole (ask any professional cobbler his opinion about that...), right?Posted these pics a week or two ago, RDTs on the left. My experience with them is mixed. Overall I like them and am glad I have them. But the cork soles with metal taps on the front did not really work for me -- the metal taps were VERY slippery, and the original heel too tall for me. So I had them resoled with Vibram squishy soles, which I like. Then too, the stitching that held the vamps to the uppers (I think, though I may have that terminology wrong) began to unravel early and the shoes were basically coming apart. You can see where I had metal rivets installed to fix that. Others have had the same problem. The CXL shows wear pretty quickly, as expected and most people like that. But also, you can see how the unstructured toes get dented pretty quickly too; again, it's kind of a cool feature if you are wearing them casually, but something to know.
So overall, I like the looks of them, but am disappointed in the quality of construction for the price.
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You must have just missed me by a couple of years... I moved to London in 1999 and was involved with the last incarnation of the Charming Underclothes; did two years of the weekly show, the last eighteen months as Riff Raff and the MC, then a glorious near-decade as the MC and Frank'n'Furter in Less Vulnerable. (If you ever catch the Blu Ray extras, I'm interviewed on there somewhere in a fifties vintage suit... ha...). Not been so active on the scene this last ten years or so, but itching to get back there. Love the stage show, too.
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Yes, I have. Left in 1995 but return as often as I can (not been siince Feb. 2020 because of "You know what").
Do you know if the RHPS is still showing at The Prince Charles? I was living in Ealing back then and after the show I had to take the Night Bus back home. Quite an adventure every few weeks...!
Picked these up on eBay since I didn’t have any casual black boots and a black leather jacket on order- as new for $60 shipped. Made in the US, Vibram 700 sole and an EEEE width.
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