Footwear to go with our jackets

[TartuWolf]

Just have to share this:

Never seen so many amazing boots in one video.

 

[barnabus]

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[Psant25]

custom black jacks. chocolate sueded elephant goat uppers narrowed shaft sole savers custom edge finish walking heel round toe

 

[Damon141]

Who knew Viberg made dress shoes? Not me until I saw these. I didn't have a decent pair of dress shoes and I have a friend's wedding coming up. *Disclaimer* I do not know formal wear style and I was going to buy a pair of Carmina Oxford's but Viberg had their annual sale and I couldn't resist.

From Viberg:
The Bastion Oxford is an archival pattern created by Edwin Viberg dating back to 1960. It is slightly more formal than the Derby or Rockland Blucher because it features a closed lacing system in which the quarters, the side tabs where the shoelace eyelets are punctured, are sewn under the vamp. We have updated the original style by tightly trimming the waist with a round blade, allowing it to contour to the shape of the last.

I wore them for a day out and about and to dinner and they are surprisingly comfortable, Viberg work well for my feet, atleast the few I've tried. The leather is their Regency Calf which is more supple than I expected, nothing like my boots in CXL, Shell, Horsebutt. The leather has highs and lows, I'm not sure if it's an applied finish or patina but I do also see strange marks like they could be branding or scars, gives it character. Stitching is really tight, super fine and close, completely different than my Viberg boots. They probably look clunker than typical oxford's especially given the rubber ridgeway sole but I won't wear them to anything really formal and it makes them easy to pair with jeans so I will get more use out of them.

 

[monkeyfist]

BIG BOOT SALE: TRUMAN, TAHURA, BAKERS X MONROE, ALLEN EDMONDS, THURSDAY
- thread linked:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...s-x-monroe-allenedmonds-thursday-more.110755/

 

[lina]

 

[Edward]

Who knew Viberg made dress shoes? Not me until I saw these. I didn't have a decent pair of dress shoes and I have a friend's wedding coming up. *Disclaimer* I do not know formal wear style and I was going to buy a pair of Carmina Oxford's but Viberg had their annual sale and I couldn't resist.

From Viberg:
The Bastion Oxford is an archival pattern created by Edwin Viberg dating back to 1960. It is slightly more formal than the Derby or Rockland Blucher because it features a closed lacing system in which the quarters, the side tabs where the shoelace eyelets are punctured, are sewn under the vamp. We have updated the original style by tightly trimming the waist with a round blade, allowing it to contour to the shape of the last.

I wore them for a day out and about and to dinner and they are surprisingly comfortable, Viberg work well for my feet, atleast the few I've tried. The leather is their Regency Calf which is more supple than I expected, nothing like my boots in CXL, Shell, Horsebutt. The leather has highs and lows, I'm not sure if it's an applied finish or patina but I do also see strange marks like they could be branding or scars, gives it character. Stitching is really tight, super fine and close, completely different than my Viberg boots. They probably look clunker than typical oxford's especially given the rubber ridgeway sole but I won't wear them to anything really formal and it makes them easy to pair with jeans so I will get more use out of them.



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Nice shoes. 'Formal' enough for most contemporary weddings by any measure. Sure, black would have been more formal, but honestly I think it's OTT to buy shoes you'd not wear again for an occasion like that. These look great. Nice shape to them as well - they look a much older design than they are (the underside of the sole is the only real concession to modernity - and I imagine one that would be very welcome on a very wet, Winter day).

 

[Monitor]

My boots are more rugged than your boots.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

My Chuck’s run faster

 

[Will Zach]

My boots are more rugged than your boots.

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Himel's boots are the ruggeddest.

 

[Schambach]

He seems like a real douche but I'd love some viberg engineers.

 

[torfjord]

Himel's boots are the ruggeddest.

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I'm surprised he hasn't blocked you yet lol

 

[Damon141]

Nice shoes. 'Formal' enough for most contemporary weddings by any measure. Sure, black would have been more formal, but honestly I think it's OTT to buy shoes you'd not wear again for an occasion like that. These look great. Nice shape to them as well - they look a much older design than they are (the underside of the sole is the only real concession to modernity - and I imagine one that would be very welcome on a very wet, Winter day).

Yeah the sole I had mixed feelings on, I thought maybe a Danite would have a slimmer profile but it rains a lot here so it is functional.

Black, I was actually thinking about a pair of black Chelsea boots that were dressy enough for a suit but could pair with jeans.
Allen Edmonds and Grant Stone have some that are not outrageous in price, Carmina is another but expensive.
Anyone wear Chelsea's with dress pants?

 

[Tom71]

Yeah the sole I had mixed feelings on, I thought maybe a Danite would have a slimmer profile but it rains a lot here so it is functional.

Black, I was actually thinking about a pair of black Chelsea boots that were dressy enough for a suit but could pair with jeans.
Allen Edmonds and Grant Stone have some that are not outrageous in price, Carmina is another but expensive.
Anyone wear Chelsea's with dress pants?

Yes, once in a while I do combine suit&tie with Chelsea boots. RM Williams are my brand of choice.
I actually take them on business trips too, as they are good with some „business casual“ attire too, and I hate to pack more than one pair of shoes.

 

[handymike]

My boots are more rugged than your boots.

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And they bite!
…or do they just KISS?

 

[Edward]

Yes, once in a while I do combine suit&tie with Chelsea boots. RM Williams are my brand of choice.
I actually take them on business trips too, as they are good with some „business casual“ attire too, and I hate to pack more than one pair of shoes.

I'm in Beijing on work business currently, doing my usual and travelling with penny loafers. Can't beat slip-ons for air travel especially.

 

[Tom71]

I'm in Beijing on work business currently, doing my usual and travelling with penny loafers. Can't beat slip-ons for air travel especially.

Penny loafers have been my go-to business trip shoes for ages.

Don’t have a pair that’s fitting well enough at the moment. Got an stress-fracture from wearing slightly big loafers when running to the gate at Johannesburg airport two years ago, so I switched to Chelseas or the good old lace-ups For the time being. Will be back in the loafer game before long still!

 

[TartuWolf]

Leather boots are my first love and what got me into leather in general.
I'm sure a lot of you already know about this contest, but for those who don't I'll share this info here.
Basically buy a new pair of boots and wear them for 6 months however you see fit.
In the end they pick out the best looking ones.
I love the concept and love looking at the winners each year.
Check out the winners of this year:
https://www.stitchdown.com/patina-thunderdome/all-thunderdome-winners-2022-23/
Some examples that I find particularly pleasing esthetically, enjoy!

 

[jonbuilder]

My boots are more rugged than your boots.

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I doubt it, I spent a week walking through back beery bushes and hot ashes tending to burn piles of storm-damaged tree trunks and branches wearing my White's bounty hunter black horse but boots

 

[Drzdave58]

My main boots in my current rotation L to R
Flat head engineers(natural cxl)Whites c350 (natural double shot)Alden Indy (brown cxl) Alden tanker(navy cxl), Trickers Stow(pebbled brown calf) Grant Stone Ottawa(black cxl)