Edward
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So, this morning a couple of things have arrived, including this box:
For one glorious moment I thought it might be my Aero Bootlegger, which is on the way, but no, it turned out to be a pair of boots I bought recently on eBay. To try to keep concise what is actually a fairly convoluted story... I an slowly putting together a dieselpunk costume, which will be based largely around a pair of tan riding britches and a black Panzerwrap. I had originally intended to use a pair of lower-cut, black lace-up boots and team them with a pair of black leather gaiters (Zulu / Boer War style), but finding the latter at a sensible price doesn't seem possible. So, next best thing - a pair of black riding boots. These cropped up at the right price - I paid twenty quid for them. They were advertised as "equestrian / riding boots", but I'm not convinced... They were being sold by someone who isn't a specialist; none of their other items were in this category. Going by the photos, I judged them to be motorcycle boots - the chrome back-zip, the buckle arrangement around the ankle, and the additional leather panels over the top of the foot are all classic bike-boot features. The red panel on the interior around the top is very much like a lot of Lewis boots I have seen, though I'm pretty sure these aren't Lewis, given the lack of the brand, and I've never seen a Lewis model with the internal buckle arrangement at the top, as opposed to something on the exterior.
They're a good fit on me, though I suspect with anything less snug than riding britches and of a substantial heft (jeans, for instance), I'd have to wear them under the trouser.
The boot:
I just realised I didn't get a shot of the outer angle of either before the camera battery died.... damn. Typically Lewis look, though, with two buckles; one on the front in the manner of an engineer boot, another round the back of the heel.
A few scuffs here and there, that I think will disappear once I apply a nice coat of black boot polish:
Soles are leather. I'll have the rubber heel-pieces replaced, though I think with the soles I could get away with just a rubber overlay on them, they don't look worn enough to require replacement any time soon:
Rear view, showing CLIX marked zipper:
Inner view, showing that inner-top strap, which I presume is designed to keep a long sock or trousers from riding up/ down while on the back of a bike:
Close-up of printed information on the inner red panel - no apparent brand name here:
They arrived with half a dozen magazine supplements from the mid-late seventies rolled up inside:
I wonder is that coincidental, or does it give some kind of indication as to how long they have been in storage?
For one glorious moment I thought it might be my Aero Bootlegger, which is on the way, but no, it turned out to be a pair of boots I bought recently on eBay. To try to keep concise what is actually a fairly convoluted story... I an slowly putting together a dieselpunk costume, which will be based largely around a pair of tan riding britches and a black Panzerwrap. I had originally intended to use a pair of lower-cut, black lace-up boots and team them with a pair of black leather gaiters (Zulu / Boer War style), but finding the latter at a sensible price doesn't seem possible. So, next best thing - a pair of black riding boots. These cropped up at the right price - I paid twenty quid for them. They were advertised as "equestrian / riding boots", but I'm not convinced... They were being sold by someone who isn't a specialist; none of their other items were in this category. Going by the photos, I judged them to be motorcycle boots - the chrome back-zip, the buckle arrangement around the ankle, and the additional leather panels over the top of the foot are all classic bike-boot features. The red panel on the interior around the top is very much like a lot of Lewis boots I have seen, though I'm pretty sure these aren't Lewis, given the lack of the brand, and I've never seen a Lewis model with the internal buckle arrangement at the top, as opposed to something on the exterior.
They're a good fit on me, though I suspect with anything less snug than riding britches and of a substantial heft (jeans, for instance), I'd have to wear them under the trouser.
The boot:
I just realised I didn't get a shot of the outer angle of either before the camera battery died.... damn. Typically Lewis look, though, with two buckles; one on the front in the manner of an engineer boot, another round the back of the heel.
A few scuffs here and there, that I think will disappear once I apply a nice coat of black boot polish:
Soles are leather. I'll have the rubber heel-pieces replaced, though I think with the soles I could get away with just a rubber overlay on them, they don't look worn enough to require replacement any time soon:
Rear view, showing CLIX marked zipper:
Inner view, showing that inner-top strap, which I presume is designed to keep a long sock or trousers from riding up/ down while on the back of a bike:
Close-up of printed information on the inner red panel - no apparent brand name here:
They arrived with half a dozen magazine supplements from the mid-late seventies rolled up inside:
I wonder is that coincidental, or does it give some kind of indication as to how long they have been in storage?
