The Flat Head Engineer Boots - Lost in Translation

[JacketAddict]

Came across this ad copy from a Japanese website - pure comedy!

(http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/earthmarket/item/skb-30h/)

<< The Flat Head flat head: horsehide Engineer Boots >>


2 mm thick horsehide hits soreness both horses used to engineer boots

After dye dyed leather had contained enough oil, glazing finish....

Hardness locked fiber that's inside a flexible finished in leather with the preparation of.

Also creates a distinctive Sheen difficult to shape further, to put on highlights.

Using the special treated on the inside bottom cowhide split leather, is lighter than it looks comfortable.

Also sole VIBRAM # 100 in the lining leather use.

Made by グッドイヤーウェルト methods that require skilled and complex processes are

In terms of strength and comfort are excellent.

While American good ol' 50s taste premium casual brand arranged to fit the Japanese style and fashion. Pursuing quality without worrying about cost. In sturdy fabric and sewing is characterized by 着古す employer really cool was born.

 

[Edward]

I'd like to hope they spent all their money on the quality of the boots, thus having none left for the translation. That said, their English is still better than my Japanese. If I'd had to give them a Japanese description of a product, it would read to them as "Greetings. Ice Cream. Goodbye." Cause those are the three words I can speak. THat's assuming, of course, I could figure out the script for them !

 

[Gav]

That's just the machine generated translation of rakuten for international version of the website.

 

[David Conwill]

If you visit the original Japanese version and then let Google Chrome do the translating, I think you get a better flavor of what the copywriter was trying to convey.

Gosh Japan has good stuff!

 

[JacketAddict]

Oh goodness my, no - cool boot of Flat Head design with 2 horses fabulous of looking! I contacting them with great joy for inquiry of making American big size for fitting of my foot, much good! ;-)

Sure, its easy to see what they are saying - just got a kick out of the syntax - too bad their size only goes up to 27 (Japanese) which is size 9US. I wonder how these might compare with, American made like Role Club?

 

[handymike]

Too short for me...maybe the soreness comes from where they hit at the ankle
I'm not a fan of those Vibram soles either, but I get that they'd be useful in much of the world.

 

[JacketAddict]

Handymike - can you impart some knowledge about soles? Why don't you like Vibram? I am rather new to good quality boots and would really like to know what types of things to look for.

 

[handymike]

It really depends on where you live and how you'll be wearinng them. Im not a fan of lug soles on this type of boot.
A great visual reference is brianthebootmaker on instagram.
He does beautiful work re-soleing many types of boots.

 

[dudewuttheheck]

FH used to make a very beautiful and much sleeker engineer boot, but they don't anymore unfortunately.

 

[Pdxgeo]

The vibram sole looks chunky and modern. It is so readily available on "cheap" Chinese made work boots that it cheapena the "look" (i am certain not the quality) of these Flathead boots imho.

 

[SkyTurtle]

In defense of Vibram... I agree with the poster above that your choice of sole depends largely on how you use the boot. For strictly walking around indoors and on sidewalks in the city a layered leather sole looks good and lasts well. I ride a motorcycle almost everywhere I go and that kind of sole is asking for trouble. I get my dedicated riding boots with a Vibram 100R (100F now) or a 109. The layer of leather between the welt and the lug sole really dresses the boot up a bit. Green plug Vibrams are probably better for hiking and I won;t go near anything Nitrile because it's too hard and slick. I have a pair of Frye engineers that I upgraded with a Vibram 100F sole and it gives them a nice sophisticated scooter trash look.

That being said, one of the best values in motorcycle boots I've ever come across is the Corcoran Tanker Boot which has a Vibram knock-off lug sole which lasts many hundreds of miles without showing wear and gives excellent traction in all kinds of weather. This boot has a storm welt which keeps the water out and is much warmer than any other boot (Chippewa, Wesco, BMW Motorrad) that I own. And at around $130 or so you can replace them every other year or so if you really wanted to.