Red Wing Shoes

[jiminstitches]

Finally decided to go half a size up after having these for years, here’s an old vs new of the 875.

[Luijim78]

@jiminstitches beautiful and very comfortable, congratulations on the beautiful patina my friend

[popvulture]

Love those, man!

[Denman John]

@Mizmazzle love these boots! I have a pair of roughnecks and they get the most wear of all my boots. I live in a rural area and the tread makes the most sense (very limited pavement). Glad to see you enjoy them as well.

[Denimhead 0]

Blacksmith Black prairie 3345

[Aetas]

RW Chelsea Rancher Brogue 9164
Round about ten years in use.
Sole modified by Wijsmancobblers NL.
Will be sadly retired this year.

[endo]

@Aetas said in Red Wing Shoes:

Will be sadly retired this year.

no! why?

[Aetas]

@endo
A new sole is needed, but deep cracks in the leather seem to be unrepairable.

[endo]

bummer!

[Mizmazzle]

@Aetas what an incredible boot!! I’ve never seen this one before. Surely it can be saved somehow!!

[Denimhead 0]

Mules

[Peterldavey]

@Luijim78 amazing such classics. Shame they don’t make them anymore

[FlavourFade]

9060 in the wild

[Daniel San]

[Denman John]

Picked these up few days ago when they were released in Japan. Yes, the break-in has given me blisters.

[long_john86]

@Denman-John they look great

[long_john86]

Took the plunge with a pair of 877s. Very long legs so works for me when I sit down and the 888s ride up
HOWEVER - one thing I failed to consider when purchasing was how much of a pain it would be to have to lace literally half the boot every time you want to take it on/off.
Sent them straight to a cobbler to get the top 6 holes turned into speed hooks. Also got them to do a cheeky stretch to the toe box whilst they were there (felt a bit narrower than my IRs, I think there is an extra lining of leather that goes all the way round internally?)
Anyhoo - this was the best decision ever made. I can whip them on/off in a heartbeat now, and they still feel super secure. If you’re on the fence about this mod I would highly recommend!
(Double cuffed 888s so you can see what’s going on)
Peace to all ️

[jiminstitches]

@Denman-John ooh nice what model number are these?

[Denman John]

@jiminstitches 3192 in Hawthorne Muleskinner leather

[Molle]

I like the colour of the 8828.