Posts by Trapp

Quote:Originally Posted by Dbc0919 Thank you all for the information and education. Unfortunately, the looks just not for me. I guess I prefer my chomexcel like my women. . . . sans stretch marks. You're taste in both may evolve...

The aldens are on my list but I still need to try them on. I have high arches and I'm not sure the leydon last will even work with my feet. Of the church's pictured I love the sand pair with the brick sole. I like the other color but...

^I was going to say the same thing but Crane beat me to it. I have a pair of vintage red wings from the 70's that have several vertical striations on one of the boots. I think it looks amazing. The effect is really stunning and I'd...

Quote:Originally Posted by IIIrd Icon i got my MTO SD HH lowered by 1/4", as well. i, also, would like to know if & how to acquire a lifting/lowering "kit"__ hey KYLE, maybe you can answer that for us A kit would be a great...

Thank you sir. Anyone know if it's possible to add a 1/4" lift to an existing heel? The current heel on my pair is only 1.25" (they were an old eBay find) and I'd like to bring it up to standard SD heel height. Do I need to replace the...

On the subject of heels... How tall is the standard semi-dress heel? I believe I once measured it at approx. 1.5" but I'm hoping someone with a pair can confirm. Thx.

Thanks for that. A nice testament to Russell that they're looking that good after 30 years.

Will do. I'll wait until next weekend to hit them with color and will post pics afterwards. I agree they'll darken on their own over time. My hope is to blend the edges out with the rest of the boot so that the areas no longer appear as...

...and here's the promised update on the rust boots that took some abuse a few weeks ago. As you'll see, the results are mixed. First, I cleaned the boots with lexol cleaner. I had to do several passes to pull out all the dirt....

A riddle for the more experienced yuketen wearers: If the 5-eye MG Boot size 10E (in suede) fits a touch large, and the ranger moc in scotch grain size 9.5E is too small, what size should I try next for the MG boot? 10D or 9.5E?