What's the appeal of the wings/horns x dayton service boots

onijo84 · Apr 14, 2011

Originally Posted by blazingazn

i'm able to bend the toe like the W+H distressed edition now so I'll post some Appreciation pics for you gentleman.
i think i cracked some of the sole leather though :S

am i making anyone envious, cause i already have my pair

Lol. You should have at least soaked it. Drop us a few pics while the long wait begins..

Curious_George · Apr 14, 2011

I never understood the appeal of the bent sole on the originals. In fact, what appealed to me was really the shape/style of the boot, not the W+H distressing. I'm really glad to be getting Dayton's version now without all the superfluous details for much cheaper. I hope most of you will be able to enjoy the boots for what they are and not destroy them trying to soak/bend them into the W+H version.

blazingazn · Apr 14, 2011

don't soak your leather its a bad idea.
unless you know what your doing, you can really warp it.

leather does not dry uniformly after it's been soaked.

stylesmurf · Apr 14, 2011

Originally Posted by Curious_George

I never understood the appeal of the bent sole on the originals. In fact, what appealed to me was really the shape/style of the boot, not the W+H distressing. I'm really glad to be getting Dayton's version now without all the superfluous details for much cheaper. I hope most of you will be able to enjoy the boots for what they are and not destroy them trying to soak/bend them into the W+H version.

I didn't like it at first either but it kind of grew on me. Personally I wouldn't distress them in that way either.

I wish there were more pics of the grey nubuck version though. Still on the fence.

randomkoreandude · Apr 14, 2011

and it will make it hard/brittle

onijo84 · Apr 14, 2011

Originally Posted by blazingazn

don't soak your leather its a bad idea.
unless you know what your doing, you can really warp it.

leather does not dry uniformly after it's been soaked.

True. I am not going to soak it after reading about how this would compromise the construction of the boot, not to mention, the leather.

When are the pics coming ? Thanks though.

onijo84 · Apr 14, 2011

Originally Posted by Curious_George

I never understood the appeal of the bent sole on the originals. In fact, what appealed to me was really the shape/style of the boot, not the W+H distressing. I'm really glad to be getting Dayton's version now without all the superfluous details for much cheaper. I hope most of you will be able to enjoy the boots for what they are and not destroy them trying to soak/bend them into the W+H version.

Part of the appeal came from the curled up sole for me. That somehow breaks the conventional work boots 'stiff' shape and flattens the front. When the craze for these first appeared, i was not bothered a little. Overtime, after reading through thread discussions and looking at the various pictures of these countless times, i just wanted one for myself. It was more like an aquired taste. Subtle detailing by w+h did give these boots a unique appeal, but i could not justify myself paying $700 CAD at that time to own one.

blazingazn · Apr 14, 2011

poor lighting, but you get the idea:

blynch · Apr 14, 2011

Originally Posted by blazingazn

poor lighting, but you get the idea:

those poor boots...
brown looks pretty good, though totally different than the w+h

tonio028 · Apr 14, 2011

Originally Posted by blynch

those poor boots...
brown looks pretty good, though totally different than the w+h

Well yeah, sanz distressing and a wash in water, they would be. In time, I can see them looking good.

onijo84 · Apr 14, 2011

Nice.

G0079 · Apr 14, 2011

Those are stock width eh?

blazingazn · Apr 14, 2011

stock width yes, so EE is still quite slim.

Cool The Kid · Apr 14, 2011

Curious to see how they fit, and also how they compare to Wolvy 1KMs

Def gonna make some boot purchases, not sure which way to go

blazingazn · Apr 14, 2011

uh oh: http://www.reddit.com/r/malefashiona...r_future_boot/ maybe a 3 month wait for boots now,

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