boots for life (something that can be resoled etc)

[elliottw]

i hang out in the other forum a lot, and what i love is that with a pair of dress shoes, you can drop 350usd and have a pair for the rest of your life. resoled, re-lasted, etc. are there any streetwear style footwear that could do the same? i'm a pair of leather soled boots might do the trick, but can't find much. i would much rather drop 300 on a pair of long lasting boots rather than on some CPs that will last maybe two years.

 

[robin]

Many makers produce goodyear welted boots.

 

[RFX45]

This is a good thread to check out:
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=85589

 

[Lel]

Originally Posted by elliottw

i hang out in the other forum a lot, and what i love is that with a pair of dress shoes, you can drop 350usd and have a pair for the rest of your life. resoled, re-lasted, etc. are there any streetwear style footwear that could do the same? i'm a pair of leather soled boots might do the trick, but can't find much. i would much rather drop 300 on a pair of long lasting boots rather than on some CPs that will last maybe two years.

Shell cordovan Aldens have been raved about lasting for years and years and years.

I think that some custom made Quoddys could last you too. I am intrigued to get them to make me up some high top boat shoes similar to the ones they make for Rogues Gallery.

As for actual sneaker type shoes, doubtful.

 

[Ludeykrus]

Originally Posted by robin

Many makers produce goodyear welted boots.

+1. What style are you after?

 

[ctrlaltelite]

heard good things about h by hudson.

j/k

the new timberland high-end collection seems really solid, as is fiorentini + baker, margiela makes some amazing boots too.

 

[elliottw]

since i posted this in the streetwear section, that's exactly the kind of style. i really liked those h by hudson in appearance. tucked, they could pass as dress boots, but pulled out, you definitely get the military feel.

 

[imhotep]

Originally Posted by ctrlaltelite

heard good things about h by hudson.

j/k

the new timberland high-end collection seems really solid, as is fiorentini + baker, margiela makes some amazing boots too.

i've heard from a few places that F + B aren't constructed all that well

 

[vivalet]

RM Williams.

I bought the gardener and the bass (the bass is now the black gardener) in 1999. I wear them all winter. Wore the brown ones today!

I had them resoled once in 2006 or 7 I think. You send them to the RM Williams store in NYC. They came back looking better than ever. They are fantastic boots. Very comfortable boots.

I would recommend getting the RM Williams saddle dressing for them. You can order them from the NYC Store, which is on E59th or E60th street.

I want to get a pair of dressy boots from them, but I don't dress up, so ....

And if you get them at the link below, you get them for a song. You can laugh at all the people who spend US$ 600 on boots not 1/4 as good.

http://aussiebushhats.com.au/catalog...roducts_id=277

 

[cchen]

Paul Smith. check out the huge thread in this forum

 

[Deluks917]

Frye look good imo. I looked at a number of "better" boots but many had too long of a toe-box and made me look like an elf (I'm shorter and not too slim.) Cheap too.

 

[dfagdfsh]

wings + horns makes a boot close to those h hudson

 

[djh]

^The W+H boot is amazing.. I have the charcoal but I really want the brown version that came out the first season they made them.

 

[robbie]

didn't Dr Marten just come out with 'for life' shoes that carry a 'for life' guarantee.

 

[Pablo-T]

Originally Posted by cchen

Paul Smith. check out the huge thread in this forum


I have owned, and loved, many Paul Smith boots - but they are not boots for life. My last two pairs, I was told, were not Goodyear-welted and could not be resoled. Altho I love Paul Smith products they are made by a variety of manufacturers, so you can't assume every one will last.

You're better off with something like Trickers, which will.