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[Botolph]

Check out modshoes dot co dot uk or dot com(forget which). 66 Clothing on his site does some of them

 

[Yorky]

Hey lads, very interesting discussions here lately!

I was watching Love and Mercy, the film about Brian Wilson, and couldn't keep my eyes off those sweet 1960s lightweight jumpers with contrasted and slightly rising collars Brian and his brothers wear in the 60s scenes. Do you know where I can find one of those nowadays? Ask me for screencaps if you don't know what I mean

Try ArtGallery clothing,I’ve had some nice shirts and knitwear from them over the years.

 

[DavidWatts69]

Check out modshoes dot co dot uk or dot com(forget which). 66 Clothing on his site does some of them

Try ArtGallery clothing,I’ve had some nice shirts and knitwear from them over the years.

Cheers guys!

 

[covskin]

Did anyone ever self-identify as 'bovver boys' or was that a newspaper etc. thing.

The word bovver was definitely used by them as a verb but what they were was Boot Boys.

 

[Thin White Duke]

The word bovver was definitely used by them as a verb but what they were was Boot Boys.

Same round ours. “Bovver” is no doubt a cockney term given their inability to make a “th” sound. It didn’t really travel oop north.

 

[Swampster]

I'm not sure when I first heard 'bovver boys'. When I was about six in the early seventies, boys a couple of years older would complain that the local play area had been occupied by 'skinheads' and I _think_ they may also have called them bovver boys. I should think they were probably just kids who were may not even have been in their teens. I always associated them with baseball boots rather than proper boots, which may be a clue.
https://wordhistories.net/2022/03/10/bovverboy-skinhead/ says bovver boots and bovver boy both crop up in 1969. Interesting that two of the citations are in Midlands* newspapers, though journalists will pick up on words coined elsewhere. It does mean that the phrase had at least been introduced into my local area.
I'd forgotten that Dick Emery's character was called Screwsby the Bovver Boy though I don't know when he appeared or even if the phrase was actually used in the show.
*(The Midlands are, of course, 'oop north' to Londoners and 'darn sarf' to anyone north of about Sheffield. The 'th' sound has long been a bit of an optional extra round my neck of the woods)

 

[northernbloke12345]

Got those boots and the soles fell off as soon as i walked in them lol, could the cobbler fix them perhaps? the upper is actually quite nice.

 

[northernbloke12345]

Took them to the cobbler, should only cost a fiver to repair them.

 

[Inkss]

I had the sole of one of my un-welted shoes come away and used this stuff:

Did a handsome job, but it was a fiver for a tiny bottle, so a cobbler doing it for a jacks is a bloody bargain (and less hassle)

 

[Botolph]

We use a product called “Shoe Goo”. Been using it repair DM’s, etc for as as long as I can remember.

 

[northernbloke12345]

Cheers fellas, something to consider for the future. I found it quite hilarious when it happened honestly lol, perhaps it was just due to their age, they're only from 1999 though according to the production stamp on the insole, then again that was 25 years ago now, crikey.

 

[northernbloke12345]

Did a handsome job, but it was a fiver for a tiny bottle, so a cobbler doing it for a jacks is a bloody bargain (and less hassle)

My uncle is also a cobbler and worked for him for a while until he had to leave for health reasons, so i think i may get family rates, though he has always been reasonable with his prices.

 

[Swampster]

We use a product called “Shoe Goo”. Been using it repair DM’s, etc for as as long as I can remember.

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I've used it too - well Shoe Goo II.
The sole of my shoes which have long since been relegated to hard labour came adrift at the front. The goo has held after about a year of gardening.
Be careful of seepage. It didn't bother me as I wasn't exactly going to be wearing these for a night on the town, but I think it would be difficult to budge any excess glue.

 

[Botolph]

I've used it too - well Shoe Goo II.
The sole of my shoes which have long since been relegated to hard labour came adrift at the front. The goo has held after about a year of gardening.
Be careful of seepage. It didn't bother me as I wasn't exactly going to be wearing these for a night on the town, but I think it would be difficult to budge any excess glue.

Absolutely. It tends to migrate a bit, so checking it every couple minutes and wiping the excess off the edges is definitely a good idea. Like you said, though, it does hold up surprisingly well.
Shoe Goo II, Electric Boogaloo

 

[northernbloke12345]

When are we going to see Shoe Goo III, they can't just leave it as a two film franchise it needs to be a trilogy, it sounds like some wacky low budget eighties flick.