Offical TRICKERS shoes and boots thread

[zippyh]

Originally Posted by phantomx48

Here is my latest MTO's, they aren't for everyone, but I love them!

Trickers Stow Boot - Two tone Blue Aniline Calf with Dark Grey Calf Quarters, white eyelets, bright blue pull tab, and red lining. Natural welt and double leather soul with "topy" (sorry to those who hate them but they keep me from falling on my butt). Looking at putting on some round white laces to finish them off in the near future.

Congrats on your new boots.
I really like that blue calf but the grey and the white eyelets doesn't do it for me. But that doesn't really matter to you, so enjoy.

How long did the MTO process take?

 

[slide13]

Love the blue and grey together, looks great. Not a huge fan of the white eyelets myself, but they are unique. Cool boots regardless, congrats.

 

[phantomx48]

MTO took exactly 8 weeks, and US customs held them for another 1.5 weeks , which is definitely not normal (they must have thought my boots were coming from Yemen or something).

BTW. . .on a side note Richard at the Shoe Healer in UK was the person who took care of my MTO and I cannot say enough good things about him! He made the MTO process extremely easy, and when customs dropped the ball he (and his staff) was right on it and got my boots to me even though the people at DHL swore they could not clear customs and were being sent back.

 

[Razele]

I've been wanting a pair of grey suede plain toe boots with white welt stitching and a wedge sole, gotta get on that.

Whats the cost like phantom?

 

[the shah]

^ master of the conditional and subjunctive moods

 

[Razele]

What?

Will respond to your PM soon homie, tomorrow AM

 

[phantomx48]

Can't disclose the price I paid for it, but I can say that it was an extremely reasonable premium over the price of a regular Stow boot. 100% worth it to get something that is one of a kind!

 

[lorcar]

Gents,

do you know if you can buy each Trickers model with either Dainite or Commando sole? Or should one just buy what he finds? is there one type of sole more common?
thanks in advance

 

[the shah]

Originally Posted by Razele

What?

Will respond to your PM soon homie, tomorrow AM

haha i forgot i even asked bout those where's my response you banana bender !?

 

[kanukki]

A couple questions on Trickers:

Am I right in assuming the Bourton, Keswick, and Ilkley are all actually the same pattern, with the names just being used to describe different colourways, leather types and sole styles?

If going MTO, is the waxy/waxed 'MC' calf a bit more durable/water resistant than the box calf? I'd like a good all-weather shoe, but maybe not as gritty looking as the zug or scotch pebbled leather.

Cheers in advance!

 

[bbhewee]

They are all indeed on the same last for the run of the mill ones... That being said, I've seen some on different lasts for stores SMUs.
And I do feel my black MC Bourtons hold together better than my standard Marron Antique ones. Don't have anything in Scotch Grain so wouldn't be able to comment. Be aware that MC doesn't take a shine at all and remains quite dull. Works well with black imho, but I don't know about other colors.

 

[kanukki]

Originally Posted by bbhewee

They are all indeed on the same last for the run of the mill ones... That being said, I've seen some on different lasts for stores SMUs.
And I do feel my black MC Bourtons hold together better than my standard Marron Antique ones. Don't have anything in Scotch Grain so wouldn't be able to comment. Be aware that MC doesn't take a shine at all and remains quite dull. Works well with black imho, but I don't know about other colors.

Excellent, thanks for the quick reply bbhewee. Yep, I'm thinking of going matt black similar to these Rakuten make-ups (http://item.rakuten.co.jp/eton/1366221/), but with brass eyelets (as Leather Soul's) and a commando sole for our six months of winter.

Should be a nice casual shoe.

 

[bbhewee]

Originally Posted by kanukki

Excellent, thanks for the quick reply bbhewee. Yep, I'm thinking of going matt black similar to these Rakuten make-ups (http://item.rakuten.co.jp/eton/1366221/), but with brass eyelets (as Leather Soul's) and a commando sole for our six months of winter.

Should be a nice casual shoe.

Yup. I did pretty much these, but with a red lining. I'd probably do a Dainite sole in hindsight, but still really happy with them.
Enjoy them, they're my favorite casual black brogues (I still have trouble with all black shoes in a casual setting for some reason, even all black sneakers).

 

[kanukki]

Originally Posted by bbhewee

Yup. I did pretty much these, but with a red lining. I'd probably do a Dainite sole in hindsight, but still really happy with them.
Enjoy them, they're my favorite casual black brogues (I still have trouble with all black shoes in a casual setting for some reason, even all black sneakers).

Aha! These must be yours that I was swooning over then? Well done, sir.
https://www.shoehealer.co.uk/Tricker...wick_1925.html

Beautiful. I'll have to give Shoe Healer a call very soon.

 

[FrankTheTank]

Anybody know how stow boots fit? Big/small/true? Cheers!