Offical TRICKERS shoes and boots thread

[MSAINT]

IMO the Famaco is better than the Saphir I used to buy, it astonishingly rejuvenate the boots and nourish the leather deep and fast.

Never heard of the make-up you're referring to, it's strange as Tricker's hasn't produced veldtschoen boots since the 80's (they made a short run of shoes a few month ago though) are you sure about the veldt mounting?

Never managed to catch the old Hermann in Horween as I never saw them in 6.5, they're my unicorn...

 

[CrashBurner]

Thanks for the product recommendation. Ive got limited understanding of Tricker’s manufacturing history as I’m reasonably new to the world of GYW/Stitchdown/Veldtschoen footwear. I bought a pair of Low Leg Loggers a little while ago from the Outlet and they were missing the storm welt. On closer inspection, I noticed that the upper appeared to be directly stitched to the welt and assumed it was Veldtschoen construction. The same construction appeared to be present on the aforementioned Burgundy Cordovan collab from Paul & friends. Could it be stitchdown?

 

[MSAINT]

indeed, anyways, no veldt at Tricker's for 30 years, only NOS (and those very few shoes a few weeks/months ago)
Only EG, C&J, AS and Cheaney have veld boots (and shoes) on their mainline and are made in the UK (plus other brands that have their boots made by AS and/or Cheaney)

 

[CrashBurner]

indeed, anyways, no veldt at Tricker's for 30 years, only NOS (and those very few shoes a few weeks/months ago)
Only EG, C&J, AS and Cheaney have veld boots (and shoes) on their mainline and are made in the UK (plus other brands that have their boots made by AS and/or Cheaney)

I’ll post some pics of the boots to get to the bottom of it. Thanks for your advice MSaint.

 

[MSAINT]

Tricker's Galosh in Racing Green today

 

[mrjamescost]

Excuse me if I missed it being stated, but why are Tricker’s not using Horween? Regarding the veldtschoen and cordovan, six months ago (or so) I emailed Crockett & Jones enquiring about a Snowdon boot in cordovan. They informed me that the shell would be too tough to undergo the veldtschoen process and they would instead have to make a Radnor, which is a standard Goodyear welted construction.

 

[zippyh]

Black zug grain longwing boots.

 

[grizzlygiant]

Excuse me if I missed it being stated, but why are Tricker’s not using Horween? Regarding the veldtschoen and cordovan, six months ago (or so) I emailed Crockett & Jones enquiring about a Snowdon boot in cordovan. They informed me that the shell would be too tough to undergo the veldtschoen process and they would instead have to make a Radnor, which is a standard Goodyear welted construction.

Horween shell is expensive and importing overseas only increases the cost. I also don't think Tricker's likes working with shell in general. Can't remember the last time I saw shell offered by a retailer other than the Tricker's site... maybe Superdenim?

 

[zippyh]

Pediwear has a few pairs of burgundy and black cordovan plain toe shoes.
Grahame Fowler has some mogano Stows that I think they've had for a while ($975 price probably has a lot to do with still having them). They look pretty sweet though.

 

[sjmin209]

Yeah, Grahame Fowler has always been ridiculously overpriced

 

[mrjamescost]

Yeah, Grahame Fowler has always been ridiculously overpriced

I wonder why Mr. Fowler would have cordovan shoes and boots made in England when he could have them made cheaper by Alden, who have access to better shell at a lower price. I suppose he’s selling the ‘Made in England’ magic. I saw the shell Robert and Burford up on the Outlet, but I wasn’t too keen on the burgundy. If it was in black, I may have been tempted. After reading what people are saying here, perhaps it’s best to give it a miss.

 

[zippyh]

What was so appealing about the comipel cordovan they were using was the array of colors that were available. I haven’t had any problems with any of mine except for a rough spot on one of mine. They were seconds though.

 

[CrashBurner]

Horween shell is expensive and importing overseas only increases the cost. I also don't think Tricker's likes working with shell in general. Can't remember the last time I saw shell offered by a retailer other than the Tricker's site... maybe Superdenim?

It would appear that the Tricker's x Superdenim plane has sailed. They haven't had any Tricker's stuff up for a while (I haven't checked lately, though). The only new examples I've seen are those on the 2 Tricker's sites and the already mentioned Grahame Fowler eBay listings. Such a shame - Superdenim had some great Cordovan make-ups.

 

[CrashBurner]

What was so appealing about the comipel cordovan they were using was the array of colors that were available. I haven’t had any problems with any of mine except for a rough spot on one of mine. They were seconds though.

I agree Zippyh. I think I've got at least 7 different shades of the Comipel Cordovan as well as a couple I've dyed myself due to the dearth of Cordovan boots and shoes at the moment. I've had a couple of pairs that had issues but nothing like MSaint's disintegrating boots occurrence.

 

[MSAINT]

Here's the flaky Comipel cordovan