White's Boots
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these are some serious "when shit hits the fan…" boots.
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I've shitted up this thread enough with no pics, so….
…. here is a pretty instagram of my oxfords, with my workplace toilet floor providing a beautiful back drop.
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Mega, you said above you are a D. You realize those stompers you got are an E width?
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I think the SJ's I bought from Nicecrackaction were even wider than that, the width doesn't really effect so much as length, and the difference between a D and an E is not huge.
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Thanks brother, I have worn them all summer. Kinda sucks, I haven't put on my Alden 405's since I bought them and I absolutely love my 405's. The White's SD are just so damn comfortable.
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I also have black captoe sd's and I use the whites brown leather laces in them.
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Beautiful Jeff, my Sd's only left me yesterday and your pic instantly making me want to purchase new ones. I think I'll be sticking with the low profile leather sole again next time too.
And seeing how nicely your brown dress leather has aged, I might also follow you with that too brother…in fact I might just take a walk to Grahame Fowlers in October.
Edit: Just checked out their website....$535 for the standard SD ??? I think not, thats $200 more than Bakers.
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Another couple of pretty pictures, I've worn these just about every day all summer long.
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has anyone had any experience with the vib 100 sole? i wanna get my pair with the configurations of THIS
http://buildaboot.com/build-a-boot/whites-smoke-jumper-standard-last/?imagedata={%22currentAttr%22:%22.attribute-47%22,%2259%22:%22518%22,%2262%22:%22629%22,%2249%22:%22353%22,%2256%22:%22807%22,%2238%22:%22483%22,%2278%22:%22836%22,%2260%22:%22560%22,%2247%22:%22332%22,%2251%22:%22431%22,%2252%22:%22461%22,%2280%22:%22850%22,%2258%22:%22499%22,%2270%22:%22711%22,%2277%22:%22834%22,%2264%22:%22681%22,%2266%22:%22685%22,%2267%22:%22686%22,%2248%22:%22678%22,%2263%22:%22680%22,%2272%22:%22753%22,%2255%22:%22829%22,%2274%22:%22821%22,%2276%22:%22826%22,%2275%22:%22824%22,%2279%22:%22844%22,%2254%22:%22469%22,%2253%22:%22467%22,%2245%22:%22306%22,%2246%22:%22325%22,%22bootname%22:%22whites-smoke-jumper-standard-last%22}
not sure if it will look too rugged for me, but my main concern is the height, i really want these to add on to my small stature. i'm afraid that the vib 430/700 will still be too low for me, and i'm afraid that if i add on another 1/4" of height it will look like high heels..
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Yeh, I had it on my last SD's, and I have it incoming on my new SJ's. I think on the bigger boots, like the SJ's, it looks fine. They are a rugged boot anyway, so it just adds to the overall look and feel of the boot, but it is very much a love or hate sole.
The upsides to the 100 are height, traction, and it takes longer to wear down than just about any other Vibram sole. The downside is that it does kind of limit the occasions when you can wear your boots, like I said I had it on some SD's, which I used to wear with trousers as "smart shoes" when called upon, with a big lug sole like the 100 they looked ridiculous as a formal shoe.
In short, the 100 is great if you like it, but don't expect to pair it up with anything other than denim or duck.
