Proper leather shoes

^^ No silly white lines on Vibergs...

@bodieanddoyle - no silly white line on Vibergs...

...but those soles @nuknow...

How do I delete?

Japan innit

F@ck those soles, I mean the craft... the work behind all that.

The soles don't really bother me, but yeah, I need to replace Vibram soles on my "work" boots... they've gone flat and it's a bit like ice skating when it's wet.

I'd go for leather soles easily, or commando.... but where to go for that?

Classic Shoes, Brecknock Road Camden.

Grazie mille.

Old school

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Errr..........no.

Coming from you Nuknow, that's high praise. Edit: just read about poss racist connotations of red laces. Hmmmm. Suddenly not so sure it 's a good look.

Bah. I feel really stupid now. I had no idea that was a "thing". I understand the validity of the symoblism is arguable these days but still... now I know I can't plead ignorance any more. Fscking hell.

These are a bargain now (get 10% discount code too). Size 9 only which would suit a typical size 10:

http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_084010781573_-1

^just put the black laces back in. What does yellow laces mean? ive seen that too

Dunno. I'm sure most of it's trumped-up playground urban myth bellendery of the highest order but offence is all about perception at the end of the day and I'd rather not take any chances with offending anyone with that shit. So yeah. Black laces back in. All good. Move along.

Nope, some of the skins on the estate I grew up on (obvs, the totally idiotic ones) would ape the Last Resort NF/BM Oi crowd and swap over to red or white laces on their 20 hole DMs...

Used to go up to Petticoat Lane market as a nipper with mum and dad and all the right wing skins were there, bold as brass, doing nazi salutes at anyone that wasn't white... Red and white laces everywhere, boys and girls...

I was well into my Two Tone/ska around that time so was all Crombied/DM'd/Sta Prest/Fred Perry'd up... I would shit my pants whenever we went past...

And now they've cost me the price of a pair of bootlaces. In many ways it's the worth thing they've ever done.

Had no idea about the laces thing, may not have the same significance over here.
Hairstyles and Attitudes...

Bah. I feel really stupid now. I had no idea that was a "thing". I understand the validity of the symoblism is arguable these days but still... now I know I can't plead ignorance any more. Fscking hell.

Reclaim?

Fuck it. Reclaim it.

Yyyyyeah, no I don't think so. It's clearly a "thing" and I'm not sure one cowardly middle class white guy in his mid 30s choosing to re-appropriate a known signifier of UK militant fascism is really all that wise in the grand scheme of things. I'd really rather put as much distance as humanly possible between me any chance of being confused with that scene for my own wellbeing and peace of mind but more importantly for risk of offending anyone else. "Hey, I bet red laces would look cool on these" is not a worthy enough counter argument to knowingly run that risk Id' suggest. Stupid nazi cunts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MkRuV0aCcI

Anyway. Back to the loafers and brogues.

Simultaneously wear a red dot on your forehead, imnit.

Cancer research on upper st has a pair of Grenson boots. 9.5 and only £30

If you want me to pick them up pm me. I'll try and post some pics up if anyone's keen

Can I join the cool gang now?

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I may pop down the road...