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Sound like we were shopping in the same places.
I got a pair of the Japanese Lee 101z repros I wore with the redwings.
Raw denim was niche in the 90s.
Especially as my mates were wearing para boots, camo and dreadlocks.John Simons is legend.
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I used to have a little side hustle selling that era of Lee 101s, had a contact up in Fleetwood who got hold of all the seconds from the factory in Ireland... Consequently me and my mates were all decked out in delicious raw Lee 101z and 101j in the late 90s... Good times, all pre-internet... Loved a good hustle BITD...
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@fussballclub @absurdbird I've still got the Redwings from Shelly's circa 1993. American made and at the time, around £115 I think. There was a shop on South Molton/around there that sold them too. About three basic versions of a moc toe. Just like Carrhart at Interstate before they realised there was a massive market for fashion versions, those redwings were my pride and joy and fiercely expensive, mine with the dark Vibram sole. Oxblood/red or Black only. Cheap though compared to the sudden £200 plus price hike when I next looked. I've also got a good pair of Sam Walker George type boots, a Spiewak N1 deck from about 1998 that cost around 80 quid from John Simon in CG and that hatch/place off Brick Lane also sold great value Loakes sort of Cheshire street end if I remember