….and one more quick shot of the Viberg Bourbon Cordovan Service Boots.
Posts made by Phrank
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RE: Viberg
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RE: Viberg
Here's a pic of my Viberg Brown Horsebutt Service Boots.
Alden, Allen Edmonds and Viberg are all my preferred brands, tried a few others, but I failed to grok them.
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RE: Viberg
Thanks @Seul ! Out of 4 Viberg boots, all of which I like equally, this pair gets the most use…something about them just beckons to pull them out of the closet and on the road.
Yes, the Country Derby are tanks, but like jeans, one pair is never enough. Hit the Viberg site, they sell a nice Viberg Conditioner for Waxed Flesh boots, beeswax, very light on the fingers, give the boots a clean, then a nice coat of the wax conditioner, and it'd take you another 4 years to get them looking like that again.
Since this is a Viberg thread, here's my pair of Viberg Bourbon Shell Cordovan and my Viberg Mahogany Shell Cordovan boots, sometimes I just never want to take these boots off. All size 12D.
Forgive the picture, laundry room at the back of the house….:-)
Have to take a pic of my Brown Horsebutt Service boot, sometimes hard to tell they're not shell.
Have Alden Indy 403 and in Shell, as well as the Shell Brixton Brogues, and they feel great, just in my opinion, nothing supports and holds the feet as well as Viberg.
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RE: Viberg
@trail:
hi guy's,
two weeks ago i saw quite a big viberg collection in beriln.
for me the most interesting boot was this one:
Country Derby Boot Black Waxed Flesh
viberg
http://viberg.com/collections/footwear/products/country-derby-boot-black-waxed-fleshanyone else interested in these?
cheers, TAA.Ha! Finally another pair….obviously a man with superb, exquisite, and sublime taste, and undoubtedly incredibly intelligent and handsome as well......LOL LOL.
Did you get these?
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RE: Viberg
Was lucky to find these a few years ago. Epic rare boot in my opinion, I have Viberg horsebutt service boots as well (see lots of service boots), but this was a unique find, and love the fact I've never seen another pair in the wild.
I've received countless questions and compliments about these boots.
This is a pair of Viberg Black Waxed Flesh Country Derby boots…like all exceptional boots, they absolutely feel great to wear even at 2lbs a boot!
Sorry for the crappy pic....
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Button/Rivet popped on my Flat Head jeans? Replacement
Hi All - hoping for some help.
Have a pair of The Flat Head jeans, button to do up jeans popped and place I took them to couldn't use the old one and tapped in a no name flat black replacement button.
Would really like to have a Flat Head replacement button? Is there anywhere I can order one?
Thanks for any help
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RE: The Flat Head
Just picked up this stellar pair of The Flat Head 3209Z 20oz One Wash Selvage Denim, size 36, bit tight on the waist but already stretching out after a couple of hours of wear.
These jeans are very heavy weight, feel great, Filthy is correct, not many jeans compare to IH when it comes to heavy weight jeans, but the Flat Head 20 ounce jeans weigh a ton, feel very thick and tough, but the fit is perfect, my second pair of Flat Heads (other pair are the The FlatHead K015, woven with Kevlar) and these are very nice jeans, love the solid blue stitching on the back.
Here's a pic of both, just cutting and pasting seller pics:
Flat Head 3209z 20 ounce
The Flat Head K015 13.5 ounce
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RE: IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk
@Filthy:
These jeans are so pleasurable to wear. I wish the camera was able to capture the sheen of the denim. They are so soft now.
I agree, been wearing these 25 ounce IH-888-XHSib jeans for awhile now, my absolute favourite pair of jeans, still nice and stiff, but they are incredibly comfortable, and pics don't do justice to what great colour these jeans have, really stunning pair of pants, wear them in the office on Fridays, and they are obviously such a nice cut, well designed pant, that they pass for business casual.
Guess I'm the odd person out, but I actually don't like my jeans to do the big fade, like them looking new and crispy.
And Filthy, those Samurai jeans you sent, had them tapered a bit and the waist brought in a tad at a superb tailor, great pair of jeans, but you are absolutely correct, they don't compare to the IH's in my opinion.
Cheers….:-)
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RE: IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk
@Filthy:
Sweet. Have a good one!
Jeans just arrived!!!
Filthy, you're the best, inseam is perfect at 36, one small cuff and they work perfectly.
I'm a 38, but these are fitting well, seems they've had some shrink, a tad baggy on the hip section, but they are very nice jeans. They're heading for a good soak then a wash to clean them up as you suggested.
Also, you are completely right as to the weight and feel of this denim compared to the IH 25's. I am finding the IH's so comfortable, even though they're still like wearing cardboard, they feel like ferkin' pajama's they feel, fit and hang so nicely. So can see where you said the Samurai feel more like 18oz.
Well, into the wash, when they're all dried up, I'll try and post a pic.
Filthy - was so super nice of you to do this, and wish you the very best.
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RE: IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk
Hi Filthy - what a great offer, I'll PM you and definitely will take care of shipping and I insist on at sending you some funds towards the jeans, I'll send you a PM later today.
The Iron Heart, Lord Thunderin' Jaysus, glad I read your thoughts on how to button….that was some fun. So I've washed them once, turned inside out, have now left the first three buttons done up.
These jeans, along with the 6's 21oz straight cut, are the nicest jeans I've ever worn.
Next step for me after wearing and working them in for awhile will be working on getting the sizing perfect, the colour of these jeans is sublime, and they feel great.
So I've read your washing routine to get them down to size right.
I get what you were saying about shrinkage on the thighs, so I purposely used a delicate 20 minute machine wash on hot with no spin, drip dry, and had to inhale a tad to get them done up.
Still loose on the sides, and could all round be a more snug fit, but baby steps on these.
The denim from this company is super nice, as someone who also has a hobby of collecting and restoring antique straight razors (Wade & Butcher, GB, etc.,) this denim would make a superb razor strop....a lot of people don't realize, that aside from stropping the razor on leather, many would simply use their the thigh area on their jeans to strop up a razor, or fashion a strop out of an old pair of jeans, puts a nice edge on the razor.
Heading out for some errands with the 25oz on, still feel like walking around in cardboard pants, but their quickly softening up.
Sheesh, if I had of grabbed the 36 that measured in at 37.2, think I would of been in a world of hurt.
Again, thanks Filthy, had a pair of needle nose pliers ready, and absolutely needed them to get the top button done up, that one's broken in now....take care brother and thanks for all the time and information you've shared
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RE: IH-888-XHSib - 25oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise Tapered Cut Jeans - Ind/blk
@Filthy:
@Crit_Obs I shouldn't have said size… I mean waist measurement. This is almost always different than the tagged size.
I blame you Filthy, all the way from Canada and we don't even know each other :-)…lol
But alas it was you who compelled me to purchase the 25oz 888-XHSib Indigo/Black 38's....just got the 21oz straight cuts, sublime, great jeans, appreciate all your knowledge on the subject.
This pair looks epic, I'm a 38 around the waist, the pair I ordered came in at 38.5, they had a pair of 36's that measured 37.2, but I know with the wash, they'll shrink, and want them to be comfortable. Talked with Adam about sizing, hope I made the right call with the 38's...if they shrank to a 37, that would be perfect.
Have a pair of Gustin in 36, very tight around the waist, snug on the thighs, waist has stretched out, but too small for my comfort level. For perspective, I'm 6'4", 230 lbs, long legs...;-)
I've been through the discussion here, and have read a few other posts in another forum Samurai vs IH, and am/was thinking of also grabbing the Limited 25oz Shingen Takeda's flag slogan model S5000XX25OZ-20th, and hoped you'd share your thoughts on comparing the two heavy denims....
Glad to be a member, glad to have two pairs of fantastic jeans, going to take the 21oz in tomorrow to get them hemmed.
Ohh...and would you cuff the 888XHSib's?
Thanks and cheers....