no time to type link earlier, here it is: askandyaboutclothes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95744

on the other hand, from what old-timers have told me, army boots being unimaginably uncomfortable and rock-hard would make for an "authentic experience". i can just picture the trad goofballs and weirdo japanese clothes fetishists getting their rocks off on "authentic style" infected blisters and swollen bunions. to be extra-authentic, lance them with a rusty straight razor soaked in cheap whiskey...

^Interesting - still, Rickson's look better. And are more unaffordable.

Hi Chamboid,


I`ve just found all my old email correspondence with WW2 Impressions, from when i bought the USMC Boondockers (Feb, 2009).

My email corresondence was with a "Jonathan Arreola, CSS". Their customer webform requests details of  a US State to ship to; just leave that blank.

Then, you can use the "Special Notes" section to confirm your ship- to address, or just email the company to confirm your ship-to address.

I`m not sure, but i think you can pretty much request the shipping method you want. I requested the most economical means, and my credit card must have been billed accordingly.They were shipped on to me in Cyprus, in good time.

The boots are currently $150.00.

http://www.wwiiimpressions.com/newusmcboondocker.html


They are definitely a bit different, and i think they`re lovely boots...



Cheers!

Cheers Jesmond, and what size did you get and do they fit a size bigger like the site claims?

Just incase anyone is interested I 'Dubbed' the service shoe I bought, bit of a risk, but for an 'authentic' look worth it, the suede is now gone, but will i'm sure some day return after I have worn these trying to escape a pow camp a couple of times for all you Mqueen nuts out there.

the colour is a gorgeous deep  mottled russet with a darker toe. might put soMe pictures up if anyone cares.

think I'm gonna save up whilst they restock the Boondockers though and leave them as they are, how long have you been wearing them now Jesmond, are they still holding together?

Last edited by jesmond (2011-04-21 14:51:07)

^ Thank you for posting the pics, Chamboid...


They look great! I love the styling. They look better than i thought they would.As you say, they really look like great boots for knocking and kicking about in. Horse for Courses...

I find, looking at your pics, these boots to have a really "fresh" look to them. It`s like there is an integrity ; both in the manufacture and in the styling.

What are you going to do about the tongues, are you gonna put more dubbin on them aswell, or leave them as they are?


They look wonderfully `different`, and novel ...(That in istelf is no meant feat, today...) .



Certainly, when you compare them to old Timberlands, or Redwings, or whatever other `working boots`  the plaid shirt wearing fashionistas and fashion blogs are currently championing.(EDIT: I`ve, actually, got a pair of Redwings, and, notwithstanding, i do think they`re great boots...).

There is something `other`about their styling; and yet ,somehow, strangely, they are very reassuringly familiar (almost atavistic)  and classic in their styling.



I  do think they look cool. The dubbin element gives them a very `personal`charm , aswell, i think.

I bet you were fretting just a little bit when you first put the dubbin on , weren`t you!? ( I think i would be ...).


They are not a poseur boot by any stretch of the imagination; and yet, they have a lovely, simplistic charm. That`s what`s nice about them.

So many boots look over-stylised, and scream "look at me", and are a turn-off. These boots are ostensibly un-obtrusive but stand out from alot of others BECAUSE of their simple, easy, old-school, utiltarian lines. That, in itself, is really refreshing. I think they would be great for really easy, carefree, pared down styling.


Your peacoat on the other section looks great ,aswell, Chamboid...


Cheers.

Last edited by jesmond (2011-04-22 14:35:32)

Oh and the Peacoat for anyone who cares is here, the last post.

http://forums.filmnoirbuff.com/viewtopic.php?id=3390&p=31

That's them, think they are early ones from Corcoran the people who make the WW2 Impressions

bootshttp://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Reviews/Boots/index.html