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#1 2006-04-03 22:57:40
- Horace
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Australian Trad
http://www.rmwilliams.com.au/
I'm getting a pair of these boots soon. I like the black with the brown elastic. Shooman, do you
have a pair? Or are you still wearing those thick rubber soled monstrosities in your old avatar?
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#2 2006-04-04 00:02:40
- The_Shooman
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Re: Australian Trad
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#3 2006-04-04 00:54:13
- The_Shooman
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Re: Australian Trad
You should visit the R.M.Willaims museum. They even have leather soled lace-up dog shoes. The dogs on the ranches wore these shoes in the hot outback so their feet were protected from the scoarched ground below.
They have shoes from the 1920's. The R.M.Willaims storey is truely fasinating. Old Reg was a skilled saddle maker and lived in the outback. He was all alone and was forced to make his own boots. He became very good at it and decided to spend all his money on an advertisement advertising handmade boots. Trusting souls started sending in money believing Regs' promise of boots afew months later. Soon reputation got around and R.M.Willaims was born.
#4 2006-04-04 02:29:29
- The_Shooman
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Re: Australian Trad
l just wanted to add one more thing. 95% of the boots/shoes available are not in any catelogue. For a premium you can even special order old models from the 20's, 30's etc etc. Only the locals know about this as it is not advertised.
Uppers are hand clicked and one model l know of is handlasted. l suppose you could have other boots handlasted but i'm not sure of this. Boots are largely made with human hands guiding the boots through machines.
#5 2006-04-04 05:23:56
- Thomas Caseus
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Re: Australian Trad
The brass drilled soles are no more sturdy than the regular welted soles - brass is selected because it wears as quickly as the leather.
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#6 2006-04-04 09:34:34
- The_Shooman
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Re: Australian Trad
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#7 2006-04-04 13:12:45
- maximus
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Re: Australian Trad
Where can I get shoes from kangaroo made?
I shall commission a suit:
So let it Bespoken
So let it be done!
#8 2006-04-04 14:32:09
- JLibourel
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Re: Australian Trad
Got some nice looking Chelsea boots. What're the price points, roughly?
#10 2006-04-05 01:49:43
- The_Shooman
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Re: Australian Trad
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#11 2013-12-13 07:08:53
- fxh
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Re: Australian Trad
RM now make some nice chukkas. The brown kangaroo ones look good in real life.
#12 2013-12-13 14:08:01
- prince nez
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Re: Australian Trad
I was in my local cobbler's the other day getting a pair of shoes Topy'd and picked up a pair of brown brogues I had assumed were Bartelesi, given he had a Bartelesi sign in the shop. To my surprise they were RMWs - full brogues in chestnut yearling. Quite well finished, about on par with the mid-lower end Italian makers (hence my mistaking them for Bartelesis all these years). Goodyear welted like all RMs, the stitching was neat and the sole well finished. My bootmaker said he had a bunch MTO to sell in his shop and only had the 1 sze left; he said they were just called "the brogue" but after some research I've concluded they are the "Chifley" shoe.
Reading back in this thread Shooey you said you had a pair. Any good? I'd say they wouldn't be a bad bet for $350 or so, especially as you can buy locally, and as they would be MTO you could specify leather, colour etc. I was thinking they would look awesome as a pair of mid brown suede brogues actually.
The cobbler also had some "Collins" shoes as well, which were like a cut down RM chukka - a suede 3 eyelet derby. These were very tempting...
#13 2013-12-13 17:15:03
- stanshall
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Re: Australian Trad
really like some old R.M. Williams Chelsea boots with the vamp made from a single piece of leather .....
also have Blundstones which were good rain boots ....
good items ... the Blundstones were sold at Paragon and should be in the rotation of any fan of Bean boots and Maine Hunting Shoes ....
the R. M. Williams were found at a cool old shop called Kangaroo and Ewe Too formerly on 59th just west of Park .....
liked that store, which also sold Blundstone, Maseur, Driza-Bone, and Akubra ... however, he who lives by the crocodile dies by the Dundee .......
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