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#1 2008-06-15 06:51:58
- Marc Grayson
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Desert Boots In Summer
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/feeling-for-desert-boots-in-summer/
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#2 2008-06-15 10:03:41
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
What can I say?
There's a suss here which you won't find elsewhere.
Cool.
#3 2008-06-17 08:45:43
- Get Smart
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
Never been a fan of dessies....for a similar approach I'd rather wear a cool pair of loafers without socks
#6 2008-06-17 11:11:14
- Kingstonian
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
Desert boots are great in Summer. Not much support - but they do keep your feet cool.
Clarks in the UK no longer seem to stock them.
I got a pair from Clifford James in Ripley( pensioner heaven). I do not think they do them any longer. They get it all wrong by offering something similar with a padded collar. That just will not due. Detail is everything.
I do not understand any type of suede footwear with a leather sole either. Crepe sole for desert boots of course.
#9 2008-06-17 20:14:24
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#10 2008-06-17 22:48:00
- Horace
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
I've been very happy with the Peal desert boots I got. I should have gotten 2 pairs.
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#11 2008-06-17 23:06:51
- captainpreppy
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
At the price of the Peal desert boots, you damn well should be happy with them, even when they were marked down to $220 or whatever they were. I was tempted at the lower price but decided to pass. I have the A-E Stanford chukka, which is pretty darn close.
Anybody know for sure where the current Clark's Desert Boots are made? I had heard Slovenia, but some iGents have said China.
#13 2008-06-18 00:16:54
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
""This is probably the last Deb season...because of the stock market, the economy, Everything..." - W. Stillman.
#15 2008-06-18 04:19:28
- Kingstonian
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
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#16 2008-06-18 04:28:14
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
Yanks often mix up Dessies with Chukkas - Very different things.
#17 2008-06-18 05:05:30
- Kingstonian
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Re: Desert Boots In Summer
Desert boots are about £20 on the internet. Clarks are available on Amazon UK for £69 - but they are not even in the right colour. Hundreds of dollars is way out of line.