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Love it! Perfect for jeans and chinos days - which are most days anyway. You did a great a job.

Your client should have bought a paper of Doc Martens instead of changing the stitching on a pair of classy, elegant boots to white. There's no accounting for some people's tastes.

Originals design for me

Great Job. But not worth compromising the original construction and structural integrity of a brand new factory made boot. Waste of money really. Had it been a resoling or rebuilding job after a few years of wear, then it would be understandable and worthwhile.

As the old saying goes, ‘job would be easy if it wasn’t for customers’ 😊, we’re they dark leaf? Btw

I've a pair of these and they're quite casual imo anyway (better fit for me than the Trickers Stow too as that's needs a higher volume foot ime). Lovely job all the same and the customer's always right lol

First time they get polished, that stitching ain't staying white 😂

Thought trickers made belstaff boots ? Grenson are now , well a collaboration between the two

How much did it cost? I honestly really liked the finished look as it will get the wearer tons of attention, good and bad no doubt.😂

They look fantastic. Although I don’t think I could have done this without wearing out the perfectly good heel first and jazz it up next time.

Honestly I think it looks great

Great looking boots. I like them before and after.

Lovely workmanship. I didn’t know Stevie Wonder was a customer of yours. I say in jest of course, the world would be a very boring place if we all had the same taste.

I don't think the customer's taste and mine are the same (I'm being diplomatic) but that was a very neat job. I own the Tweed myself in the "husk oiled leather" which I believe is a vegetable tanned leather and it has the Vibram Vi-lite Genepy sole unit which makes it a lot lighter. The leather though creases more dramatically than any other footwear in my collection and I'm not sure if it is a feature of the leather or poor clicking but it is definitely a rustic leather with some much lighter colour close to the welt where the leather was stretched when lasted.

You said what I thought about that custom job What a faff but if he wanted that … Lovely Lovely boots 😍👍

Great job! Being a Cheaney wearer, I did wince and shake my head at that request. 😮😣

Looks bloody good mate.

Great skills as always, Guys. We learn something every day. Love RupeeXXX ❤️❤️❤️

Look great. Very professional work as ever. All the best Pete

Very well done on achieving a more contemporary / casual look that the customer asked for. Sure, it might not be to everyone's taste but it's not their boots! The stitching and edge finishing is clearly done to a high standard that you wouldn't know that this conversion was not done at the Cheaney factory - great job!!

The contrast of the natural edging looks great. I’m not too keen on the white thread though, I still prefer the original look. The workmanship is top class. Great video

They look great. I don’t think they look more casual than they were before. The speed hooks at the top make them casual to me, as speed hooks are country walking boots, casual boots & army boots. So yeah 👍🏻 the customer made a good call. 🙂

Great job, I think they look good.

They look good, I prefer natural welts and linen stitching.

They look GREAT ,everyone's got them with dark stitching . They are now Bespoke.

Each to their own 😅 I've got this boot but in husk (brown) with the vi-lite sole. It's cracking! But sadly discontinued - absolutely no idea why they'd stop making them as I think they're the pick of the bunch. The dark leaf is better in the brogue derby shoe style rather than the boot in my opinion but still a stunning boot!

Both looks great, I wouldn't add the white stitching but they are not my boots.

why... just why 🤷🏻‍♂️

So, he wanted that Doc Martens look, but on a boot that's actually quality not trash. What's that line? You can not judge someone simply on their specific taste. Well, I judge the heck out of this dude's taste 😂😂😂. He probably buys bespoke Saville Row suits, he takes them home, puts one of them on and thinks to himself: 'Hmmm, you know what would make this look even better? If I wear a pair of red speedos on top of the trousers'

Like the polished edges, most of my boots have had this done, not crazy about the white stitching, to me cheapens them, but hey ho that's what the customer wants.

Had 3x pairs of Ropers in the NT. Best quality money could buy. 8 yrs out of one pair .

Isn't bookbinder a lower quality leather ?

NEVER SEEN THAT CLAMP TOO..VERY INFORMATIVE VIDEO SIR🙏

What an awesome job you did with the Church’s shoes, I found your yt channel so interesting,now a new subscriber 🎉🎉🎉

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They are British army boots from the 80’s - commonly known as the “Falkland” boot. Introduced with a higher leg and stitched tongue to make them more water resistant after complains about the previous version during the Falklands campaign. I still have my pair I got in 1987.

Amazing as always. If folk all moved to getting decent shoes that'd last decades instead of buying a pair or two of awful ones annually the world be so much the better . I love all of your videos, great ambassador for the independent shoe shop / cobbler 👌🎩😎

cracking stuff Antony!

I enjoyed this showing a variety of different jobs. Regarding the comments at the end, I have a very large footwear collection but mostly buy direct from the manufacturers. Apart from the cheaper prices I can usually get in the sales (because they sell direct) it is also about availability. I take a UK size 12 in most brands and most of the time when I have ordered online from an independent retailer I get a delay of two to three days and though they don't state it explicitly, I know they have just ordered my size from the manufacturer (exactly as I do most of the time) and then a few days later they send it on to me. If I go in person to a shop they very rarely have the shoe or boot I'm looking for and offer to order it in. I've even been to one of Cheaney's own shops, after a 200 hundred mile journey, to be faced with hardly any stock in my size and the shop literally ordered what I was looking for and had it sent to my home. Something I could have done myself a lot more easily. I understand that small retailers can't stock large amounts of expensive shoes that sell rarely. However, as a (larger) customer with larger feet, online works much better. I can try on in my home at my leisure, take my time to assess the footwear with no sales pressure and on the rare occasion I have got it wrong I can return, usually free of charge. I realise this is not good for small retailers but the reality is that I could visit my local city of more than half a million people and barely find any quality shoes in my size from most retailers. I can think of three that will sell a handful of models from traditional brands but almost certainly not in my size and one (The Brogue Trader) that might have a few pairs, mostly Loake but an outside chance of a Cheaney or Trickers. Online I have access to all the manufacturers ranges and often with substantial discounts of 30% to even 50% during the sales.

Excellent video, thankyou, more like this please! It's great to see all the stages and variety of work and innovative fixes that pass through your shop.

Well done with those Trickers!

Whose taking over when you retire.?

Really enjoyed the video. Gordon Ramsey may not be pleased if you covered his food with ketchup but he is fine with mayonnaise! 😂. Does Toby heel more durable than Dainitel heel? How much for a pair of new solovair sole? Please do more of these videos.

I’ve got a pair of Army boots and the Comando soles are melting. Rubber gone really sticky I need the done like those but probably have a Dainite sole or similar Or leather and a Topy cover sole

Thank you for the commando sole have it back for few weeks now wearing it every other day loving it very good work

Love the video look forward to the next one

It's all very interesting! Especially the stitching machinery, very complex but elegant.

Made a great job on the Trickers

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