[Chicken]

what indys are these?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...E:B:SS:US:1123

[WhiteShark]

The Adventure-bilt Germany division of the Adventure-bilt hat company, hat maker for the latest Indiana Jones film had this special run of boots commissioned.

Marc Kitter of AB Hats worked with the alden factory to create these.
His connection at the factory resourced all of the original materials the boots were made with in the early 80's. The string, heel foundation, and everything are made exactly as they were in the 1980's. The Leather color is replicated from a sample pair the factory had, and the boots have a full leather liner. The going price is around 800$ and Marc is doing another run for delivery early next year.

If you are not a big indiana jones fan, this will all mean didly squat. I'm a pretty big fan and this just seems ridiculous to me. You could buy cordo indy's for how much these were. Stupid.

Here's the original post from Indy gear after they arrived.

What a happy moment I just received two huge boxes filled with the special made Adventurebilt Alden boots!!! I'm so thrilled and grateful for all the effort that Alden put into re-creating these boots The color is EXACTLY as requested, every stitch, every detail - I just couldn't be happier This picture (courtesy of MK) among dozen of screen graps and countless discussions with the fine craftmen of Alden and months of waiting have made me being able to end this quest Here's a pair in Ford's size for your viewing pleasure: And a little closer (both pictures taken inside the living room - no flash): Thanks for all you confidence, trust and patience in this project guys :-* Regards, Marc

[vegetaray123]

Maybe we should all knock heads and come up with a pair of White's x Sufu Boots...

Bill where you at? I know you can help out with something like this...

[tmadd]

Not a bad idea, but good luck getting any consensus amongst a substantial amount of people for a single make-up from a company that does MTO for no upcharge.

[vegetaray123]

originally posted by WhiteShark The Adventure-bilt Germany division of the Adventure-bilt hat company, hat maker for the latest Indiana Jones film had this special run of boots commissioned. Marc Kitter of AB Hats worked with the alden factory to create these. His connection at the factory resourced all of the original materials the boots were made with in the early 80's. The string, heel foundation, and everything are made exactly as they were in the 1980's. The Leather color is replicated from a sample pair the factory had, and the boots have a full leather liner. The going price is around 800$ and Marc is doing another run for delivery early next year. If you are not a big indiana jones fan, this will all mean didly squat. I'm a pretty big fan and this just seems ridiculous to me. You could buy cordo indy's for how much these were. Stupid. Here's the original post from Indy gear after they arrived.

Almost right Shark...There is only leather lining on the tongue and not the rest of the inner boot...The rest is the same material as a regular pair of 405's...This actually pissed me off a great deal when I got my pair because I was told by Marc that they would have a full leather liner...

The reason for the high price was due to the exchange rate's from the U.S. to Germany and back to the U.S. but whatever...When it comes to Alden I'm a sucker...I do agree though as there not worth the price paid if your not an Indy fan...It would be much better just to get a pair of the general 405's...I'm of course an Indy fan and Alden is my brand of choice so this was a no brainer for me...

At any rate here is a picture I posted of my pair way back when I got them...They are fairly worn in now and aging very well...I've only added Pecards to them and nothing else...When I get around to taking some new pics of them I will post them up...

[vegetaray123]

originally posted by tmadd Not a bad idea, but good luck getting any consensus amongst a substantial amount of people for a single make-up from a company that does MTO for no upcharge.

I was thinking we could get something out of the norm for White's...Like Cordovan Leather or something...Just throwing it out there....

[fattybfat]

this would be my ideal custom sufu chukkas....if possible

[fattybfat]

MIch

looking great on those SD without the cuban heels

[tmadd]

originally posted by vegetaray123 I was thinking we could get something out of the norm for White's...Like Cordovan Leather or something...Just throwing it out there....

This has been something I have spoken to Bill about as a hypothetical over the past year or so. The last time we spoke about it, the conclusion was that while Whites was willing to do a Cordovan Leather boot (and The Stronghold had a sample made I believe) but a) Whites was going to charge an arm and a leg for it (I remember it being in, or sufficiently near four-figures) b) they don't have the experience working with it that allows them to bring it from the state it is received from a tannery to the state that a pair of Cordovan Aldens are when brand new (the lustrous shiny depth of new shells) c) it is possible, though not necessarily plausible that a and b can be circumnavigated by other means. Bill obviously will have a more authoritative word on this than I do, but I wouldn't be surprised if he is currently in the process of finding out more and as a result not knowing for sure what avenue is the best. That said, a single leather #8ish semi dress would be the Sufuest of Sufu boots possible in my opinion...I would only hope that it wasn't even more Sufuesque by virtue of costing a relatively obscene amount of money.

[Chicken]

thanks shark and veg. i knew you guys would know about those indys. (guess i've been out of touch lately, too.) and i agree, $800 for indys with different color is too much outside of sentimental values. they look good though.

cordovan white's sound strange to me. it's because white's pretty much have nothing to do with dress shoes. smokejumper, packers and even semi-dress are really heavy work boots to me. using expensive and more finicky cordovan don't make much sense to me. the materials won't match the styling.

however, white's made with katahdins, like the vintage pair curious george posted few pages ago, now that i will be very interested in.