I am sure you all know this brand. I bought my first harness boots from them when I was in Baltimore in 1994. Loved the heel. Unfortunately they are now discontinued.
Anyway I was browsing their site and found some good alternatives. You will notice the differences with the Aldens.
They come in 3 colors and they are very cheap too.
Which color you think is more accurate?
There is another one, very beautiful boot.
And the good thing, they are Made in USA. The craftmanship is great and if I judge from those boots I had, they got to be very comfortable.
Those are some nice looking boots. The only thing I don't like about them is the wide spread of the laces. I like a tight closure, myself. Good find, though I don't know if I'd call them "cheap".
Yep, Frye boots are anything but cheap. I have a pair of Indy close enoughs from them, but I got em on ebay for, like, 39 bucks. New of course . But, they are a much lighter color than they should be, more of a buckskin, although they are a moc toe design. I tried to darken them, but they would only get so dark. They are one tough boot, and the leather is almost inpenetrable.
Indy Magnoli wrote:Those are some nice looking boots. The only thing I don't like about them is the wide spread of the laces. I like a tight closure, myself. Good find, though I don't know if I'd call them "cheap".
Kind regards,
Magnoli
I can imagine Indy would have worn a Haferl Richard. Its a kind of Alpine lace up boot - German made and good quality. Its has a timeless look to it
My boots are the same as in the photo. They are made according to British shoe sizing of leather with lugged Vibram soles and run a size smaller than the American. The narrow shape of the boot may not be for every one but it works for me.
Mike Bolton wrote:how do the sizes of these boots run? Are they close to normal shoes, bigger/smaller?
Very nice looking, bet they'd wear a long time.
Haferls run one size smaller than the American - UK sizing. They are narrow like the feet of chamois found in the German Allgau that inspired Franz Schratt to first make them in 1803. They are so-called because Englishmen visiting Germany referred to them as half-shoes. Somewhere between a hiking boot and a city shoe. So the name halbschuh stuck and it got shortened in the process to haferl. Haferl is the most famous halbschuh brand but now Meindl makes them. They can be obtained on the Internet from Fusaro.de
. But, they are a much lighter color than they should be, more of a buckskin, although they are a moc toe design. I tried to darken them, but they would only get so dark. They are one tough boot, and the leather is almost inpenetrable.
