Young Indy Boots

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:01 pm

Okay so I found these boots about a month ago at a Vintage Clothing store near my school. Fellow gearhead Gater told me to go there to check out the vintage tuxes they have. The place is pretty crowded and I find these boots and wonder of wonders they fit me like a...well...like a good boot should fit and were only $40!! They really reminded me of the boots Indy wears in Espionage Escapades and Adventures in the Secret Service with the higher rise and the toe cap. Let me know what you think...

Bests,
Adam

hocfutue · Post by **hocfutue** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:40 am

Look like Brit/Canadian ammo or cadet boots. Over the decades, ammo boots had captoes/no captoes, pebble/smooth leather, and combinations thereof.

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:37 am

True, they do but the only thing that would make me think otherwise is that the heel or toe do not have any metal parts to them. I think typically there is a metal heel or a toe on ammo boots, at least the ones I was checking out on WPG.

Bests,
Adam

golpeo_rapidamente · Post by **golpeo_rapidamente** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:26 am

Flannery also wears elastic sided boots very similair to the boots sold by RM Williams

Browncoat · Post by **Browncoat** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:34 am

I have a pair of Stacy Adams that are just like these. It's good to know I can call them Young Indy boots.

Can't see how Indy can wear them adventuring though....I slip and slide in my boots because of the dress shoe soles (no tread at all).

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:57 am

Ya, golpeo_rapidamente is correct, Indy also wears a pair of Chelsea boots for adventuring. These are what he wears with his suits. Browncoat I was thinking about getting the Stacy Adams for a long time, how do you like them?

Bests,
Adam

Browncoat · Post by **Browncoat** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:12 pm

Stacy Adams makes a good boot. They really are an iconic name and style and very well known. I get complimented more on them than my Aldens because people recognize them.

However, they really are a dress boot and made like a light dress shoe. I worry about their durability on every day wear. I wear them in the summers only so I know I avoid water (rain), etc. Even then only sparingly.