Club Obi Wan

Back at the old COW, there was a thread on whether the Aldens go with jeans or not. Here's a pic to show that they do, provided the jeans are of bootcut type.
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Nice boots

Bring on the mileage ToJ, welcome!

I have yet to buy Aldens, but are those the "old" color or the "new" color that I've read in the other sites posts before?


IndySkip

Those look like the new color. : I'll explain. When you first get the the pair, they look very much like the ones on the IndyGear site.



After a little wear, I put Pecards dressing on them and they darkened to a brick red color.


You can see the scuff on the right toe of the actual shoe color versus the "treated" color. I just put another coat on to cover up some new scuffs and they are great. Maybe not screen accurate but really nice shoes.

Pyro

Sharp shoes Pyro! Why was jealousy invented?!

I've seen from the nice brown, all the way to the burnt orange look of them.

I'm sorry, but I don't think they do look good with jeans...even those jeans pictured at the top of this thread. Just doesn't jibe to my eye.

-Rabittooth

Well, I think they do look great. In my opinion, TOJ did the right thing getting them "boot" flared and that length. Good job, TOJ.

-S

I wear my Aldens al the time, so it does not matter to me. I wear mine most of the time with jeans or khakis. One thing that does not look great is them with shorts, I have done it, but I don't recommend it, it kinda looks funny,I will stick with my Indy Pants :!:

Hey Other_Jones, where'd ya get the laces, my man. Looks great!

-Jonesing

I bought them in Poland (the laces).
I forgot to mention that the boots themselves are 2 years old now. As Pyro noticed, they were the new lighter color initially. What you see in the pic is what they look like in between leather dressing applications. They get darker when treated.

Hey Sergei, is there a place online where I can get nice bootcut western-style jeans?

I wear mine with jeans all the time when I want to be "casual." Boot cut. Breaks just like the picture up top. Some of them are a little "distressed" too. Fraying with strings hanging out. They look great with a well-worn pair of 405s. Leather boots and jeans are a classic look, going way back before any of us were around.

I went down to the local shoe store and picked up some brown boot laces. For about $1.00 you can get some quality strings for your shoes.


They come pretty close to what we see Indy wear.



Pyr.

Good lookin' out, Pyroxene.

I'm off to Bostonian.

-Jonesing

My Aldens look great with jeans. IMO, the scuffed boots look better with jeans because most jeans are designed to look worn themselves.

E. Vader

I just bought some Lee Dungarees specifically because they are straight-legged and baggy enough to look great with Aldens. I think it's a look that works, but not if there's any taper in the jeans. Taper is anathema to the devoted gearhead.

I wear my Aldens/Levi's often and I think they look fine. When you first get your Aldens the shoe color tends to stick out at you, while wearing jeans or khakis, but after a bit of polish and pecards they look fine with jeans.

Polish and Pecards... A new mantra?

TOJ, I like the boot cut jeans with those, I have to try that. I wear Levis 550's with mine.

- Illinois

They look great with jeans, especially after you dye them a couple of times (the boots, not the jeans!)

I agree, to me, jeans with aldens projects a "rugged, worn" look that just can't be replicated. Throw in the jacket and you've got a modern day "indy" look that would make the man in the hat proud!

RABBITOOTH: i UNDERSTAND YOUR RESERVATION BUT IT CAN BE DONE RIGHT : .....

Diesel makes a distressed blue jean that you can get in a straight leg and even a boot flare (called Ravix). The particular blue hue and the color of the "dirty" wash makes a marvellous match for a worn pair of 405's

Picking up my brother at the airport....he was sporting an untucked indy-style shirt (snug and sleeves rolled) with a leather necklace, cool brown tinted shades, those way cool jeans, and a pair of beaten-up aldens....he looked like a darn movie star..

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IndyNorth wrote:RABBITOOTH: i UNDERSTAND YOUR RESERVATION BUT IT CAN BE DONE RIGHT : .....

I've yet to see it look right to me.

-Rabittooth

ToJ,

I've only bee here a few weeks and this is the first time I've seen a pic of the 405's with jeans.

I must concur with the majority that the look works. It does project a worn, rugged image.

Best,