Accy cyclist
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Some here seem to have leather soles. As far as I can remember, monkey boots had Doc Marten, airwear type soles.🤔
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Some here seem to have leather soles. As far as I can remember, monkey boots had Doc Marten, airwear type soles.🤔
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Unless you are going with Levi stay press, a Ben Sherman shirt, Harrington jacket and a pork pie hat. Then it’s probably a no go.😉
winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
If you do get them then I'd size down. Go by dress shoe size rather than trainer or normal boot size. I bought size 8 and still need to wear them with an insole and thick socks. Should have gone for 7.5 or even 7. I'm a 7.5 in dress shoes and 8.5 in trainers usually. I don't think this applies to the entire range but specifically to the monkey boots.
I do wear mine to work with a jacket and tie etc, but I expect my vibes are a bit different to yours.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
Maybe they'd go with some of my Cordings cords and a tweed jackets.🤔
No they didn’t have air wear soles. I was a skinhead in the late 1960’s in Leeds and you could only get Doc’s from the Catering suppliers near Leeds market. Monkey boots were sold in the Army and Navy shop on Briggate.
Dag Hammar
Ãœber Member
The Herring shoes are nice but… I still prefer the Barker Keaton.
I really like the look of the Barker Keaton shoes and I also have a firm reason to support my preference.
The Herring shoes are an Oxford style whereas the Keaton are a Derby. I find that a Derby is so much easier to put on and remove, no shoe horn required and there is more adjustment of how tight or loose one wishes to do up the laces for comfort.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
The Keaton ones have a more rounded toe, whereas the Herring ones are more pointed, which I do prefer. As I look down at my shoes, with rounded ones I see wide, short feet. With more pointed ones I see long, slim feet. I know some will say that's how I see it, but others don't, but it still plays on my mind. As you know with me, I take ages to make decisions, so I could still be asking questions/for opinions in a week's time!😉
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
Maybe buy the Keaton shoes and the monkey boots? 🤔 Both have slightly rounded toes though.🙄 😬
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Those are much nicer.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
I once had a pair of tricker's monkey boots, off ebay which they apparently made as a special order item. They were extremely high quality as you'd expect, and very appealing and smart but sadly were way too small for me so had to go back (or maybe I sold them on)- I suspect the label was American sizing rather than UK so a full size too small. Tricker's are way better quality than DMs or whatever
Unless they've improved the durability of the soles since I wore them in the 70s then £179 is a p1ss take. Great looking boots, super comfortable and an iconic brand and image, but the soles and heels wore out in no time and were unrepairable. They were also deadly in rain, snow or ice when the treads had gone smooth.
Accy cyclist
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postman
Squire
Bejesus Michael are you wearing them for a bet now.
I can't remember how much the Doc Martens I had were circa 1979/80 but I feel certain they weren't the equivalent of £179, people used to buy them as work boots then
