wonderful rugged MAINE HUNTING SHOES from L.L. BEAN. this style was LEON LEONWOOD BEAN’S very first product in 1912. the leather version was introduced 1932. this one here looks like from the 50s with a great patina but still in shape. i think it must be about 14″ high. great! found at japanese JAM shop via RAKUTEN. pics | JAM
today some stuff from my 6 years old son LEVI. like me he is a great denim, boot and hat lover. the cowboy shirt you see below was a present from UWE c/o AMTRAQ. his son was wearing this original ROCKMOUNT RANCH WEAR shirt before. great quality, made in the USA. another beloved piece is the ATELIER LA DURANCE NOVELTY JACKET. great classic look and best manufacturing – from the time when ALD was made in france! i bought this jacket years ago at B74 knowing that it will fit LEVI some day. and the BLUNDSTONE boots. damn, poor boots: this one are just 1/2 year old. LEVI’S most beloved shoes. he has always two pairs with the same size. one pair has always a day to relax after heavy wear over an exciting school and outdoor day. i think i bought about 6 pairs the last 3 years. the TICK, TRICK & TRACK hat is from SCHMITTHUT. it is older than 10 years and it was mine before i gave it to LEVI, my first SCHMITTHUT hat. it was always a bit too small for my head. pics | LTG
BLUNDSTONE boots size 32, 1/2 year in use
SCHMITTHUT hat TICK, TRICK & TRACK
ATELIER LA DURANCE NOVELTY JACKET
yes, black, red and gold are the colors of the german flag. AND these are also the colors of my 3 SUPESOLED RED WING SHOES called “FRANKFURTER”. the black one is style #8133, the red one #8804 and the beige or gold one is style #8118. all three boots are of different ages. the #8804 is my oldest with about 20 years, the #8118 is the newest in my cupboard but this one was worn years before and the black #8133 is about one year old. a great trio. one boot is nicer than the other. and i love walking on the SUPERSOLE® – it is so comfortable. pics | LTG
KAMI from RED WING STORE FRANKFURT made me a big surprise! some months ago i asked him for an # 8118, because i am a great fan of the called FRANKFURTER RWS boots. they are and were made in three different colors and two leathers. i know that KAMI has an archive in his basement with some old worn and dead stock RWS – so, why not asking? he told me, that maybe there is one but he couldn’t promise. three weeks ago i helped KAMI in layouting an advertisement over night for his distribution firm. when i saw him the next time, it was at an event in the context of the MTV EUROPEAN AWARDS at B74, he took me aside and told me about a surprise for me. holy shit – he gave me an #8118. i was speakless because i know that the boot isn’t available anymore and i forgot asking him for the boot at this moment. the one he gave me is a vintage one, a return because of a small defect of the SUPERSOLE. KAMI and his staff restored the boot and it looks really really good. what a great piece. KAMI thank you so much again! a something special memory to your person – indeed. pics | LTG
volls.de got a new delivery from YUKETEN. some new boots and very nice bags. there is a new boot i never saw before: the PLAIN TOE UTILITY BOOT in moss suede with a white contrast heel cap. a great color combination which is completed by one of my favorite VIBRAM soles: the # 2021 in grey brown. beside the suede version of this UTILITY BOOT there is another boot in a chestnut brown smooth leather also with the #2021 sole. this boot looks a bit smarter and classic. pics | volls.de
this afternoon my 10ENGINES cap arrived. a great piece direct send from JAMES FOX who runs one of the best blogs ever: 10engines.blogspot . long before i did my first blog entry on LIFE TIME GEAR i checked up this blog every day … till now. thx JAMES for inspiration. the cap is a product of a collaboration between 10ENGINES and BALL AND BUCK® with a double canvas front panel and an 8oz original BALL AND BUCK camo lined brim. MADE IN USA! pics | LTG
i know OLLI THE BARBER, i think since summer 2000. i met him on a barbecue when KLAUS from volls.de was celebrating his move to a wonderful old building apartment over the rooftops of darmstadt, germany. from now on i went to OLLI to cut my hair and from 2004 till 2005 OLLI was the singer of a band project named ARMSTRONG where i played the drums. i just checked some photos from our last gig in april 2005 – damn, this is nearly 8 years ago. now OLLI plays upright bass and sings in a band named KING OLLI with 2 other ollis. this is not a joke: the drummer, the guitar player and the bass player have all the same name: OLLI … what a fluke! they call their style of music country’n’blues’n’punk’n’roll. next saturday they will play a gig and share the stage with famous THE PEACOCKS from switzerland. the concert will be at SAALBAU KINO in pfungstadt near darmstadt. just a few tickets are left. i got one ;-)))) pics | LTG, THomas Goos, The Peacocks
ME and OLLI THE BARBER backstage before the “ARMSTRONG” gig, april 2005,
book cover of a photo book made by Thomas Goos
THE PEACOCKS … the vid is from 2010
okay, this is not a boot, but a classic wonderful looking SADDLE SHOE. with a nice color combination which is named black alpine/whiskey. the shoe is made of an alpine/cordovan leather and has a natural plantation crepe sole. this ALDEN x LEFFOT collaboration shoe is completely awesome. the price is unfortunately extraordinary similar to the look. pics | LEFFOT
everyday i consume masses of espresso and coffee. from the morning to the noon milk coffee and cappuccinos and in the afternoon lots of espresso. so i have some favorite cups. as an exotic western boot lover i mostly like my vintage ZEITLER SNAKE EXOTIC espresso cups, i think meanwhile they are about 15 years old. and below there are just 3 sets of 6! the MUSTACHE CUPS by PETER IBRUEGGER are great too and really funny seeing others using them. check PETER’s site, there are more ideas about mustache cups and glasses. the massive CHICAGO cup is also awesome – it was a souvenir from FRED c/o redwing.1905.blog. pics | LTG | Peter Ibruegger
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