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BOOT OF THE DAY | #111 | CAMOUFLAGE RED WING SHOES # 8150

it is years ago i saw this damn, f***ing, fancy boot the first time. i even remember the man who wears this shitty boot: it was PETER HECKMANN and i asked him “what the hell happened to this RED WING 875?” some years later i met KAMI from the RED WING STORE FRANKFURT and owner of B-74 wearing a rugged 8150. and i did not know what to think now about the boot: it was looking strange but really, really cool rugged and vintage like it was. now 3 years later after asking myself several times to own this boot or not i bought it some weeks ago. and believe me i am so happy about my 8150. it is really funny seeing the people staring at me feet … i think the RED WING STORE FRANKFURT and B-74 are the only shops worldwide selling this boot. aren’t they? the 8150 is based on a 8138 but the leather is printed with a classic “DUCK HUNTING” camouflage pattern in cooperation with MOSSY OAK®. for even a better camouflage effect you should use brown laces. i am sorry, but there is no information about the history of this boot – nowhere! come on and get one of the last 8150s ever … pics | LTG


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LIFE TIME GEAR | ART DIRECTION @ OUTDOOR SHOOTING

… good to have a NIGEL CABOURN EVEREST PARKA when doing an outdoor shooting in january for a summer campaign. there was great weather yesterday near frankfurt, germany: blue sky, no clouds, no winds … but just 0 degrees. PETER you did a great job: you stand your man in my awesome hawaiian shirt without laments. shiny! i think our clients will be happy with the photos we took. pure summer feeling … pic | christian grau

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LIFE TIME GEAR | FAVORITES #44 | CARRERA SLOT CAR RACETRACKS

since i am a child i love playing with CARRERA. my little sun has a track from the “GO!” series. a special ”DISNEY’S CAR” edition. but i think he is a bit to young. he prefers playing table football and with lego bricks. for me a CARRERA race track still means passion and emotion. i think the day will come when i race with my sun round per round through the living room … but look at this perfect track in a box. isn’t that a great idea? so awesome: and take a look at the details from other racetracks below. even skid marks are on the “road”. those tracks are built by american SLOT MODS: “Museum quality, hand crafted raceways for the ultimate garage, showroom, man cave or commercial interactive attraction.” unbelievable. check their site if you have an affection to raceway playing – it is an absolut must! fascinating! thx PeZi for the hint at spiegel.de where i found these blog pics. if you take a look at SLOTMODS.com you’ll find countless pics from different racetracks and cars, informations about the builders and their clients. pics & vid | SLOT MODS

Slot Mods USA – Jim Farley’s Leguna Seca



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SCARTI-LAB DENIM | HAND TATTOOED LEATHER LABELS

i do know nothing about the italian brand SCARTI-LAB except what i found on their website … and this looks quite nice. the call their label “band, not brand”. ok. check their look-book for S/S2012 “ELEGANCE MADE TO PROVOKE” – really well done. but mostly i like their customizations mainly the TATTOOED LABELs of their denim. each leather label looks differnet. that’s what i call CUSTOMIZATION – one of a kind. pics | Scarti-Lab






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BOOT OF THE DAY | #110 | VINTAGE RED WING SHOES # 855

a rare and awesome boot in good condition: well used RED WING #855 found at GROOVY, japan. i own the same boot in i would say in an even better condition, but it is a RWS IRISH SETTER. i like this boot so much because of its three different sorts of eyelets and the classic RED WING colour. that’s really interesting. this 855 is from the 70s, sized 11B and available for 178.53 euros. pics | GROOVY


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LIFE TIME GEAR | FAVORITES #43 | FOOTBALL IS COMING HOME

yesterday it was my b-day and my family made me a great present: a tabletop football for my office. a professional one with two dressed german BUNDESLIGA teams: beloved FC KAISERSLAUTERN versus accepted BVB BORUSSIA DORTMUND. my buddy PETER (in the pics below) and me built the table up in between three hours with some breaks drinking some TESCH RIESLING and having a lot of fun. the first games weren’t so funny for me always loosing. i am learning my lessons and my game will come! AND i will blast my counterpart painfully … bad pics | LTG


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SEEMS TO BE A FAKE >> RED WING SHOES x CreamSoda COLLABORATION

sorry, damn, when i saw these f**ing boots the first time i asked me why don’t they have a red wing cushion crepe sole. that’s normal when RWS does a collab in a CHUKKA boot or something similar. and where is the RWS brand type? just a few minutes ago i got a mail from someone who knows nearly everything about RWS, informations from an absolute reliable source. he told me: “This boot doesn’t have a RW handwriting judging it by looking at the triple stitch and the heel counter stitching quality and placement…this seems more like a RW wannabe /  look alike –  200% sure” thx DE!

never heard before about this collaboration. and no more infos than this pics. looks like a massive 3 eyelet traditional WORK CHUKKA with a bright white VIBRAM #2021 sole. 3 colours available. where to buy or to get more infos? i do not know. check it at BEE – maybe you’ll find a link. i did not, but i like the look, although i do not like chukkas so much. pics | BEE