Thomas Koehle
Well-Known Member
Something which was pretty new to me before i got more active in INSTA was the use of canvas-shoes at the USN
i thought they had their boondockers and thats it
anyway i ran into a guy which is a geek about USN shoes - see his blog here: https://indigoamateur.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/the-usn-deck-shoe-a-blueprint-and-a-review/ and learned the NAVY also used canvas-deck shoes
Even "Papa Boyington" used those shoes (front row 3rd guy from the right)
there is repops available from "McCoys" which are pretty pricey.
The much more economic way to get a pair of "lookalikes" is the personalisation-option at VANS
You just need to get through their "custom options" and they produce your shoes according to your wishes. Mine took about 7 weeks from ordering to delivery in Germany ...
i already posted a photo of them in the "SHOES TO WEAR ..."-thread just to see whether there might be any reaction but no feedback
i thought they had their boondockers and thats it
anyway i ran into a guy which is a geek about USN shoes - see his blog here: https://indigoamateur.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/the-usn-deck-shoe-a-blueprint-and-a-review/ and learned the NAVY also used canvas-deck shoes
Even "Papa Boyington" used those shoes (front row 3rd guy from the right)
there is repops available from "McCoys" which are pretty pricey.
The much more economic way to get a pair of "lookalikes" is the personalisation-option at VANS
You just need to get through their "custom options" and they produce your shoes according to your wishes. Mine took about 7 weeks from ordering to delivery in Germany ...
i already posted a photo of them in the "SHOES TO WEAR ..."-thread just to see whether there might be any reaction but no feedback