tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859950036843243879.post225605868899815352..comments2024-02-28T03:39:48.871-08:00Comments on Appropriated Edge: Thing #10: George Cox/Robot brothel creepers, 2015Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779209455660598939noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859950036843243879.post-68986332225920159382022-01-06T02:42:44.909-08:002022-01-06T02:42:44.909-08:00Leather Kilts
Customize your Modern Leather Kilt a...<a href="https://kiltmaster.com/leather-kilts-for-sale" rel="nofollow">Leather Kilts</a><br />Customize your Modern Leather Kilt at Kilt Master Today. We use the finest quality Leather for making high-quality Modern Leather Kilts for men and women. Leather for all of our kilts is genuinely obtained from hides of cow or buffalo. At Kilt Master we are providing a wide range of Leather Kilts or Larp Kilts. Leather is heavy-duty material with a smooth outlook. This material is also torn resistant while stretching or twisting. Due to this quality of leather, this is used to make working kilts. These kilts are not only dress code. And also, the symbol of pride and honor.kilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366418932241789848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859950036843243879.post-81699021994452943252022-01-06T02:38:31.085-08:002022-01-06T02:38:31.085-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.kilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366418932241789848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859950036843243879.post-59329342618516934052019-12-16T14:16:40.091-08:002019-12-16T14:16:40.091-08:00As a primary school kid in the late 70s, TUKs wher...As a primary school kid in the late 70s, TUKs where so cheap and disposable, i wore them as school shoes till i was introduced to the more enduring and authentic Robots (cox/martens) by early 80s when McLaren/Westwood's lot opened Robots and began supplying the doc marten version. <br />When i bought my first true creepers, after being used to TUK ones, i was immediately impressed by the comfort, quality, and with REAL crepe soles.<br />That is where the TUK ines fell short first.<br />The soles on TUK, despite changes in materials, are crappy solid rubbery plastic. Uppers are crappy easy-splitting plastic, walking around town or dancing un them us awful, and the upperis a 70s loafer shoe style.<br />Awful.<br />In late 70s TUK were at least cheap enough for school shoes.<br />Nearly 40yrs later they are of same crappy quality but want £70 a pop!<br /><br />I loved both the crepe soled ones bbith the ted/punk olatformed soles, and the flatter desert shoe/chukka shoe style) and dr marten soled ones (made for Robots, Chelsea)<br /><br />But was quite surprised when recently in 2019 i saw a new range of creeper based shoes in dr martens shops. Had a closer look and they just looked like TUKs.<br />Also, i am guessing the new ones are designed for the Chinese market. A culture that has no awareness of british street smart (mind you, neither do most of our captivity culture kids now). But as TUK had success in Japan i guess.... on top of which, the new range seem marketed to student girls, and not men (again, Chinese influence, where men always look boring and square).<br />Was surprised they didn't just use or commission the old Cox cobbler last for an authentic shape instead of that platformed loafer style of TUK.<br /><br />Enjoying, even though also usually displayed in ladies section, from doc shops, the really thick soled over-ankle boots with both zip and laces. Amazing comfort, but will be lookng out for red suede monk buckle cox creepers, and a smart pair of black leather robots style ones.<br />Another company that made creepers, though not crepe or platformed, were Metro. They were competition for Kings Roads Flip Of Hollywood, spcializing in used vintage clothing.<br />They had classic cox upoers, but a sort of durable charcoal foamy sole, and some were quality leather soles, but were really lovely to look at and wear and popularized the top surface of the upper being of a differing material to the rest of the upper. Suede, and animal fur style (doubt it was real fur leather) and were really well done.<br />So far as i am aware, Metro never did teddy boy/punk style thick soles.<br /><br />Must get new Cox's soon!<br />But £250 a pop now? But, springtime.....<br />DJ Pan Croque & Aira-iteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370215896285561439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859950036843243879.post-73722472299005955492019-03-01T05:10:29.952-08:002019-03-01T05:10:29.952-08:00Forgot to sign
@petemiggz on Instagram Forgot to sign<br />@petemiggz on Instagram Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591877406301636757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859950036843243879.post-41069175733333474552019-03-01T05:09:05.813-08:002019-03-01T05:09:05.813-08:00“You can fake anything, but you can't fake a g...“You can fake anything, but you can't fake a good pair of shoes.”<br />I have been saying this for years and still live by it today. I’ll buy designer inspired knockoffs all day long except for shoes. When you put on a pair of well crafted Italian or English leather shoes/boots you can feel the luxury, you stand differently, walk with purpose, confidence. My love for creepers is<br />going through it’s third rebirth in my closet as the high end streetwear brands, seeking authenticity, have gone to George Cox over a dozen times for collaborations. The creeper with its modern spin now go for $500 plus in very limited runs are more desirable than ever, especially if youve had a history with them. I scored a pair of their bootie collaborations with Alyx Studios which clearly have looked to the original Seditionary boot designed by McClaren/Westwood 1976 and manufactured by Cox, who else?! Currently on the hunt for the collaboration with Japanese label Comme des Garçons..who take the classic Robot design and add extra straps, buckles and overall chunkiness to the already overstated shoe. Great article, nice to know I’m not the only one. ✌🏻Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591877406301636757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859950036843243879.post-32368761127432007112016-05-27T05:54:50.187-07:002016-05-27T05:54:50.187-07:00I bought my first pair of George Cox creepers (wit...I bought my first pair of George Cox creepers (with the Air Ware sole) from Robot in 1979. I still have them, and while the soles have worn thinner, they're still perfectly functional. I currently have 7 pairs in different colors/styles, from 2 to 30 years old. I can report that after about 20 years, the leather at the top of the heel starts to split, but after 20 years of kicking them off and on, that's not so bad. By contrast, the TUK pair I bought last year have almost disintegrated.<br />There's no doubt they're hard to find - especially outside of the UK - but that's fine by me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166551809714614223noreply@blogger.com