Frye Boots Anyone? [Archive]

Penn

08-26-2009, 05:50 PM

Frye is awesome. In Denver, where anything with buttons qualifies as formal wear, a good pair of boots is one way to be stealthy while putting forth a solid appearance.

Really like the look of my Marco Chelseas with some good denim. And the solid clack from the outsole help me keep proper time when playing mandolin. Also really like my full leather Frye sneakers. Those things are total stealth fashion. Every woman notices the unique quality at first glance.

Tom C

08-26-2009, 06:07 PM

We all wore these in high school in the '70s. I think they were under $100 at the time.

http://www.zappos.com/images/F/FRY14/fry14banpz.jpg

BigRich

08-27-2009, 07:01 AM

I really like the fit and style but honestly I find them overpriced.

wbw0126

08-27-2009, 09:01 AM

These are awesome, I need a pair of Frye boots now. I like the buckles

PeterBS

08-27-2009, 09:33 AM

Austin

08-27-2009, 09:40 AM

I wear my old pair from time to time when I am on a construction site. Otherwise, I wear my cowboy boots.

Mr. Clean

08-27-2009, 10:14 AM

FlatFork, I have to ask who is the targeted audience for that style of boot? For what type of activity are they designed?

I wear my old pair from time to time when I am on a construction site. Otherwise, I wear my cowboy boots.
:thumbup1:

Austin

08-27-2009, 10:16 AM

FlatFork, I have to ask who is the targeted audience for that style of boot? For what type of activity are they designed?

:thumbup1:

Growing up in West Texas, I just find them comfortable. My boots are old. The older the better and more comfortable.

Mr. Clean

08-27-2009, 10:36 AM

Growing up in West Texas, I just find them comfortable. My boots are old. The older the better and more comfortable.
Understood, though I orginated in the NE part of the great state. What little lad (or even some lasses) don't learn to love the cowboy boot. :smile:

As Gary P. noted cowboy boots are

And them Limey eyes, they were eyein' a prize,
that some people call manly footwear.
:lol:

David in Boston

08-27-2009, 10:39 AM

Man, Frye is a good brand, but the best boots of that kind i ever had are my Chippewa harness boots made by hand in the USA out of the American bison leather!I got them for 280 including shipping here and never regreted:cool:

Frye makes a good boot.

But for great boots my suggestion is three words,
Chippewa, Chippewa, Chippewa!!!

I found a place locally and the prices are reasonable.

miner

08-28-2009, 04:34 AM

Here in Oz

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l307/miner900/RMWilliams.jpg

RM Williams

Cheers

professorchaos

08-28-2009, 10:07 AM

Frye makes a good boot.

But for great boots my suggestion is three words,
Chippewa, Chippewa, Chippewa!!!

I found a place locally and the prices are reasonable.

Care to share the name of the place? I wouldn't mind branching out.

Chimensch

08-28-2009, 10:55 AM

We all wore these in high school in the '70s. I think they were under $100 at the time.

http://www.zappos.com/images/F/FRY14/fry14banpz.jpg

Wow! I wore those in the 60s! I loved them!

David in Boston

08-28-2009, 11:12 AM

Care to share the name of the place? I wouldn't mind branching out.

I kid you not, "David's" Shoes in Cambridge, MA.

It is on the street next to the Cambridge side Galleria Mall.

And no I'm not connected with the store personally etc.:mellow:

Stubblefield

08-29-2009, 10:55 PM

The only boot I wear is the Alden Indy boot. Easily dressed up or down, and they are as comfortable as slippers.

Tom C

08-30-2009, 04:02 AM

I thought this thread was for fans of Frye boots? I guess Chevy fans always post in Ford threads too. :rolleyes:

professorchaos

08-30-2009, 04:05 PM

I kid you not, "David's" Shoes in Cambridge, MA.

It is on the street next to the Cambridge side Galleria Mall.

And no I'm not connected with the store personally etc.:mellow:

Thank you! I'll be checking them out. Chippewa's have a great reputation.

mattjs

08-30-2009, 08:39 PM

I bought my first pair of Frye boots a few months back and I'm sold. If I could, I'd wear them all year round, but the summer makes it a bit tough. Just one more thing to love about the winter!

I also have the engineer boots Prof Chaos posted a pic of, except mine are black.

Left Coast DJ

08-30-2009, 09:27 PM

Back in the day, Gripfasts were my choice of biscuits!

http://www.britboot.co.uk/Gripfast/BlackSteelBootSmall.jpg

Now I mostly just wear flip-flops whenever I can!

Jim

08-31-2009, 05:26 AM

Russell makes a nice boot-

http://www.russellmoccasin.com/images/boots_shoes/cavalierlg.gifhttp://www.russellmoccasin.com/images/boots_shoes/mcbirdshooterlg.gif

http://www.russellmoccasin.com/images/boots_shoes/mountainclimberlg.gifhttp://www.russellmoccasin.com/images/boots_shoes/russcasuallg.gif

http://www.russellmoccasin.com/

David in Boston

08-31-2009, 12:37 PM

Care to share the name of the place? I wouldn't mind branching out.

Let me know how it works out for you.

PeterBS

09-01-2009, 07:23 AM

Still got the same model from the ealiy90-s, British made.Wear it 1-3 times a year

SJBFIRE

09-01-2009, 07:25 AM

My current lineup of boots are the White's on the Left and Nick's on the right. Both wear great but they're pricey at 400 bucks a pair.

Who do you work for Flatfork? I'm might have to put my White's with all the fire's in California right now.

PeterBS

09-01-2009, 07:53 AM

Back in the day, Gripfasts were my choice of biscuits!

http://www.britboot.co.uk/Gripfast/BlackSteelBootSmall.jpg

Now I mostly just wear flip-flops whenever I can!
Oh, still got the same boots from the early 90s, british made, wear them 3-5 times a year on occasion:smile:

ptyrider

09-11-2009, 10:12 AM

I've got a pair of Frye's harness boots in black and I absolutely love them. Fit and look great. Super quality. I plan to buy a pair in gaucho, too.

Phog Allen

09-11-2009, 06:26 PM

Will agree with Chippewa's. Until a few years ago, they were made in Missouri...by people who cared. Being a Jayhawk you must understand how important that statement is. We don't give Missouri much credit but it was well deserved in Chippewa's case. The quality control was superb. They are/were quality footwear. Since the living devil incarnate Justin Industries, who bought them out a number of years ago, moved the manufacture to Texas...well, they are holding up so far. I had two pair made in Mo. and one so far from Tejas. Not much difference but if Justin wrecks Chippewa like they did Nocona and Tony Lama I will beat them half to death with a local bison hide! I wore the Arroyos (http://www.chippewaboots.com/boots/arroyos__packer/29300) model 29300 for years. I have since switched over to Dr. Martens lace up and boy, was that a weird transition. I will likely get another pair of the Chippies. And yes, I am just aggravating Tom and other Missouri Tiggers with all that Missouri talk. I do wish the factory was still there.

Now Henry, how about those Frye's? I had a pair of the hippie/mod squad/flower power/at the beginning of disco model like Tom C posted up and they were good. Yet that was over 30 years ago. How is the quality these days? They make some models that are interesting to me.

I also like the Indie boots but they do carry a hefty price tag. They better be darned good for the price.

Regards, Todd

professorchaos

09-11-2009, 06:37 PM

I like those harness boots in Bison. Quite a bit!

joshmpdx

09-11-2009, 06:43 PM

i love the sneakers!

EvoDevo

03-01-2010, 09:19 AM

Sorry for the thread necromancy.

I just bought the Frye Harness 8R in Chocolate. The salesmen told me there was this really thick wax layer on the leather that was coming off as he stretched them. Is there anyway to facilitate the removal of the wax? I don't like how the wax looks but love the leather underneath.

Sullybob

03-01-2010, 11:36 AM

Anyone else a fan of Frye boots? Well made, unique style and comfortable; I love 'em. My current line up:

http://www.thefryecompany.com/ProductImages/238200711339123Engineer12R_GAUCHO_zoom.jpg

http://www.thefryecompany.com/ProductImages/99200812174956587981_dbn_zoom.jpg

And a third style they seem to no longer produce.

The second pair looks great!

VR6ofpain

03-07-2010, 10:50 PM

Man, Frye is a good brand, but the best boots of that kind i ever had are my Chippewa harness boots made by hand in the USA out of the American bison leather!I got them for 280 including shipping here and never regreted:cool:
Chippewa makes great boots. I love my Katahdin Iron Work (http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/49464?page=katahdin-iron-works-engineer-boots)s boots.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15/vr6ofpain/CIMG0765.jpg

professorchaos

03-08-2010, 08:01 AM

The second pair looks great!

They are hella comfortable too.

Their products are so well made, I'm a Frye customer for life. So I just picked these up:

http://piperlime.gap.com/Asset_Archive/PLWeb/Assets/Product/760/760623/main/pl760623-01p01v01.jpg

VR6ofpain

03-08-2010, 06:11 PM

Strikermike

03-08-2010, 06:20 PM

My current lineup of boots are the White's on the Left and Nick's on the right. Both wear great but they're pricey at 400 bucks a pair.
I wore Frye's all through high school and the seventies. Just bought a pair of Chippewa loggers for work. I was thinking of also getting a pair of Whites or Wesco's. How do the Nick's compare and where did you get them?

Sullybob

03-08-2010, 07:08 PM

They are hella comfortable too.

Their products are so well made, I'm a Frye customer for life. So I just picked these up:

I was a Red Wing customer for life, or until they started manufacturing their boots over seas and the quality took a nose dive.

Does anyone know if Frye boots come in wide or extra wide? I looked on the web site to see if they come in wide widths but I didn't see a definite answer.

Is online the only way to get them? I didn't see a store locater on the web site either.

Kouros

03-08-2010, 07:13 PM

Bloomingdales carries some Frye Boots in their stores.

fivespdcat

03-08-2010, 07:23 PM

frye boots are great! I have the harness boots in distressed brown, but as an FYI some of the newer ones (came out in the last few years) are made in mexico and more expensive than the US made ones.

warlandsboy

03-08-2010, 07:32 PM

Does anyone know if Frye boots come in wide or extra wide? I looked on the web site to see if they come in wide widths but I didn't see a definite answer.

I've had my eyes on the Harness 12R's for awhile now. I just noticed they specify that the Black and Gaucho colours are wide versions. I assume that means that all those certain colours are wide models, and the rest are regular (narrow) models.

Sullybob

03-08-2010, 07:40 PM

Bloomingdales carries some Frye Boots in their stores.

I've had my eyes on the Harness 12R's for awhile now. I just noticed they specify that the Black and Gaucho colours are wide versions. I assume that means that all those certain colours are wide models, and the rest are regular (narrow) models.

Thanks guys.

EvoDevo

03-09-2010, 02:36 PM

I recently bought the Frye Harness 8R in chocolate and i love the leather. However, they put a very thick wax coat on it to give it a "vintage" look that the salesman said would come off. Any recomendations as to how I could facilitate the removal of heavy wax.

spoiledone

03-09-2010, 02:39 PM

The only boot I wear is the Alden Indy boot. Easily dressed up or down, and they are as comfortable as slippers.

+1 - these and Red Wing GT's

petr

03-09-2010, 02:53 PM

Here in Oz

RM Williams

Cheers

I visited Perth 18 years ago and I have never been without a pair of RM Williams since. Love 'em.

Threads like this cost me money Chaos!

professorchaos

03-10-2010, 08:20 AM

Henry-
It is interesting you show these Frye shoes. I have always thought of Frye and Red Wing as boot companies, but just realized they also make oxfords. I am actually pretty interested in a pair of Red Wing oxford/boat shoes:

http://www.shoebuy.com/pi/vasqu/vasqu320727_177367_jb.jpg

So have I (always thought of them as boot companies). They make such damn good boots, I figured that their shoes have to be pretty good as well. Pretty comfortable saying that the Oxfords I picked up kick the last pair of Johnston & Murphys I had up and down the block.

professorchaos

03-10-2010, 08:21 AM

VR6ofpain

03-10-2010, 08:20 PM

Pretty comfortable saying that the Oxfords I picked up kick the last pair of Johnston & Murphys I had up and down the block.
I remember being in a Johnston & Murphy store in SF (the one in Union Square) looking at what appeared to be some nice shoes. While browsing a customer came in complaining about his shoes (he was actually wearing them). The crazy thing was the lower part of the sole, alone with the heel, had separated from the upper of the shoe. Almost as if the welt and glue had failed.

Amazingly enough the employees kept asking the customer to keep his cool and how they could not do anything to help him. They said only their manager could help him, and their manager had gone home for the night (the store was still open for another 2 hours, so I wondered if they were just BS'ing him). They even told him they were busy with customers, which was not true as the few people in the store, including myself, were just browsing. When he kept pushing it, they then told him they could not exchange his shoes because they were "worn". This was insane, as obviously a shoe would need to be worn to find out it failed prematurely. Eventually they convinced the man to leave (basically pushing him out the door).

I was completely floored. It was definitely the worse customer service I had ever seen. Suffice to say, I quickly stopped looking at the shoes and casually left. That was the last time I ever considered Johnston & Murphy as an option for shoes. They obviously don't care about their customer to allow a more premier location like this to treat customers with such disrespect (a block from the Neiman Marcus in Union Square). It was very telling about the business and in my opinion, the product.

Verderer

03-26-2010, 03:50 PM

Frye is awesome. In Denver, where anything with buttons qualifies as formal wear, a good pair of boots is one way to be stealthy while putting forth a solid appearance.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=64387&stc=1&d=1251334092

Really like the look of my Marco Chelseas with some good denim. And the solid clack from the outsole help me keep proper time when playing mandolin. Also really like my full leather Frye sneakers. Those things are total stealth fashion. Every woman notices the unique quality at first glance.

Those are sweet sneakers! And I like those Chelseas too. Not much of chance me buying those, seem hard to get round these parts.:sneaky2:

professorchaos

03-27-2010, 07:15 PM

I remember being in a Johnston & Murphy store in SF (the one in Union Square) looking at what appeared to be some nice shoes. While browsing a customer came in complaining about his shoes (he was actually wearing them). The crazy thing was the lower part of the sole, alone with the heel, had separated from the upper of the shoe. Almost as if the welt and glue had failed.

Amazingly enough the employees kept asking the customer to keep his cool and how they could not do anything to help him. They said only their manager could help him, and their manager had gone home for the night (the store was still open for another 2 hours, so I wondered if they were just BS'ing him). They even told him they were busy with customers, which was not true as the few people in the store, including myself, were just browsing. When he kept pushing it, they then told him they could not exchange his shoes because they were "worn". This was insane, as obviously a shoe would need to be worn to find out it failed prematurely. Eventually they convinced the man to leave (basically pushing him out the door).

I was completely floored. It was definitely the worse customer service I had ever seen. Suffice to say, I quickly stopped looking at the shoes and casually left. That was the last time I ever considered Johnston & Murphy as an option for shoes. They obviously don't care about their customer to allow a more premier location like this to treat customers with such disrespect (a block from the Neiman Marcus in Union Square). It was very telling about the business and in my opinion, the product.

Wow... that is amazing. It once was a good company. Not so much anymore, I guess.

RoyalKooparillo

03-28-2010, 10:57 PM

I'm a fan of the Frye Brando. Good looking boots.

Verderer

03-29-2010, 04:44 PM

I gave up trying to find the Frye Sneakers. Seems like they have new selection now, and they're not nearly as nice. They're all pre-soiled for one, I am too old for that sort of fashion statemens.:sneaky2:

Besides, I am quite capable of ruining my sneakers myself, thank you.

Anyways, I settled for some Skechers, namely Strand:

http://www.mastershoe-sportshoe.co.uk/images/skecherstrandlug_0.jpg

Not as nice as the Frye's maybe, but they got a bit similar vibe going on with the leather upper.

Penn

03-29-2010, 10:56 PM

Bluefly has a small selection of Frye sneakers, the older kind but without the white toe.

After the positive sneaker experience, I've gone to town on Frye this year.

Got the boots below for winter dog walking - the crepe sole is actually quite nice. Love em.

Also picked up some very nice slip ons. They are really incredible shoes. They have a bit of rugged old-timey-ness while still being a very, very, very nice shoe, on the dressier end of casual.

A guy can't, or shouldn't, buy all of his shoes from one manufacturer, but I'm tempted to keep working through more of the abundant Frye line.

Soopercat

03-31-2010, 05:11 AM

I'm about to swap out my loggers for my alpinestarzzzzzzz :w00t:
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/thebajer/DSCN1110.jpg

Kind regards,

JaDo

04-02-2010, 11:54 AM

I have this pair and love them. They replaced a very worn-out pair of Red Wing boots that I had for 10 years. These are great boots.

http://www.thefryecompany.com/ProductImages/169200819502311787675BRN_zoom.jpg

JaDo

04-02-2010, 11:58 AM

I remember being in a Johnston & Murphy store in SF (the one in Union Square) looking at what appeared to be some nice shoes. While browsing a customer came in complaining about his shoes (he was actually wearing them). The crazy thing was the lower part of the sole, alone with the heel, had separated from the upper of the shoe. Almost as if the welt and glue had failed.

Amazingly enough the employees kept asking the customer to keep his cool and how they could not do anything to help him. They said only their manager could help him, and their manager had gone home for the night (the store was still open for another 2 hours, so I wondered if they were just BS'ing him). They even told him they were busy with customers, which was not true as the few people in the store, including myself, were just browsing. When he kept pushing it, they then told him they could not exchange his shoes because they were "worn". This was insane, as obviously a shoe would need to be worn to find out it failed prematurely. Eventually they convinced the man to leave (basically pushing him out the door).

I was completely floored. It was definitely the worse customer service I had ever seen. Suffice to say, I quickly stopped looking at the shoes and casually left. That was the last time I ever considered Johnston & Murphy as an option for shoes. They obviously don't care about their customer to allow a more premier location like this to treat customers with such disrespect (a block from the Neiman Marcus in Union Square). It was very telling about the business and in my opinion, the product.

That is sad. I know that Nordstrom stopped carrying the J&M shoes in-store due to the decline in quality. I have had a number of pairs of J&M shoes in the past. I now wear Allen Edmonds where once I wore J&Ms (oxfords, etc).