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  • mortalveneer
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 993

    crumbling captoe competition

    So I happened to get two pair of identical 10 Sei 0 Otto black reverse calf captoe derbies...

    Handmade, seemingly pretty solid construction. I have enough other black derbies, shoes, and boots, that my only reason to keep these would be to see how much punishment they could take.

    Thus, I intend to put a quasi-aggro vibram sole on one pair of them, and take them through every kind of environmental condition I can encounter (and I go bogging, canyoneering, backpacking, etc on a yearly basis). This strikes me as at least loosely in line with the brand's motto (as it was upon beginning the experiment):

    "Skin on skin.
    Primitive, anatomical.
    Intertwined with the body.
    Capable of conforming itself to whomever's needs.
    To morph by osmosis whoever so chooses.
    Skin-mesh, leather-hoodie.
    Denoted by a code: 10 Sei 0 Otto
    One sigil, one mark...a sign of belonging.
    A style lived but moreover deeply researched.

    Immersed in completely natural washes, treated in barrels, with a color palette taken from textiles.
    The leather makes inroads into the primary archetypes of heads and shoulders and reinvents them with its own codices.
    To use, (mis)treat, remove, place, abandon and resume.
    Some pieces reflect faithful reproductions, like a film recalled from memory.
    The emotional appeal is immediate: put it on and be on your way.
    On a street in New York, Durban, London, or Stockholm: at any latitude, free, cosmopolitan, worn...it is the same to you."

    However, the coincidence of having two fresh identical pairs of shoes could prove interesting in a sense that is admittedly "inspired" by the Avantindietro buried leather project.

    Would the shoes do better for a number of years left exposed to natural conditions as opposed to on my ungainly feet?

    And what natural conditions, you say?

    In a dry climate, at high altitude, encaged in fine chicken wire, bolted high in a large tree. Idea of the surrounding terrain (was ravaged by a forest fire just over two years ago):




    Post-application of a beeswax-based waterproofing agent:

    Last edited by mortalveneer; 06-18-2013, 04:38 AM.
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  • samlasamla
    Member
    • Sep 2011
    • 94

    #2
    interesting experiment. let us know if there any conditions that result in better patination than simply wearing the shoes on your feet.

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    • mortalveneer
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2008
      • 993

      #3
      Instagram teaser -

      before being placed in tree:



      other pair, post first hike, looking for suitable trees:

      Last edited by mortalveneer; 11-22-2012, 04:25 PM.
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      • voice_on_tape
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2011
        • 261

        #4
        If they are sz42-42.5, we could alter this competition and I could put them through a chicago winter for ya :)
        -v_o_t
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        • mortalveneer
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2008
          • 993

          #5
          ^ the only problem with that is I'll be doing exactly the same thing to my pair on the south side...

          If I have trouble executing my plan, I'll let you know, as they are a 42-42.5 on the nose...
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          • mortalveneer
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2008
            • 993

            #6
            new 10 Sei motto coming when I gots time...
            Last edited by mortalveneer; 06-19-2013, 02:38 AM.
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            • mortalveneer
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2008
              • 993

              #7
              A little christmas spirit up in this piece...

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              • mortalveneer
                Senior Member
                • Jan 2008
                • 993

                #8
                shoe bondage, anyone?

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                • lowrey
                  ventiundici
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 8383

                  #9
                  Looking at the pair you've worn, I have a feeling they might end up being a lot more beat up than the "abandoned" ones
                  "AVANT GUARDE HIGHEST FASHION. NOW NOW this is it people, these are the brands no one fucking knows and people are like WTF. they do everything by hand in their freaking secret basement and shit."

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                  • mortalveneer
                    Senior Member
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 993

                    #10
                    ^ there's a good chance of that.

                    there are three other contest participants though, all of whom are likely to be much more humane to their pairs.

                    However, they will be quite exposed to the elements where they are placed. Typically winds get over 40 mph daily, and gust upwards of eighty every week. There's been several feet of snow in a single snowstorm in July before, although that was admittedly a freak event. During the winter though, there's snow more often than not.

                    Other possibilities include them making an advantageous nest site for an enterprising bird...

                    Placing these guys the Saturday morning after thanksgiving in near freezing temperatures was no easy endeavour...





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                    • cowsareforeating
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 1032

                      #11
                      wait wait wait you're climbing a tree and you're not wearing head to toe inaisce? OUT OF CHARACTER.

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                      • mortalveneer
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2008
                        • 993

                        #12
                        ha I know!

                        my bags were already packed to fly home, and truth be told, wandering around off-piste in such climes in SZ-wear is a swift way to destroy it; I can tell you from direct experience.

                        instead, it was beater mountain wear I keep on reserve at my folks' place: vintage off-brand "carhartt" hoodie and 24 oz sammies

                        for rougher weather you'll see a lot of ACR and Veilance.
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                        • Jestersnot
                          Junior Member
                          • Nov 2012
                          • 2

                          #13
                          The Great Experiment

                          Looking forward to this little shoe experiment.

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                          I bought the pair off Yoox and anxiously looking forward to them arriving.

                          I live in New Zealand, for those who don't know me as senior Mortalveneer does, and will properly be putting these shoes though their paces.

                          They will enjoy a full life of daily wear in the office, trips to our production and warehouse areas, my love of tramping/hiking in the great NZ outdoors, and other miscellaneous activities to boot.

                          Will be providing good photos as well once my shoes are in my possession.

                          Cheers!
                          Last edited by Jestersnot; 12-09-2012, 08:30 PM.

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                          • mortalveneer
                            Senior Member
                            • Jan 2008
                            • 993

                            #14
                            w. berlin : e. berlin

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                            • mortalveneer
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2008
                              • 993

                              #15
                              it was cold work affixing these bastids...



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