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Bronny said:
Chambersb you are so right. Everything is disposable rather than repairable now. My brown veronicas seem like high street chain store quality compared to my others. I was so convinced they were a Friday afternoon pair that I ordered another pair that turned out to be just the same. It's obviously cheaper to do away with the back seam and buy thinner leather. I don't think they were a bad batch as I received an equally thin pair of shorties from Zalando.

Ah well, at least my engineers still look as if they'll last forever!
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I have noticed a difference between my Harness 12r's, Cavalry's, Billy Firebird, and Carson Lugs. The Carson Lug and Billy FB, while awesome just doesn't have the same great quality as the other pairs as Harness and Cavalry. Next pair of Frye's that I buy I will know to check here first:

http://www.thefryecompany.com/made-in-usa-womens/l/601

Made in the USA seems to be the difference. :smile1:
 
#1,550
Hello Frye lovers! Hoping you an offer some advice to a newbie! ;) Can you give me some insight as to what the numbers and letters behind the style names mean? I'm sure this is something obvious but I can't figure it out. For example, I'm really loving the Belted Harness 12R

Btw, I have my first ever pair of Fryes on the way!!! Melissa back zip in cognac!

Thanks so much for your expertise! :smile1:
 
#1,553
I haven't been over here for a long time..but now that its boot weather again..I'm eyeing a new pr of Frye's! I have a few pr already (Melissa button in Cognac, Harness 12R's in Tan, Dorado's in Black and Paiges in Grey. I'm interested in the Veronica but not sure about the short vs. the tall..and how sizing goes.(I'm looking at the black too) I am a 6.5 in most shoes but tend to size down to a 6 in Frye boots.
Any info would be great..wondering also versatility/use as well, with tall vs short.. I wear dresses a fair amount as well as jeans.

Thanks! :-)
 
#1,556
Hi! I'm new to both TPF and my Frye addiction. Like 3 weeks new. But I now already own two pairs of vintage Fryes (both white label, sadly), bought on eBay, and I can't imagine wearing tall leather boots by anyone else!

- Campus Boot in burgundy with leather sole and wood heel
- Tall cuffed riding boot in walnut brown with stacked leather sole

The second of these is in need of some SERIOUS care and cleaning... I am thinking of getting it deep-cleaned by my cobbler, but I might run an experiment with some nail polish remover first. (There's a bit of set-in dirt that saddle soap and Leather Honey cleaner have done nothing to remove. I am not happy about it.)

I have Frye boots on an eBay alert and am waiting for the right time to snap up some booties, cowboy boots, or other "statement" colors :-)
 
#1,557
I would not suggest anyone do this as I did it only as a last resort.

I had a bottle of saline solution leak onto my very light taupe Veronica's and created one heck of a water spot.

I put them in pillowcases and threw them in the washing machine with some towels. Sat them out in the sun to dry. Surprisingly there is no trace of the water spot and the boots are fine. The leather around the soles are somewhat lightened but that's ok.

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#1,558
elisian said:
Hi! I'm new to both TPF and my Frye addiction. Like 3 weeks new. But I now already own two pairs of vintage Fryes (both white label, sadly), bought on eBay, and I can't imagine wearing tall leather boots by anyone else!

- Campus Boot in burgundy with leather sole and wood heel
- Tall cuffed riding boot in walnut brown with stacked leather sole

The second of these is in need of some SERIOUS care and cleaning... I am thinking of getting it deep-cleaned by my cobbler, but I might run an experiment with some nail polish remover first. (There's a bit of set-in dirt that saddle soap and Leather Honey cleaner have done nothing to remove. I am not happy about it.)

I have Frye boots on an eBay alert and am waiting for the right time to snap up some booties, cowboy boots, or other "statement" colors :-)
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PHOTOS, btw -- I figured out how to add them! :cool: Pardon the super messy room... I'm mid-laundry sort...
 

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chambersb said:
I would not suggest anyone do this as I did it only as a last resort.

I had a bottle of saline solution leak onto my very light taupe Veronica's and created one heck of a water spot.

I put them in pillowcases and threw them in the washing machine with some towels. Sat them out in the sun to dry. Surprisingly there is no trace of the water spot and the boots are fine. The leather around the soles are somewhat lightened but that's ok.
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I think this is against leather care guidelines -- water and heat will dry out and mess up boots! Do you have any conditioner - Leather Honey, mink oil, etc? If so that would help a lot to fix up the leather and then prevent future stains (as it waterproofs the boots).
 
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