River's boots

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REKA

Friday, August 5, 2005 5:31 PM

Vixendarkfairy -- Yeah, fortunately, I wear US women's 7, which is a US men's 5. I just ordered a pair, since it looks like they aren't being made that way anymore.

Riverbirch -- Those actually look way more badass and cool. Nice find!

From what I can tell, TUK stopped making the version I posted, so the link I posted is just whatever they have left. TUK makes another version with a metal plate that is removable, though, and as far as I can see from the pictures, it will look right when you take the plate off.

Hope that helps any other boot-hunters!!

REKA

Tuesday, August 9, 2005 7:42 PM

So following up on my boot-escapade here...

I ordered the boots from the link I posted up above somewhere, and they emailed me to tell me that they don't have them anymore. So I found another site that claimed to have a pair, and I ordered them last night. They processed my order this morning, and now the boots are no longer up on the website. I'm HOPING this means that I got them. I guess I'll find out soon enough.

For what it's worth, the TUK A6215 boots look like they would look right if you just took off the removable metal plate, but without having a pair to fiddle with, I don't know if the straps will go in the right place.

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, August 9, 2005 10:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Reka:
So following up on my boot-escapade here...

I have a pair with the metal plate, made by The Berlin Wall; painting the shiny metal with a flat black would make it look more leather-y. I also have a pair without the plate, almost exactly like River's, made by "Ad Hoc." I did a really quick search for both brands, but couldn't find them. Underground and T.U.K. seem to be the most popular. I found a bunch of other ones, though, that might work; can't recall what other links have already been posted, so my apologies if I'm doubling links:

http://www.underground-england.co.uk/acatalog/SSCBB.html
scroll down to "Thunder" Black Leather Plate Boot, they have UK size 3-13 for 99GBP

http://www.boots4all.com/tuk.htm
item number TUK2 has no metal plate, but they don't mention anything about size availability

http://www.vixensandangels.com/ and follow these links to the boots...
-> "shoes and boots" -> "Underground" -> "Boots (non steel) -> scroll to a style called "Borg" by Underground is similar (and on sale!) or
-> "shoes and boots" -> "Underground" -> "Steel Toe Buckle Boots" -> scroll to a style called "Judge St."

There were others, but I don't wanna clog up the thread with too many links. Every once in a while, I also see these boots on eBay for much less than retail. Anyway, there you have it. I hope this helps some....

Cheers.

无党派人士

ERILEE

Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:34 AM

I found boots that are similar to the ones River wears in the movie..at...Shoe Pavillion?! *gasp* They have them in black..and not for over $100 too ;D

http://www.shoepavillion.com/wanted-trail.html

ERILEE

Thursday, October 6, 2005 5:06 AM

Okay..I hope a few people are still reading this thread...I found these on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/slouch-buckle-boots_W0QQitemZ8339486907QQcategor
yZ11627QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Pretty darn close if you ask me!
Hope someone gets them, too small for me ;D

GLAMOURKAT

Monday, October 10, 2005 3:47 AM

I am going as River in her purply dress thing with brown sleeves and weird macrame shawl from the movie for halloween. And I just bought some awesome boots from Payless Shoes.... They're not PERFECT, but they're close, cheap, and sooooo comfy.

Airwalk® Faux Suede Slouch Boot
http://www.payless.com/Catalog/ProductDetail.aspx?&TLC=Womens&SLC=Wome
nsBoots&BLC=WomensBootsTrendy&Width=Regular&ItemCode=34949&LotNumber=041045&Type=Adult&Popularity=245&DescriptiveColor=Black

FALLENANGEL

Monday, October 10, 2005 9:10 PM

I found these shoes on ebay too. They're not excatly the same as River's boots but pretty close.
http://cgi.ebay.com/871-0348-style-New-Knee-High-Stiletto-boots-Size-8
_W0QQitemZ7717909132QQcategoryZ63889QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I think I'm gonna bid on this. They look pretty cool.

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RYO

Monday, October 17, 2005 5:59 AM

Going backwards to River's boots during the series...

I was wondering if anyone purchased the TUK boots with the removable plate and if so, how do they look with the plate removed?

Also, if you do have a pair, I have a question about size: would Converse or Doc Marten sizes be equivalent to the TUK sizes? (What I mean is would a size 6 TUK be the same as a size 6 Converse or Doc Marten?)

The boots only come in full sizes and I usually wear a 6 1/2 but depending on the brand I can usually wear a 6 while a 7 would be too large.

I can only find the TUKs online and don't want to wind up buying a pair that's too large or small and end up having to pay for shipping twice just to get them exchanged!

Thanks!

RIVEROFMIRRORS

Monday, October 31, 2005 4:50 AM

Go to payless shoes. I got a pair there for twenty-five bucks that are very nearly identical. ^_^

REAVERVICTIM

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 6:18 AM

Ryo, I have some excellent news!!

I ordered the TUK2 boots from www.boots4all.com (per a suggestion on this very board). If you compare them to stills and video from "Safe," you'll notice that they are VERY close -- the buckles meet in all the right places, the heel is slightly elevated, there's a pull tab on the back, the shin guard has the same indentations, and even the stitches seem to match pretty damn closely. The only difference I've yet to see is that the TUK2s have treads on the bottom, and River's boots (in Firefly) seem to be missing the treads (they're smooth).

Anyhow, I've ordered the boots (they should be here within a week's time), and I got a size 6. I'm a size 6 in Converse, and I'll let you know how they fit when they arrive (if you'd like).

"Sorry, dad. The independents attacked us with dinosaurs." –Simon

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