I thought some here might be interested in a new offering from Revival Clothing/Chivalry Bookshelf.

These are earlier period boots suitable for viking age or early medieval interpretations.
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These are only available through the Chivalry Bookshelf website and aren't currently listed on the Revival site.
http://www.revival.us/index.asp?PageAction=VI...ProdID=290

These are more suitable for my kit, in comparison to the later style lowboots I've been using. Unfortunately they're only available in green and black right now. I have to question the choice of black. Since these will primarily be worn by living history types who generally shun black leather like the proverbial plague, the choice seems to be an odd one. I've ordered the green ones as pictured and they should be here in a few days. Since my tunic is green they should do. Hopefully I won't wind up looking like Peter Pan with an attitude. :D

Oh wow. I was looking for some shoes to go with my viking outfit. I think I have found them. I will wait for the brown to come out though. :D

Thanx Patrick... I was looking for some good footwear to replace the suede low boots I have. If only I had seen these in time to have them for Gulf Wars. Oh well....

Hey folks ~

Just to clarify, these are not Revival Clothing products, but rather from Brian Price's outfit, Revival Leather, which is a distinct company.

We (Revival Clothing) no longer carry their leather goods, but now have our own line of shoes, boots, pouches, etc, all designed by Doug Strong (aka Master Talbot), who was one of the pioneers of accurate medieval footwear reproduction this continent.

Revival Leather/Chivalry Bookshelf and Revival Clothing were once sort of 'sister companies' (but never jointly owned), but have now gone their separate ways.

Just thought you'd liked to know why these aren't on our site...

All the best,

Christian

Thanks for the clarification Christian. Do you have any plans to offer earlier period footwear like this in you line?

Hi Patrick!

There are no specific plans along those lines right this moment, but I can tell you the leather goods line will continue to expand.

All the best,

Christian

I purchased a pair of these last week at GulfWars. They are awesome, and served me well through the miles and miles of walking I did across the event site everyday. We also found a nice pair for m'lady. Now if they would just hurry up and get some more colors out (specifically the brown), I'll be happy to buy another pair...

For a somewhat pricier but wider selection, may I suggest Armlann. They sell shoes and boots in all sorts of varieties and colors as well as with multiple options for soles and heels, if one wishes to have heels. I have a pair of the Single Viking Boots, essentially a form of Jorvik boot, that I have worn a lot and like a lot.
http://www.armlann.com/boots.htm

Al,

I agree, I don't think you can beat them for the price. I've been tempted by other more expensive offerings that have a higher level of accuracy, but the fact these can easily be resoled is the real selling point for me. These are expensive enough and totally authentic ones even more so. Expensive enough that I don't consider them disposable, so I want as much wear as I can get and I'm willing to live with the small anachronisms. I also agree about the black issue. However, the view does persist and will never be fully rebutted, so I think brown would have been a better marketing choice initially. Since I have no black leather in my kit the boots would have looked out of place in that color. Besides, I'd have absolutely no patience when a member of the authenti-cops chose to lecture me about my inaccurate shoes, while no doubt wearing a taffeta prom dress and eating a turkey leg. :D

It seems that since it was hard to dye anything BUT hide black, black hide was quite fashionable.
In fact, according to a contemporary source, what was Hot for Hose, ca 1250 was brown or red cloth, or black hide.
Black leather tights, anyone? :P