Role Club Engineer Boots

I am learning to make handmade boots and have been lucky enough to have been invited by Brian to sit in and learn a bit in his famed shop in LA. He is my biggest inspiration, so for my Dome boots I asked him to pick the spec he felt best represented Role Club and make that for me so I could represent his work proudly in the Thunderdome. He said 1940 last, black hand dyed cxl hh engineer with a leather sole was his favorite build. I asked him if he could slap an embossed deco anniversary sole on it for a little flair and away we went. Shortly after I received mine, he introduced this exact makeup as a limited edition run on his website. These boots have become a guiding beacon for me, a tower on the horizon as I move through the sometimes murky fog of learning this archaic but essential craft. Watching the beauty of these boots bloom as I wore them and being able to sit down with my hero and inspiration and learn from him has kept me focused and hungry to learn as fast as I can and hopefully be able to match his monolithic craftsmanship some day. When I get to that level, I dream of one day celebrating by collaborating on a make up with the man himself.

Brian sized me in person. He took a traditional size 29 1940 last and built out the ball area for me as my feet are in between a D and E. Brian sizes in cm.

I made an appointment with Brian and went to his shop and discussed my preferences in person.