River's boots by Reka

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River's boots

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Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:03 PM

Hi there --

I hope it's ok for a newbie to post a new thread right away...

I'm trying to find information on River's boots, both from the series and from the movie production pics. They are very different boots. I've found some boots that are very VERY similar to the ones in the series, but I've had zero luck on the ones from the movie pics.

I've tried looking through the archives and the various threads, but I wasn't able to find any other discussions on this. If someone with more clue could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it much.

Thanks!

--Reka

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Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:01 PM

STARRBABY

You're more than welcome to post here any time you want.
Sorry I don't have info on the boots. I'm sure someone does though.

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Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:55 PM

SHINY

Are you looking just for pictures or for specifics about the boots (brand, etc.)

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

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Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:03 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL

I don't know if they are the exact ones...here's the link I was given: http://www.pennangalan.co.uk/boots/FW58.php

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Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:59 PM

FALLENANGEL

I think I found the EXACT boots from the series! Heres the link to it the pic of them. Its the sort the same link of weridgirl's but I was searching around that website and I think I found the same one.
Here it is http://www.pennangalan.co.uk/boots/FW45.php
if you just get rid that metal thing, it could be an excat match!
heres the link to the website of pic from the series and theres one pic in Safe of River dancing and they got shots of her boots just in case u wanna compare it just to be sure. http://still-flying.net/ go to screen caps and you'll find it. Hoped this helped!

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Wednesday, April 27, 2005 5:05 AM

REKA

Thanks, everyone, for the welcome and for the information. The screen-caps are very helpful! And the links, too.

That gives me a good start. To answer the other question, I am looking for both good pictures / screen-caps as well as any information on maker/brand/whatever.

I'm trying to find both the series boots and the movie boots. I've seen only a couple pictures of the boots from the movie, too, but I haven't found them yet, either.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

If I find anything else, I'll post it here, as well.

--Reka

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Wednesday, April 27, 2005 5:22 AM

REKA

Actually, how does this stand up to comparison?

http://store.lastresortonline.com/tukblglbo.html

I did a search on "gladiator boot", since that's what FallenAngel's link said, and I found the all-black version, without the shiny (shiny, not necessarily shiny...) metal plate.

--Reka

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Saturday, July 30, 2005 6:02 AM

VIXENDARKFAIRY

OMG! I think that IS it! Whaddya mean they only have a men's size 5?! Grr!!!

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Saturday, July 30, 2005 1:40 PM

RIVERBIRCH

I bought these. They are incredibly comfortable.

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/3257392/c/32897.html

I can kill you with my brain

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Saturday, July 30, 2005 4:35 PM

ELWOODMOM

I can't help you, but welcome!

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Friday, August 5, 2005 7:31 AM

REKA

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!!

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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 9:42 AM

REKA

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.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2005 12:46 PM

HELL'S KITTEN

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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.

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Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:34 PM

ERILEE

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

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Wednesday, October 5, 2005 7:06 PM

ERILEE

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

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Sunday, October 9, 2005 5:47 PM

GLAMOURKAT

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

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Monday, October 10, 2005 11:10 AM

FALLENANGEL

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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Sunday, October 16, 2005 7:59 PM

RYO

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!

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Sunday, October 30, 2005 6:50 PM

RIVEROFMIRRORS

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

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Tuesday, November 1, 2005 8:18 PM

REAVERVICTIM

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).

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Wednesday, November 2, 2005 11:00 PM

RYO

I ordered the same boots from the same store!

I got mine in a few days ago and they really are an almost exact match for River's boots. I'm actually going to some local shoe repair stores to see if they can resole the shoe since I'm not a big fan of the thickness of the sole.

Wait, size 6 mens or womens? I was told they didn't have any more 4 mens/6 womens. Did you order the last pair? (I ended up getting a 5 mens/7 womens and plan on sticking in an extra thick insole to take up the extra room)

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:20 AM

REAVERVICTIM

Wow. Same boots, huh? That's pretty shiny. (I got a size 6 in MEN'S (size 8 women's), by the way.) Let me know how the whole resoling goes -- if they can do it and how much and how they turn out.

Glad everything has worked out for you!!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:55 PM

RYO

The boots can be resoled

It's so much lighter now and the sole they used actually looks a whole lot like the soles of River's movie boots!

After doing some freeze framing and zooming on the DVDs and checking out some promo pictures, if you want to make them an even closer match to River's boots, it looks like they cut off the bottom third of the sole (up to the soft middle layer) and added a heel.

As for how much, the quotes were pretty much in the $40-50 range.

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Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:10 AM

ARTCAT81

http://www.bakersshoes.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1363
1&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=buckles

this is the closest i have found to the movie boots....

indirectly i contacted the people who did the costuming for hte movie and the boots were custom made

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Friday, November 11, 2005 5:14 PM

ANOMALY

Hello,
Newbie here.
I have been looking long and hard for those boots.

Thanks for all the great tips. Could do some damage in those babies!

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Monday, November 14, 2005 5:51 PM

DARTHVEGAS

OK... what about Mal's boots? : )

They look to be motorcycle boots, very plain looking ( which is actually pretty hard to find, any suguustions?

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Saturday, December 24, 2005 10:23 AM

LADYVADER

Just seeing if I can revive this thread...also looking for Mal's boots here.

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Thursday, January 5, 2006 1:08 AM

BOUFFANT

Check out the shoe section at www.hottopic.com!

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:32 AM

QUESI

Try Rivithead.com

Last time I looked there they had alot of plain style boots. They might not anymore, but maybe. Hope I've been of some help.

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 5:11 PM

ALICIACHAMAR

Um...You said information....So River's boots were from a place on Melrose that closed later.

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Thursday, February 9, 2006 2:52 AM

JULIET217

I've never posted anywhere before so if I commit some sort of faux pas I apologize ahead of time, I just want to help out my fellow fans. I bought a pair of boots at www.lovemyshoes.com that are about as close to River's in the movie that I could fine. They were less than $40 with free shipping which was a definite plus. When you get to the site search for "Street Feet Buckle" and it should take you right to them. The site is great, I ordered them at around 11am on a Thursday and they were at my door at 930 am the next day! I hope this is helpful.

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Friday, February 10, 2006 10:55 AM

ARTCAT81

I bought that same pair of shoes I think but mine cost me $70+ from bakersshoes.com,
if thats the same boots I got the sizes run really large (I normally wear a 7 1/2 in these I wear a 6 1/2 ) they are the most comfortable shoes I own (and Im a sneakers kinda gal)

wonderful comfy shoes :)

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Thursday, March 2, 2006 9:57 AM

REKA

In response to AliciaChamar, River's boots were originally from a store called "Hideout Fashions" on Melrose in LA. They had two stores at the time, and the one where River's were purchased closed. The other store is still open, and they are very nice. I've called them before.

I'm wondering if we could get a group order from them?

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Thursday, March 2, 2006 2:51 PM

ALICIACHAMAR

You know, that might be a really great idea. There are many people who would love a pair of those boots. Of course, some might not be able to afford it. But might we get a discount because it's a group order?

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Wednesday, March 8, 2006 8:48 PM

Huh, since we're on the subject of shoes...any idea what style Jayne's shoes are?

Much thanks.

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Thursday, March 9, 2006 9:14 AM

GRIFFIN

If you mean Jayne's TV boots, they really look like a cheap pair of rubber and suede winter or hiking boots with some sort of seperate nylon and velcro "boot blouser" type thingies wrapped around his ankles. I have a pair of the boots that look fairly similar which I picked up at Wal-Mart last year for about $20, made by a company called "Crater Ridge".

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Thursday, March 9, 2006 9:04 PM

Forgive the huge image, but it looks like in this promotional shot Jaynes boots (least here) are none other then vietnam era jungle boots, lest I'm mistaken. Ok, so that's one pair nailed down...

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Thursday, March 9, 2006 9:13 PM

DINKY

Well here's a picture of her boots from the show.

I took this from the original image which can be found here:
http://www.summerglau.co.uk/gallery/firefly_promotional_shoot.php

The boots that you guys spotted here: http://www.pennangalan.co.uk/boots/FW45.php

Those are very similar, but not the same thing. Nice find!

And is it just me or would Nathan Fillion do a FANTASTIC job doing a Space Quest movie playing Roger Wilco.

Don't know what space quest is??? http://www.vintage-sierra.com/spacequest.html It was a Comedy-Action-Adventure game back in the day, I played it as a small child, though it wasn't a childrens games (though back then they didn't have ESRB ratings to tell you so, hehe). Nathan would be perfect for the part, for the fact he looks like Roger Wilco and he's funny :D.

Ok I'm done hijacking this thread.

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Thursday, March 9, 2006 9:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Dinky:
And is it just me or would Nathan Fillion do a FANTASTIC job doing a Space Quest movie playing Roger Wilco.

She's right!

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Thursday, March 9, 2006 9:34 PM

DINKY

Quote:
Originally posted by V:
Quote:
Originally posted by Dinky:
And is it just me or would Nathan Fillion do a FANTASTIC job doing a Space Quest movie playing Roger Wilco.

She's right!

Remember, Remember the fifth of November

I'M A HE DAMN YOU!!! MAKE NO ASSUMPTIONS ON THE INTERNET!!! :P

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Thursday, March 9, 2006 9:56 PM

I retract my previous statement.

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:32 PM

BEAUTYOFTHELAKE

Hi, all! Just wanted to let you all know I found this pic of some boots that are somewhat similar to River's movie boots. Anyone know what kind these are?

Thanks all!

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Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:49 PM

BEAUTYOFTHELAKE

Hey all in case people don't know what the movie boots look like here's a really good shot. I know that these boots were made special for the movie but I'm trying to find something similar as I'm sure everyone else is. :-) :-P

Thanks!

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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:32 PM

EMMASPOP99

I am getting ready to post some boots on Ebay that are like Rivers boots in the series. They are UK 5, which I believe is a US 7. They are the wrong size for me, but I thought maybe one of you guys might be interested since they are hard to find.

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Friday, March 17, 2006 12:00 PM

BEAUTYOFTHELAKE

Will you post the link please so I can take a look at them? Thanks!
Linda

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Friday, March 17, 2006 10:17 PM

METVMVTD

I been looking around at all these links and I think the borg ones at the top of this link look the best http://www.vixensandangels.com/Item.cfm?Type=68 except they don't have my size ;/. Which leaves me with these tuk ones http://www.tukshoes.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=318 but I can't tell how they would look without the plate... Does anyone have any good pictures? I've seen this picture http://www.heelandsoleshoes.com/browser/4/10/product/M8B0EB11F10888015
67-5810/items.html but I can't tell really well from that... Otherwise there are the Judge St/Thunder ones on this page http://www.vixensandangels.com/Item.cfm?Type=64 (scroll down a bit) but they look so wrong to me... The plate doesn't go all the way to the top and it has like an inch of just plain leather... and steel toed. I've never worn a steel toed boot... anyone know how comfortable they are? I'm used to wearing normal doc martins daily for the past 6 years though... so do any of these measure up for comfort or anything? Any time I watch Firefly I always notice how awesome River's boots are, so I really want some... But yeah. Any opinions would be great ;D Thanks!

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Friday, March 31, 2006 12:55 PM

RYO

It's a little late, but if you still need it, here's a photo of the TUK boot without the metal plate:

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Friday, March 31, 2006 1:39 PM

JOSSISAGOD

Ignore this post, It's the post of a mad man with no help for you in finding the boots you were looking for.

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Friday, March 31, 2006 10:10 PM

METVMVTD

Those boots look like them except like.. crappy quality. Are they even leather lol?

Oh well. Thank you for the picture ;D I dunno how you found it.

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Saturday, April 1, 2006 12:06 AM

ITSBROKEN

lol those boots look brand new, not crappy quality. its what brand new boots look like, all boots. what they should look like ne way. Then you got to shine the leather, and break them in.

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