Brooks B66 Question
03-23-14, 10:47 AM
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Brooks B66 Question
I am about to pull the trigger on a new Brooks B66. I was going to get black, but the more I look at the pictures of the brown one the more I like it. In the pictures it looks like its a reddish brown which I like but I fear when it gets here it will be less red and more like my fathers 72 Plymouth interior. Has anyone bought one recently??
I know the color may vary due to the nature of leather but I was wondering what the groups experience was.
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I know the color may vary due to the nature of leather but I was wondering what the groups experience was.
Thanks.
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I have a a B18 and a B68 in brown. They're just plain brown, not reddish as they appear in some online pictures.
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brooks does an antique red in some saddles. I had a b67 in that colour.
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I would avoid black. The dye is never quite as stable as you'll wish it were. It will stay black, no doubt, but your pants will share the blackness.
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