Posts by marg

I wouldn't call them elf shoes, but they are more tapered in the toebox than other Aldens. Look at a full lace boot with a leather liner. Check J Gilbert or Alden of Carmel for something in a commando sole. Personally, I would still...

grant captoe boot and filson 258 in dark brown. no pic - in advanced trial methods class and would look bizarre taking a pic of my outfit.

Quote:Originally Posted by ElDave Compared to the fitting of the 5 (Strand) I find the Barrie to be .5 large and .25 wide. I would suggest you size down .5 in the barrie, so 9.5D. I wear the same in Park Ave and Barrie. AE-5 is a...

I wear 11.5e in barrie. Went with 12e in grant boot. It's a little narrow for me, but the shell stretched a bit. Length is TTS, so just a tad longer than 11.5e barrie.

Quote:Originally Posted by CHRK33 Try Leegin and the long line of resale price maintenance cases. The pricing stipulations would be analyzed under rule of reason -- it is really contingent on how onerous the pricing provisons are...

Namor has some pics of his already on this thread somewhere. We have the same ones. I bought them in black. Think of a black captoe dress shoe like the AE Park Ave but with extra leather around the ankle. The edge doesn't extend much...

Quote:Originally Posted by grendel Mostly odd jackets and trousers, sometimes with jeans on the weekends. Not too slim cut. Don't the Indy's look a bit casual for a jacket and tie? I wouldn't wear indy boots with a tie. Would wear...

Quote:Originally Posted by grendel Dunno, the Indy's look clunky to me compared with the wingtip boots or even the captoes.  In pictures yes. Real life, not so much. I have a grant captoe boot. Sleeker, yes, but a completely...

Quote:Originally Posted by grendel Okay, if I want to get in on the pre-order game for future ravello or cigar makeups, who should I contact? Looks like my first Alden boot is gonna have to be #8 since that's all I can actually...

Quote:Originally Posted by Alcibiades 1) A lot of retailers stock E sizes... I've bought plenty of 9.5E in cordovan and chromexcel recently 2) Try 11D in barrie as well. Agreed. I wear 11.5E barrie and 12E in grant/leydon. Alden...