Best Alden Indy Boots

mg428 · Sep 22, 2009

Which Alden indy boots is the best in your opinion (excluding the shell cordovan and suede versions)? Regular? Repro? Vintage? Ultimate? Ultimate in black? Kudu Ultimate? Any other one that I do not know?

The links for the ones I know, respectively, are as follows:

http://www.theshoemart.com/cgi-bin/..._INDY_BOOT_HIGH_TOP_BLUCHER_WORKBOOT&rpro=405

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/200...he-repro-indy/

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/200...-vintage-indy/

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/200...back-in-stock/

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/200...indy-in-black/

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/200...ultimate-indy/

Although I did not see in person any of these, to my eye kudu and vintage looks best.

JibranK · Sep 22, 2009

I like the vintage the best; mainly because of that magnificent upper.

scb · Sep 22, 2009

i ordered the kudus...will report back when they arrive

acidboy · Sep 23, 2009

yes, those kudus look amazing.

Rosenberg · Sep 23, 2009

im gonna burn $600 on the cordovan indys first chance i get

Michael Ay329 · Sep 23, 2009

I've owned the Vintage Indy since early 2009. The Nubuck has an acquired smell. I don't care much for it. I followed up this purchase with a narrower Snuff Suede Indy and find the latter to fit better and the suede is much softer.

Knowing what I know now, I would have originally gone for the Snuff Suede

mg428 · Sep 23, 2009

Originally Posted by acidicboy

yes, those kudus look amazing.

I will appreciate if you can post some pictures in this thread when you receive them. If you create a new thread, could you please let me know?

DrZRM · Sep 23, 2009

I have the Ultimate and I like the leather quality. They take polish well when I scuff them, which I like.

acidboy · Sep 23, 2009

Originally Posted by mg428

I will appreciate if you can post some pictures in this thread when you receive them. If you create a new thread, could you please let me know?

thanks, but I was just looking at them at Tom's site. I'm thiiiis close to pulling my trigger finger on those but alas I have other pursuits to finance at this moment, and I know a year from now I'm gonna hate myself for not ordering these today.

zippyh · Sep 24, 2009

The obvious answer is to collect the entire set.

Standard, cordovan 8, snuff suede, black cordo.

Black cordo, whiskey, 8.

Whiskey

I've got a pair of ultimates too, just no pic.
If I had to pick a single pair, I'd probably go with the the ultimates though.

Rosenberg · Sep 24, 2009

i dont care what you do for a living but i want that job so that i can afford that many pairs of supreme boots

Morgan · Sep 24, 2009

I don't own a single pair but I think the kudus look best.

mg428 · Sep 24, 2009

The whiskey one is so amazing! That particular pair was the main reason why I excluded shell cordo indys from my question. BTW, it appears that whiskey indys do not have storm welt, right? Perhaps that's another point that makes the boots magnificent.

videocrew · Sep 24, 2009

Don't forget the J. Crew edition. Chromexcel with the stock sole and full leather lining:

TC11201 · Sep 24, 2009

I only have the vintage indy. Love them, but it would also be hard to wrong with the ultimate in kudu or calf (or indeed the whiskey...).

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