Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread - reviews, pictures, sizing, etc...

[Shiny]



Saw these Players in the Nordstrom Rack on Union Sq. Looked pretty good for 2nds - there may have been a very slight difference in color between the two but it was very minor. I would probably have bought them if they were less a bit less than the $199.97 they were asking for...

You do realize that 75% of all subscribers to this thread just got in their car and rushed over to their nearest Rack.

 

[violethour1951]

You do realize that 75% of all subscribers to this thread just got in their car and rushed over to their nearest Rack.

Saw a pair at the Rack in Chicago a while ago too, wasn't quite my size

 

[gauchogolfer]

Just got my first AEs, Walnut Strand from allaboutshoes. They are fantastic.

 

[hohneokc]



Just got my first AEs, Walnut Strand from allaboutshoes. They are fantastic.

I really like the walnut Strands. However, I'm trying to decide between the walnut Strand and the walnut McAllister.

I don't have an AE store near me. I was at my local menswear/shoe store and they have the walnut McAllister in my size. I was talking to them about the upcoming AE sale starting Monday and I that I heard the McAllisters were included. They said they would match the McAllister price in the AE sale. Now I'm very tempted to get the walnut McAllister.

Chris

 

[JubeiSpiegel]

^ I always liked the walnut strands and the McAllister in that beautiful merlot...

 

[JubeiSpiegel]



Saw these Players in the Nordstrom Rack on Union Sq. Looked pretty good for 2nds - there may have been a very slight difference in color between the two but it was very minor. I would probably have bought them if they were less a bit less than the $199.97 they were asking for...

Great color, but that right shoe looks significantly smaller than the other, in both pics...

Suppose that is why they are seconds.

 

[knezz]



^ I always liked the walnut strands and the McAllister in that beautiful merlot...

^ +1

The walnut Srand for sure. It has different shades in the shoe that looks really good.

The McAllister in merlot (1000% better if you get them in burgundy shell cordovan) looks classy and the color is rich and deep.

 

[bwp]

I am sure they are the same size, it is the way he is holding them that makes them appear to be different sizes.

 

[JubeiSpiegel]



I am sure they are the same size, it is the way he is holding them that makes them appear to be different sizes.

I'll take your word for it...

 

[TauKappaEpsilon]

I wish AE made a nice pair of driving mocs

 

[PhiPsi32]

I am sure they are the same size, it is the way he is holding them that makes them appear to be different sizes.

I know of no optical distortion that would make the shoes look different in size as depicted above. I haven't been to a Rack in several years. Last time I was there, they only put one shoe out. You had to ask for the matching if you wanted to try them on. I suspect this is a mix up.

 

[bucksfan]



I picked this pair up at a thrift store last summer for $8. They cleaned up pretty nice, if I say so myself.

Nice looking shoes and a great buy! Thanks for all the kind comments, guys. I really like the shell strands too, they go well with almost anything - from khakis and jeans to suits. Like most shell shoes, they are very versatile.

 

[Cold Iron]

^ I always liked the walnut strands and the McAllister in that beautiful merlot...

+2 Aye, I agree totally. I have the McAllister in walnut and the Strands in shell walnut. Both the Stands and McAlllister are my most comfortable and now favorite shoes, for my foot anyhow. I got lucky in that my shell Strands are much darker than the calf walnut. If it wasn't for the fact that I have so many burgundy shoes now with more on the way I would have gotten the McAllister in merlot. And likely will sometime in the future

 

[Cold Iron]

Thanks for all the kind comments, guys. I really like the shell strands too, they go well with almost anything - from khakis and jeans to suits. Like most shell shoes, they are very versatile.

I never tire of seeing pictures of your shell shoes bucksfan. Please feel free to post up all the pictures you want. I do realize that it sometimes costs me dearly when you do, but it is well worth it IMO

 

[bucksfan]

Agreed.

What surprised me, however, is that although they are supposedly made on the same last (5-65) I had to size down 1/2 size on the Ridgeway / McTavish compared to my Strands...and they're still slightly longer than the Strands.

I noticed this with my Mctavish too. I've noticed other people saying the Mccallister is also a bit looser than other 5-last styles like the Strand and Park Ave. I wonder if it has something to do with the wingtip design?

I am still breaking my Cambridges in, but I thought the same thing - slightly more loose than my park aves and strands. They seem to fit me well in my normal size, just a little less snug. Not enough different to size down in my case.