Thought I'd contribute to this great thread. I recently purchased a pair of Alex in ivywood calf from fellow SFer salsalocust (a pleasure to deal with him, by the way). The shoes were NIB subs and so set me back £239 + shipping. I'm normally a conservative person when it comes to clothing, but I thought I'd "live a little" and got me these long-nosed crazy shoes. Turns out they are not that long-nosed after all, nor are they very crazy. They simply look great, in the clinic as well as after hours with jeans:

