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post #31 of 215
7/28/07 at 3:15am
None but wish I could afford one of the Martegani ones recently posted. Cordovan is very low on the priority list at the moment but you guys don't make it easy.
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post #32 of 215
7/28/07 at 8:34am
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Originally Posted by LeatherSOUL View Post
17.

Alden: 17

No fair, Tom!
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post #33 of 215
7/28/07 at 9:35am
Sorry A.P but... 18

Alden 9
AE 7
Vintage Florsheim 1
Church's 1
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post #34 of 215
7/28/07 at 9:38am
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Originally Posted by well-kept View Post
Sorry A.P but... 18

Alden 9
AE 7
Vintage Florsheim 1
Church's 1

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post #35 of 215
7/28/07 at 9:43am
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Hopefully as in "I hope they don't discontinue them before I get around to buying them" or hopefully as in "I hope that bespoke maker will agree to working with shell for me"? Details, sir!

Hopefully the LL Carmina shell bal boot project will be realized.
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post #36 of 215
7/28/07 at 9:47am
I've got one pair of Alden cordovan shoes and I have never worn it. I doubt I ever will. In fact I wish I had never bought it. I do not want to discredit anyone's love for cordovan whatsoever, but I know that it is not for me. What I particularly dislike is the uneven surface. Other than that, cordovan comes only in dark colors and it creates a humid chamber. I find calf prettier, more comfortable and more versatile, but - once again - that's just me.
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post #37 of 215
7/28/07 at 10:00am
Sixteen
1)\tAlden 994 Barrie last saddle
2)\tAlden 994 Barrie last saddle
3)\tAlden 997 Barrie last saddle ½ cordo/½ cordo grain
4)\tAlden 995 Barrie last saddle ½ cordo/English tan grain
5)\tAlden 995 Barrie last saddle ½ cordo/English tan grain
6)\tAlden 99? Arch Street last bal short wing
7)\tAlden 990 Barrie last shell plain toe
8)\tAlden (Brooks) shell burgundy cap toe 782
9) Church's (Brooks English) short wing
10) Alden black cap toe wing -Wright Shoes NYC
11) Alden (Brooks) black shell cordovan plain cap toe double sole derby
12) J& M shell cordovan plain toe double sole derby (new)
13) Alden (Brooks) black shell cordovan cap toe double sole derby (new)
14) Alden (Brooks) 986 Van last shell cordovan penny loafer
15) Alden (Brooks) 986 Van last shell cordovan penny loafer
16) Alden (Brooks) 563 Aberdeen last shell cordovan tassel loafer
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post #38 of 215
7/28/07 at 10:09am
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I've got one pair of Alden cordovan shoes and I have never worn it. I doubt I ever will. In fact I wish I had never bought it.

Other than that, cordovan comes only in dark colors and it creates a humid chamber. :

One of my favorites - Alden chukkas in whiskey shell - about the color of EG Edwardian. Even the dark ones - new #8 - take on a broad palette of tones and colors with wear. It takes time and patience but the effect, to my eye, rivals any of my calf shoes.
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post #39 of 215
7/28/07 at 10:33am
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Originally Posted by well-kept View Post
One of my favorites - Alden chukkas in whiskey shell - about the color of EG Edwardian. Even the dark ones - new #8 - take on a broad palette of tones and colors with wear. It takes time and patience but the effect, to my eye, rivals any of my calf shoes.
I've got to admit that I never laid eyes on a pair in whiskey shell cordovan. Who knows, maybe I will change my mind in the close future ...
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post #40 of 215
7/28/07 at 2:12pm
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Originally Posted by aportnoy View Post
16 Pair

C&J: 2
Martegani: 2
AE: 1
Vass: 2
Alden: 3
Carmina: 3
Church"s: 1
Cole-Haan: 2
I'm just like aportnoy. I own three pairs of Alden.
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post #41 of 215
7/28/07 at 2:18pm
I have a paltry collection, compared to the likes of Andrew and Tom.

1 Alden
2 Allen Edmonds
1 Paul Stuart/Grenson
1 Santoni FAM
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post #42 of 215
7/28/07 at 2:18pm
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Originally Posted by sysdoc View Post
I've got one pair of Alden cordovan shoes and I have never worn it. I doubt I ever will. In fact I wish I had never bought it.

I do not want to discredit anyone's love for cordovan whatsoever, but I know that it is not for me. What I particularly dislike is the uneven surface. Other than that, cordovan comes only in dark colors and it creates a humid chamber.

I find calf prettier, more comfortable and more versatile, but - once again - that's just me.
No reason to let those abominations take up valuable real estate in your closet. I'm sure a charitable SF'er would be more than willing to rid you of your never-worn Alden cordovans. If they happen to be of the size 9 variety, I could very well be that charitable SF'er.
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post #43 of 215
7/28/07 at 2:23pm
blasphemous question of the day:

to the untrained eye, don't you think shell looks almost the same as cheap corrected grain leather?

especially a new corrected grain shoe
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post #44 of 215
7/28/07 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by Tarmac View Post
blasphemous question of the day:

to the untrained eye, don't you think shell looks almost the same as cheap corrected grain leather?

especially a new corrected grain shoe

It can be hard to tell in pics, but in person, the difference is pretty clear. Shell has a glow that CG lacks. And with wear, CG often develops lots of fine creasing, while shell has none.

The people who couldn't tell the difference probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between CG and better leather, anyway.
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post #45 of 215
7/28/07 at 2:47pm
1 Vass ankle boot
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