Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2016 - News, Pictures, Sizing, Accessories, Clothing, etc

[Southwick]



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I love a great deal, but AE is starting to get like JAB where literally no one will ever pay full price for anything. They've significantly raised their list prices (to $395 on most shoes now) over the last few years, but at the same time, the sales have gotten more frequent.

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[smfdoc]

What to wear when the forecast is for 110 degrees? Boat shoes? Something sockless? Black shell baby. In your FACE Mother nature!

Mother nature is fighting back at my defiance but I just don't care. Black shell baby!



Damn, this is getting stupid crazy. Tarzan can't take this type of heat.

 

[ProfilaBinding]

Gotta wear a single oak leather sole with no poron on days like today.

 

[Roycru]

Some of us are out in the midday Sun wearing Allen-Edmonds for Brooks Brothers black Strands (with Poiron insoles)........



......and adding some subliminal messaging to people to stay hydrated when it's this hot.

 

[BackInTheJox]

I know this is the AE thread, but I thought I'd post a pair of shoes I just recently acquired. Oak Street Boot Makers double sole chocolate calf shortwing bluchers. With only the Madison Park and Player 2.0 really filling the shortwing void (I don't really consider the orthopedic line), I was looking for a tad more casual shortwing - perhaps even a "gunboat", despite that term's usual association with longwings.

I got these for ~$50 off, but they're still quite pricey. They have a wider midsection which accommodates my wife feet (they only come in D width, but seem to fit my E width feet fine). The bulky welt and light welt stitching give it a bit of a casual feel, which I like.

Expensive shoe, but I couldn't find this exact aesthetic elsewhere for cheaper, and I like OSB as a brand, so I'll probably keep them.

Sorry again for posting on here about this, since it's not AE (but the only reason I strayed from AE to OSB for these was because AE doesn't have a shoe that fulfills this niche). Decided I couldn't get the fit right on these after going back and forth. They're very nice, and some day I may try again, but too much going on with getting ready to move (hooray finishing residency) and it's a pain shipping the shoes back and forth while changing addresses.

So I guess back to the drawing board. I wish AE made a nice wingtip (longwing or shortwing) gunboat type shoe that wasn't the MacNeil (just something about the aesthetics of that shoe that seem off to me a bit). I want a nice, sturdy brown wingtip with a reverse/storm welt and light colored/natural edge and sole. Short of a MTO or re-soled MacNeil, I can't think of anything that really fits there. I have tan AE/RL Sandersons but they're a bit more sleek, and I never see my size/width pop up in my shoebank searches in brown unfortunately. I guess I could consider a resole on my Madison Parks in dark chili but it's just not the same really.

Anyone know of a good shoe that looks similar to what I'm describing/what I pictured above?

 

[RTD1]

Sorry again for posting on here about this, since it's not AE (but the only reason I strayed from AE to OSB for these was because AE doesn't have a shoe that fulfills this niche). Decided I couldn't get the fit right on these after going back and forth. They're very nice, and some day I may try again, but too much going on with getting ready to move (hooray finishing residency) and it's a pain shipping the shoes back and forth while changing addresses.

So I guess back to the drawing board. I wish AE made a nice wingtip (longwing or shortwing) gunboat type shoe that wasn't the MacNeil (just something about the aesthetics of that shoe that seem off to me a bit). I want a nice, sturdy brown wingtip with a reverse/storm welt and light colored/natural edge and sole. Short of a MTO or re-soled MacNeil, I can't think of anything that really fits there. I have tan AE/RL Sandersons but they're a bit more sleek, and I never see my size/width pop up in my shoebank searches in brown unfortunately. I guess I could consider a resole on my Madison Parks in dark chili but it's just not the same really.

Anyone know of a good shoe that looks similar to what I'm describing/what I pictured above?

AE makes a longwing for Brooks Brothers. I'm pretty sure it's based on the Macneil, but has a few differences like the combination tap sole and dovetail heel.

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/Long-...?dwvar_MH00215_Color=BRWN&contentpos=10&cgid=

Alternatively, Alden makes a version of their LWB with antiqued sole edges:

https://aldenmadison.com/collection/antique-long-wingcolor-8-shelld5511/

What specifically about the Macneil don't you like? It looks like a pretty standard longwing gunboat to me.

 

[MattRiv]

Gotta wear a single oak leather sole with no poron on days like today.

Those look great! I'm wearing merlot Hopkinsons today, but mine are more purplish almost grape colored.

 

[BackInTheJox]

AE makes a longwing for Brooks Brothers. I'm pretty sure it's based on the Macneil, but has a few differences like the combination tap sole and dovetail heel.

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/Long-...?dwvar_MH00215_Color=BRWN&contentpos=10&cgid=

Alternatively, Alden makes a version of their LWB with antiqued sole edges:

https://aldenmadison.com/collection/antique-long-wingcolor-8-shelld5511/

What specifically about the Macneil don't you like? It looks like a pretty standard longwing gunboat to me.

Thanks for the reply and the links.

I think what I don't like about the Macneil has to do with a combination of the "sharpness"/length of the center of the wing pattern (the part that points inward towards the laces, if that makes sense) and how far the patterned pieces that continue on past the eyelets extend to practically "touching" the piece around the bottom. I realize that's a terrible description and I'm blanking on the correct terminology, so here's a photo with the two areas circled. They're not total dealbreakers, they just seem to make me like the pattern a little less.



The Aldens are probably a bit pricier than what I'm looking to spend at the moment, and the BB model is just a grain Macneil.

If I could somehow get a nice medium to dark brown calf RL Marlow and exchange the stock sole/edge for a natural/antiqued one, I might have my ideal shoe. But that would of course cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Count de Monet]

Hey, you couldn't squeeze into a 8.5 Barrie, could you? Natty CXL, storm welt, slightly lighter than typical welt/edge, and the eyelet piece stops shorter than the Macneil.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alden-for-E...509573?hash=item4b00f39105:g:uSMAAOSwcL5XM2JD

 

[smfdoc]

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The first one that comes to my mind is the Alden short wing blucher.

 

[ProfilaBinding]

Those look great! I'm wearing merlot Hopkinsons today, but mine are more purplish almost grape colored.

Post a pic!

I'm curious to see how the Hopkinson looks in the sun. I think of merlot PA's as red wine.

 

[AllenEdmonds]

You mean that weird mysterious guy came through for us after we flooded him with reqests?


Yes. Yes he did. And there is more to come.

 

[MattRiv]

Post a pic!

I'm curious to see how the Hopkinson looks in the sun.  I think of merlot PA's as red wine.

Here you go!

 

[mreams99]



You mean that weird mysterious guy came through for us after we flooded him with reqests?


Yes. Yes he did. And there is more to come.

Thank you, WMG!

 

[Neo1]

I'm totally on a roll...first capt Kenilworth, then wmg, I'll have to make sure the next one is good, setting the bar high.

Edit - oh wait a minute....that was him quoting me? Now I'm totally embarrassed - hope I didn't offend you. Wow, way to go neo insulting a guy who finally listed to customers and made improvements. Really sorry.