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

[Count de Monet]



Well, i received the RL (AE) Singleton's today and my heel in both the L & R shoe slip a fair amount.  The sides and front of the shoe feel great, but my heels are slipping out.  I guess to be fair, i am wearing a pair of wool blend socks, so that might be aiding in the slip.  That said, the question i now have is do i go down in size to a 9.5 D or just return them altogether. 
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Anyone have any advice on what i should do?  Ralph Lauren doesn't have the 9E or EEE in stock, so my only bet is to go for the 9.5D which i think will not be a proper fit.

Ok, to sum up, you are disappointed in both the fit and color and the remaining sizes they have are not the ones you suspect you need. I think you may have answered your own question.

Having said that, heel slip with all shoes, including loafers, usually improves a bit over time as the sole developed flex. So unless you have a return deadline, you might continue test driving them on carpet once you return from vacation and see if you note any improvement.

 

[cc808314]



Those are hands-down the most beautiful PAs I've ever seen. Love the color.

Thank you!

@MattRiv mine don't have the red/orange undertones that chili can have. But I am a huge sucker for chili/dark chili, nevertheless

 

[Scarlet]

toast

 

[barto78]

What color Strands did you get? I want a shell pair so bad.

Brown Shell. First pair. Excited to receive them.

 

[barto78]

Ok, to sum up, you are disappointed in both the fit and color and the remaining sizes they have are not the ones you suspect you need. I think you may have answered your own question.

Having said that, heel slip with all shoes, including loafers, usually improves a bit over time as the sole developed flex. So unless you have a return deadline, you might continue test driving them on carpet once you return from vacation and see if you note any improvement.

I'm happy with the color. I would have just preferred they been the reddish/brown color i have seen elsewhere. I actually decided to keep them and am currently wearing them. The heel slippage has lessened over the last hour. I still plan to get a tongue pad and see if that helps the fit . Right now, the shoe is a little tight on the instep, so i need to get that broken in first before i put a shoe pad insert there.

 

[cc808314]

On my commute to work this morning, two people managed to step on my foot in a half empty cart. It's going to be fun trying to fix this, as it appears that a thin layer of leather was scraped off.

 

[M635Guy]

On my commute to work this morning, two people managed to step on my foot in a half empty cart. It's going to be fun trying to fix this, as it appears that a thin layer of leather was scraped off.

Some color-matched creme and a lot of brushing will minimize it. I dropped something on my Alden WT boots and nearly had a conniption when the sharp corner left a hole in the top of the boot. A few months later I hardly notice it.

 

[MattRiv]

On my commute to work this morning, two people managed to step on my foot in a half empty cart. It's going to be fun trying to fix this, as it appears that a thin layer of leather was scraped off.

You should've used the blood of the offending misstepper to match the color.

 

[YoungSweet]

Do we need to bubble wrap our shoes now?

 

[gm928]

Chili Byrons.

 

[danwatts2005]

I was lamenting missing out on the natural cxl belt on clearance, so I went back again, just to check. I put in my size, and it said there was stock, so I clicked on the belt, and three other sizes showed up, but not mine. For some reason, I clicked on of those, and my size appeared as in stock. I snatched it up. Now I'm waiting either for the belt or a note saying it wasn't available after all.

 

[coolarrow]

Merlot Sanfords for a Tuesday.

AE should bring the Sanford back!

 

[coolarrow]

Well, i received the RL (AE) Singleton's today and my heel in both the L & R shoe slip a fair amount. The sides and front of the shoe feel great, but my heels are slipping out. I guess to be fair, i am wearing a pair of wool blend socks, so that might be aiding in the slip. That said, the question i now have is do i go down in size to a 9.5 D or just return them altogether.

Also, the color is not close to the reddish/brown pair we saw earlier in the thread. Sadly, i think that particular shoe was a one off and the burnished brown calf look (as you see here) is all they currently make.




Anyone have any advice on what i should do? Ralph Lauren doesn't have the 9E or EEE in stock, so my only bet is to go for the 9.5D which i think will not be a proper fit.

I believe that burnished brown means they just add polish to the shoe (mostly the tip) and it covers up a lighter color underneath. Neutral polish and wear will get it to a true color. The polish just burns off. There was a color here that AE had that was basically polish on top of walnut (bob's chili?). Guys commented that their formerly darker shoes had turned orange walnutty.

 

[smfdoc]

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AE should bring the Sanford back!

Its always possible they could. I have noticed that the Sanford has had two variations at different times. The more recent version came out in 2011 and had 4 eyelets. The older version looks the same except it had 5 eyelets. You can find both versions on Ebay.

 

[Shoes4play]

Do we need to bubble wrap our shoes now?

Yes