The Official Alden Thread for 2017 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

[TommyB]



Bummer, probably a good thing though for my sake. Do European retailers generally run just E?
Also a bit strange since I thought posting rare shell online was banned by Alden

Yes, I mostly see E width Aldens in EU. Not sure why. Is it because E width is the standard normal width from many European shoe brands? But that E width corresponds to Alden's D width, so it doesn't make sense. Do most European stores not know this (seems strange/ignorant), or do they want to sell wider shoes for some reason?

 

[roknrolusa]

Leffot just posted a $ale! Big discounts on Alden. Wish I they had something in my size! Bristol Boot $416!

Not in my size!

https://leffot.com/shop/index.php/catalog/category/view/s/alden/id/154/

Thanks for the heads up, ordered my first pair of Alden's. Bristol's in E width.

 

[winston86dit]

Not sure if this has been covered before but here goes...

I have a pair of crepe sole Alden boots, which I love to death, but the crepe has now starting peeling off in places on the bottom and needs to be replaced completely. Is this something I can go to a normal cobbler for? I'm also wondering if I should just go the route of doing a leather sole instead? For reference, they're this style boot;

Thanks in advance fellas.

 

[haiglarsen]



Guys check my signature, I am listing a Cigar Dover plain toe blucher. Cheers.

Those are very nice, if only they were a half size up I'd be all over them!

 

[Kahuna75]

Not sure if this has been covered before but here goes...

I have a pair of crepe sole Alden boots, which I love to death, but the crepe has now starting peeling off in places on the bottom and needs to be replaced completely. Is this something I can go to a normal cobbler for? I'm also wondering if I should just go the route of doing a leather sole instead? For reference, they're this style boot;

Thanks in advance fellas.

Would leave to see a picture of the peeling...I have the same boot but with Brass Hardware I guess through BB....It is my only crepe and I would send mine back to Alden or have a trusted cobbler put a lactae-hevea sole on it

 

[winston86dit]



Would leave to see a picture of the peeling...I have the same boot but with Brass Hardware I guess through BB....It is my only crepe and I would send mine back to Alden or have a trusted cobbler put a lactae-hevea sole on it

Yea, here are some photos. Both of those are from the same boot (left).

 

[Kahuna75]

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Wow that is amazing...smart to stop when you did...Seems if the midsole is good then a cobbler could put a new crepe style sole on with minimal effort....while a leather sole would require a complete sole job.If you did decide to go RLH sole I would steer you away from their commando sole. RLH is also a much longer wearing sole than the Alden crepe.

 

[chipshot]

Wow those crepe soles above scare me.. Not a fan of going down because of soling..

 

[SimplyStylin]

I accidentally walked by the Alden Madison store last week... The Indy boots caught my eye as I passed by (coincidentally, it's been on my short list recently). I looked up and saw the Alden sign and almost laughed as I knew were this was headed...lol

They were so comfortable I couldn't take them off once I tried them on, so that was that for some 403's. I was close to grabbing the cordovan, but I couldn't pass up the classic styling for my first pair.

2 days later and I already ordered in the 404's to take on the rest of the winter.

I'll be on the lookout to find something in snuff suede later this year too.

 

[z8k1n]

whiskey chukkas , I recommend them

 

[TexasTexter]

I accidentally walked by the Alden Madison store last week... The Indy boots caught my eye as I passed by (coincidentally, it's been on my short list recently). I looked up and saw the Alden sign and almost laughed as I knew were this was headed...lol

They were so comfortable I couldn't take them off once I tried them on, so that was that for some 403's. I was close to grabbing the cordovan, but I couldn't pass up the classic styling for my first pair.

2 days later and I already ordered in the 404's to take on the rest of the winter.

I'll be on the lookout to find something in snuff suede later this year too.

Very nice. I wear mine often. Its very comfortable and supportive.

 

[TexasTexter]

Yea, here are some photos. Both of those are from the same boot (left).

Yikes. Scary. I'd send them to Alden for restoration.

 

[TexasTexter]

One of my favorite shoe jokes....

There was a fire in the shoe factory, total tragedy 1000 soles were lost! LOL.

 

[SimplyStylin]

Also, the cordovan wingtip boots really blew me away. I have these AE Daltons that I had made in Oxblood with Dainite soles which I don't wear very often... They look great, but they just feel really red to me when I put them on.

I now see that what I was after was that look of shell. I guess I'll join that club soon enough.

 

[TexasTexter]

Also, the cordovan wingtip boots really blew me away. I have these AE Daltons that I had made in Oxblood with Dainite soles which I don't wear very often... They look great, but they just feel really red to me when I put them on.

I now see that what I was after was that look of shell. I guess I'll join that club soon enough.

As they say in Texas.....it's like a slippery creek bank, you fool around there long enough you'll slip in!