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rwaldron · Jul 1, 2012

Archivist said:
$50? That's high.
You can get them from The Alden Shop in San Francisco for $35.
http://www.aldenshop.com/Store/DrawProducts.aspx?CategoryID=80&ParentID=2&PageID=&Action=
I'm pretty sure they are Alden branded Woodlore, and you can get them from Woodlore for $25
http://woodlore.com/mm5/merchant.mv...de=M-Combo-Shoe-Tree&Category_Code=Shoe-Trees
You can also pickup decent trees at a Nordstorms, if there is one near you, or at Allen Edmonds.
And yes, buy the trees. You just bought some nice shoes, take care of them.

Puttind AE trees in Alden Shoes wouldn't be bad for the shoe? Or should I just order Woodlore trees from Amazon?

Archivist · Jul 1, 2012

rwaldron said:
Puttind AE trees in Alden Shoes wouldn't be bad for the shoe? Or should I just order Woodlore trees from Amazon?

If I am not mistaken, AE owns Woodlore. The trees are all the same. These are all better quality generic shoe trees, made of cedar. They are made with a left food and right foot. Less expensive trees may be completely generic, fitting either foot. They will work fine in your shoes. Just be sure to get the correct size.

ellsbebc · Jul 1, 2012

How much can I expect a shirt collar to shrink after its first few washings? I recently ordered several 16"/35" shirts and all the collars measure 16.5" (button to far end of buttonhole). While the 15.5" necks I've owned for a year from the same company measure 15.5"

Namelesshan · Jul 1, 2012

Thank You Archivist...

I found a shoes marked John Lobb in cursive writing on both insole and F1790 marking inside part of the tongue and on the sole of the shoe.
The leather seems high quality. My question is are there fake Lobb shoes? I checked on Lobb online site and the John Lobb cursive writing seems same but on the online site shoes
have gold stamp marking on the insoles. Could this be bespoke shoes? Thanks in advance for your answer.

Archivist · Jul 1, 2012

Namelesshan said:
Thank You Archivist...
I found a shoes marked John Lobb in cursive writing on both insole and F1790 marking inside part of the tongue and on the sole of the shoe.
The leather seems high quality. My question is are there fake Lobb shoes? I checked on Lobb online site and the John Lobb cursive writing seems same but on the online site shoes
have gold stamp marking on the insoles. Could this be bespoke shoes? Thanks in advance for your answer.

Someone who knows more about the history of Lobb's will have to chime in. Mine are blind stamped, not gold stamped, for what it is worth, but that is the sort of thing to changes over time.
I do not know if Lobb has a 1790 last. F1790 would seem to indicate it is a F fitting on a 1790 last. That's Lobb Paris, Lobb St. James are all bespoke, and I don't own any, never seen them in the flesh.

Jay21 · Jul 1, 2012

Where can I find out more about AE seconds (pricing, where to buy, etc.)?

Althis · Jul 1, 2012

anyone know if these are a good buy for $320?

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCat...EIGE&sort_by=&sectioncolor=&sectionsize=#null

considering getting a pair in brown for casual wear

JubeiSpiegel · Jul 1, 2012

Jay21 said:
Where can I find out more about AE seconds (pricing, where to buy, etc.)?

AE Appreciation Thread...

DocHolliday · Jul 1, 2012

Althis said:
anyone know if these are a good buy for $320?
http://www.brooksbrothers.com/IWCat...EIGE&sort_by=&sectioncolor=&sectionsize=#null
considering getting a pair in brown for casual wear

It's the best price I've seen them.

galeron · Jul 2, 2012

Colour for an unstructured linen blazer?

This is to be paired with jeans, mostly (indigo blue and black).

I know a navy blue blazer is the classic colour, but it feels like a khaki blazer would be more appropriate in this case?

*** Ideally this should be as versatile as possible, across a full range of colours (not just the jean colours that I currently have)

M4rtin · Jul 2, 2012

Can this belt be used as a wedding belt for the groom ? Black suit, Black shoes, White shirt, Silver cufflinks.

plato · Jul 2, 2012

rwaldron said:
I don't believe there is a shoemaker anywhere around town, and the only place that sells Alden shoes carries nothing in stock.

Archivist said:
If I am not mistaken, AE owns Woodlore. The trees are all the same. These are all better quality generic shoe trees, made of cedar. They are made with a left food and right foot. Less expensive trees may be completely generic, fitting either foot. They will work fine in your shoes. Just be sure to get the correct size.

Yes, AE owns woodlore. See here : http://woodlore.com/about/history.html

The wooden, split toe shoe tree pictured on that page is the thing you're looking for, rwaldron. The woodlore and Alden ones are very similar; I know because I have both. The Alden ones just cost more. Just don't buy plastic ones or ones that are sized too big for your shoe (check sizing charts). If there's no shoe shop or Nordstrom rack near you, then Amazon is a good option.

Ich_Dien · Jul 2, 2012

galeron said:
Colour for an unstructured linen blazer?
This is to be paired with jeans, mostly (indigo blue and black).
I know a navy blue blazer is the classic colour, but it feels like a khaki blazer would be more appropriate in this case?
*** Ideally this should be as versatile as possible, across a full range of colours (not just the jean colours that I currently have)

Go with navy then, there's nothing wrong with that.

galeron · Jul 2, 2012

But wouldn't the navy one clash with the indigo colour of the jeans? (dark blue on dark blue and all that)

doughboysc · Jul 2, 2012

BTW, I've just got measured on the weight scale. I've lost 2 more pounds. I'm 37 lbs. lighter and now 330 lbs. Getting better folks. What do you think of me losing two more pounds this week?

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