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post #23116 of 51264
2/7/12 at 8:36pm
Anyone know who has a cigar PTB? TSM does not have my size...
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post #23117 of 51264
2/7/12 at 8:52pm
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Not that it matters much, but what kind of sole is on those NRO Shell Indys? Wicked boots and I just got a nice little check from Uncle Sam...
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Double leather.

^^ Yes double leather oak sole.

I'm taking them in after a couple of wears to get a Vibram topy applied by my cobbler. Figure it's best practice to break in a bit so that the topy adheres better with respect to how my foot bends
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post #23118 of 51264
2/7/12 at 8:52pm
Anyone know where I can find a Natural Chrome Excel Indy boot in 9.5? The Shoe Mart seems to be sold out. Where they the only ones carrying this boot?
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post #23119 of 51264
2/7/12 at 9:01pm
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Originally Posted by dsmivtr View Post

Anyone know who has a cigar PTB? TSM does not have my size...

What's your size?
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post #23120 of 51264
2/7/12 at 9:24pm
6.5D on the Barrie. I am already preparing for a long preorder wait...
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post #23121 of 51264
2/7/12 at 9:27pm
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6.5D on the Barrie. I am already preparing for a long preorder wait...

Alden SF has 6E in stock. Not sure if that would work for you.
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post #23122 of 51264
2/7/12 at 9:30pm
Preorder with Shoe Mart has been pretty quick in my experience. I asked Ed to put me down for a pair of Whiskey PTBs. I got the shoes about 2 months later. When he was taking down my info, he said it can take up to 6-8 months. To the guy interested in Cigar PTBs, you may want to go this route.
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post #23123 of 51264
2/7/12 at 9:57pm
ZOMG $350 Alden Cordovan Wingtips!!


lulz
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post #23124 of 51264
2/7/12 at 10:26pm
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ZOMG $350 Alden Cordovan Wingtips!!
lulz

tut. Cannot be serious. Isn't something like that illegal?
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post #23125 of 51264
2/8/12 at 1:56am
Good price on those ^ . Auction..
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post #23126 of 51264
2/8/12 at 6:03am
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Originally Posted by mediahound View Post

How is the sizing on the Darlton? If I wear 8.5 D in the Alden Barrie, what size should I get in the Darlton?
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Originally Posted by Alcibiades View Post

I wear both 10D in Darlton and Barrie. The Darlton is definitely snugger than the Barrie in the same size, but the shoe fits and is comfortable after a wear or two. I was originally going to get 10.5D in the Darlton but a salesman told me to size down.
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Forum consensus is to "size down" for the Darltons/Marlows, which (all else being equal) would imply that you should get an 8.5D if that is what you wear on Barrie last Aldens.
My experience is that this shoe is a tweener size for me, due to a "partial lining". I comfortably wear a 10D on the Barrie, and I have both Darltons and their boot sibling (Lindricks) in 10.5D. The fully lined Lindricks are perfect - I wouldn't change a thing. But the partially lined Darltons feel a touch large in the toebox. However they are fine in the heel, and I think a 10D would be too tight over my (high) insteps. So it is a compromise. If possible, I would suggest trying both an 8.5D and 9D.
As always, YMMV...
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Originally Posted by Joenobody0 View Post

I wear a 7 in both the Darlton and the Barrie. The Darlton is slimmer all over though. There's no comparison between the cavernous Barrie heel and the normal 325 lasted heel.


As Joenobody points out, the lasts really aren't at all similar with the exception of length perhaps. After trying on the Darlton/Marlow wingtips several times, I found that I fit TTS but follow sf guidelines of 1/2 size down in the Barrie. I'm a wide-ish 11 on the brannock and a perfect 10.5 on the barrie. The 10.5 marlow was too snug in the toe box and the 11D fit much better. Not sure if it's available in an E width but my RL store only had the D to try on. I'm now waiting for the next private sale in hopes of buying them. My local RL SA is great about emailing me to notify me about the sales.
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post #23127 of 51264
2/8/12 at 6:03am

Heel Support Question

 

I'm one of the unfortunate people that have slightly different sized feet. My left foot is 10.5 and my right is a 10. In general I have bought aldens in size 10D and they fit both feet well in most of the lasts except the truebalance where my right (smaller foot) heel has some movement. Is there an insert or something I can use to fill in that little bit of extra space? Any recommendations on a product?

 

I realize I could go down to a 9.5D which would solve my right foot issue but then my left foot would be crammed into a shoe/boot 1/2 size too small.

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post #23128 of 51264
2/8/12 at 6:07am
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ZOMG $350 Alden Cordovan Wingtips!!
lulz


Oh shit, son, a Joe's Shoe Clinic makeup? That's the hotness.

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post #23129 of 51264
2/8/12 at 6:16am
FYI, just received Shoemart Alden 2nds email. Sadly no 10.5D LWB's in #8 which is what I'm looking for. They did have the #8 PTB however.
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post #23130 of 51264
2/8/12 at 6:52am
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Originally Posted by mediahound View Post

Looks quite nice. So where can these be purchased? They seem like vapor in that they are not really for sale anywhere?

Hardly vapor. They're available at nearly every major RL store, including the one in SF (as someone else already said).
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