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I never wear black, but I couldn't pass up the longwings at this price. At least they fill one of the tiny holes I have left in my shoe wardrobe.

Am I the only one who got the snuff suede chukkas?

This is actually my first post on this forum, although I have been lurking for quite some time... I just wanted to thank all the contributors to this thread as I was able to properly downsize in the trubalance last on my first try and find the perfect fit for my Indys from Leffot (http://leffot.com/shop/alden-x-leffot-405c-pre-order/).  On top of that, because of the Jcrew 30% off code that I was alerted to today, I was also able to use a my $100 gift card and get the #8 captoe for under $400 including tax.... This has been a great week to say the least, so I just wanted to say thanks!

Edited by mavrick465 - 11/30/12 at 7:01am

I'm only seeing longwings, boots, and bucks (9 different pairs total). No chukkas. Wish they would've kept the natty longwings or boots up.

I saw snuff suede chukkas up there a few hours go. Did they get taken down?

EDIT: nvm I still see the chukkas listed on their website

Yep, chukkas still up. When you search by men's shoes-->Alden, it doesn't show them like when you just click shoes.

I've had issues with the toes of a sole wearing quickly on a new pair of shoes, so if the soles are stiff, I will break shoes in on carpet first.

i can't decide which shoes to get

dark brown LWB i will probably get
deciding suede LWB or bucks

also picking up a barbour jacket i think

edit: well bucks are out of the question. camel are sold out from all sizes between 8-10

How does the Barrie measure vs. trubalance?

I know they both run half a size big. I own three pairs of indy boots and is considering a shoe on the Barrie.

I have a bunion and need a little extra width, but can still do a D width on the Indy.

IME, Trubalance is slightly blobbier than the Barrie, so you may need an E in the Barrie. I have 403s in a 12C and a pair of Barrie-lasted #8 wingtip boots in a 12D, and the fit is similar. If anything, the 403s almost seem a bit wider. Not sure if that has anything to do with CXL vs cordovan tho...

I have trubalance and barrie in the same size (12D). I wear a dress sock with barrie, but can fit a padded sock on trubalance.

New arrival tonight. My ravello cap toe boots from Unionmade. These turned out impeccable. Much thanks to Spencer and Ty at Unionmade.

Those are gorgeous, congrats man.

Has styleforum recently optimized their site for mobile? Maybe my phone just now decided to cooperate...either way, this is luxurious.

Tried to buy a pair of snuff LWB but the J-Crew site said that it was "excluded from sale" once i typed in the promo code. Did others do something special (perhaps a double secret promo code) or did J-Crew simply put the cabosh on Aldens?