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Nice socks!  Where are they from?

Creasing already shaping up nicely for some beef rolls!

Very nice! There's at least one other pair of cigar chukkas in DC -- mine!

Awesome choice of laces

The cigar looks great. I think I need to add a cigar chukka or a PTB to my rotation

J. Crew, but not over-the-calf.

Sweet!

 

Gorgeous!  One of the lucky ones to own a cigar PT boot.  Enjoy...

My personal experience is that when I nailed my size down with Alden, I had far fewer beef rolls (going from 9.5e to 9e). Some of my Alden shoes and boots have almost no beefroll and creasing now. Having said that my chukkas show more creasing than do my other shoes and boots.

I washed this shoe with Saphir suede soap and an oil stain did not come out. I'm now attempting the old baby powder method. I first placed the shoe in a plastic bag, then applied a hot towel on the outside to heat it up. Finally I applied the powder with my finger to the stain. I really hope it works. Lesson learned: Never eat while standing.



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Edited by P. Bateman - 12/19/12 at 11:29pm

Simple but truly fantastic.

very nice...what last?

Christmas presents arrived from Alden of DC - thank you Che!

Wow, enjoy that Whiskey, very nice collection!

Ha! I have the tan suede chukkas with a similar problem. I was eating fried buffalo pork ribs from a food truck and dripped. They were delicious, but my heart sank as I looked down at my toe. Got them home and did the corn starch and brushed the hell out of them. Think I did some vinegar too. It's certainly not gone, but not noticeable unless you are really looking for it. Might give the Saphir a try.
Edited by warrenjl1 - 12/20/12 at 4:11pm