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How many pairs of black shoes do you Alden addicts have?

Personally, I think black shoes are very hard to work with. I'm probably going to have one, still undecided on whether I should get cap toes or wing tips. I doubt they will be worn much at all.

Should get captoes espeically if youre just getting them because you need a pair of black shoes. I don't like black shoes either but you need them at times for interviews and stuff.

i have #8 longwings, #8 chukkas, cigar indys, black cordovan SF boot, and snuff suede chukkas. i had both the roys and the tankers from context but sold them and went all cordovan (minus the suede chukkas). i love aldens but only in cordovan. i think the extra amount is worth it for cordovan and if its not in cordovan there are plenty of other brands with great shoes.

i feel like black is easier with business wear since it is easy to match with dark colored suits. but black is still easy with jeans, but maybe not as easy as typical browns.

Hey Arrow,

Have you been wearing these? I'm thinking of getting a pair and I'm curious about the fit. What size do you wear in Barrie/Trubalance and Leydon? How do the NST's compare? I'm sure everybody would love to see some pics as well.

Mike

Just pulled the trigger on the Context boots. Did this after pulling the trigger on the Epaulet Ravello's last week...ughh... been painful on my wallet but hey, the Holiday's are just around the corner right?

for those that own standard issue, 2 eyelet Barrie last chukkas - how "locked in" do your feet feel? I feel like I am wearing the right size (shoe is snug all over, but not overly so) EXCEPT for the area above the laces. the extra material around the ankle just kind of floats there, and I can flex my ankle really far forward. it almost feels less secure than a blucher, even though I was expecting more of a true boot/bulletproof feel.

thoughts?

It's these here: http://www.epauletshop.com/servlet/t...ongwing/Detail. What do you think ... too informal?

12 pairs of Alden.

1 pair is black. (Black Indy)

Beautiful!

Ravello Dover?

Tom, How old are those Ravello PTBs? With all the discussion about the changes in colour of Ravello I'm curious about the vintage of that pair and how they've aged (i.e. have they darkened with wear?). They look wonderful!

Hi Mike,
Yeah, I've been wearing them in rotation with other Alden boots.
I wear a 9D in Trubalance (with full insole) and stuck with the same size with the Aberdeen NST
and Chukka NST (Barrie last). Since the toe area is a bit slimmer with the Barrie/Aberdeen, I only
use a half-insole. I will take pics soon.

They're not ravello...

These are ravello:

Newer, darker ravello:



Older, more whiskeyish ravello:

Fantastic PTBs, Tom!

I've got those wingtips, great looking shoe.