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[mcarthur]

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nephew,
looking good in your ravello medallion cap toe

 

[mcarthur]



The Ravellos came in today:

They look dark in indoor lighting, but appears to be more reddish under direct light.

nephew,
wear in good health

 

[Andreas1965]

Just a question, to make sure I won't make a mistake...

I recently bought a nice pair of Indy Boots here in Germany. Pricing, of course, was ridiculous

As you might imagine, I immediately fell in love with these boots, so I'm going to buy another pair online. A good friend is going to Philadelphia to attend her son's wedding in april, and she agreed to bring the boots back to Germany I'm going to have shipped to her son's US-adress.

I just want to make sure I'll order the correct size and width. So I took a picture of my boots (see below). Is it correct I bought a 10 E here in Germany?

Please confirm the size from the pic, this would be really appreciated!!

Thank you very, very much,

Andy

 

[indigoeagle]

I believe it is more of an orthopedic line (e.g., TruBalance, TruFlare, TruSquare) but I do not think it is typical of their regular lines. Maybe Moulded Shoes here in NYC can still get them.

Some TruSquare info.
http://www.aldenshoe.com/cat_ortho_comf_757.htm

Interesting.
Thanks a lot.

 

[Burton]



Just a question, to make sure I won't make a mistake... I recently bought a nice pair of Indy Boots here in Germany. Pricing, of course, was ridiculous As you might imagine, I immediately fell in love with these boots, so I'm going to buy another pair online. A good friend is going to Philadelphia to attend her son's wedding in april, and she agreed to bring the boots back to Germany I'm going to have shipped to her son's US-adress. I just want to make sure I'll order the correct size and width. So I took a picture of my boots (see below). Is it correct I bought a 10 E here in Germany? Please confirm the size from the pic, this would be really appreciated!! Thank you very, very much, Andy

Andreas, Yes. Alden sizing is done as the number (in your case the 10) and then the width. The width is expressed with two letters. The width here (expressed as a C/E) is in fact an E width. So the proper size would be a 10E. This is a pretty good resource for sizing: http://www.alden-of-carmel.com/fitting.htm Hope this helps.

 

[Andreas1965]

Andreas,

Yes. Alden sizing is done as the number (in your case the 10) and then the width. The width is expressed with two letters. The width here (expressed as a C/E) is in fact an E width. So the proper size would be a 10E.

This is a pretty good resource for sizing: http://www.alden-of-carmel.com/fitting.htm

Hope this helps.

Oh yes, thank you very much.
Order is placed

 

[Roguls]



Does anyone routinely use tongue pads in their Aldens? I'm trying out a pair of PTBs that seem to fit well, but when I slip a tongue pad in between the tongue and my foot (not using the adhesive just yet), my foot feels more locked in and heel slip is diminished (there's really not much heel slip to begin with). I understand that, as the sole breaks in, some initial heel slip can go away. I've used tongue pads on some Loake chukkas to get rid of some extra room, but I kind of dislike the idea of using them on a pair of shoes that are significantly more expensive, however, and I also wonder if tongue pads can be replaced many times throughout the life of a shoe?

I use them. And heel pads as well, depending on the last. I use both on my PTBs.

 

[TheloniusDrunk]

Is there any place online that is selling a color 8 wingtip boot, preferably in the plaza last?

 

[bespoken pa]

Yes j Gilbert has them.

 

[TheloniusDrunk]

Really? They were supposed to contact me bout pre-orders over the winter because I need a B width, but they never did, and now looking at their site they don't even have the boot listed.

 

[SuitedDx]



Really? They were supposed to contact me bout pre-orders over the winter because I need a B width, but they never did, and now looking at their site they don't even have the boot listed.

Contact them and speak with Yenni(?). You can also see their inventory via Alden of Carmel.

 

[ReppTiePrepster]

The sold out a while ago.

 

[kwhitelaw]

keep telling myself I dont need any more boots and then these pop up.. here's to hoping they sell out before they hit online tmrw lol

 

[bespoken pa]

My apologies I saw them on aoc , they list both aoc and jg boots.

 

[CTYGGG]

Leffot #8 Tanker & EP