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Yes, I and many others here own a pair. I have a picture but not one in the wild. I'm sure someone will come along shortly and provide one or two. In the meantime you can always conduct a search of the thread or view all pictures in this thread to see some. I think they are great looking boots, and apparently so do some of the people that saw me wearing them, at least thats what they said.
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I doubt you're the only one. I have five pair of Aldens, all shell, and I wear them all. I have three or four AEs I wear, and a couple of older (one refurbished), made in the US, J&Ms. Maybe a few other AEs and one J&M I seldom wear. Most are balmorals, three, maybe four bluchers. I wear a suit every day. I suppose your work requirements dictate what your wear as well as personal taste. As for colors, black and burgundy, #8, of course, one cigar, one brown and one walnut. The major reasons I wear relatively expensive, well made shoes, are: 1. Foot comfort and support. 2. They last much longer and I believe are, therefore, cheaper in the long run. 3. They look better.I've been thinking a lot about this very issue of how to know when one is done gathering Aldens (cf, Freud's paper "Analysis Terminable and Interminable"). It's been a very expensive month after having been caught up in the wonderful pictures you guys have been sharing and in the exuberance we all have for these awesome shoes. I imagine my Alden collection hardly begins to approximate the depth and breadth of what you long-time aficionados have going on in the shoe closet, but I've already found in this short span of time that I have yet to wear through a complete batting rotation. Moreover, the Alden virus has not only decimated my former AE fever, but makes me feel guilty about skipping the red AE shoe bags every morning. How many of you guys actually wear shoes from other brands (and, no, the sneakers you wear to the gym don't count!) Just curious, how do you guys decide which Aldens (or other shoe brands, for that matter) to wear? I feel like it's time to start adhering to going through the batting rotation just to make it worth the money spent. That said, every time you guys talk about another fascinating makeup, I can't help but say to myself, "I could definitely make good use out of that. My kid doesn't really need a college fund, does he?" Of course, this might just be my own idiosyncratic neurosis; but, I'd be relieved if I'm not the only one afflicted.
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unfortunately I think Alden bans its retail partners from EVER putting something on sale.
No matter what it's a sweet make up that I could not miss.
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