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[blue collar]



First "nice" shoe: Alden 7117S, Leydon lasted Mocc Toe Blucher in black calf
First Alden: see above
First Shell: Alden 2450, Barrie lasted NST in color #8

Great memories!

Nice to see you post, Tom!

Solid guy and my 1st and favorite place to buy Aldens.

Your NSTs are inspiring!

 

[mdubs]

Nice to see you post, Tom!

Solid guy and my 1st and favorite place to buy Aldens.

Your NSTs are inspiring!

+1, I think that the Color 8 NST is a beautiful makeup. Sometimes Color 8 is underrated due to its availability, but I love its versatility.

-Mike

 

[blue collar]

First "nice" shoe:

Paul Smith "Rollins"

First Alden:

Brooks Brothers black PTB

First Shell:

Brooks Brothers black PTB

 

[tigerpac]

I will say, that I really love the contrast between the Shell and the Edging. I think that it makes a killer combo.

Seeing these, makes me more excited to get my new Full Strap Color 8s out...

-Mike

Agreed - which is making it that much harder!

 

[thebeebs]

First "nice" shoe: Allen Edmonds Sanford

First Alden (also first shell): Cigar LWB

 

[totalair1]

totalair1 (Steve) has the big dogs and made the extensive strike.

-Mike

You talking about me? My big dogs are right sized for my big butt! I did indeed go deep and far this summer. Got a few Gunboats on pre-order too. I love my JCrew PCT boots! My first shell higher top boots. I like them better than the 3 eye chukkas, but to be honest I love all my Alden's so far.

Hope everybody has an awesome Christmas and or whatever holiday you like to celebrate.

See Ya,
Steve

 

[totalair1]

Stretch or Sell?






Cigar 10D in Aberdeen. 10D in barrie and trubalance fit well to even slightly large. These are tight on the top, toes have a little wiggle room. My cobbler stretched some Allen Edmonds shells I have but wanted the expert's opinion before taking the plunge with these. Might be a catch and release. (sorry about the awful color combo, wasn't expecting to get these until tomorrow)

Thanks guys.

I would say sell, but it really depends on how tight they are? My Barrie and Trubalance sizing fits fit good to a little loose, for Aberdeen I typically go from width D to E for non-lace loafers and it works well. Like you its the fit is tight across the arch if I stick with D width. Some other do well by going up 1/2 size and down a width. Every foot is different. For what its worth they are very nice shoes, I love the full strap for its simple, yet elegant look.

See Ya,
Steve

 

[bkotsko]

First quality shoe:
AE McTavish

First Shell:
AE Cambridge

First Alden:
King NST

 

[sevenfoldtieguy]

Nice to see you post, Tom!


Solid guy and my 1st and favorite place to buy Aldens.


Your NSTs are inspiring!

+1, I think that the Color 8 NST is a beautiful makeup. Sometimes Color 8 is underrated due to its availability, but I love its versatility.

-Mike

Those that underrate color 8 do so to their own detriment.

 

[sevenfoldtieguy]

Loafers, no matter what the last, should be tried on if at all possible. There is no "rule of thumb" IMO when it comes to converting a laced shoe size to a loafer shoe size.

 

[zippyh]



Weirdest shoe ever....

http://www.yoox.com/us/44595161IW/item?dept=hppnwwrm#sts=sr_hppnwwrm80&cod10=44595161IW&sizeId=15

They're from the orthopedic line.
Alden used to have the orthopedic stuff on their site.
Gotta go to the wayback machine.
http://web.archive.org/web/20120120012616/http://www.aldenshoe.com/cat_lc_1952.htm

They sort of look like monkey boots.

 

[coinopcollector]

First Nice: Frye black penny loafer. $100 in 1983. Big bucks for me then.

First Shell: Hanover LWB in 1992.

First Alden: Calf full strap loafer.

 

[specialk0449]

First Nice Shoe- AE Park Avenue in black in 1980

First Shell- Alden LHS in color 8

First Alden- Alden LHS in color 8

 

[mcarthur]



Uncle Mac can get pretty much any shoe he wants. 

MTO for Alden these days is a very short and exclusive VIP list, reserved only for their most dedicated customers.

Before you ask, it's invite only.

alden has had a moratorium for the last two years on MTO

 

[mcarthur]



Stretch or Sell?

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Cigar 10D in Aberdeen. 10D in barrie and trubalance fit well to even slightly large. These are tight on the top, toes have a little wiggle room. My cobbler stretched some Allen Edmonds shells I have but wanted the expert's opinion before taking the plunge with these. Might be a catch and release. (sorry about the awful color combo, wasn't expecting to get these until tomorrow) Thanks guys.

nephew, sorry to say-"sell"-shell hardly stretches