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    The Alden Buy, Sell, Trade (B/S/T) Thread

    the whiskey unlined lhs for bb is a unicorn, basically impossible to find. bb no longer sells alden and nobody else can get unlined shell LHS anymore. only a couple shops even could get unlined front LHS (frans boone, Beams Japan, lakota house) and i'm not sure they'll do them again either.
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    Those black cap toes are definitely on Modified. They have unlined quarters and a gusset tongue. That is the only pattern like that that Alden will do and it is exclusive to Anatomica. They will not do it on any other last. The pair that @Shawnc posted is from a more recent run. The older runs...
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    You can get 99% of that oxidation off with a toothbrush and some mild cleansers. Hopefully it won’t take off the paint, but still. FWIW, my Edward Green boots suffer from the same issues and they are much younger. Nice boots but why convert the double leather? It’s such a fantastic sole.
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    The Alden Buy, Sell, Trade (B/S/T) Thread

    If I could do that, I’d just have them bumped up to an 8.5E and call it a day
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    The Alden Buy, Sell, Trade (B/S/T) Thread

    Fresh pics. These are now on eBay, so get them at the new SF price of $1,700.
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    I have them now. And I’m not selling them. Sorry. They’re top 5 for me.
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    He's wrong. From Horween themselves, as of Oct 1, 2023: https://www.thetanneryrow.com/leather101/cordovanquestions
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    The Alden Buy, Sell, Trade (B/S/T) Thread

    Ravello Shell 379X 8E plain toe boot, made in 2005 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of BEAMS in Japan. This may be one of the earliest, if not the first, Ravello boots ever made. New w/box. More pics upon request. Paid well over $2,000 to acquire these from Japan, offered here at $1,800...
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    Alden won’t do a 360 PSR with a neocork sole
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    Why do you think you need blind eyelets? Is this another one of those things that people do because “the internet” says it’s better (e.g., converting 270 welted boots to a 360 welt) but is in reality just a waste of money? Enjoy the boots, they’ll be fine. Now, if you want visible/exposed...
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    I disagree. Alden intentionally does not use eyelets (internal or backing-only) for shell unless an exposed eyelet is specified. It is a feature, not a bug, and certainly not done to pinch pennies. My understanding of why they do this is is because even internal blind eyelets would leave a...
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    Sweet. I have a Ravello belt from the early 2010s and it’s one of my favorites.
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    Thanks. Those are Walt trousers made for Epaulet a number of years back - either by Hertling or by Southwick. Can’t recall at the moment but will check later.
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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

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    The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

    maiden voyage of the color 2 jumper boot from ealdwine

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