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  1. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    This means that NAMOR will purchase the boots for you. ;)
  2. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    I stopped buying boots with speed hooks some time ago and never looked back. Removing them and replacing with eyelets is something only a shoemaker can do. A place like B. Nelson would be your only bet for "converting" a boot, but I would not count on them being able to do this. It's not a...
  3. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    Alden neutral boot cream. Apply, brush vigorously, wear. Repeat. Polish if you must, but for brown chromexcel I believe polish is optional.
  4. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    ^ Call or e-mail Shoemart to have them sign you up for the list. You will need to provide them with your size and width in U.S. sizing. Nothing very interesting on the list for me. I may see if I can fit into 10.5C on the Aberdeen. I usually take 10.5D.
  5. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    Love the ram's head medallion on the Plaza
  6. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    Renovateur and Venetian Shoe Cream are all I use on shell. EDIT: Roughly speaking, Renovateur for conditioning. Venetian for shine, although each item does both.
  7. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    True. $700 shell Aldens are inexpensive compared to $1600 shell Edward Greens.
  8. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    +1. The Grant is an interesting last. It's on the sleeker side, which means less room in some areas like the toe, but still somewhat long. I take 10.5D in Leydon/Aberdeen/TTS, 10D in Barrie/Trubalance, and find that sizing down to 10D on the Grant is the best for me. To size yourself, you...
  9. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    Short answer: Same size. Long answer: The Trubalance is the widest, chunkiest last Alden makes. Some people with narrower feet go down a width from their Barrie last size for their Trubalance size, but sizing them the same is just fine. Another answer: Buy a different shoe. I think that...
  10. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    "SF" around here generally means "StyleForum" (SF'ers being StyleForum posters, like you). Welcome! The only other Alden retailer in the Bay Area that I know of is Unionmade, whose collection is generally small and custom. You can view their Aldens online. The first page of this thread...
  11. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    ^ They look great -- a nice shine in that pic.
  12. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    Very nice. The brown calfskin looks great. What have you treated it with?
  13. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    Worth the wait. My pair has about a year of age on it. It's well worth waiting. They're amazing boots. Leffot carries a Ravello captoe boot on the Grant last. It might be worth inquiring to see when they're getting that in -- if you're into another captoe boot, that is. It seemed like you...
  14. enigma77

    Epaulet shop - Official Affiliate thread

    ^ +1 for the Crazy Horse. It's a very special, unique leather. And if you're not into the color variations, you can just use the included Pecards dressing to smooth out the color. Also, I noticed (from an Epaulet list e-mail) that some of the new gingham shirts that dropped last month have...
  15. enigma77

    ***The official Alden thread *** Share enthusiasm, reviews, sizing, advice, and photos.

    ^ Bear in mind that the $90 is for resoling service, not recrafting. Recrafting is $120 and is more comprehensive. Details here: http://www.bnelsonshoes.com/high_grade_shoes.asp

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