Alan McAfee shoes found at a yard sale

[L Lewis]

I went to a yard sale with my husband and found many pairs of dress shoes we ended up picking up 15 pairs of them for $30 so worked out to $2 a pair now I'm looking and researching them all. My favorite pair was a alan mcafee pair trying to date them any help would be great!

 

[MikLin1115]

I found a nearly identical pair at a Thrift Shop. Same interior logo, and similar handwritten numbers on the inside. Did you learn anything about these shoes? Mine are not in nearly the condition yours are.

 

[Murlsquirl]

Might get some help here http://www.styleforum.net/t/24109/hof-labels-heels-and-nail-patterns-secrets-to-id-the-maker

 

[comrade]

I remember them. High-end English shoes. Saks carried them.
Comparable to Crockett and Jones today. Here's a comment from
Ask Andy (ugh) from 2006:


Alan McAfee was a bespoke shoemaker in London’s Dover Street who also had a thriving business (and several branches) selling RTW shoes. These shoes under the McAfee label were made by a number of manufacturers (my sole remaining pair is definitely C&J). I believe it was only after the firm went under (mid 80s), that Church’s bought the name. An attempt in the mid 90s to revive the label, obviously failed and the name has been dormant since.

It is possible, that Church’s and McAfee had different arrangements with American or International distribution.

Definitely a good buy, the shoes will have been made by one of the top Northampton firms. And if they fit, you won’t get today any AA shoes coming out of Northampton.