Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2016 - News, Pictures, Sizing, Accessories, Clothing, etc

[PerCC]

Hey fellas, I've got a question regarding returns...

In January I bought a brown Park Ave from a retail location in 8.5E. I have two other AEs - Strand and McAllister - in the same size that I bought three years ago in 2013 that are nice and broken in. These new Park Aves are definitely smaller (I measured the sole and they are about a quarter of an inch skinnier). I've worn them about 5 times thinking they would break in, but now having measured it I don't think the 5 last really fits my foot. Back when I was new to AEs I probably just suffered through it until they broke in.


Bottom I'd like to exchange them for a different shoe on a different last, but I'm not sure if that would fly with the store. Does anyone have any experience with this, suggestions or ideas? I plan on calling them today but wanted to poke around here first.

 

[gm928]

Bourbon Daltons.

 

[danwatts2005]

Is the Shoe Bank at Port Washington the same as the Customer Assistance Center, or are they two different places with different inventories? I'm thinking of taking a drive...

 

[lemmy127]



Is the Shoe Bank at Port Washington the same as the Customer Assistance Center, or are they two different places with different inventories? I'm thinking of taking a drive...

Two different places. Customer Assistance Center is just their customer service line to take orders. If a pair of seconds is listed as being there, it's in a warehouse in a different part of Port Washington that you can't shop around in. If you called a few days ahead of time, I would think they could move any pairs you want to check out from the warehouse to the Shoe Bank.

 

[Dd1101]

I plan on purchasing a pair of AE black cap toe oxfords and have narrowed my choice down to the Hopkinson (calf) or the Park Ave in shell cordovan. Any thoughts?

Park Shell.

 

[Dd1101]

Yet another entry into the keep or send back game:



Leeds, stitching outside of the channel.I can feel it when running my fingers over it. Just a problem in the one spot...any chance this will affect longevity? Other than that it is a very nice, plain, black shoe.

Edit: Another angle.

Keep them, you could end up with a worse pair. I have a couple pairs like that and no issue.

 

[danwatts2005]

Two different places. Customer Assistance Center is just their customer service line to take orders. If a pair of seconds is listed as being there, it's in a warehouse in a different part of Port Washington that you can't shop around in. If you called a few days ahead of time, I would think they could move any pairs you want to check out from the warehouse to the Shoe Bank.

Thanks!

 

[middlepP]

Happy Friday, gents! Chili Shakers today.

 

[tkebh979]

Yet another entry into the keep or send back game:


Leeds, stitching outside of the channel.I can feel it when running my fingers over it. Just a problem in the one spot...any chance this will affect longevity? Other than that it is a very nice, plain, black shoe.

Edit: Another angle.

My first pair were like this. They're now in their 5th year of use. I have recrafted them since, but not any sooner than my shoes that were properly stitched in the channel.

Which isn't to say I haven't rejected in store or returned deliveries of shoes that came like that. In my mind, the company is sure to have a model for sale without this defect, and I'd rather pay the same amount for one without than one with. Maybe a silly principle, but if my cost of exchange (including time spent) is less than the value of the time spent thinking about my off-channel stitched sole, I exchange it. Which is to say the majority of the time I exchange it.

But I'm looney. So take that into consideration.

 

[burnham]

Bought my first pair of quality shoes. I went ahead and got a pair of Allen edmonds strand in the colour oxblood. Right now I'm trying to adjust the leather to my feet. Here are some pictures of it.

 

[lemmy127]



There's a Tan Grain version of the First Avenue boot on clearance (1sts for $267). Any thoughts on this in a business casual setting for wet days? Is the color too light?
http://www.allenedmonds.com/clearan...2=width&sz=55&prefv1=9|9.5&prefv2=D|E&start=1

I have them. They are darker than walnut in real life. I use them for the same purpose.

 

[lemmy127]



Leeds, stitching outside of the channel.I can feel it when running my fingers over it. Just a problem in the one spot...any chance this will affect longevity? Other than that it is a very nice, plain, black shoe.

If these are seconds, I'd be jumping for joy that this is the defect. If these are "firsts", I wouldn't bother returning them.

 

[harlequin782]



Bought my first pair of quality shoes. I went ahead and got a pair of Allen edmonds strand in the colour oxblood. Right now I'm trying to adjust the leather to my feet. Here are some pictures of it.

Damn those look nice.

 

[Paniolo]



@Paniolo I didn't find the Dalton narrow at all but it was bad enough for high arches that I went from a D to an E. They started off really good but once broken in I now feel like I have too much volume in the heel and ankle area. Uncomfortable enough that they don't get much wear. So I would say makes a significant difference, yes.

Thanks for the advice. I'll wait for the Shoe Bank to have a bourbon or walnut with dainite in 11E in stock.

 

[peppercorn78]

Natty Dundees made it a rare "all shell" week for me.