Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2019 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

[RitchieBro]

You will be missed.

Thank you my friend! I have always enjoyed your posts.

 

[mreams99]

Adios Amigos. Vaio con dios. Sayonara. Arrivederci. Au revoir. Peace out.

Catch you on the flippity flip.

 

[M635Guy]

Those are so cool!

I really love these shoes.

 

[madhat]

Looks like I'm pulling out the glue tonight! (Apparently it didn't post earlier)

 

[woofmang]

Looks like I'm pulling out the glue tonight! (Apparently it didn't post earlier) View attachment 1194705

Yikes!

 

[tcbinnc]

Woodlore Sale. What is the supposed advantage of Epic trees? Looks like the Epic “last” might be higher than on the standard trees. Which could be a plus if you need to stretch the vamps a bit to accommodate your instep.

But just guessing based on a photo. Anybody?

Yes, there is a bit more height to the cone portion of that shoe tree and therefore supports that portion of a shoe more. I like it because I have a high instep and therefore so do most of my AE shoes. Not necessarily needed on a boat shoe per se' but I do prefer it with my Fifth Avenues and Surreys, for instance.

If on the other hand, you have a lower instep and corresponding shoe such as a Randolph loafer, you might not like that it may push up too far and put the shoe's shallow cone out of shape, I'm just guessing. Good luck.

 

[tcbinnc]

I decided to switch to shell Daltons before leaving the office. When I got to court I saw that my opposing counsel was wearing Strandmoks! Covertly snapped a pic of them. Very colorful socks too - I’m sure he’ll be a worthy adversary LOL. View attachment 1194511 View attachment 1194510

Lol. Too funny.

 

[M635Guy]

Woodlore Sale. What is the supposed advantage of Epic trees? Looks like the Epic “last” might be higher than on the standard trees. Which could be a plus if you need to stretch the vamps a bit to accommodate your instep.

But just guessing based on a photo. Anybody?

I like how the Epic fills the vamp and provides a bit more form as the shoes recover. I have them in most of my pairs. I wouldn't count on them to stretch. I don't believe in a lot of tension in trees anyway, and where I feel like I'm having to jam them in (which is only 2-3 pairs) I just use regular split-toe trees.

Any tree is better than no trees. I'm not sure how many pairs for Epic trees I'd own if it weren't for MassDrop - if you order 4+ pairs at a go, they're pretty reasonable with shipping factored in.

 

[AEfaninTampa]

Did someone say today is a good day for garnet? I thought so.

Since we had blue, bourbon, and green recently, maybe AE can negotiate for some more garnet.

Happy Friday Eve, gents.

 

[audog]

Any tree is better than no trees.

So true.

 

[James1051]

Did someone say today is a good day for garnet? I thought so.
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Since we had blue, bourbon, and green recently, maybe AE can negotiate for some more garnet.

Happy Friday Eve, gents.

Garnet Cornwallis would be beautiful. Not an everyday shoe but still.

 

[James1051]

Morning

 

[AEShoeMan]

Cornwallis for working towards the weekend. Happy Thursday fellas!

 

[BFT9000]

 

[armedferret]

Hey everyone. Hope you're all well this fine day of Thurs. I'm going to do some off-topic-ing, feel free to join me for a random chat (don't worry, I bring it all around to the thread topic at the end--pinkyswear!!).

Have been chatting back and forth with the missus. Primarily due to boredom at the office. Anywho.

Y'all are familiar with our #ravehajj road trips by now, I'm sure. For those who aren't, we road trip to a massive rave in Vegas called EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival).

Well, we've decided that since we both turn 40 next year, it's time to treat ourselves. So we're definitely doing just that. We're slightly truncating the Vegas trip (2 weeks instead of the 3 we took this year) and I'm saving some of my leave to be used later in the summer, to head to Belgium to attend a party called Tomorrowland. it makes EDC Vegas:

Look like your neighbor Tom's Memorial Day backyard BBQ.

Anyway, after the event, we're of course doing a European Vacation. And we were chatting about "oh how about a train to Paris, couple days there, train up to London, couple days there, maybe take the Scotsman up to Edinburgh" that sort of stuff.

Then it hit me.

That's not really our style.

So.....as fans of BBC's Top Gear will recall (and I'm speaking about the REAL Top Gear, not the crap with the ginger radio idiot or the guy from Friends) there was a road trip through Romania, to the Transfăgărășan Highway (HOW'D HE MAKE THOSE WIGGLY LETTERS GUYS?!?!). So we've decided we're going to get ourselves (probably via train(s)) to Pilsen, which her Grandfather helped liberate in WWII (and he never WOULD speak about the camp nearby, though his photos he took spoke way more than needed), and somewhere along the way find ourselves a nice rental car from Sixt (because they'll rent actual manual gearboxes), and drive the Transfăgărășan Highway. Oh and we'll be stopping off at Poenari Castle, which used to belong to some dude name Vlad the Impaler? Sounds like my kinda feller if I'm honest.

Anyway, what AEs do you think I should wear to the castle where the real-life actual Dracula dude lived?