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

[woofmang]

You're not the first to make that comparison sir.

And Alan has the added advantage of actually still being alive...

 

[CommanderMcBragg]

Yeah, the AE polish will be more than enough for covering up scuffs and shining the shoe. Not sure what AE's four steps are but it's important to make sure your shoes are well conditioned to preserve the longevity of the leather. Renovateur is probably the best product for that, but AE also makes a decent leather lotion.

Edge dressing comes in different colors. For walnut you'll want brown edge dressing. Depending on the shoe you might need black edge dressing as well. Whatever matches the color of your shoe's edge.



Any neutral polish will work for adding some shine on the shoe regardless of the color. No problem at all with using Reno + other polishes from other brands.



Speed polish is a cream polish, used to cover up scuffs and add shine throughout the shoe. The wax polish is the stuff you use to add a mirror shine to the toe caps/heels.

Thank you once again.

From the Q&A section on the AE site, it appears that the neutral "Heel & Sole Edge Dressing" should work for my Bourbon, Walnut, and Chili colors--would you agree? If I go with the speed polish in Bourbon, does that sufficiently achieve the "burnished" look?

 

[James1051]

Brown shell Bayfield II in full-sun splendor
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These were a one-off during Bayfield GMTO with flat welt and JR soles. GMTO has split welt and commando sole.

Wow! I sure hope AE finds its Bayfield tooling!!

 

[M2511]

Yeah, the AE polish will be more than enough for covering up scuffs and shining the shoe. Not sure what AE's four steps are but it's important to make sure your shoes are well conditioned to preserve the longevity of the leather. Renovateur is probably the best product for that, but AE also makes a decent leather lotion.

Edge dressing comes in different colors. For walnut you'll want brown edge dressing. Depending on the shoe you might need black edge dressing as well. Whatever matches the color of your shoe's edge.



Any neutral polish will work for adding some shine on the shoe regardless of the color. No problem at all with using Reno + other polishes from other brands.



Speed polish is a cream polish, used to cover up scuffs and add shine throughout the shoe. The wax polish is the stuff you use to add a mirror shine to the toe caps/heels.

Thank you once again.

From the Q&A section on the AE site, it appears that the neutral "Heel & Sole Edge Dressing" should work for my Bourbon, Walnut, and Chili colors--would you agree? If I go with the speed polish in Bourbon, does that sufficiently achieve the "burnished" look?

With exception of bourbon I’m pretty sure chili edge is used on walnut and chili colors. Neutral works just won’t bring any additional color. As for bourbon... you’ll have to try what works for you to match the burnished look AE applies. As for the products it really depends how far down the rabbit hole you want to go. I probably have a pair of shell shoes value in shoe care products. The ones I use most are black and neutral mirror wax and patedelux whatever spelling both from saphir and renovateur. VSC with shell too. I have both AE and saphir colored creams but I almost never use them. My rotation size means shoe care is like a once a year thing for each pair unless I really ding up a shoe.

 

[armedferret]

And Alan has the added advantage of actually still being alive...

Something many of us hope continues for a fair few decades to come.

I'm not wearing bourbon tonight...but I *AM* drinking it (Via Sophia @ The Hamilton on K street).

Let's hope I don't wear this bourbon anytime soon. Jefferson's Reserve, quite delicious.

Cheers lads.

 

[BackInTheJox]

With exception of bourbon I’m pretty sure chili edge is used on walnut and chili colors. Neutral works just won’t bring any additional color. As for bourbon... you’ll have to try what works for you to match the burnished look AE applies. As for the products it really depends how far down the rabbit hole you want to go. I probably have a pair of shell shoes value in shoe care products. The ones I use most are black and neutral mirror wax and patedelux whatever spelling both from saphir and renovateur. VSC with shell too. I have both AE and saphir colored creams but I almost never use them. My rotation size means shoe care is like a once a year thing for each pair unless I really ding up a shoe.

Neutral is used for walnut. Somewhere along the way on the AE site someone erroneously replied that chili was proper for walnut shoes but unless you want your edges to look different than original (darker and redder), neutral is 100% the way to go for walnut shoes. It restores the original luster and colors of the edge without darkening/altering the original intended look of the edge.
Now, if your goal is to alter the color, then by all means go with chili.

 

[CommanderMcBragg]

Thank you for the polishing advice, men.

Final question: Do I really need to buy those horsehair brushes (dauber & shine varieties), or can I do a reasonable enough job without them?

 

[Shoenut]

At an event where black shoes are appropriate.

 

[Shoenut]

Thank you for the polishing advice, men.

Final question: Do I really need to buy those horsehair brushes (dauber & shine varieties), or can I do a reasonable enough job without them?

You do need at least two horse hair brushes. One for dusting and at least one for the polish step. Personally I think brushes are more important than polish. In the short term you could go as minimal as Renovateur or VSC and Nuetral Carnuba wax. Colored creme polish can be added as you go.

 

[BFT9000]

Thank you for the polishing advice, men.

Final question: Do I really need to buy those horsehair brushes (dauber & shine varieties), or can I do a reasonable enough job without them?

Absolutely. You should get a single horsehair brush at a minimum. If you have both black and brown shoes you should get one for each color.

Polishing cloths are nice as well, but an old used t shirt works fine too. I use mine to both apply the polish as well as to finish buffing the shoe after brushing.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

All of this talk of Eagle Counties inspired me to wear mine today with my khaki stretch jeans. I was not aware of the advances in jean technology, I stopped following jeans in the late 1980's, just after stonewashing was introduced LOL. I've WORN jeans ever since, but whenever I needed a new pair, I'd just grab some Levis or Carhartts, whatever was cheaper. Never really gave jeans much thought, so long as they were blue-ish and made of denim, that was all I needed to know.

But my kids have been wearing jeans a lot lately now that they are in high school, at a school which does not require kids to wear uniforms. I do most of our laundry and noticed that all all of their jeans felt weird. Stretchy. So when I needed some new jeans, I decided to give the stretchy kind a try. Honestly - they are fantastic. They fit well enough (these aren't super tight skinny jeans, just stretchy) and they're super comfortable. Probably not super durable, but more than adequate for city wear. Also, I've never had jeans in khaki before, I've seen people wearing them but never owned any myself. Again, they are fantastic. I can wear all of my casual AE's with them. Looking forward to more stretchy jeans.

 

[CommanderMcBragg]

You do need at least two horse hair brushes. One for dusting and at least one for the polish step. Personally I think brushes are more important than polish. In the short term you could go as minimal as Renovateur or VSC and Nuetral Carnuba wax. Colored creme polish can be added as you go.

Potentially Stupid Question Alert: I can't use the same brush for dusting as well as polishing?

 

[tcbinnc]

Something many of us hope continues for a fair few decades to come.

I'm not wearing bourbon tonight...but I *AM* drinking it (Via Sophia @ The Hamilton on K street).

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Let's hope I don't wear this bourbon anytime soon. Jefferson's Reserve, quite delicious.

Cheers lads.

Cheers. Trying the Bulleit bourbon here tonight. More powerful than last night's Maker's but still smooth.

 

[CommanderMcBragg]

Absolute final question...

How do I go about polishing a) my 8221 Sheltons; and b) my vintage shell cordovan MacNeils?

 

[EZB]

Absolute final question...

How do I go about polishing a) my 8221 Sheltons; and b) my vintage shell cordovan MacNeils?

Shell options:
(1) Saphir Renovateur
(2) Bick4
(3) Saphir Cordovan cream
(4) Venetian Shoe Cream
(5) Cloth
(6) Brush