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

[jet-stream]

Well, this happened. Those Charleston folks are dangerous.

 

[madhat]

I got a new AE Catalog yesterday. At the end they have holiday limited edition shoes. Green and Red. I think they are sort of cool and I would like a pair. BUT, I can't justify $400 for a pair I will only wear a couple days a year.

I have the 1776 (Red white and Blue) Wing. But, when they were on sale AE was selling them for $199. I wish these were more reasonably priced.

Jingle Bell Mok Wingtip Men's Casual Shoes by Allen Edmonds

Jingle Bell Mok Wingtip Oxfords Men's Casual Shoes by Allen Edmonds. Red & Green Holiday Shoes. Handcrafted in the USA. Allen Edmonds

www.allenedmonds.com

I just sold my Jingle Bells, as I purchased the Santa Mok the day they dropped.
(I'll wear them after Christmas like I did the JBs because the red is a darker more burnished color than the pics might lead you to believe.

I actually got a catalog this year and was satisfied with the exception of the discrimination of the Hamilton boots! One background pic from the front is all we get???

 

[M2511]

I just sold my Jingle Bells, as I purchased the Santa Mok the day they dropped.
(I'll wear them after Christmas like I did the JBs because the red is a darker more burnished color than the pics might lead you to believe.
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I actually got a catalog this year and was satisfied with the exception of the discrimination of the Hamilton boots! One background pic from the front is all we get???

My JBMs get worn from Thanksgiving Day until NYE eve (yes 2 eves). Then they go back in bags and box and up on the shelf till next year. Still, if you go by worn counts, they get worn more than any other pair in a given year.

 

[EZB]

My JBMs get worn from Thanksgiving Day until NYE eve (yes 2 eves). Then they go back in bags and box and up on the shelf till next year. Still, if you go by worn counts, they get worn more than any other pair in a given year.

Would be a big statement for somebody who doesn’t even celebrate Christmas

 

[Shelterdog]

When TS2 was announced the only thing on my radar was Bourbon HM (shaved was just a dream because I am not that well connected and did not live near a store to get in line). I threw in the Chili Dundees at the end because....well....shell. While I love my HM if I had to only keep one I think I would have to go with the Chili. Thanks to Ashley and Jason for answering all my questions and helping me along the way. Like someone else said earlier I wish I would have bought more and cannot wait until the next shell trunk show

 

[Lionel Hutz]

Counterpoint: I don't call that self control. I call that wasting valuable resources. What good does a pair of shoes do anyone collecting dust in a closet, never being worn? Wear them into the ground until you need to resole. Then resole and wear them into the ground again. Rinse Brush and repeat.

your heirs get to sell nice NOS shoes on ebay when you die and some lucky bastard will be bragging on SF in 30 years about how he scored mint NOS whisky shell LWBs

 

[SFDQ]

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[AEfaninTampa]

I think Elvis got it wrong. Instead of blue suede, the song should have been blue shell.


Bonus points for AE winter socks?


So today, this happened...

 

[audog]

Well, this happened. Those Charleston folks are dangerous.
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Those are awesome looking, you are a lucky guy.

 

[tcbinnc]

I think Elvis got it wrong. Instead of blue suede, the song should have been blue shell.
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Bonus points for AE winter socks?
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So today, this happened...
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I hope they can float, y'er makin' me nervous..

 

[audog]

I think Elvis got it wrong. Instead of blue suede, the song should have been blue shell.
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Bonus points for AE winter socks?
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So today, this happened...
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Don't have the shoes, or the boots, but - hey- I've got those socks

 

[BFT9000]

 

[Count de Monet]

On our way to a presentation of Nine Lessons and Carols. Orvis Christmas pants with cappuccino shell. Not pictured: Mercer OCBD and BB blackwatch jacket. About as trad as you can get.

 

[WNovizar]

Natty, preferably Dublin, Macneil with antique brass eyelets. Double JR sole. Storm welt.

And I second the idea of a natty Sullivan with suede shaft. The Sullivan is a MTO waiting to happen. So many possibilities.

Hell if a Sullivan MTO is happening, the I don't even mind their standard config i.e Brown Vegano & Brown Pebble Grain, but this time with Double Leather sole, because fck AE for not being able to welt Dainite properly

 

[WNovizar]

OG Dark Brown Sullivans again.

Rant: For the life of me, I can't understand why this wasn't a better seller for AE. There's really nothing else on the market like it--a true business casual Galway. Many of the other Galway-pattern field boots are a little too dressy for chinos, IMHO, and particularly those around AE's price point like Carlos Santos, Lof & Tung, etc. These 511s are not a perfect fit for my feet and have some decidedly weird creasing going on, but they stay in heavy rotation on bad-weather days because they're just so versatile. Only thing I have in my closet that's comparable is a C&J Coniston, but it (1) doesn't have the visual interest of the two-leather pattern and (2) costs at least twice as much.

Rant over. Hope this one comes back in some trunk shows in future. I'll buy.

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Ditto, I have both in Brown and Walnut Color. I paired them with some BIlls Khakis of that business casual look. Both have crooked Dainite in it though so I want Sullivan to be GMTO just for that better QA