Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

[munchau]

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My god.

 

[Shoenut]

New favorites. I can’t see liking another pair more

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That means you have not bought enough footwear.

 

[madhat]

That means you have not bought enough footwear.

New is always better?

 

[Shoenut]

New is always better?

Even if you buy a vintage pair of AE, they are new to you and can easily be a new favorite. That is how I look at it.

 

[Lionel Hutz]

Thanks to both of you for the description / pictures.

So in lets say Nike's I wear 13 all day, but with the 65 I find 12.5 seems to work better as the 13's I have run "long". I do have a 12E on the 65, length is fine, but I have some slight pressure on the pinky toe, prolly EE would have been better.
Long story short I've been wanting some double monks for a while and was looking at the St. Johns, without access to a store, and only having snail mail at my disposal I'm hesitant on ordering due to sizing. Just trying to get an idea what I should be looking at if I do pull the trigger.
That True Size thing on AE says I should order a 13, but also says in the description fit will be Long, which makes me think maybe size down and go wider to compensate.

I would go TTS. I wear a 12B on both 65 and 1943 and FWIW the 1943 is my best fitting last

Spoiler

I measure as 12B on my right foot and 13B on my left so YMMV

 

[Count de Monet]

I would say to @vdubiv and anyone else estimating sizes for dress shoes that tennis shoe sizing is almost worthless, especially in wider sizes. There is no uniform conversion formula as far as I know. IMO they are worse than a Brannick for guessing a good starting point.

Aand the AE print out thing, while better than nothing, does not take into account heel-ball measurements.

One is almost always better off asking questions here and in other “enthusiasts” threads.

 

[armedferret]

Off topic.

Spoiler

If anyone in here watches Adult Swim on Cartoon Network, apparently Mrs. Horseyhead is one of their famous bumps. She's holding ferrets in the photo (I KNOW I KNOW WHAT A SHOCKER) and they put the photo and her tweet about Andy and Ollie basically making her the Beastmaster.

Edit: here's a slightly blurry screenshot from her video of excitement on FB:

 

[MajorDash]

Off topic.

Spoiler

If anyone in here watches Adult Swim on Cartoon Network, apparently Mrs. Horseyhead is one of their famous bumps. She's holding ferrets in the photo (I KNOW I KNOW WHAT A SHOCKER) and they put the photo and her tweet about Andy and Ollie basically making her the Beastmaster.

That’s actually really cool.

 

[Shoenut]

Had to walk through some snow so I have water and salt stains already.

 

[armedferret]

Had to walk through some snow so I have water and salt stains already.
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*patina

 

[ProfilaBinding]

Olive Strandmoks today while I watch the stock market, wondering if the bubble has finally burst.

 

[EZB]

Olive Strandmoks today while I watch the stock market, wondering if the bubble has finally burst.

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it’s the excuse they needed to start a sell. We will see the Dow to 22000 for sure, likely to 21000, and maybe even to 18000

 

[manowar]

I saw my tape measure and decided to check how close this was.
It measured 46-1/2” to the top of my belt. I’d give that a pretty solid “A.”

I measure 41". That's with my 2" Nicks boots...

 

[ProfilaBinding]

it’s the excuse they needed to start a sell. We will see the Dow to 22000 for sure, likely to 21000, and maybe even to 18000

I totally agree.

 

[michaeliany]

it’s the excuse they needed to start a sell. We will see the Dow to 22000 for sure, likely to 21000, and maybe even to 18000

The market has proven to be remarkably resilient during these last 4 years, despite foreign tensions, leaving trade agreements, increasing tariffs, general bullying, a lack of authentic diplomacy, etc.
However, the "Caronavirus" is something else. Panic seems to be spreading even quicker than the virus itself.
My friend in Hong Kong says it's very real and my cousin in Italy said that people are extremely scared.
It's definitely going to get worse before it gets any better.
Still, I have a friend that booked a trip to Japan just yesterday due to cheap airfare. He told me it was so cheap. I didn't inquire about exact pricing.
If the panic takes hold, it will grip the world and squeeze tight.
Who knows how bad it will be.
I parked my investments into cash equivalents yesterday.
Time to brace ourselves.

Luckily I have my Strands on with grippy V-Tread. (Sorry no pic - I know - boooooo).