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

[EZB]

May I ask what you used?

all saphir products:

medium brown cream
Dark brown cream
Mahogany cream
Dark brown pate deluxe

 

[ProfilaBinding]

@wasmisterfu compiled a nice summary of the Polo/Shelton models on the vintage thread. Short answer, your pair are made after 1999. Read the entire post here.

I'm curious now as to when AE started producing that type of white insole. It was definitely after AE stopped stamping the production dates on the lining, but I'm now not sure if it was before 2008 or after 2009. I just looked on some older posts and it appears the black insole started in 2008, and then ended some time in either 2009 or 2010. This would mean those shoes were made either before 2008 or after 2009. I suspect the latter, but I could be wrong. @wasmisterfu needs to get his butt back here and help us answer these questions.

 

[sam67]

Hey guys. Should I brush suede after each wear like calf?

I do, lightly. Dirt and water destroy so I try to give a few quick brushes with the horse hair. I don't think they need the heavy duty suede brush every time. Shoe trees and bag 'em.

 

[sam67]

all saphir products:

medium brown cream
Dark brown cream
Mahogany cream
Dark brown pate deluxe

Saphir is pretty amazing. I'm cleaning and polishing my shoes with Saphir. Prior I had used another product. I'm struck by not only the improved look but the leather also feels so much healthier. I have been converted!

 

[sam67]

Added burnishing to these

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Looks good. I've been experimenting with Saphir wax to get some different shading looks. I haven't taken the plunge using the polish or dye yet.

 

[Shoenut]

Here is my preference for the McTavish makeup.

My big question is, can AE sell heavy casual shoes with a double leather sole?

 

[AEfaninTampa]

Has anyone here used undandy or itailor for custom make up shoes?

 

[woofmang]

The big excitement today was gassing up my car for the first time in two months (Premium was $1.79 a gallon at Kroger with my 700 accumulated fuel points from March/April). Wore my Tupelos for the trip:

(It's been so long since I regularly drove that I forgot to get my traditional shot from the garage before I left, and when I got there, I couldn't remember how to open the second latch on my hood to check my oil for a minute...)

 

[smfdoc]

Hey guys. Should I brush suede after each wear like calf?

I do and I have a pig bristle brush for the purpose. Stiffer than horse hair and it cleans up the suede and pulls up the nap nicely.

 

[woofmang]

I do and I have a pig bristle brush for the purpose. Stiffer than horse hair and it cleans up the suede and pulls up the nap nicely.

+1

 

[EZB]

The big excitement today was gassing up my car for the first time in two months (Premium was $1.79 a gallon at Kroger with my 700 accumulated fuel points from March/April). Wore my Tupelos for the trip:

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(It's been so long since I regularly drove that I forgot to get my traditional shot from the garage before I left, and when I got there, I couldn't remember how to open the second latch on my hood to check my oil for a minute...)

Nice! Premium price is still $2.79 here before discounts even though regular is like $2.04

 

[LuxLemon]

Sitting here in quarantine and one of the biggest questions on my mind is..

Did @donkeyhoatie ever fill his chili hole??

 

[Shoenut]

Hey guys. Should I brush suede after each wear like calf?

I do and I have a pig bristle brush for the purpose. Stiffer than horse hair and it cleans up the suede and pulls up the nap nicely.

And I use the crepe brush for suede. At the end of the day, one could buy a cheap finger nail cleaning brush and be like the professionals.

 

[woofmang]

And I use the crepe brush for suede. At the end of the day, one could buy a cheap finger nail cleaning brush and be like the professionals.

I like a crepe brush for nubuck and pig bristle for suede (I keep the cheap fingernail cleaning brush in reserve for cleaning actual fingernails, but I'm no pro...).

 

[Lionel Hutz]

Is there a way to do a shoe size poll for the thread? it seems like a disproportionate number of regular posters are outliers with very large feet.

some days it feels like 50% of posters are in the 14-15 range