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

[Baz72]

Wearing another one of my eBay projects today - Sheltons.

These were a little challenging. There was some sort of damage to the toe boxes of each shoe.

I ended up wet sanding with 600 grit sandpaper as a last resort to smooth down those ridges and blend the leather. It's never my first choice but if I have to do it, the toe box is one of the easiest places to hide blemishes by using darker dye to patina.

I stripped them down to bare leather with acetone (also not my first choice). To give them a darker but more complex shade, I used three coats of dye: oxblood, dark red, and then dark brown. From there it was just cream polish and waxes for a nice shine.

 

[madhat]

Anyone get the new survey? Lots of new and exciting cemented sneakers & boat shoe options to look forward to.

Nope! Have you played with the inputs to see what else is coming possibly?

Wearing another one of my eBay projects today - Sheltons.

These were a little challenging. There was some sort of damage to the toe boxes of each shoe.

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I ended up wet sanding with 600 grit sandpaper as a last resort to smooth down those ridges and blend the leather. It's never my first choice but if I have to do it, the toe box is one of the easiest places to hide blemishes by using darker dye to patina.

I stripped them down to bare leather with acetone (also not my first choice). To give them a darker but more complex shade, I used three coats of dye: oxblood, dark red, and then dark brown. From there it was just cream polish and waxes for a nice shine.
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They came out quite nice. They should have offered brown/black as an option!

 

[Shoenut]

Have you played with the inputs to see what else is coming possibly?

I will have you know sir, that playing with the inputs got me four children and no good shoe knowledge.

 

[Baz72]

Nope! Have you played with the inputs to see what else is coming possibly?

They came out quite nice. They should have offered brown/black as an option!

Thank you. Initially I did try to just go with oxblood but it didn't look the way I wanted. But brown/black definitely suits these shoes well!

 

[ProfilaBinding]

Tan Strandmoks arrived one day early. Just for fun, I compared them to the bourbon shell Strands. Might be too redundant? They do fit better than the pair I tried previously, but they are still tighter than the olive pair.

 

[madhat]

Tan Strandmoks arrived one day early. Just for fun, I compared them to the bourbon shell Strands. Might be too redundant? They do fit better than the pair I tried previously, but they are still tighter than the olive pair. View attachment 1421290

Wow. That dark brown welt really pops in that pic! I think that alone makes them so much different visually than the Strands.

 

[AEfaninTampa]

Might be too redundant?.

Said no one, ever.

 

[ptfly]

Ladyboys today. View attachment 1420929 View attachment 1420930

Followers of Spier & Mackay know about this rust fabric. Unfortunately, they don’t have my size, 46L, in most sports coats. Brooks Brothers, however, does, and when this fabric came back in stock in my size I jumped on it for a song. It’s mildly over the top, and I wish I could have gotten the S&M version that features the neo cut to take it even further. I’m happy to settle for the BB version.

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Missed my size too but BB has it. Reviews say runs extra slim. Did you find that? I am more worried sleeve might need to be let out a bit.

 

[ProfilaBinding]

Wow. That dark brown welt really pops in that pic! I think that alone makes them so much different visually than the Strands.

Just imagine if I could switch the welts and stitching between these two. I never thought of this before, but I actually think the dark brown (black?) welt might look better on olive. I wish I could have this same welt/stitch combo on the tan pair.

 

[smfdoc]

I will have you know sir, that playing with the inputs got me four children and no good shoe knowledge.

People would ask me how I came to have 6 children. I told them I tossed in my sleep. Mrs. smfdoc hated that answer.

 

[AEfaninTampa]

Just imagine if I could switch the welts and stitching between these two. I never thought of this before, but I actually think the dark brown (black?) welt might look better on olive. I wish I could have this same welt/stitch combo on the tan pair.

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[audog]

People would ask me how I came to have 6 children. I told them I tossed in my sleep. Mrs. smfdoc hated that answer.

Once read a story about a lady whose husband was in the Navy. She swore it was chocolate cake that caused babies, as every time he came home from at sea, she would make him a chocolate cake and then she would get pregnant.

 

[madhat]

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Works way less well than you might think.

 

[bluejazzmonkey]

Might be too redundant?

No. They may look like my Strands, but they damn "shure" don't wear like them... To me, they wear like a boot (heavy and clunky). This was my first pair of Strandmoks and I'm hooked.

 

[smfdoc]

Once read a story about a lady whose husband was in the Navy. She swore it was chocolate cake that caused babies, as every time he came home from at sea, she would make him a chocolate cake and then she would get pregnant.

I was also asked many times how I came to have twins in that run of 6 sons. I would tell them "My wife agrees to sex so infrequently, that when she says yes, I get so excited I stutter." Mrs smfdoc really hated that answer too.