ALLEN EDMONDS APPRECIATION THREAD 2021: News, pictures, clothing, accessories, etc.

[audog]

Bradley on a Monday morning. AE dog socks worth more than the coin. View attachment 1624438

Love the dog socks, like the shoes as well.

 

[dc_slicker]

Morning:
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Evening:
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(sorry about the blur)

Been drinking?

 

[EdwardWilson]

Calf.

Thanks, that was my suspicion.

 

[JohnMRobie]

Thanks, that was my suspicion.

Looks like it’s accurate in the title and description just the wrong tag on the menu so probably not intentional.

 

[Shoenut]

I think (and that’s ultimately what matters) these look great and they fit just like any other (properly sized) 65 last shoe.

Quick and dirty photos on the foot:

Even in full exaggerated step, they break nicely:

Now for brutal truth:

I’m sorry to say, for some people, even with 4 grand custom lasted bespoke wonders, wholecuts just don’t work:

(Apologies to “The Shoe Snob”.)

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I am glad you are holding a 65 last wholecut. I just think the last is not right for that style.

 

[Shoenut]

Carbon in different lights.

 

[wasmisterfu]

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I am glad you are holding a 65 last wholecut. I just think the last is not right for that style.

Well, I think the 65 is “right for that style”. Which is why I’m now going to subject you to more 65 last wholecut action:

(87 Dover)

 

[munchau]

Bloor St. today.

 

[madhat]

Well, I think the 65 is “right for that style”. Which is why I’m now going to subject you to more 65 last wholecut action:

(87 Dover)

I do see where Shiner is coming from...the 65 is a great classic last for Strand/PA, but it does feel a little bulbous or something through the ball of foot area. Of course, since most of the wholecuts we see are Italian and whatnot, with their really sleek and styled lasts, it's easy to feel like the AE ones are lacking. I think that a more chiseled and sculpted last is probably a bit better for the style...the 1943 might make a good candidate for instance. I think the Alden Plaza wholecuts work, for example.

That said, I'd be proud to own that pair as they are a nice looking shoe!

 

[wasmisterfu]

I do see where Shiner is coming from...the 65 is a great classic last for Strand/PA, but it does feel a little bulbous or something through the ball of foot area. Of course, since most of the wholecuts we see are Italian and whatnot, with their really sleek and styled lasts, it's easy to feel like the AE ones are lacking. I think that a more chiseled and sculpted last is probably a bit better for the style...the 1943 might make a good candidate for instance. I think the Alden Plaza wholecuts work, for example.

That said, I'd be proud to own that pair as they are a nice looking shoe!

I guess the issue is that my idea of a wholecut is formed from the traditional English notion of a highly conservative formal shoe. To be blunt, I absolutely do not like most Italian (or, for that matter, continental) lasted shoes (older conservative Ferragamo styles, which I own, not withstanding), especially the overly pointy toed or chiseled-toe stuff mated to a high vamp (which simply doesn’t work for my low instep, low-volume feet).

But hey, that’s just like, you know, my opinion man.

 

[madhat]

I guess the issue is that my idea of a wholecut is formed from the traditional English notion of a highly conservative formal shoe. To be blunt, I absolutely do not like most Italian (or, for that matter, continental) lasted shoes (older conservative Ferragamo styles, which I own, not withstanding), especially the overly pointy toed or chiseled-toe stuff mated to a high vamp (which simply doesn’t work for my low instep, low-volume feet).

But hey, that’s just like, you know, my opinion man.

Totally get that! My feet do not mesh well with that style either. Lower volume, “rectangular” wide feet, as the girlfriend calls them. And, most Italian shoes are way too sculpted, but them being the “standard” affects perceptions. In the same way that Leidens look off to me being flat welt and 1943 last rather than a big chunky Florsheim LWB.

 

[smfdoc]

A little help from my friends...are these shell cordovan MacNeils or leather? I can't tell if the seller is unscrupulous or accidentally misdescribring the shoes.

Allen Edmonds MacNeil Longwing 9257 Brown Fine Imported Leather Shoes 9D | eBay

<p>Excellent condition inside and top leather excellent condition outside sole great condition some wear view pic-Rack</p>

www.ebay.com

As already noted, they are calf. Note the fine lines in the fold of the vamps. Shell would simply roll and never makes these tiny or fine lined wrinkles.

 

[Vincent George]

A little help from my friends...are these shell cordovan MacNeils or leather? I can't tell if the seller is unscrupulous or accidentally misdescribring the shoes.

Allen Edmonds MacNeil Longwing 9257 Brown Fine Imported Leather Shoes 9D | eBay

<p>Excellent condition inside and top leather excellent condition outside sole great condition some wear view pic-Rack</p>

www.ebay.com

(game show theme intensifies…)
Welcome to MOO or NEIGH!!

 

[jet-stream]

I do see where Shiner is coming from...the 65 is a great classic last for Strand/PA, but it does feel a little bulbous or something through the ball of foot area. Of course, since most of the wholecuts we see are Italian and whatnot, with their really sleek and styled lasts, it's easy to feel like the AE ones are lacking. I think that a more chiseled and sculpted last is probably a bit better for the style...the 1943 might make a good candidate for instance. I think the Alden Plaza wholecuts work, for example.

That said, I'd be proud to own that pair as they are a nice looking shoe!

I guess the issue is that my idea of a wholecut is formed from the traditional English notion of a highly conservative formal shoe. To be blunt, I absolutely do not like most Italian (or, for that matter, continental) lasted shoes (older conservative Ferragamo styles, which I own, not withstanding), especially the overly pointy toed or chiseled-toe stuff mated to a high vamp (which simply doesn’t work for my low instep, low-volume feet).

But hey, that’s just like, you know, my opinion man.

Low volume/vamp and soft chisel strikes a nice balance IMO.

Spoiler: That thing what I just said

 

[Vincent George]

5A on Dainite for this damp Boston morning…