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

[EdwardWilson]

Excellent! Have yours held up well?

I bought a pair last year on eBay for $130, but I overpaid because they had extremely loose grain all over the vamp and everywhere really. I suspect the seller picked them up for less than half what I paid. But aside from the loose grain, I find them to be exceptional. I wore them yesterday and as I walked to work I thought to myself these have more cushioning and bounce than my beloved Mac Neils.

Every week I check eBay for a pair in 8.5D. I’m a 9 in the Mac Neil but the Boardwalks seem to run larger with more space in the toe. Where the shoe laces rub they leave a rust coloured patina.

I wholeheartedly endorse the Boardwalk.

 

[EdwardWilson]

@Vincent George

Here is a prior conversation regarding the Boardwalks, page before and after members provided some good intel:

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

Were these a popular model? Never seen them before otherwise I'd probably own a pair. Love the natural coloured welt. https://www.allenedmonds.com/boardwalk-wingtip-blucher-dress-shoe/SF3614.html I actually saw quite a few of those at my local NR (must have been a while ago now). There was a...

www.styleforum.net

 

[Vincent George]

@Vincent George

Here is a prior conversation regarding the Boardwalks, page before and after members provided some good intel:

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

Were these a popular model? Never seen them before otherwise I'd probably own a pair. Love the natural coloured welt. https://www.allenedmonds.com/boardwalk-wingtip-blucher-dress-shoe/SF3614.html I actually saw quite a few of those at my local NR (must have been a while ago now). There was a...

www.styleforum.net

Thank you!
$77 bucks seems like a silly price to leave them there…

 

[Count de Monet]

Trunk shoe MacSuede.

 

[pbrandes]

AE's turmeric line really is great, but really bold. Show us some pics of what you pair it with!

Better for spring/summer, but easy to pair with anything casual. Jeans work well.

 

[ProfilaBinding]

Excellent! Have yours held up well?

I used to see those all the time at Nordstrom Rack in 2017-19. The leather is the same as the brown Strandmok (with the red sole). There was an olive version of the Boardwalk, but I wasn't aware of it until it was too late. I imagine most people could fit into the shoe easily.

 

[Duke Santos]

Hint on RDA from the store. He thinks it'll drop on the 30th. I was in there to buy some trees. Sadly (and stupidly) AE is discontinuing the far superior tree, notice the difference in the heel, for the cheaper tree as the sole option.

 

[AdaminPhilly]

Hint on RDA from the store. He thinks it'll drop on the 30th. I was in there to buy some trees. Sadly (and stupidly) AE is discontinuing the far superior tree, notice the difference in the heel, for the cheaper tree as the sole option.

Is the top one the superior one?

 

[Duke Santos]

Is the top one the superior one?

I think so. I have both and the top one really fills out the heel of a shoe perfectly; whereas, the bottom one does that thing where it's kind of pointy into the heel with a gap on the sides.

 

[AdaminPhilly]

I think so. I have both and the top one really fills out the heel of a shoe perfectly; whereas, the bottom one does that thing where it's kind of pointy into the heel with a gap on the sides.

Thank you. You think I should get full heel trees? I have a mix right now. I know cedar shoe trees are important.

 

[Duke Santos]

Thank you. You think I should get full heel trees? I have a mix right now. I know cedar shoe trees are important.

I'm no expert, so please don't take me as such. From my experience with both, however, the full heel version just seems so much more complete than the lesser version. That being said, the lesser version still has the same ball and toebox fit, and that is most important thing in a tree. And despite its heel, there are far worse versions that I've seen (and actually owned in the past). The full heel version though is to my mind--short of a fully lasted tree--the best bargain that I've ever seen at 35 dollars. I am literally heading down to Michigan Avenue in the next day or two--when my guy will be working--and having him search the stores for as many of the full-heel versions that he can have shipped to Michigan Avenue.

I'll post a pic tomorrow of the same pair of shoes in each type of tree, and everyone can form their own opinions.

 

[AdaminPhilly]

I'm no expert, so please don't take me as such. From my experience with both, however, the full heel version just seems so much more complete than the lesser version. That being said, the lesser version still has the same ball and toebox fit, and that is most important thing in a tree. And despite its heel, there are far worse versions that I've seen (and actually owned in the past). The full heel version though is to my mind--short of a fully lasted tree--the best bargain that I've ever seen at 35 dollars. I am literally heading down to Michigan Avenue in the next day or two--when my guy will be working--and having him search the stores for as many of the full-heel versions that he can have shipped to Michigan Avenue.

I'll post a pic tomorrow of the same pair of shoes in each type of tree, and everyone can form their own opinions.

Thank you.

 

[JohnMRobie]

Thank you. You think I should get full heel trees? I have a mix right now. I know cedar shoe trees are important.

I prefer the full heel but not enough to swap out anything I’ve got already.

In terms of my personal preference:
Lasted - Hinged
Lasted - 3 piece
Lasted - Spring
Lasted (brand specific but not last specific)
Lasted (generic - saphir has a good option here that’s reasonable)
Double barreled (woodlore epic style)
Spring with a full heel, narrow heel or divided toe are all fine
The only ones I actively avoid are the ones with the goofy plastic handle as the heel or the ball on the rod but I also haven’t had any shoes negatively impacted by them, they just freak me out and worry me.

 

[munchau]

Does anyone have a Dellwood and/or thoughts on the 4 last? Is more 65 or 511?

 

[FatTuesday]

Sea Island penny loafers for dinner in town...