ALLEN EDMONDS APPRECIATION THREAD EDITION 2O22

[ducatiti]

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Oxblood PA, Chili Boulevard, Mahogany Strand
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With a Chili belt, which works for all three given the separation from foot to waist.
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Saphir Bordeaux, Hermes Red, and Mahogany. The Bordeaux and Hermes are nearly identical, the Mahogany has much more brown in it, versus maybe a touch toward purple for the others. The Mahogany cream is most similar to the Chili shoe I would say, with the AE Mahogany shoe trending toward a darker brown. I have some AE Chili cream, but it is in a tube…

While these are very similar, I find they are just enough different that one pops with an outfit much like a perfect tie or pocket square. If I had to pick one, keep one, start with one, it would be Chili.

Thanks for sharing! Beginning to like Mahogany color now as oxblood looks so dead and faded for me.

That’s a cool chili belt to go with all threes shoes. As for me, I purchased the Beckett Simonon belt set to cover all the colors, to add to other full grain leather belts I already have.

 

[donkeyhoatie]

So, Donkey boots?

As funny as that is, it feels like hubris for me to call them that.

TS 2019 taking to the mean streets of Princeton. View attachment 1741337

Were you visiting or do you reside nearby? I grew up in Princeton -- lovely place and don't forget to stop in at Hoagie Haven for a #14!

I spent the last few years of HS at a boarding school in the northern Philly burbs during the late 80s. Princeton Day School was one of our rivals and I had to play against them in football, basketball, and baseball. Driving towards the PDS campus area was a surreal Pleasantville experience with everybody looking like they'd stepped out of a LL Bean/Eddie Bauer/Lands End/JCrew photo shoot. It was like someone opened a catalog, dumped water on it, and they all came to life and multiplied like Gremlins. Same coats, same backpacks, same Bean boots. It was the weirdest thing in the world. I didn't get that same feeling against some of the other schools we played (Shipley, Jenkintown, George School, St. Andrews, Westtown, Friends Central, Hun School, etc.).

Thinking about that experience led me to go check out the local LL Bean. I ended up picking up a denim shirt. More importantly, I ended up wearing my OG brown CXL Higgins Mill boots in their special "extra wrinkly" make up and in need of some conditioning.

Also, I noticed about a week ago that we'd passed up the Alden group in posts. Last year, we didn't pass them until right around the end of June. Passing them in the middle of January as opposed to the middle of the year feels like the Styleforum world is getting back into balance. Congrats on your loquaciousness all you filthy barnweasels!

 

[EZB]

Not done building yet, but it’s coming along

 

[Shoenut]

I am considering getting the AE lambskin bomber jacket that's on sale.

I routinely fluctuate between a 40R-42R. Should I get a medium or a large?

As of now, I am def a 42R, which would be large; however, I was under the impression that leather jackets tend to stretch out quite a bit, so I thought a medium would be a better option?

Am I right in assuming this?

When it comes to leather jackets I tend to layer other clothes underneath it so I always go up in size and not down.

 

[ProfilaBinding]

Woah, your persistence paid off. Congrats! So happy to see that the MacNeil is returning in at least some kind of form. It's a sin that it was discontinued.

Oh crap -- just realized this GMTO happened years ago.

 

[VeritasAequitas]

I ordered and plan to use Hermes Red.. Do you think that will do the trick too?

Absolutely.

 

[VeritasAequitas]

Anyone remember the Macneil 5???

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Wowzer. Wish I had been around for that.

 

[ducatiti]

Absolutely.
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Color looks so vibrant in your picture, not even close from out of the box.. Will wait for my Hermes Red polish to arrive. Thanks for sharing. I have some hope now Just like when the Niners blocked that punt!

 

[VeritasAequitas]

Color looks so vibrant in your picture, not even close from out of the box.. Will wait for my Hermes Red polish to arrive. Thanks for sharing. I have some hope now Just like when the Niners blocked that punt!

It took quite a few layers with Hermes to get them to that point, but it’ll work.

 

[KarlHungus]

As funny as that is, it feels like hubris for me to call them that.




I spent the last few years of HS at a boarding school in the northern Philly burbs during the late 80s. Princeton Day School was one of our rivals and I had to play against them in football, basketball, and baseball. Driving towards the PDS campus area was a surreal Pleasantville experience with everybody looking like they'd stepped out of a LL Bean/Eddie Bauer/Lands End/JCrew photo shoot. It was like someone opened a catalog, dumped water on it, and they all came to life and multiplied like Gremlins. Same coats, same backpacks, same Bean boots. It was the weirdest thing in the world. I didn't get that same feeling against some of the other schools we played (Shipley, Jenkintown, George School, St. Andrews, Westtown, Friends Central, Hun School, etc.).

I went to public school but I will also say every time we played PDS there was a little extra desire to kick their you-know-whats!

 

[Shoe Martian]

Absolutely.
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Yep, those look great. Is that just Hermes or is the toe burnished too? I need to get to work on mine!

 

[VeritasAequitas]

Yep, those look great. Is that just Hermes or is the toe burnished too? I need to get to work on mine!

Man TBH it’s been so long I don’t remember 100%. I think they came burnished from the factory but I may have also added a little black crème polish before the wax. I worked on that pair for about 3 days I think.

 

[Kevin24]

When it comes to leather jackets, I tend to layer other clothes underneath it so I always go up in size and not down.

Leather jackets stretch with time, though, right?

 

[Shoenut]

Leather jackets stretch with time, though, right?

A high quality leather jacket will not stretch all that much.

 

[Shoenut]

Early morning store run.