ALLEN EDMONDS APPRECIATION THREAD EDITION 2O22

[Hisheirness23]

As far as I know, we stopped making them. Just offering the regular full toe now.

Are you able to search the system and see if any are left in stores? I would love to snag a few up before they're completely gone.

 

[Lauren_A]

Are you able to search the system and see if any are left in stores? I would love to snag a few up before they're completely gone.

I'm not able to look at other store's inventory anymore, sorry friend.

 

[Shoenut]

@AE_Lauren did AE stop making the shoe trees with the knob? I actually really liked those for boots as they were easier for me to reach in and pull to remove.

Sorry, no more knob jobs.

 

[Shoenut]

Are you able to search the system and see if any are left in stores? I would love to snag a few up before they're completely gone.

I know that my store sold out of them a long time ago.

 

[Hisheirness23]

I know that my store sold out of them a long time ago.

I called the SF store and they told me the same.

 

[Duke Santos]

As far as I know, we stopped making them. Just offering the regular full toe now.

Terrible mistake. What made those trees so good wasn't the knob but rather the rounder fuller heel. The heels on the other ones put a bit of a pressure point at the center of the heel. I got a head's up from Michigan Avenue and bought enough to cover all my shoes +2 extra fortunately.

 

[Genericuser1]

Terrible mistake. What made those trees so good wasn't the knob but rather the rounder fuller heel. The heels on the other ones put a bit of a pressure point at the center of the heel. I got a head's up from Michigan Avenue and bought enough to cover all my shoes +2 extra fortunately.

Not AE but these are decent, knob and fuller heel. Not as much heartwood as Woodlore though but not bad for the $$$.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071V5FZQ8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[MajorDash]

Now that I actually have these side by side with a different wingtip boot, I understand why I don’t really care for them compared to others. It’s like, the wing doesn’t come as far back and it is more on the side instead of the top of the vamp. The Daltons are nice, but I strongly prefer the “busier” pattern of these Sir Walter boots.

 

[madhat]

Now that I actually have these side by side with a different wingtip boot, I understand why I don’t really care for them compared to others. It’s like, the wing doesn’t come as far back and it is more on the side instead of the top of the vamp. The Daltons are nice, but I strongly prefer the “busier” pattern of these Sir Walter boots.

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Alden’s pattern is way better than the Dalton. I sold my lone pair years ago. AE had some hood designs; the strand is better than Alden’s equivalent and many others.

 

[DawgPound]

Now that I actually have these side by side with a different wingtip boot, I understand why I don’t really care for them compared to others. It’s like, the wing doesn’t come as far back and it is more on the side instead of the top of the vamp. The Daltons are nice, but I strongly prefer the “busier” pattern of these Sir Walter boots.

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Alden’s pattern is way better than the Dalton. I sold my lone pair years ago. AE had some hood designs; the strand is better than Alden’s equivalent and many others.

Yeah, the pattern difference topic has come up several times. Although I now tend to agree that the pattern of the other is a little nicer, I do still like the Dalton and have stuck with it since it’s been available for roughly half the price of the other, I can get it in a size that I know will fit me and various color options are more easily obtained. I currently have two pair of Daltons, both are shell. One in burgundy and the other in brown.

 

[middlepP]

Speaking of Daltons... the way I prefer mine. Shell with reverse welt. The latter makes a huge difference IMO. Perhaps so does a smaller size (10C) that was maybe cut with a larger upper?

It's funny, I love this pair but you can hear me from a block away. They sound and feel like they are lined with super thin foil. Any bending of the upper makes for a pretty loud crunch. My only pair of boots that are like this. No amount of Bick 4, brushing, or wear has alleviated the sound.

 

[DawgPound]

Speaking of Daltons... the way I prefer mine. Shell with reverse welt. The latter makes a huge difference IMO. Perhaps so does a smaller size (10C) that was maybe cut with a larger upper?

It's funny, I love this pair but you can hear me from a block away. They sound and feel like they are lined with super thin foil. Any bending of the upper makes for a pretty loud crunch. My only pair of boots that are like this. No amount of Bick 4, brushing, or wear has alleviated the sound.
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I love these! To my eye on the top down picture, the wingtip looks like it comes up higher on the vamp than @MajorDash’s pair. I took a look at mine this morning and the wingtip on both of my pairs also comes up higher. That said, the Alden eyelet part comes further down on Alden boots in general and I think does look better on those boots.

That said, today I get to break out some holiday footwear 😁

 

[donkeyhoatie]

Not a Dalton, but close enough for government work. Behold the Golden CXL Longbranch that is no longer terribly golden. My first pair of AEs, bought in the fall of 2014 in what I thought was the correct size and definitely is not. Even with all the extra volume and the CXL wrinkles that come from that extra volume, I still have a soft spot for these. Or, maybe I'm mistaking the really soft gumlite sole for a soft spot.

 

[TNshoefan]

Now that I actually have these side by side with a different wingtip boot, I understand why I don’t really care for them compared to others. It’s like, the wing doesn’t come as far back and it is more on the side instead of the top of the vamp. The Daltons are nice, but I strongly prefer the “busier” pattern of these Sir Walter boots.

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I agree, the Dalton’s design could be improved. The vamp and wings are imbalanced, which seems like an easy fix that AE could make. However, my Daltons are in a EEE width, which oddly enough makes the vamp look slightly more balanced.

The other complaints I have with the Dalton are the eyelets being spaced too far apart, and the heel being too loose due to the straight heel design as opposed to the curved heel of the Higgins Mill.

 

[Patrick1053]

Two months waiting for my trunk show order