One Shoe Wardrobe: Why Not?

[DocHolliday]

Originally Posted by grimslade

I'm a Tom Baker man. You?

Your taste in Time Lords is impeccable. I dig him and the old black-and-white stuff, when it was conceivable for a six-part story to be set on a planet populated by people in insect costumes doing interpretive dance.

Tom's quite the eccentric in real life. A role model for us all.

 

[Bird's One View]

"'The Company of the Ring shall be Nine; and the Nine Walkers shall be set against the Nine Riders that are evil....'" (Book II Ch 3; Elrond speaking)

When Vox gets nine identical pairs of bespoke riding boots, he can name them after the Nazgul.

Carry on with the Dr Who, gentlemen.

 

[DocHolliday]

I can do the Avengers too, of course, if that's more popular. I'm all about pleasing my audience.

 

[Bird's One View]

Originally Posted by Bird's One View

When Vox loses his ******* mind and orders nine identical pairs of bespoke riding boots, he can name them after the Nazgul.

fixed it.

 

[TRINI]

Originally Posted by eg1

Yes, I am both a nerd and a pedant ...

Nerdery and pedantry tend to go hand in hand.

 

[Will]

Originally Posted by Kuro

BTW saw you in FN.

You may have been the only other person on the planet to see that.

 

[TheFoo]

Dopey, or anyone else, does 'Alpine' leather refer specifically to grained calf, or does it also refer to the color? A really dark brown would be nice, like on Vox's franken-shoe.

 

[Fuuma]

Two shoes at a minimum, otherwise walking will be a nightmare and you'll keep getting holes in the sock of the shoeless side.

 

[robin]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Dopey, or anyone else, does 'Alpine' leather refer specifically to grained calf, or does it also refer to the color? A really dark brown would be nice, like on Vox's franken-shoe.
It refers to the grain pattern, at least in Alden's leather swatches. There were different colors available.

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by robin

It refers to the grain pattern, at least in Alden's leather swatches. There were different colors available.

Really? Where did you get to see Alden leather swatches?

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by DocHolliday

I can do the Avengers too, of course, if that's more popular. I'm all about pleasing my audience.
"The Avengers is about a man who carries an umbrella and a woman who throws men over her shoulder."

Originally Posted by Will

You may have been the only other person on the planet to see that.

No, I saw that in my attempt to create an archive for news stories on the makers I like. What "French cathedrals in Paris" did you visit wearing G&G's? I thought Notre Dame is the only cathedral, properly speaking, although of course there are plenty of interesting churches to visit. Have you seen the Delacroix murals in Saint-Sulpice?

If you say you made an express visit to Sacre Coeur, you lose a point. The only reason to be in that neighborhood (apart from teh sketch, which is your own business and no one else's) is to visit Delos or go to that chocolate shop run by that madwoman (A l'Etoile d'Or). Of course, the cat restaurant is not too far away.

 

[robin]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Really? Where did you get to see Alden leather swatches?
Trunk show. They've got some nice leathers too, including navy suede.

 

[dopey]

Originally Posted by mafoofan

Dopey, or anyone else, does 'Alpine' leather refer specifically to grained calf, or does it also refer to the color? A really dark brown would be nice, like on Vox's franken-shoe.

I really don't know for sure, but I thought it was available only in their cognac color.
On the other hand, I checked how my shoe is listed and it says this: "Imported alpine grain calfskin in antiqued brown (#587) and black (#588)." That seems to imply that alpine grain might come in a color other than antique brown (which is a cognac). But I would be hesitant to think you can learn much from parsing catalog copy carefully.

Send Alden an email. They will respond in a day or two: generalataldenshoedotcom

 

[TheFoo]

Originally Posted by robin

Trunk show. They've got some nice leathers too, including navy suede.

Whoah. I'd love to see a full selection of leathers. Was there a calfskin with a bigger, more pronounced grain than the Alpine? I have never seen a cordovan color I really like other than #8 and black--the other stuff is kind of dull looking. Well, dark green is pretty, but I wouldn't wear such a shoe very often.

 

[Kuro]

^wavering