Opinions - Trickers Bourton (Beechnut) or Alden Longwing (Cigar Shell)

[dreamtripper]

Which would you get? The Aldens are more classic, but the Bourtons I think are more distinctive. Incidentally, I have a pair of the Alden Long Wings in Whiskey already.



Bourton is first shoe in the following link: http://explorer.jugem.jp/?day=20100108

Aldens: http://www.alden-of-carmel.com/index...-Cigar_284.htm

 

[JRB]

+1 for the Bourtons

 

[rebel222]

Two totally different shoes. Depends on your needs.

 

[makewayhomer]

I'd say they are very different to people who have shoe collections of more than 10 pairs or so. but they are both bluchers, both brogued, both are heavy/thick, both high quality, would be worn with lots of the same things. lots of folks would make do with 1 of these I think.

the color is different and the last is different

 

[dreamtripper]

These are not for a particular use, but would prefer to get whichever will be more versatile. If anything I'd say something that would work well casually and could occasionaly be used for business casual/dress.

 

[rebel222]

I would never wear those trickers for any kind of business purpose. The larger broguing makes them way too casual. The Aldens, I would.

 

[dreamtripper]

I have black Bourtons and the lace holes are not really that obvious, but probably a bit more so on the beechnut. On the other hand, do you thing the cigar long wings would fare any better for business casual? My whiskey ones definitely wouldn't.