The Official Alden Thread for 2019 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

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I’m going through a denim phase. It might last a while. Stock 9501 Natural Chromexcel PTBs by way of Gentlemen’s Footwear.

Great pic! love the natural CXL and denim combo. What's the denim brand?

 

[manasdirge]

I think TSM is messing with us. I haven’t seen anything new and interesting for the past two weeks. Still the same old stuff.

Completely nothing interests me in my size yet, and there are a LOT of ugly make-ups hanging there for years now, they just added more grandpa styles with tassels, and browsing through those is not a pleasure.

 

[audog]

Completely nothing interests me in my size yet, and there are a LOT of ugly make-ups hanging there for years now, they just added more grandpa styles with tassels, and browsing through those is not a pleasure.

Hey, I'm a Grandpa and only have 2 tassel loafers, both suede. I consider bit loafers a grandpa style.

 

[audog]

Great pic! love the natural CXL and denim combo. What's the denim brand?

Natty and denim are a great combo in color combination and style. Guessing but, I'd say BraveStar Denim.

 

[manasdirge]

Hey, I'm a Grandpa and only have 2 tassel loafers, both suede. I consider bit loafers a grandpa style.

Hi Audog, not meant that all tassel loafers are out-fashioned, a few models looks decent and cool grandpas can rock them well.

But the rest are (IMO) hideous, I won't attach pics so to spare peeps reading this thread LOL.

 

[frankmartin]

AE did this too; testers were tripping on stairs until it was added

I have crepe soled Rancourt chukkas and have no issues falling over.

 

[frankmartin]

View attachment 1149530 9.5D TTS. I normally sized down by 1/2 size to 9D. No more .. went to 9.5C in these and Full Strap Shell .. dream fit.. Post swim ‍♂️

while only vaguely related, I actually find that I like the Barrie last down a width (8.5c) from brannock (8.5d) better rather than down half a size (8d).

 

[schweezly]

LHS: chromexcel vs cordovan

Do you find they fit the same? I like my loafers snug and I have to size down to get the heel good. My CXL Dover’s stretched quite a bit in the toebox, so I’m thinking about trying the LHS a little tighter in CXL

 

[jhcam8]

 

[macher]

If your Alden’s are the right size, there is no way you could get your foot in with an added insole.

I believe the Modified last that Molded Shoe has comes with an insole.

 

[St Hubbins]

LHS: chromexcel vs cordovan

Do you find they fit the same? I like my loafers snug and I have to size down to get the heel good. My CXL Dover’s stretched quite a bit in the toebox, so I’m thinking about trying the LHS a little tighter in CXL

I should have a better idea by tomorrow evening. Unlined CXL LHS inbound. Equal parts anticipation and trepidation.

 

[macher]

No cobblestones around here to test them

I’ll have to go downtown Philly lots of cobblestones there to test.

 

[schweezly]

I should have a better idea by tomorrow evening. Unlined CXL LHS inbound. Equal parts anticipation and trepidation.

9.5d in unlined cordovan was great on my right but cramped toes on my left and heel slippage. I was thinking about trying either 9d or 8.5e even in CXL (based on how I know it stretches.)

Wish I could have made the brooks ones work. 10c would be my only other shot on those

 

[St Hubbins]

Great pic! love the natural CXL and denim combo. What's the denim brand?

Thank you! As speculated by @audog those are Brave Star. Slim Straight in 14oz Cone Mills selvedge to be specific.

 

[St Hubbins]

9.5d in unlined cordovan was great on my right but cramped toes on my left and heel slippage. I was thinking about trying either 9d or 8.5e even in CXL.

Wish I could have made the brooks ones work. 10c would be my only other shot on those

I’m wearing 8D Barrie. There’s just enough width in the toe box for my right foot. Barely. Tried the same in the Brooks unlined. Very close fit. Heel was good, but man I was filling up the toe box area side to side and also up to the front. I expect these to be the roughly the same. They’ll probably work but I have a feeling I’ll deform the front of the shoe a bit as my feet make room for themselves. This is probably common, but my toes seem to splay out as my foot flexes. Wish I could try 8.5C side by side to see how that compares.