Alden Northwest
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Love them! I hope mine will be with me soon, from the EU so it'll take a couple of more days to get them.
Lovely pair of shoes. I was heavily in doubt with a pair of C&J Westminsters in cordovan.
Speaking of tobacco smoothout chamois, any shoe (not boot) makeups out there other than the stock PTB?
Those laces do wonders for those, IMHO. Very nice.401's for trip to the store View attachment 1283879
Thanks! They're fantastic and such a classy shoe; you will love them.
Not to spoil your hopes, but I've had these for months and am just now getting around to posting them; they weren't from a recent run. Not sure if you just ordered them from a shop in stock or you are waiting for a new run to be delivered... Either way, you'll enjoy the shoes immensely.
Stole them from a pair of AE HM's.Those laces do wonders for those, IMHO. Very nice.
Nice upgrade!Got my suede boots back from Aram and am very impressed. He was a pleasure to work with on changing from crepe to antiqued leather. Thanks to @Shawnc for mentioning him a number of pages back.
Rock hard crepe before
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Beautiful antique after
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Hi friends. I just picked up some unlined chukkas in the Leydon last in a size 11.5E. The other Alden's I have are in a Barrie last in size 11.5D, which fit great. The unlined chukkas are so supple and soft that it's throwing me off in terms of fit. They seem to fit me nicely meaning no obvious heel slip and my little is right on the leather, but when I walk they feel like slippers. My big toe has about an inch of space before the welt but I hear this is expected since this last has a narrow and long toebox. I can't tell if this is just because the unlined leather has such little structure and I'm not used to how soft and flexible they are. Do other folks have thoughts on how the Leydon last is supposed to fit? Thanks.
Thanks! So you're saying you wear 11.5D in Barrie and ended up with 12E in Leydon and it has a similar sensation that I'm experiencing? Do you simply get used to it over time? It's not clear to me if it's expected or not.@M635Guy and I both take a 11.5D Barrie. IIRC he settled on 11.5E with the chukkas and I took a 12E.
If you have the opportunity to try them back to back I would do so. What your describing is exactly what I experience but there is no right answer here!
Thanks! So you're saying you wear 11.5D in Barrie and ended up with 12E in Leydon and it has a similar sensation that I'm experiencing? Do you simply get used to it over time? It's not clear to me if it's expected or not.