THE OFFICIAL ALDEN THREAD FOR 2020 - SHARE REVIEWS, SIZING, ADVICE, AND PHOTOS.

[Vocans]

One of my favorite summer shoes, my natty CXL LHS

 

[Mr.Chest]

One of my favorite summer shoes, my natty CXL LHS

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Looking great. Classic

 

[serbarristan]

Just in from Brogue, love this makeup.

 

[smfdoc]

 

[audog]

Suede Boot Sunday, it would appear

 

[Vocans]

Leisurely Sunday and I decided to do a little shoe maintenance and take some photos. The current spectrum of my Alden shell shades (duplicates and sun faded pairs omitted):

Whiskey (2019), old Ravello (2011), current Ravello (2020), old Cigar (2011), current Cigar (2018), Color 4 (2020), Color 8 (2019)

 

[mdubs]

Leisure Sunday. Alden Ravello Shell Cordovan LHS.

-Mike

 

[audog]

Post swim, color 8 full strap loafers

 

[audog]

another shot of the color 8 full straps, I will never get photos as good as @mdubs, or others here, but keep trying.

 

[chipshot]

Doggie with some sun fading.. and Natty CXL PTB's

 

[audog]

Shoes +1, dog in shoe thread +2

 

[lcdx22]

Leisurely Sunday and I decided to do a little shoe maintenance and take some photos. The current spectrum of my Alden shell shades (duplicates and sun faded pairs omitted):

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Whiskey (2019), old Ravello (2011), current Ravello (2020), old Cigar (2011), current Cigar (2018), Color 4 (2020), Color 8 (2019)

This is awesome! That NST is Ravello? Looks like whiskey meets bourbon.

 

[Vocans]

This is awesome! That NST is Ravello? Looks like whiskey meets bourbon.

Yes. This pair doesn't have particularly strong red undertones but being next to older Ravello isn't doing it any favors, either. Here's a recent picture of them alone in direct sunlight

Spoiler: Ravello

 

[lcdx22]

Yes. This pair doesn't have particularly strong red undertones but being next to older Ravello isn't doing it any favors, either. Here's a recent picture of them alone in direct sunlight

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Ah yeah here it looks more red. But yeah definitely missing the typical red undertones of older Ravello.

And that old cigar is close to the current color 4.

When you see the colors over the years, it definitely feels like they just reuse the same names for completely different colors/shades.

 

[Vocans]

Ah yeah here it looks more red. But yeah definitely missing the typical red undertones of older Ravello.

And that old cigar is close to the current color 4.

When you see the colors over the years, it definitely feels like they just reuse the same names for completely different colors/shades.

Indeed, there's quite a bit of variation with different shades of shell even in a given year but if you compare across ten or so years the differences are fairly dramatic. Have to keep in mind too that over time the colors will shift somewhat from the sun and wear which only adds to the differences