The Official Alden Thread for 2021 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

[audog]

More 379x this afternoon, the "tiger stripe" TSM boots, although the tiger stripe on left boot toe is slowly

going away

 

[mdubs]

More 379x this afternoon, the "tiger stripe" TSM boots, although the tiger stripe on left boot toe is slowly View attachment 1564522 going away

AuDog, your second edition of a Jumper Boot is looking superb as well today! Hope that they take great care of you!

-Mike

 

[smfdoc]

Happy Monday forum pals. Plain toe boots. So plain that they do not even have eyelets.

 

[NYCTechNerd]

My wife says I have too many of the same brown suede shoes. How can she not see the differences?
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An updated version because as much as I wanted the AE snuff suede strand in a 9.5EE to fit, one of these days I will need to admit to myself that the AE 65 last simply does not work for me no matter the size. On the other hand, the 9.5D in Alden Barrie is nirvana (or as close as I might ever get without going bespoke).

From left to right:

• 9UK Carmina 531 PTB Brown Repello Suede - Detroit Last
• 10D Brooks Brothers by Alden 00063 Cap Toe Blucher Walnut Brown Calfskin - Snap Last
• 9.5D Alden 9794 LWB Snuff Suede - Barrie Last
• 9.5D Alden 9503 PTB Humus Suede - Barrie Last

Even I think I might have enough brown shoes for now but I really want these as "rainy day" shoes.

Spoiler: Alden D9619C by Louie Retail (aka LaRossa Shoe Repair)

I am also on the restock wait list for these as "very casual weekend" shoes (to replace my AE Wilberts).

Spoiler: ALDEN MEN'S D5602 - MOCC TOE BLUCHER - BROWN CHROMEXCEL by TSM

For those who do not know: Alden on the Left <- and Allen Edmonds on the Right ->

 

[savvysartorial]

A very nice cherry color 8 from '02 or '12.

 

[mdubs]

Monday. Alden x The Armoury NYC Cigar Shell Cordovan Foxy Tassels.

-Mike

 

[Vocans]

Morning all. Ravello Indy stunners today

 

[James1051]

Monday. Alden x The Armoury NYC Cigar Shell Cordovan Foxy Tassels.

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-Mike

Wow! Love that Cee-gar!

Morning all. Ravello Indy stunners today

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[MrDV]

First Wear
Ravello Stitchup Boot

 

[katch]

First Wear
Ravello Stitchup Boot
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Sweet jesus

 

[NYCTechNerd]

A very nice cherry color 8 from '02 or '12.

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I love everything about this pairing except the shirt. The green is not a great tonal match for the blue and yellow tie as well as the stripes are about the same scale/size as the stripes in the suiting fabric. Go for a bolder/wider stripe or a pencil thin one but make it a different scale than the suit stripe. And I share this as I am at my computer on Zoom in sweatpants and sweatshirt since I have not yet been back to the office.

 

[djbanor]

Morning all. Ravello Indy stunners today

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First Wear
Ravello Stitchup Boot
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Stop it, guys

 

[stook1]

First Wear
Ravello Stitchup Boot
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Those are OK, I guess.









Jesus F'ing Schiteballs, I need to stop visiting SF sometime soon.

 

[mdubs]

Happy Monday forum pals. Plain toe boots. So plain that they do not even have eyelets.

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Doc, those Color #8 PT Boots are looking truly superb on you today! Loving those boots and a great variant of Alden's PT Boot!

A very nice cherry color 8 from '02 or '12.

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Savvy, those Color #8 Perf Tip Balmorals are looking quite sharp with the suit there my friend. That is a truly fantastic shade of Color #8 as it has a lot of richness to the shade.

Morning all. Ravello Indy stunners today

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Vocans, those are just stunners, not much else to say other than superb!

First Wear
Ravello Stitchup Boot
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Daniel, those Stitchups are looking just great on you my friend! Such a great style and such a fantastic shade in that Ravello.

-Mike

 

[mdubs]

March 2021: The One That Got Away

Gentlemen, I wanted to kick off March 2021’s monthly topic. This is now our third monthly topic, and I expect that this one will bring out some fairly interesting stories. Take all the time that you need to think of your personal response, as you got all month to work on a post that suits you and captures your thoughts, so no need to rush to post a response today!

The theme is "The One That Got Away", what I mean by that phrase is which Alden did you either not pick up when you had the opportunity to (had to pass on), sold and now regret it, or something disastrous happened to them? I imagine most will be in the first of these categories, but tossed the third one in there in case someone's puppy chewed up their Color #4 Boot or UPS/FedEx lost their Brassvello LWB. They don't have to be a super exotic, it could be a good old classic as well.

Please reply to this post to make your responses easier to see. Thank you so much and I very much look forward to seeing everyone’s thoughts (and I am sure discussions) this month!

-Mike