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The Official Alden Thread for 2023 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

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Are fake/counterfeit aldens a thing? Thrift find appears to have pleather uppers or something - the surface is peeling off to reveal what looks like cloth underneath. Can't see anything else that looks off about them but I don't own any others. They definitely have a sturdy shank in them that I can feel when I press on the sole so it seems weird that someone would go the trouble and then use pleather for the uppers?
 

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Are fake/counterfeit aldens a thing? Thrift find appears to have pleather uppers or something - the surface is peeling off to reveal what looks like cloth underneath. Can't see anything else that looks off about them but I don't own any others. They definitely have a sturdy shank in them that I can feel when I press on the sole so it seems weird that someone would go the trouble and then use pleather for the uppers?
Please post the model number and a photo of the entire shoe/boot.
 

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See your photo of the interior of the shoe, the one including the size, model # etc... That photo shows us the interior view of the collar and the line of stitching approximately .25" below the collar. Now have a look at the outside of the collar and its corresponding stitch line. Below that exterior stich line you will see the rough edge of the collar and I expect it will reveal that the collar is made of leather.
 
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Below that exterior stich line you will see the rough edge of the collar
The damage on the collar edge looks similar to the peeling spot. It's the white colour + fuzzy texture underneath that has me scratching my head.
 

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