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[blue collar]



Wanted to contribute to the Cigar p0rn, but won't be wearing them until a wedding reception tonight - so figured I'd at least get some under good daylight for the jollies of SFers. Photos are completely untouched, pure color, etc.


(slowly acknowledging that the vamp on the right shoe is lighter than the left... good ol' Alden QC. But it only makes the pair more endearing)

Bar none one of the top 3 shoes Alden has ever produced, if not the best. I lucked out and got my hands on a pair up here in Toronto a few years back.
Great looking shoe. Thats a keeper .

Edit: Dont sweat the vamp issue. Like you said, in a way, it shoes that everything is hand crafted. My LHS has shade variations on the vamp too...Like anything (relationships, cars, houses) you'll find problems if you look hard enough.

 

[blue collar]



Can anyone comment on the fit of the Modified last?  If I take an 11C on the Hampton & Plaza last, would it be the same on the Modified last?

IMO I would say no. If you are an 11c on those sleeker lasts I would think that 10.5 C or 11B would be more suited on the Modfied. Again, everyone's foot is different.

 

[SuitedDx]

Plain toe boot #8 Modified. Taken indoor so it looks black.

Under moderate sunlight.

Up close Been wanting to get some #8 PTB but they would look too similar to these boots so I haven't... Yet

 

[furo]

mah suede ptbs came in... definitely not Barrie last (believe they are Leydon)... and can't even notice the irregularity because it's on the inner rear heel:

 

[izach]

What is LHS?

 

[izach]

mah ptbs what they are stand for?

 

[PeterL]

its nice!!where you got the chukka?i want to get a pair

 

[TheloniusDrunk]

Izach, LHS stands for Leisure Hand Sewn, these are the loafers (hence leisure) and are hand sewn.

PTB stands for Plain Toe Blucher. As I understand it a blucher is an oxford where the laces don't tie together tightly and therefor the tongue is visible.

 

[mcarthur]

whiskey indy argyles otc

 

[Coldsnap]

How bad does cement rip through alden leather soles?

 

[NAMOR]



whiskey indy argyles otc

cobblestone. yay!

 

[NAMOR]



How bad does cement rip through alden leather soles?

like a knife through the heart of a star-crossed lover

 

[NAMOR]



mah suede ptbs came in... definitely not Barrie last (believe they are Leydon)... and can't even notice the irregularity because it's on the inner rear heel:

these shoes need a slim trousers with little to no break. they simply get lost underneath these jeans

 

[NAMOR]

im selling a Ravello NST($450) and Barrie wingtip boot ($375)

 

[tropics]

cigar time