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[NOBD]



What do you guys wear with tan suede chukkas?  I've only worn mine once 'cause I can't seem to figure out what would go well with them.

Two recent examples:

 

[speekez]

happy father's day alden thread, wearing my pappy's #8 ptb from leather sole today in his honor

 

[mcarthur]

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enjoy wearing

 

[calidist]

That's a good question, and one that I can't definitively answer. I have plain toe boots on the Trubalance and they are pretty voluminous, but from what I can tell the Trubalance has a larger width differential between the ball and heel than the Barrie. Based on the pic below, and what I'm feeling on my feet, the Barrie has a wider heel relative to the ball than the Trubalance.

I've got a new pair of shell PTBs on the Barrie that feel great with thinner (i.e. certainly not thin) socks in the ball of the shoe but very loose side to side (not so much lengthwise) in the heel. With thicker socks (Wigwam hikers) the shoe feels decent overall, but the ball is just a bit on the tight side and the heel remains a tad loose.
Should I expect the shoe to conform better to my feet as the soles and the leather break in? I guess my next remedies will be some tongue pads and / or insoles. Any suggestions?

The Barrie at least seemed considerably wider than the Trubalance in the various pairs I have tried on. I figure that's ok in boots but just about nothing else. Are there any PTBs out there that aren't on the Barrie?

 

[El Argentino]



happy father's day alden thread,...

Ummm... not sure in Venice, but in the USA it's not for like two weeks...

The officially recognized date of Father's Day varies from country to country. This section lists some significant examples, in order of date of observance.
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March 19
Andorra (Dia del Pare)
Bolivia
Honduras[21]
Italy (Festa del Papà)
Switzerland (Canton Ticino)
Liechtenstein
Portugal (Dia do Pai)
Spain (Día del Padre)
Antwerp (Belgium)
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[AnOxymoron]

I know it has probably been asked several times, but does anyone know a good source for replacement Indy boot laces?

 

[Alcibiades]



I know it has probably been asked several times, but does anyone know a good source for replacement Indy boot laces?

The Alden stores will sell you both the flax waxed an regular cotton varieties

 

[mcarthur]

black medallion cap toe boot
argyles otc

 

[sstomcat]



black medallion cap toe boot
argyles otc

wonderful!

 

[El Argentino]

Those are some tall socks.

 

[Edgein]

Mac, Are those calf? I have the same with plain toes. Barrie with dbl waterlock soles. Very comfortable. Really enjoy this thread, 2000 pages now!!

 

[Therendition]

Two recent examples:

Very nice. I particularly like the look with the denim. Definitely will be trying some kind of variation of that in the near future. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Therendition]

Mac, Are those calf? I have the same with plain toes. Barrie with dbl waterlock soles. Very comfortable. Really enjoy this thread, 2000 pages now!!

Surely not. They look like shell to me. Correct me if I'm wrong, Uncle.

EDIT: Oh ****, first post on the 2,000th page!

 

[Dbear]

mine says 300 pages

 

[calidist]

mine says 300 pages

1,000 for me. The number of pages depends upon your personal preferences setting for the number of posts per page.