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[MickCollins1916]



nephew,
looking good in your lhs

Thanks, Uncle, and welcome back!

Black cordovan really "shine" once they're broken in ... as in Mick's pair above.

Thanks, I like the look of black cordovan. It shines up nicely IMO, and I have been trying to rock more of it lately.

 

[Ahab]



Thanks for the tips on the AE suede spray. Does it affect color in any way? Have some Aubergine suede that is at the perfect color and its a bit of a hassle to get the saphir spray to the US

I noticed a small affect on my white suede where I may have over sprayed it a little. From white to grey but now I spray lighter. I think it went away when it dried.

 

[dfagdfsh]

Still looking for Aldens in 10.5

 

[sevenfoldtieguy]



I saw those this morning as well. I was perplexed why they had this built with the rubber othro heel.

And why they are on the TruFlare last? And why they are available in E width only? ........

But I actually like the shoe, and I'm not even a huge fan of whiskey shell.

 

[sevenfoldtieguy]



I just couldn't take myself serious wearing those.  They scream "LOOK AT ME!"

+1

But to each their own.

Quite honestly I think my wife would tackle me before I left the house and demand they be removed from my feet.

 

[MrDV]

Thanks everyone for the kind words.
Mediahound, the atoms were sold by leffot.

 

[CalceoAdamator]

Black shell saddles today...

 

[sevenfoldtieguy]



Black shell saddles today...

Nicely done.

 

[CalceoAdamator]

Nicely done.

Thanks!!

 

[ReppTiePrepster]

These are kind of jazzy, but not quite my style.


(From Unipair)

I like them quite a bit, but I'm not sure about the truflare last. Still though, looks to be a solid perf cap toe blucher.

 

[100 yrs]

was in j. gilbert the other day and Yenni mentioned the shell shortage, including #8

 

[ReppTiePrepster]

Damn those Atom Bluchers are amazing

+100 (in reference to MrDV's #4 atom bluchers)

 

[docalden2013]

Color 8 Grant Caps today

I've missed being on this thread lately. Hope everyone is doing well. Nice to see Mac's stunning pics again. Regards, -D

 

[mediahound]

was in j. gilbert the other day and Yenni mentioned the shell shortage, including #8

Interesting. Several months ago it was only special shell like whiskey/ravello that there was no production on in sight. But currently, it seems like all shell may be in short supply. I can attest to that when I was recently searching for a 975 in a smaller size, I could not find one in stock except at the Alden SF store (I bet Alden gives them priority).

 

[FrankCowperwood]



was in j. gilbert the other day and Yenni mentioned the shell shortage, including #8

I may be wrong or missing something important, but I'm going to say it again: scarcity of Alden shell is a function of Alden being in demand beyond Alden's capacity to produce. You can go to several other makers, all sourcing shell from Horween, and get something immediately or MTO within a month or so and in an array of shell colors.