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[blue collar]



but changed to ravello NSTs which arrived from TSM this am!!!!

That's a sexy shoe. The depth of color looks like the Alden of old, not the opaque shell we've seen lately. Awesome stuff.

 

[stevent]



TSM said they were Aberdeen when I placed the order. I don't have any previous experience with the last but sized up 1/2 from Barrie LWB which are 11 A/C and they seem to have a similar overall fit.

Definitely glad I ordered without thinking about it......just pull the trigger when given the opportunity.

I was expecting them to be darker / more reddish color but the lighter shade will work very well with my typical work attire.

I will be starting the Mac break-in method ASAP!

Thanks, guess I have to wait until Sat to find out. Hoping for barrie

 

[Don L]

NST's look great. They sure look like Aberdeen to me.

Whiskey Thursday

 

[lagsun]

Looks like it's a #8 captoe boot day. Here are mine from Alden of DC with commando sole and all their creasing on an overcast day in San Francisco...

 

[brp2]



NST's look great.  They sure look like Aberdeen to me.

Whiskey Thursday

Very nice, Don L.

Also, I'm guessing they're Aberdeen too. The email from TSM indicates that the Ravello NSTs are on Aberdeen and the Whiskey ones are Barrie. It's a shame as I'd love a pair of the Ravello, but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't work size-wise. It's an interesting thought that these may be NOS. The color certainly looks like it.

 

[BeSpiffington]



Fixed that. Nuff said!

Thanks buddy. Hey ah, if ya' be in a fixin kinda mood I gotta few tings over to da house dat needs to get done before da snow comes don't cha' know. What can I say, I'm from Minnesota.

 

[MoneyWellSpent]

These ravello seconds from TSM beg the question... What retailer(s) did the first quality shoes go to???????

Alden employees.

 

[bespoken pa]



You need a Panerai.

Wow that's inspiring!

 

[bespoken pa]



Alden employees. 

Please commence to stir the proverbial pot.

 

[ReppTiePrepster]

A-$@&!ing-men. I need to quit this thread and SF, but I can't. It. keeps. pulling. me. back. in.

I have no knowledge of these beautiful watches pictured and poster here, and I'd like to keep it that way... God help me if I ever do!

 

[BeSpiffington]



but changed to ravello NSTs which arrived from TSM this am!!!!

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Wow, those look just beautiful. Wear them in good health.

 

[bkotsko]

These ravello seconds from TSM beg the question... What retailer(s) did the first quality shoes go to???????

I actually asked Ed at TSM that exact question almost verbatum, and didnt get a real answer...
He basically said "There weren't that many..."
I also wondered if they were new old stock (seconds).

 

[ReppTiePrepster]

My God, you guys have seriously brought it today with the King LWBs, the absoluely gorgeous ravello NST, king cap toe boots, etc... there is some serious game possessed by this thread, esp when you throw in the watch collections!

Today I went with what has become one of my favorite go-to casual shoes, Snuff LWBs + J Crew argyles. (However, I am itching to wear some shell this weekend... this thread is inspiring!)

 

[MrDV]



but changed to ravello NSTs which arrived from TSM this am!!!!

Thanks for the picture. Your shoes are awesome. I hope everyone (including myself) gets what they ordered.

 

[ATLVol]

I'm curious if someone could look at the numbers above the model number. What's the first digit? I'm not even convinced they're from this year.

The coding on the inside is as follows:

0F0 / 023 8

22141

Bootmaker Edition is written on the heel cup