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[tv2177]



nephew,
thank you! I had my first pair in undergraduate school

uncle,

now you said so, maybe I'll try them on when I next have a chance!

 

[kwhitelaw]

looks like alpine grain is the latest to ship out of alden in quantity, given the recent jcrew offering and these from fransboone,


http://www.fransboonestore.com/coll...ne-grain-dover-pattern-shoe-on-watrelock-sole

 

[mbaum]

Some don New Balance and Converse routinely.

I don Converse and NB routinely … and Aldens. By the way, love your name. Needless to say, I want one (Got one Alfa though already …)

Mike

 

[chewbocka]

Cigar LWB & Ravello chukka

 

[circleslife]

Cigar LWB & Ravello chukka

Congratulations. Both are nice and you should get a lot of use out of them. Especially the Cigar.Where's the cigar from? It's not the usual antique edge.

 

[dusttruffle]

tifosi - i am quite confident that the Aberdeen last 8E would fit you well.

 

[sevenfoldtieguy]



907 in Black Calf, ready for tomorrow!

A classic. Enjoy.

 

[tifosi]



tifosi - i am quite confident that the Aberdeen last 8E would fit you well.

That is true. I hadn't considered going up a width. I never think about that with Alden. Although with stock models I guess it isn't that difficult to attain. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[halfnhalfnhalf]

En route to San Francisco at the moment . . . from a shoe perspective, besides Alden SF, where might be worth a visit? Unionmade, I guess. Anywhere else?

 

[gentfarmer]



En route to San Francisco at the moment . . . from a shoe perspective, besides Alden SF, where might be worth a visit?  Unionmade, I guess.  Anywhere else?

Allen Edmund is walking distance from Alden. Wilkes Bashford is on the same street as AE opposite side. Also a couple of nice Haberdasheries if your looking for hats also within walking distance.

 

[mdubs]

Unlined Tan Suede LHS

Have a good Sunday and happy Memorial Day!

-Mike

 

[mdubs]



En route to San Francisco at the moment . . . from a shoe perspective, besides Alden SF, where might be worth a visit?  Unionmade, I guess.  Anywhere else?

I usually just go to Alden. Can't afford to go to too many shops. But yes, Sutter St has a lot of nice shops and AE is a block or so away. Going from the Alden Shop to AE there is what really made me realize there is something special about Alden.

-Mike

 

[hoit1981]



I've heard that leaving shell in the sun can cause fading. I just picked up a pair of shells with one shoe slightly darker than another. Has anyone tried to remedy this by leaving the darker one in the sun?

Unrelated,I sent a pair of cigar LWB's for recrafting. I think the Alden specialist working on my shoes was named john, but whomever it was, the level of service I received was exceptional. He was patient, helpful, and much more flexible than I ever imagined. He could see that my shoes were in prettily decent shape and offered to fix a couple of small issues without the full blown service. At one point he said he wasn't going to charge me but given that my requests changed a little, I don't know if that will ultimately be the case. Either way, the level of service far exceeded what I expected.

I'm currently testing this on my slightly odd colored Ravello PTB's. It's been almost a week of the darker one sitting out on a window sill, but unfortunately it's been cloudy almost that entire time. I'm going to leave it there for another 2 weeks at least - I'll be sure to post the results here.

 

[TO Tie Guy]

Maiden Voyage of the Whiskey LHS

Apologies about blinding you with my skin.. It has been a long time since Toronto has seen the sun and warmth!

 

[mdubs]



Maiden Voyage of the Whiskey LHS

Apologies about blinding you with my skin.. It has been a long time since Toronto has seen the sun and warmth!

Beautiful, I almost went Whiskey instead of tan today...