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After briefly mention it in the "Stuff that Styleforvm overrates", I received several PMs inquiring further details. As such, in the interest of disclosure and future reference, I have quoted the relevant posts below. Courtesy to, of course, Sator.
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I have shown them from three slightly different angles as some shots show one pair or the other from a slight angle.
I think people look at the price tag and suddenly see "blobby" and "inelegant" because AEs are less expensive.
I must say I always find this putting down of Allen Edmonds here as not being sufficiently elegant to be incomprehensible. So to illustrate my point I thought I would place my Park Avenues side by side with a pair of Edward Green Chelseas on the 202 last:



I have shown them from three slightly different angles as some shots show one pair or the other from a slight angle.
I think people look at the price tag and suddenly see "blobby" and "inelegant" because AEs are less expensive.
As blobby as the Vass F last perhaps?


Just to complete the coup, I thought I would throw in a comparison of the Vass F last with the AE Nr 8 last. The number 8 has a sleeker, more pointed toe profile than the Nr 5 although the difference is subtle.


Lastly, here are AE Nr 8 lasts vs the EG 82 last in C width (with E being medium). Even here the EGs fail to trump the AEs like I thought they would:
