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Originally Posted by bigbris1
My contact @ EG balked when I asked for the 101. They asked me to order it on a last I know.

They are not going to look good on a different last,I actually tried barksdale on 101 last,they are very narrow shoes so I would be cautious.
 

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Originally Posted by bigbris1
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Originally Posted by forex
G&G has a similar model:

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both these are fugly get the real things and get alden's
 

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
both these are fugly get the real things and get alden's

I have a GTFO image that I am too lazy to post right now.
 

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Originally Posted by Master-Classter
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I once passed up a pair of AEs in that style for $4 in great shape in my size becuase I thought they were one of the ugliest designs of shoes I had ever seen in person. My opinion has not changed.
 

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Originally Posted by luk-cha
both these are fugly get the real things and get alden's

Dont think Aldens will meet BigB's quality threshold ...
 

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Originally Posted by forex
I have a GTFO image that I am too lazy to post right now.

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Originally Posted by aj_del
Dont think Aldens will meet BigB's quality threshold ...

nothing wrong with the ROI of Alden's plus if you are luky then you can get them in a one of the rarer shell colors - what wrong it that?

both the EG and G&G ones are fine but you cant better the origional IMO
 

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Originally Posted by aj_del
Dont think Aldens will meet BigB's quality threshold ...

You're right. Box isn't fancy enough.
 

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Originally Posted by cptjeff
I once passed up a pair of AEs in that style for $4 in great shape in my size becuase I thought they were one of the ugliest designs of shoes I had ever seen in person. My opinion has not changed.

Ugly and more than a little effeminate too. Horses for courses I suppose, life would be dull if we all looked the same, and if we didn't on occasion have the chance to inwardly chuckle at a complete stranger in the airport and think 'what the **** has he got on his feet?'
 

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Brooks has the Alden version on clearance for $199 but something about the pics makes me think this is the reason for the stereotypical view of this style shoe. The EG version just looks more soph.
 

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Originally Posted by bigbris1
Brooks has the Alden version on clearance for $199 but something about the pics makes me think this is the reason for the stereotypical view of this style shoe. The EG version just looks more soph.


if you do consider the alden get it is shell, dont mess about with calf
 

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