Shell Cordovan AE Park Avenue

Anyone ever see these before? Is it a one off model? My max bid was $153.

Yeah they should start making those again considering the PA is AEs most popular model, maybe in the future they will start making them again.

Allen Edmonds will make any model in shell for a surcharge.

Yeah, special order. What did they end up selling for?

I saw these on ebay. Here is my problem with cap toe Shell cordovan shoes: The "shell" look does not fit the dressy look of cap toes. I have a pair of aldens, and when they wrinkle they look too casual.

True, but I think they cost at least $625 and you can't get seconds, so makes them a bit pricey.

they made shell park avenues? nice.

I wouldn't say they look too casual, but that's just my opinion. I would love to get a pair in black shell as well. My #8's look fine to me as long as I keep the bloom off them.



After picking up my latest purchases from my cobbler, (getting sole protectors and heel taps on 4 new pair) he threw in a bunch of freebies for my continuing patronization. One of the odd things he threw into the bags was a large foam buffing pad he was raving about how quick it put a shine on shoes. I figured it was just a simple piece of foam that would thin the wax out with friction and heat, and help create a shine.

Getting it home, I gave it a try on my brown plain toed bal's and was surprised to see that the foam, although feeling dry, was actually impregnated with a bit of oil ( mink oil) and quickly put a gloss on the shoes. It worked even better on all my black pair, really enriching the depth and inkiness of the black color. It did a great job on eliminating the bloom I find on my cordovans as well. But I'll wait and see if it turns into a dust magnet, and ends up in the trash or not.

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Yeah, special order. What did they end up selling for?

$174

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