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Ahab · Oct 9, 2009

Originally Posted by rick

sorry guys my camera died so i had to use the cell phone. should be able to post more fit pics tonight.

Thank you! I like them both. From this angle the jump boot looks better but I think the NST probably looks better from all angles. And I do not normally like NST's.

jolla · Oct 9, 2009

Originally Posted by beowolf

Yea, I have spent so much over the years on cheap $100 shoes and having them look like crap in no time. I want a good long lasting pair of shoes that I can wear to work in an office and even with some jeans.

Definitely. What is cool about these boots is that you can really dial in their "dressiness" with the way you polish them. They look great all roughed up, but it's easy to take them to another level with some polish on the toes.

beowolf · Oct 9, 2009

Yea, i am really considering them. I have to see how things go next week.

Aerium · Oct 9, 2009

Originally Posted by beowolf

I agree with you. I am saving my pennies now. I went to the Alden Store in DC and fell in love with these: http://mysite.verizon.net/jaigo/4060.jpg

I want them now.

i have a pair of these from leathersoul. plaza instead of the grant last, which i think the dc store carries. have closeups somewhere in this thread. this shows the silhouette of the boot pretty well though i think.

beowolf · Oct 9, 2009

very nice. Yea, the DC store had the grant last.

Aerium · Oct 9, 2009

^bradkid has a pair of the 4060s. he wore them w/ a geller suit the other day in waywt. they're nice, but the look of toebox bothers me. i prefer the sleekness of the plaza, but to each his own.

jolla · Oct 9, 2009

Originally Posted by Aerium

^bradkid has a pair of the 4060s. he wore them w/ a geller suit the other day in waywt. they're nice, but the look of toebox bothers me. i prefer the sleekness of the plaza, but to each his own.

Those are really nice, Aerium. I go back and forth between wanting the Plaza or the Grant, but the fact that LSH is out of plaza cap-toe makes the decision pretty easy.

Fit pics coming when my 4060's arrive in a few days.

martjc786 · Oct 10, 2009

what cut are those jeans aerium? i wear apc NS with my indys, and i feel like im wearing clown shoes.

Aerium · Oct 10, 2009

^acne mic's. note that plaza is sleaker than trubalance, so i'm not sure how they'd look with indy's. 7.8" leg opening iirc. not sure where tape is atm.

jolla · Oct 10, 2009

Originally Posted by martjc786

what cut are those jeans aerium? i wear apc NS with my indys, and i feel like im wearing clown shoes.

I always wore my rescues with my indy's, but am looking to get some NS and hopefully they look decent with my 4060's. Do you have any fit pics of the NS and Indy? I'm worried about the same thing (clown shoes) with that combo. Thanks!

martjc786 · Oct 10, 2009

Originally Posted by jolla

I always wore my rescues with my indy's, but am looking to get some NS and hopefully they look decent with my 4060's. Do you have any fit pics of the NS and Indy? I'm worried about the same thing (clown shoes) with that combo. Thanks!

apc NS + indy boot

jolla · Oct 10, 2009

Originally Posted by martjc786

apc NS + indy boot

I don't think they look bad, martjc, but I kinda see what you're saying about the mis-proportion. The NS's look good with their wear, though!

foxnwolf · Oct 10, 2009

i got a pair of blutcher cordovan shoes. where the leather bends on top when i walk pinches the top of my foot. hurts like hell..

is there another alden cordovan style that won't do this?

jolla · Oct 11, 2009

Originally Posted by rick

i have both the nst and the jumper boots both are great but i have to say the nst is the best of the bunch.

So, for an interesting twist... I had ordered the Cap-toes from The Shoe Mart a couple days ago, but I really wanted the NST, I just didn't want the wait. Well, I just went onto the Shoe Mart website and noticed they put a bunch of boots up there including the NST in #8--ORDERED!!! Not sure what last it's on, but looks like it could actually be Aberdeen--see the attachments.

Also, wow, the NST in Ravello--SO HOT, but I really need something in #8.

The Shoe Mart new boot styles.

jolla · Oct 11, 2009

Originally Posted by foxnwolf

i got a pair of blutcher cordovan shoes. where the leather bends on top when i walk pinches the top of my foot. hurts like hell..

is there another alden cordovan style that won't do this?

Which shoe is it specifically? Sounds like either the size/width are wrong for you or the last doesn't agree with your foot shape.

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