I just received these today. They are indeed on the Barrie last (so go down half a size) and they’re a couple shades darker than the stock photo on J.Crew’s website. J.Crew also describes them as waxy, but the leather is more soft than oily.
I also hear that a suede version [...]
J.Crew has begun to update its website with new items for February, and local stores should be receiving goods in now. In addition to several great looking shirts, ties, and shorts, there are also shoes and boots from Alden, denim from Levi’s, classic Persol sunglasses, and a number of other accessories. The [...]
Brooks Brothers sent out a mailer today pointing to a new section on their site for information on their shoes, Peal and Co, and a flash diagram showing the basic anatomy of an Alden shell cordovan shoe. If you’re still unfamiliar with basic terminology and shoe care, it’s a good page to check out. [...]
An early Christmas gift… for myself. :)
This particular Alden branded wallet is made from shell cordovan and is big enough to hold about 2-3 dollars in change. I’m usually fumbling around my pockets for change when I’m picking stuff up at the market, and hopefully this will help. They’re available at Blackbird, along [...]
For no particular good reason, I tend to only wear my black shoes during the colder months.
Alden chukkas and bluchers on the Plaza last.
Conveniently, Blackbird has just posted some new black Alden boots on their site a few minutes ago, which are a better made version of the plain #306 stock model. [...]
I just spotted these at Brown’s.
Nice! It’s too bad the cost on Alden’s overseas is exorbitant though.
Alden is adding a few new versions of their Indy boots to their regular stock catalog this winter and Leffot was able to get a few samples ahead of time: http://blog.leffot.com/2009/09/29/three-little-indy-ans/
Longtime Alden fans will probably see the similarities between the new models and existing custom models made for Leather Soul and Alden of [...]
I have decent sized list of custom shoes that I’d like Alden to make for me, should I ever get the opportunity. Three in my list would include: navy suede chukka boots, navy suede wingtips, and navy suede bluchers, all on the Plaza last with flex welts. The Japanese store Silver & Gold ordered up [...]
Context is now selling a special version of Alden’s #309 work boot which they’re calling the “Roy Boot“. These look great, but I only wish these were on the Trubalance last instead of the Barrie.
While on mention of Horween leathers, what do I spy in this image? Many and many pairs of shoes in cigar and whiskey shell cordovan sitting in Alden’s factory. It’s part of a scan of a special edition magazine called “All About USA” put out between Popeye (a Japanese clothing magazine) and Beams [...]
Context is now carrying custom tanker boots from Alden. What makes these different from other versions is the pull tab on each, and that these are made from a special oiled calfskin instead of shell cordovan. It’s too bad for me that these were made on the Barrie last (which does not fit me well). [...]