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FS: Alden Indy Boots 10EE, FREE Alden boot cream and mink oil!


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Here are a pair of the classic Alden 405s, better known as Indy Boots. I had my heart set on a pair of 405s and I purchased them despite the last not being compatible with my feet. Bad idea. I sent them to my cobbler to have the toe boxes stretched after a week: a month later I sent them back to Alden to be relasted from 10.5 C/E to 10 E/EE. I wore them another month and then put them away.

The left toe box is soft and pliable at the side and the vamp on the left foot is creased due to the stretching (both by my cobbler and my bones), so the leather there is soft. The right boot has regular creasing and wear. Both shoes have scuff marks. Soles and heels are in excellent condition: very little evidence of wear down there. These are the classic 405s so the lining is cotton duck. I've also applied a few coats of mink oil to soften and darken the leather, which I think is a much cooler look.

I no longer have the original box, so instead I'll throw in a 4oz tub of mink oil (about 1/3 to 1/2 full) and a 4oz tub of Alden Fine Boot Cream (Neutral), about 2/3rds of the way full.

$270 > 260 > 245 > 220 > 190 shipped CONUS. International shipping will cost extra. I will consider all reasonable offers so please feel free to PM me.

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^how do they fit compared to redwings?...

I don't own any Redwings, but the trubalance last runs about half a size large so this size 10 would fit if your true size is 10.5. This is extra-wide, one measure beyond wide, so make sure your feet have the girth to fill these boots.

For more questions take a look at styleforum's Alden thread and search indy boots, 405, or trubalance

EDIT: Keep in mind shipping from San Francisco to Europe is pretty expensive. I looked up an estimate on USPS and for a flat-rate medium box it looks about $40 dollars to most countries (minus 15, since that's what I would have paid for domestic shipping anyway). Don't mean to discourage you, just something to keep in mind!

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^how do they fit compared to redwings?...

I don't own any Redwings, but the trubalance last runs about half a size large so this size 10 would fit if your true size is 10.5. This is extra-wide, one measure beyond wide, so make sure your feet have the girth to fill these boots.

For more questions take a look at styleforum's Alden thread and search indy boots, 405, or trubalance

EDIT: Keep in mind shipping from San Francisco to Europe is pretty expensive. I looked up an estimate on USPS and for a flat-rate medium box it looks about $40 dollars to most countries (minus 15, since that's what I would have paid for domestic shipping anyway). Don't mean to discourage you, just something to keep in mind!

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