Official Alden Shoes & Boots Thread

[M4TM]

^^ damn, i'm a 9.0 in trubalance.... those will prolly be too snug right?

[edmond]

DEPENDS ON YOUR FEET MAN I WEAR 9E on tru balance these fits fine but i can wear thick socks with em

[Happy Hooligan]

mmmmm... I'm thinking of selling my Indy 403 9D (pg 2) to get me some wingtips.

Anyone interested? pm me...

I have a buddy who's looking for a pair of indy's in that size. PM what you want for them...

[airfrogusmc]

405s after 10+ years and still going strong

[Pavlov's Bell]

Anyone have details on those cap toe boots posted like 2-3 pages back?

[airfrogusmc]

Sorry for the high jack if you're looking for some cool cap toes check theses 1910-1940 USMC service shoes from WWII Impressions. I know not Aldens but a nice alternative.

[LandoCal126]

Anyone have details on those cap toe boots posted like 2-3 pages back?

http://www.leathersoulhawaii.com/2011/02/03/the-ultimate-jumper-boot-lsw-lsbh/

[djarrow]

405s after 10+ years and still going strong

Amazing! 10 years of wear! +++ REP

I only learned about Aldens about 3 years ago...Much to learn...

[airfrogusmc]

Amazing! 10 years of wear! +++ REP

I only learned about Aldens about 3 years ago...Much to learn...

Thanks for the rep. These have been incredible boots. 10 years and just getting good and broken in.

[ipkus.]

Since Lando asked me to put them up here

Ultimate Indy Boots - 3 Years - Never Cleaned

[ipkus.]

also questioning what i should treat them with^

any ideas greatly appreciated

[epauletshop]

also questioning what i should treat them with^

any ideas greatly appreciated

After cleaning them with a damp towel/ rag, I would suggest using Pecards or Obenauf's. Ps, those things look thrashed! You will surely enjoy them even more once you treat them. Can't wait to see their outcome...

[nicolnicolnicol]

Alden for unionmade white suede chukkas

some red brick soles

Decided to give this pair a light tan dye..

[dranoelsy]

anybody know when alden changed their logo?

[choice]

Does Alden have a chamois oxford without moctoe stitching? I'm looking for something similar to the Foss tugger boot to slap a vibram sole on.

[david3558]

This is updated:

[ericdw]

Anyone have any experience with the roughout leather that alden is using for the context roy?

[joelz]

nice david! can you get profile shots at some point?

[david3558]

Actually, I can. Haha - no time this week, but I'll get around to it.

[djarrow]

my first foray into Alden suede...

Snuff/Rust Suede Flexwelt Chukka (UnionMade)

(Thanks Jason!)

[Notice]

where do you guys normally get your aldens?

Here in singapore, i dont think we have a local retailer for them.

[M4TM]

SG is close enough to HK... try Tassels : http://www.tassels.com.hk/en/index.php

and xpost :

nu shooz :

Alden #8 unlined dovers for Tassels, barrie last. summer shoes for work. unlined cordovan - so sized down 1/2 from normal.

[M4TM]

btw - a cool thing about the unlined cordovan is that on some pairs, you can see the horween stamp! the pair i tried on in my "true" barrie size had a nice stamp on the tongue similar to :

but unfortunately, i had to size down and the pair I got doesn't have a stamp. just a geeky thing, but i thought it was cool.

[superbeveridge]

I have a pair of Alden Roy boots I bout about a year ago and have been wearing them to death. I am taking them in for a resole at my local cobbler soon (probably a vibram sole oif some sort, the crepe didn't last long enough) and I was hoping to get the inner heel fixed. When I got the boots they fit perfectly but they stretched a lot and I wore a hole in the inner right hand heel. Does anyone have any experience with having this repaired? I was thinking all it would take is a nice soft piece of leatrher and some bonding agent but I have no idea.

[Ambivalence]

alden indy 405/403??

and how do you size them?

am wearing clarks beewax db us 8

[FENWAY]

Snuff suede boots...

[superbeveridge]

Took my Alden Roy boots to get resoled and have some repairs done. Really pleased with the outcome. They buffed them to a high sheen which I am not in love with but don't mind... it will wear off quickly the way I wear my boots.

They had to build a proper heel

I was wearing through the inner heel because the boots stretched out so they glued and sewed in a piece of leather on the inside to cover the holes.

[wonderwall]

Hey superbeveridge, I'm also from t.o, so I was wondering where you went for your resoling. I'm guessing either novelty or shoe therapy? Mind telling me how much the resoling ran you?

Lastly… have you ever seen any flat waxed laces for sale in the GTA? Thanks in advance!!

[superbeveridge]

Dont go to Novelty. They suck. I went to Nicks Shoe Repair on Dupont. They are the best in the city hands down. No idea where to get flat waxed laces. You can always buy no waxed and waxed them yourself.

[ThinFinn]

^great resole job on those roys...though i would like to see some flat wax laces on these