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  1. lemmy127

    RANCOURT & Co. Shoes - Made in Maine

    Anyone make up a custom order with the white ("pearl") nubuck before? I'm thinking about getting an Eastport with that and the wheeled welt, since the writing is on the wall that Alden won't ever make a white suede LHS again, and was hoping to see it on something other than the product photos...
  3. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Interesting, this has never happened to me, despite selling quite a few pairs of shell AE, Alden, and Carmina. Maybe 13B or 11UK isn't an appealing size to scam a seller over.
  4. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    I haven't chimed in here in about six months, but from the perspective of a guy that's basically exclusively interested in (non-plain toe) bluchers and loafers, discontinuing the MacNeil and Patriot and then introducing these sneakers is, to me, like Baskin Robbins getting rid of mint chocolate...
  5. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    I miss Trader Joe's so much. It was only a four minute drive from my place in Wisconsin. Now, the closest one to me is a 62 minute drive away. Once this is all over, I'm going to have to make a trip with a big cooler. Beef and broccoli is my absolute favorite.
  6. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Seemingly every shoemaker other than Allen Edmonds, Alden, and Rancourt: There aren't enough of you for us to care about you, so you narrow width people can just wear D width with some heel pads or thicker socks or something. Who cares that your feet will still ping pong around inside the shoe...
  7. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Calf, without a doubt. Edit: The biggest thing is that shell doesn't crease, it "rolls". So at flex points in the leather, you'll never see the fine (or not fine if it has loose grain) wrinkles. It will look like this instead. There's other, more subtle differences, like shell cordovan will...
  8. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Honestly, if you just upload a few photos of them, we should be able to identify if they're shell or not based on the pictures alone. Once you have an eye for it, the only thing that can fool you is a glossy pair of unworn corrected grain leather... which the Mora wasn't made in.
  9. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    I'm glad I resisted the temptation to get these when they were available in my size this weekend. My wife got a phone call last night that all her shifts for the next month are cancelled. Who would have thought that a health care worker would be furloughed right now? The hospital is trying to...
  10. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    I don't think I've ever commented on it, but your work is always phenomenal, including on this pair. That said, the original color was beautiful too. Was that coffee?
  11. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    I don't know, man. Those look like seconds to me. You should demand a remake so some other poor soul can wear those ones.
  12. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Rest of the new standard model shell shoes and boots are up! Park Avenues, Strands, Higgins Mill, Dalton have all four... black, burgundy, brown, and chili. Grayson, Randolph, Leeds, Cambridge, and belts in black, burgundy, and brown.
  13. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    This might have been mentioned already (I didn't see it though), but chili shell Park Avenues, brown shell Graysons, black shell Graysons, brown shell Cambridges, and black shell Cambridges are all available for ordering on AE's website now.
  14. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Take up Illini basketball fandom since they're halfway decent for the first time in about a decade?
  15. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    This is the only way I'd consider buying AE sneakers. You specialize in having widths other companies don't, give me some 13B sneakers. Right now, the only sneakers I own that aren't D width are (thankfully) my running shoes. My basketball shoes, cycling shoes, flip flops, and two pairs of every...
  16. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Looks just like the infamous Eagle County with a different sole. Pre-First Avenues and in the good old days with free-for-all MTOs in the custom thread, that was a boot made up dozens of ways at dirt cheap prices.
  17. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Thought I found a steal on eBay until I saw the photos of the heels... I freely admit that I rarely use a shoe horn, but I at least always use a finger to make sure I don't destroy the heel counter like this.
  18. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    Yes. I kept putting it off and putting it off this weekend, then I was about to call the LA store (since they were the only ones still open) and stopped myself for some reason. I'm glad I had that premonition of sorts, as we found out a few hours ago that our home warranty won't cover about $500...
  19. lemmy127

    THE OFFICIAL ALDEN THREAD FOR 2020 - SHARE REVIEWS, SIZING, ADVICE, AND PHOTOS.

    Since everyone else is yanking your chain... there is no Alden "specialist" on eBay like dabondo1 is for Allen Edmonds. I would imagine StyleForum's own styleforum*namor is the close to, if not, the highest volume seller of Alden on eBay, but his current stock of 91 pairs of Aldens pales in...
  20. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    I need to sneak in my order still. Gonna go with a snuff Grayson, antique flat welt, and either single v-tread or single butyl sole. I can just call any retail, non-outlet location, right? Or can I call an outlet too? If I can, I’d like to give my business to Charleston for all their help lately!
  21. lemmy127

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2020 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

    IMO, the Rancourt is much more casual with the moc toe being separate pieces of leather sewn together rather than a raised stitch along a single piece of leather. So I think the Randolph has a broader range of clothing formality that it can work with than the Rancourt. And, as much as I love my...
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