Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread 2018 - News, Pictures, Clothing, Accessories, etc.

[ELClodge]

Sorry to hear it ELClodge,we were gonna celebrate this day each year! What with hs both having black HMs arriving today- I certainly can’t say enough good things about the Liverpools,I dont know your size but they were $200ish on the Bank—anyway here are my HMs that arrived today-love ‘em already! View attachment 941315 View attachment 941316 View attachment 941317 View attachment 941318

Looking good! I have some deep soul searching to do.

 

[orange fury]

Funny you mention the Merrell Moab Vents, as I just picked up this pair from Dick’s the other day! LOL. The Dalton and Higgins Mill, it isn’t, though.

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Yep, same ones I have!

I know there’s better boots out there, but I’ve worn Merrell since I was in Boy Scouts, so I have an attachment to them. I’ve never done extended hikes (weeklong backpacking trips), but they work just fine for some weekend backpacking for me.

 

[YoungSweet]

Received the St. John today. These are definitely natural shell cordovan. Like the shoe a lot and the last fit me well, but they will crease on the cap, because of the design. I can’t find a single flaw that would make them seconds, but they are marked as such.

Took a picture next to the Strand and Cambridge, also in natural shell cordovan.



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Someone keeps winning the lottery ... congrats buddy

 

[YoungSweet]

Brown Central Parks today with a suit. Hope everyone had a good hump day.

 

[cc808314]

I'd guess they were part of the trunk show and built to the wrong spec or something similar, and couldn't be put in stock since there's no standard PN for it.

Yeah, that or maybe the color is slightly darker and the buyer wasn’t happy.

Someone keeps winning the lottery ... congrats buddy

Thanks, especially since I paid the lower seconds prices and the guys on the thread paid full retail for similar make ups during the trunk show. I wish I could find some other colors, as well.

 

[Thomas Crown]

Looking good! I have some deep soul searching to do.

It’s a double edged sword,someone on the thread mentioned recently how often what became the favorite shoe was an almost accidental purchase or something that unexpectedly grows on you-all the same we can get stoked about a shoe but when we get it the expectation isn’t met. With me the LaSalle is a good example of the latter-I love everything about it except how they look on my feet-they look great on other people’s feet but on mine they look like pointy elf shoes! I even got them in chili and still I can’t pull it off! Whereas the Bradley? Golden! Go figure

 

[cc808314]

PSA.
Brand new brown shell Higgins Mills in 7.5D, $375 obo. Same seller that I bought my St Johns from.

https://m.ebay.com/itm/NIB-Allen-Ed...366524?hash=item3d5cd3733c:g:7iEAAOSwMEBaqdid

 

[TresG]

Yep, same ones I have!

I know there’s better boots out there, but I’ve worn Merrell since I was in Boy Scouts, so I have an attachment to them. I’ve never done extended hikes (weeklong backpacking trips), but they work just fine for some weekend backpacking for me.

Admittedly, I’m not an avid hiker myself. I figured I’d take it up with a couple of buddies of mine though (which is why I got them), since it is a form of exercise that’ll break up the monotony of going to the gym.

 

[LLEE]

Anyone have the ‘Vancouver’ boot? Being made in the DR has prevented me from buying it in the past, but I quite like the looks of it. And with the lining, for the price point (clearance) it’s extra tempting for how often boots are needed up here.

 

[Mr. Wonderbeak]

Looks like a nice deal for anyone that can do a 9.5a in the 65....

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/253491488553

 

[2Deuce2]

Brown GMTO Mac’s on Wingtip Wednesday

 

[St Hubbins]

Brown Central Parks today with a suit. Hope everyone had a good hump day.

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Boy those are swell. If I had to dress nicer on a regular basis, I’d be wishing I had a pair. Even now I want them a bit. Great looking shoe.

 

[madhat]

Well, glad I gave it a go. While I didn’t complete strike out, I definitely didn't win the cxl lottery, more like a free large fry on a Mcdonalds Monopoly game.

The box showing up like this didn’t give me a a lot of hope:

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No biggie, and honestly the bit of cxl loose grain doesn’t bother me:

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But I think I’ve decided that the workboot style just doesn’t really work with my build, I just don’t find it to look nearly as well balanced as it does on most people. I’m going to stew it’s over, but I think I’d be better off going another direction (black Liverpool?)

sorry to hear they weren't love at first site. I'm always going to support a Liverpool purchase, but I love the natural edging with the black uppers. The HM is definitely a boot you wear to love. It looks super clunky looking down to my feet, but it's still a neat boot. Definitely sit on them for a week before sending back. Sometimes you begin to see the charm, but if not you know you made the right decision to send back.

Received the St. John today. These are definitely natural shell cordovan. Like the shoe a lot and the last fit me well, but they will crease on the cap, because of the design. I can’t find a single flaw that would make them seconds, but they are marked as such.

Took a picture next to the Strand and Cambridge, also in natural shell cordovan.



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I don't care if they crease on the cap, I would jump on a pair in my size!

Brown Central Parks today with a suit. Hope everyone had a good hump day.

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Great shoe; would rock two sides of Tuesday. This is the trendy stuff AE should be doing. That's from the early 2010s, right?

PSA.
Brand new brown shell Higgins Mills in 7.5D, $375 obo. Same seller that I bought my St Johns from.

https://m.ebay.com/itm/NIB-Allen-Ed...366524?hash=item3d5cd3733c:g:7iEAAOSwMEBaqdid

Whoops. That left boot was mislasted. I wonder where it came from; my understanding is there was only one damaged boot besides mine. This isn't the first pair to pop up, but maybe this is it.

 

[RaiderATO]

Brown Central Parks today with a suit. Hope everyone had a good hump day.

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I wanted these instead of my black PAs, but I got an invite for a buddy's wedding and it said "formal"... so I couldn't hold off on the black cap toes any longer.

 

[madhat]

I wanted these instead of my black PAs, but I got an invite for a buddy's wedding and it said "formal"... so I couldn't hold off on the black cap toes any longer.

Well, if the "why not both?" wasn't an option, why not black? With the right leg opening no one would have probably been the wiser to the beauty underneath!