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Really like that shade of snuff!
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The Official Alden Thread for 2018 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.
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Really like that shade of snuff!
madhat
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Choco Tankers today
I love me some u-tips...
Starting the day strong guys! I'd jump all over every single one of these!
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So do I, and from what we understand, getting that shade is just luck of the draw.
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Those are straight Fire!
Gents:
I bought a lovely pair of Color 8 tanker boots last week. Within 3 uses, I have had some lines develop across the boots (see images below). I am of course fine with these boots showing some wear, but this extent seems a bit odd and for some reason only appears on the left boot.
Is this normal wear for such a boot? If so, are there any fixes in terms of maintenance (e.g. I have read about an Abbeyhorn deer bone can work on shell). Might this wear be attributable to the left boot being a little small? My left foot is larger than my right, which oftentimes makes finding a good fit a challenge.
Please let me know your thoughts.
I bought a lovely pair of Color 8 tanker boots last week. Within 3 uses, I have had some lines develop across the boots (see images below). I am of course fine with these boots showing some wear, but this extent seems a bit odd and for some reason only appears on the left boot.
Is this normal wear for such a boot? If so, are there any fixes in terms of maintenance (e.g. I have read about an Abbeyhorn deer bone can work on shell). Might this wear be attributable to the left boot being a little small? My left foot is larger than my right, which oftentimes makes finding a good fit a challenge.
Please let me know your thoughts.
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Those are rolls associated with wear. These are shell and have a lot of oil that comes to the surface with time. You can reduce the whiteness by brushing them after each wear. It will come back, and so you will brush again. It is one of the properties of shell.
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Choco Tankers today
I love me some u-tips...
U-tip is nice and shines like crazy diamond
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Yup - yours are exactly the ones I think about...
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A couple of new arrivals...
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I am seeing a lot of Alden for JCrew Collab waxed Longwing Bluchers Wing Tips in tobacco for sale on the secondary market. Can anyone enlighten me with regards to what they mean by waxed and second was there an issue with this shoe since obviously J Crew did not sell them all? They all have a black stripe marked on the insole. There are some decent prices but I don't want to buy a shoe with an issue. Thank you in advance for your response.
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Does anyone know what last the short wing wingtip is built over?
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The black stripe is just there so they can't be returned to a JCrew store i believe.
My best guess on why there are so many pair available is because the color is not the standard Alden color and is offered in Tobacco instead.
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They were probably bought in large quantities by poachers who pounced on the pricing mistakes J Crew has had in the past and are flipping them.
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