The Official Alden Thread for 2024 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

[Humpty_Dumpty_Rises]

Ravello for WTW.


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Beautiful Brogues. Well kept

 

[jellyroller]

My latest acquisition - dark brown suede LHS (6245F). I recently bought a pair of snuff suede LHS (6243F) and loved them so much I decided I needed a dark brown pair. My snuff pair is 8D and they fit well with some heel slip. They fit very well at first but stretched a bit. Decided to try out a half size down to 7.5D on the dark brown pair and I can already tell it’s a superior fit for me. I’m 8.5 Brannock, so it turns out that I have to size down a full size on the Van last. I know that’s not unheard of, but the conventional wisdom is to size down a half size from TTS on the Van last. Feet are weird.

 

[Coldsnap]

How does Snuff Suede handle heavy rain? I walk to work and it's pretty common for the tips of my shoes to get constant rain. My reverse chamois indys hold up just fine in this condition due to how oily and neppy it is. But I was wondering if Snuff Suede also would, maybe it's best I go with CXL for this makeup.