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[bespoken pa]

 

[tifosi]



$2,000???

 

[bespoken pa]

Ummmm....cricketts.

 

[tifosi]



Ummmm....cricketts.

 

[Shawnc]

Anyone ever send suede shoes/boots to Alden for restoration? If so, was it worth it? I'm fairly new to suede and just wondering if they do anything to clean up and refinish the suede.

 

[csmitty]

Picked up my DC cap toes this afternoon. Wonderful shade. Not to dark and should age nicely. Here's a quick shot from the unboxing. Had them held at the UPS store.

 

[stevefok]

Picked up my DC cap toes this afternoon. Wonderful shade. Not to dark and should age nicely. Here's a quick shot from the unboxing. Had them held at the UPS store.

Very nice shade of Cigar! Congrats Carl! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Beatlegeuse]



Picked up my DC cap toes this afternoon. Wonderful shade. Not to dark and should age nicely. Here's a quick shot from the unboxing. Had them held at the UPS store.

Enlarged the pic for you so I could see it better on my phone, these look great!

 

[Roguls]



Yes, I'm talking about the broguing. It's off by a good margin - at least .3" if not more (I just eyeballed it). 

Unless you are a master woodworker, there's no way you "eyeballed" 3/10th of an inch. True masters I've seen use 1/4" or 1/2" as their benchmarks.

The shoes are fine, keep them, wear them for 25 years, and report back.

 

[specialk0449]

Kathy emailed me on Tuesday to say my 10D Cigar Captoe boots had arrived. I called her and paid for them. She shipped them and I received them today. The color is fantastic and I will be wearing these to work tomorrow. Very pleased to be able to get these boots. I

 

[Watchman1]

Kathy emailed me on Tuesday to say my 10D Cigar Captoe boots had arrived. I called her and paid for them. She shipped them and I received them today. The color is fantastic and I will be wearing these to work tomorrow. Very pleased to be able to get these boots. I

DUDE. WHERE. ARE. THE. PICS?

 

[NAMOR]



Unless you are a master woodworker, there's no way you "eyeballed" 3/10th of an inch. True masters I've seen use 1/4" or 1/2" as their benchmarks.

The shoes are fine, keep them, wear them for 25 years, and report back.

spotting dimes, eating onions, eyeballing brogues, i dont know what to believe

 

[ATLVol]

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Picked up my DC cap toes this afternoon. Wonderful shade. Not to dark and should age nicely. Here's a quick shot from the unboxing. Had them held at the UPS store.

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Nice pick up Carl! I will be on the lookout for another pair of DC boots in the ATL.

 

[arrow]

visiting DC for the first time this week for a conference and luckily, my hotel is 2 blocks away from Alden.
Walked into the store and there it was, Cigar captoe in 9E laying on the floor. I've never tried the Grant last before
and I was surprised by how comfortable it is. So my impromptu visit accomplished 2 things - my proper Grant Last size 9E (my usual is 9D Barrie, TB) and to behold the nice cigar shade. I pleaded with Kathy but she said it was just bought by a customer on the list.

Cheers to the gentleman trodding with those boots.

Anyway, this calfskin Grant Last is not too bad either...

 

[epc2]

^^ that one looks like Plaza to me,nice boot by the way.