Battle of the Longwings: Alden vs. Florsheim Limited vs. Allen Edmonds

jrd617 · Nov 11, 2010

There's a new longwing available from Florsheim called the "Veblen". (See: here)

Where does the Florsheim fit in with the Alden 975 and the Allen Edmonds MacNeil?

jrd617 · Nov 11, 2010

More pics of the Veblen:

AntiHero84 · Nov 11, 2010

The Veblen's very interesting. At that price-point it will be hard to pass up, but I wonder how the leather wears over time.

Reevolving · Nov 11, 2010

In that last picture of the Veblens, if you said those were $40 Rockports, people would make note of the cheap looking corrected grain leather.

I love stacked wooden heels, but it may be a bit much going all the way around.
I suppose that's why Veblen is a brilliant name for a luxury shoe, by the way.

TheFoo · Nov 11, 2010

The Florsheim looks like garbage. If the forum can't tell that, there's no hope.

TheFoo · Nov 11, 2010

Originally Posted by Reevolving

I love stacked wooden heels, but it may be a bit much going all the way around.

They aren't wooden. There's no such thing.

rebel222 · Nov 11, 2010

Originally Posted by mafoofan

They aren't wooden. There's no such thing.

+1. I hate when people say that; however, some dutch clogs are wooden.

jrd617 · Nov 11, 2010

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The Florsheim looks like garbage. If the forum can't tell that, there's no hope.
Excluding color, they're more similar to the Alden's than the AE's are. In regards to the garbage, are you talking about the leather quality? I'm still unsure if they're CG or just highly polished.

jrd617 · Nov 11, 2010

Originally Posted by Reevolving

In that last picture of the Veblens, if you said those were $40 Rockports, people would make note of the cheap looking corrected grain leather. I love stacked wooden heels, but it may be a bit much going all the way around. I suppose that's why Veblen is a brilliant name for a luxury shoe, by the way.
Do you think they'll make someone look like a "sharp GQ/Esquire guy"?

TheFoo · Nov 11, 2010

Originally Posted by jrd617

Excluding color, they're highly reminiscent of the Alden's. Are you talking about the leather quality? I'm still unsure if they're CG or just highly polished.

The shape, the finishing, the leather: all garbage.

jrd617 · Nov 11, 2010

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The shape, the finishing, the leather: all garbage.

Have you recused yourself from the poll due to your "one shoe" bias?

cioni2k · Nov 11, 2010

Alden FTW

Master Squirrel · Nov 11, 2010

I demand an animation of these shoes in a cage match!

Aldens FTW.

SkinnyGoomba · Nov 11, 2010

I pose to ban anyone from this forum that thinks a stacked heel is made from wood.

voxsartoria · Nov 11, 2010

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The Florsheim looks like garbage. If the forum can't tell that, there's no hope.

Originally Posted by mafoofan

The shape, the finishing, the leather: all garbage.

Originally Posted by Manton

Florsheim Kenmoor is the best value RTW shoe there is. You have to appreciate the American Gunboat style, which not everyone does.

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