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Nice collection G. You have wayyy more shoes than me. Including the Clark Wallabees, I have maybe 5 pair of shoes total (2 of which are running shoes). I'll post a pic lined up one day (in the "other kindsa shoes" section)…you guys will get a good laugh.

Giles

@Beatle:

love the suede chukkas - what's the color called - brown ? I don't think they make these anymore…

Come in 2 colours, take a look here:

http://www.aldenshop.com/DrawOneShoe.asp?CategoryID=66

Giles

@shubharamani:

Nice collection G. You have wayyy more shoes than me. Including the Clark Wallabees, I have maybe 5 pair of shoes total (2 of which are running shoes). I'll post a pic lined up one day (in the "other kindsa shoes" section)…you guys will get a good laugh.

When the Indys turned up, Paula was heard to mutter to Demitra, "Imelda Fucking Marcos - she's got nothing on Giles"

Beatle

also - if you compare the chukka with the Indy - would you agree this one runs a tad smaller as well ?

Giles

@Beatle:

also - if you compare the chukka with the Indy - would you agree this one runs a tad smaller as well ?

Chukkas are a tad tighter than the Indys. I bought both at 10E (US) on the basis I am more likely to want to wear thicker socks with the Indys. G

Beatle

thanks…that makes sense...so .5 size up , it is

Beatle

for giles

alden indy, vintage indy, snuff suede indy russell moc
clarks beeswax and suede tan

Giles

Loving the suede snuff indy…

LandoCal126 0

@Giles:

Loving the suede snuff indy…

I gotta agree! I am also loving the Vintage Indy. I really need to get myself one of those models in the future.

Giles, awesome Alden collection. Very nice! BUT two comments.

First, these need some lovin'. I mean cordovan really doesn't require a lot of care but those shoes would look MUCH better with some TLC applied.

Try to contact Mr. Borggreve from Berlin. He is the expert in shoe concerns. Gives seminars, has a shoe cleaning service and sells the very best products. Seriously cool fellow, too. I met him personally. He mixed up some special shoe polish for me on his stove and I bought some Yak and goat hair brushes and a bunch of polishes from him. He gives you straight no BS advice and won't sell you stuff you don't need (unless you want it like I did). Tell him Till sent you.
http://www.der-feine-auftritt.de/xtcommerce/shop_content.php?coID=6&XTCsid=38db55be248aa1b9afc6dd42588ee740

Second, loafers for funerals are a faux pas, I'd say. They are open shoes and don't have the dignity required for funerals. The lace-ups would be a better choice even if they are not black. but I am picky on these things while others might not care.

My favorite from the line up are the suede chukkas. Extremely nice. Much higher quality than Clark's or various other chukka models.

Till

Giles

Here are my Indies after a 10 mile hike up and around Table Mountain.

OMG Giles…I would be sooo sad ! Are you bummed that you scuffed them up ?

Giles

@shubharamani:

OMG Giles…I would be sooo sad ! Are you bummed that you scuffed them up ?

No, they're boots, they're meant to be used and abused, I bought them to do a job and they did it brilliantly.

Beatle

yap, wear them and don't think about it***

mvb

Aye they look even better, now they have some character!

Shoes in the picture look good. But when I went to a shoe store in Chicago the other day, I looked at a pair of Indys (leather sole) and they didn't do anything for me. Perhaps it's because I'm used to their cordovan stuff so the normal leather just feels flimsy. Then I tried on a pair of chukka boots. Color (rust, not the dark brown and not the tan, in between) was GORGEOUS! Quality of leather was beautiful. However, they had not the slightest backstay (heel reinforcement). That made them feel really strange on the foot and not very stable to walk in. Rolling over the heel just didn't feel right. Not a round movement and no stability. Very different from Clarks chukkas. Too bad. The color and leather were to die for.

Till

DougNg

Regardless if they're overdone or not, I got myself another pair of Red Wing Gentleman Travellers. This time with the Moc Toe in Black Cherry.

These boots just work for me

I've had these for six months now

LandoCal126 0

Overdone for good reason! Nice pick up Doug.

deadendpro

^ what kind of type 1 jacket is that in your pictures giles??? looks sweet!

and gentleman travellers are awesome, great choice (again) mr. Doug!

DougNg

I just got back a nice wad of cash from my tax return…already some of it is put away to buy my gf's son an IHS-08 for his birthday (I'd get him a pair of jeans, but his mom insists on cleaning his jeans after every wear and that would drive me nuts)...and wanted to get something for myself

I was going to get a pair of the Alden Indy's in Chromexel, but I really prefer the color on these after I put on a secondary coat of black shoe cream on them...the style is similar enough to the Indy's that I won't convince myself anytime soon that I need a pair of Indy's

I love the GT's...Chromexel leather and they break in sooooo nice...and I only paid $210 for them shipped

These will be stomping through the rainforests of Puerto Rico in two weeks!

Thanks for the compliments, guys

How my 9011's look after a few months and a couple coats of black shoe cream

In direct sunlight, without the black coat, they look a lot like clown shoes because they're such a bright red. This works better for me, and it has been my all time favorite color long before I got the boots or the idea to "overdye" them

IHM-37-KHA - Oiled Whipcord N1 Deck Jacket - Khaki - Now Live

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