ALDEN

[tmg]

^ they look good! Is leather oil, Obenaufs or similar, the recommended treatment for Indy's? I've had mine for a couple of months and they're now looking in need of some care, but I was concerned that whatever I used would colour the stitching or sole edge.

[Guest]

Gents:
I Recently procured two pair of stock Alden cap-toes (style# 2160 and 972). Given that my place of work is on the casual side, I took them to my cobbler to customize and "dress them down." I had him strip the black edges for a more neutral edge, apply exposed brass eyelets, and apply a rubber half sole. Here are some pics:

2160 Before:

2160 After:

972 Before:

972 After:

[Finn666]

wow ??? …way way better imo! love the transformation of both of them. looks like you´ve got a great cobbler in your town as well. super well done

[madmonday]

Pigs may fly this year, I agree with @Finn666

Great looking shoes & ballsy move to do that to the shoes

[tmg]

That's a great improvement, and I know some prefer the black edge, but I think the natural edge always looks classier

[tigerpac]

Circling back, whiskeys with some wear on em.  Happy Friday everybody

[louisbosco]

for some reason i can't load the image… @tigerpac

[Guest]

Just kopped these #8 NST's from Leffot.

[tmg]

Beautiful shoes, plan to get some of the NST boots at some point as I really like that style

[tigerpac]

Can everybody else see that pic from the prior post?  Coming up on my screen… hmm

[madmonday]

Can see it away from work.

When I'm at work I can't see it.

Nice shoes by the way.

Anyone preorder the LeatherSoul  x SelfEdge Aldens?

[veloaudio]

MM, you can't ask that without providing a link [emoji1]

[madmonday]

u right,

http://leathersoul.com/2015/08/10/alden-shoe-lsxse-ii-pre-order/

is the best I can do at the moment. . .

[tmg]

Wish I'd known about that earlier, would have been sorely tempted to join

[veloaudio]

^this

[madmonday]

Yeah it's a shame. I didn't see anything about them either until I was on the Leather Soul site trolling for a pair of boots.

I see a lot of very similar make-ups from Japan town, but they are usually as expensive as a virgin in a whore house.

[louisbosco]

@tigerpac:

Can everybody else see that pic from the prior post?  Coming up on my screen… hmm

i do wonder why i can't. it has that similar no entry sign..

[tigerpac]

Weird… sorry

[Guest]

Recently k0pped these Alden 990's (and customized a bit):

[tmg]

Stripped edges and brass eyelets? Definite improvement if so, and makes them look more like the expensive handmade shoes that they are. For me, black edges are synonymous with generic mass-produced shoes, and would never be my choice, however I would allow that they have their place with formal dress shoes of a certain type.