My black Park Avenue took months to break into, but putting shoe trees in them helped. My two Fifth Avenues were half a size down (9 was a little large) but it's pinching my toes a little but broken into pretty fast. My Strands didn't need any break-in at all. So I guess it all depends.
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- brianious
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- blue dragon
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Make sure you know what your favourite last is...
After that, its easy to order
https://www.allenedmonds.com/discover/s ... lasts.html
After that, its easy to order
https://www.allenedmonds.com/discover/s ... lasts.html
- andyyuen
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- May 14, 2005
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- Markham
did you go instore to figure what your "last" is?blue dragon wrote: ↑ Make sure you know what your favourite last is...
After that, its easy to order
https://www.allenedmonds.com/discover/s ... lasts.html
kinda hard from just the pictures
- Brea
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Also shoes lack the comfort and worse for your foot...Spaceballs wrote: ↑ I have Aldo, lasted 5 years. Hush Puppies 8 years. All below 100$. Are you guys running with those shoes or what?
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- blue dragon
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- JC69
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Different priorities I guess. I’m the same, since my hush puppies are extremely comfortable, required no break in, and look exactly like designer shoes there’s zero point in spending 4 times as much on another pair when 99% of the population can’t tell the difference anyway.Spaceballs wrote: ↑ I have Aldo, lasted 5 years. Hush Puppies 8 years. All below 100$. Are you guys running with those shoes or what?
- unshavenyak
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- Germany
I bought a pair of Mora 2.0s and Park Avenues 4 years ago from Rego when they were on sale for $300 each. They still look brand new and that’s with one polishing a month.
The nice thing about leather soled shoes like AEs is that you can get any cobbler to re-sole them. If you take care of the rest of the shoe, you can easily get a decade out of them. You can’t do that with a rubberized cheap shoe like Aldos.
Thanks OP, in for a bourbon belt to match my Loras.
The nice thing about leather soled shoes like AEs is that you can get any cobbler to re-sole them. If you take care of the rest of the shoe, you can easily get a decade out of them. You can’t do that with a rubberized cheap shoe like Aldos.
Thanks OP, in for a bourbon belt to match my Loras.
- cPadfoot
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Tempting, already got walnut strands but in the market for a black dress shoe.
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- spena
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Keep in mind that a reputable cobbler may charge you as much as the cost a brand new Aldo shoes when servicing a re-sole.unshavenyak wrote: ↑
The nice thing about leather soled shoes like AEs is that you can get any cobbler to re-sole them. If you take care of the rest of the shoe, you can easily get a decade out of them. You can’t do that with a rubberized cheap shoe like Aldos.
- Spaceballs
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I always buy a inner sole for my shoes (except sport shoes).
- unshavenyak
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- goat
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Anecdotal, of course, because i can only speak on my experience
My Hush Puppies lasted me tops 3 year, and when i threw them out they were way past the point of no return.
I sold my AE's after 4 years and they were still in pretty good shape.
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- OliviaAlgoz
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Judging by the reviews in the Internet, the shoes are really very good. As for the price, surely, it's a quite expensive, but expensive like all the good and quality. By the way, this Anniversary Sale is not the seller's tricks, the price has really been significantly reduced. E.g., if you compare it with Amazon.com, then the MCALLISTER WINGTIP OXFORD model, 10 size, costs now US $ 275.00 in Allen Edmond shttps://www.allenedmonds.com/search?q=MCALLISTER+WINGTIP+OXFORD , at the same time at the Amazon.com price is US 406.95 https://www.amazon.com/Allen-Edmonds-Me ... th=1&psc=1 .
- JC69
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I have a bunch of shoes I rotate. One pair of hush puppies is about 6y old now at least and still looks fine with a regular polish. Years and years ago options for decently priced good shoes weren’t that great and a pair that would last and last and could be resoled many times were a decent investment. I’d argue that’s not the case anymore. Technological advances have brought us comfortable, ready to wear shoes with long lasting, shock absorbing, orthotically correct soles and insoles, which, for the majority of people, are indistinguishable from bespoke shoes in some cases. Volume manufacturing (tech advances again) means the prices allow you to buy several pairs for the price of one of the higher end shoes.
I do know people (guys) that are kind of shoe collectors if you like, and they purchase high end shoes like others buy watches. I get that but it’s not for everyone.
Just to add this is obviously just my opinion. I don’t cheap out, I have motorcycle boots worth many hundreds of dollars, IMO there’s no need to spend that much on shoes though.
- nonvtec
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This thread got me looking and when I went to compare prices, I found a better deal on Nordstrom (borderfree.com) than from AE direct - obviously the selection isn't as good but I found the ones I wanted. Shop carefully!
- brianious
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- Aug 18, 2013
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The point is that for the price you pay Hush Puppies or Aldo or Bostonian or other decently cheap shoes sold at the Bay or something, you can buy a pair of a really nice one that will last you longer and be a classic at a cost of 2-3 cheap pairs.JC69 wrote: ↑ I have a bunch of shoes I rotate. One pair of hush puppies is about 6y old now at least and still looks fine with a regular polish. Years and years ago options for decently priced good shoes weren’t that great and a pair that would last and last and could be resoled many times were a decent investment. I’d argue that’s not the case anymore. Technological advances have brought us comfortable, ready to wear shoes with long lasting, shock absorbing, orthotically correct soles and insoles, which, for the majority of people, are indistinguishable from bespoke shoes in some cases. Volume manufacturing (tech advances again) means the prices allow you to buy several pairs for the price of one of the higher end shoes.
I do know people (guys) that are kind of shoe collectors if you like, and they purchase high end shoes like others buy watches. I get that but it’s not for everyone.
Just to add this is obviously just my opinion. I don’t cheap out, I have motorcycle boots worth many hundreds of dollars, IMO there’s no need to spend that much on shoes though.
However, I'm all for buying cheap shoes as a beater (rainy, snowy, or leave a pair at work).
Personally, I don't skimp on shoes ever anymore after having had my right tendon screwed up while wearing a pair from Aldo.
- tmoneybags
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- Jan 11, 2010
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What's the deal with their inconsistent pricing for Canadian orders?
Using the Higgins Mill boot as an example:
$295 USD (US site) = $370.24 CAD
$318.60 USD (Canada) = $399.86 CAD
$419.59 CAD (Canada) = $334.35 USD
Using the Higgins Mill boot as an example:
$295 USD (US site) = $370.24 CAD
$318.60 USD (Canada) = $399.86 CAD
$419.59 CAD (Canada) = $334.35 USD
- curlyface
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FWIW: everyone knows your hush puppies are hush puppies and your spring are spring. Those shoes look like they're priced. You can apply the same logic to shoes as you do to any other piece of clothing you wear. Why buy nice dress shirts, suits, ties, etc? Why not just go to Walmart and spend $5 on some garbage dress shirts or $50 suit? Although you may not like it, you're judged on the way you're dressed and the way you take care of yourself. Sure, maybe it's a bit superficial, but at least for me, when I look better I feel better. Whether conscious or not, your managers, customers, dates, etc. are judging you based on what you're wearing. That said, if you're a minimum wage employee at McDonald's, you likely don't care about what others think of you and that's fine since your pay and career path are not determined by it. Set yourself up for a higher trajectory so you at least have the opportunity to be considered for it when your managers are considering who to give that raise, promotion to.
That said, AE are great shoes but the 65 last may not fit a lot of people as it's quite narrow. Most of their nicest shoes are on this last so be careful with it. You shouldn't be seeing bulges coming out the side of your shoes (the walls where your ankle is shouldn't bulge out). I personally own 3 pairs of AE that I rotate. This is a great price for the shoes but I'd argue that LodinG are nicer (and they also have a few stores in toronto -- one in the path one in yorkville) and are normally priced at this sale price from AE. LodinG shoes are sharper and more European so if you wear slimmer suits/pants you should definitely go with LodinG even at this sale price.
That said, AE are great shoes but the 65 last may not fit a lot of people as it's quite narrow. Most of their nicest shoes are on this last so be careful with it. You shouldn't be seeing bulges coming out the side of your shoes (the walls where your ankle is shouldn't bulge out). I personally own 3 pairs of AE that I rotate. This is a great price for the shoes but I'd argue that LodinG are nicer (and they also have a few stores in toronto -- one in the path one in yorkville) and are normally priced at this sale price from AE. LodinG shoes are sharper and more European so if you wear slimmer suits/pants you should definitely go with LodinG even at this sale price.
- spena
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