Author: Mike
Caring for Your Shell Cordovan
My shoe care regimen is heavily based upon the well practiced “Mac Method“, however, it has some minor twists and additional specificity. I will sometimes refer to it as the “Mike Method”. Before I...
The King of the Wing
If Alden’s Color 8 Shell Cordovan is the “King” of colors, then I would propose that the Longwing Blucher is the “King” of the Wingtips. The now stock, Alden 975 (Color 8 Longwing Blucher)...
Whats in a Last? The Soul of the Shoe.
Most people would not even know what a shoe Last is. That it is the form that a higher end shoe is made around. But the Last makes a very significant contribution to the...
The Ultimate Color #8 Norwegian Split Toe Blucher
Alden has a great number of beautiful Norwegian Split Toe (NST) Blucher models, including the stock 2210 and 2211 (made around the Aberdeen Last), but I consider this special makeup, done by JGilbert and...
