Alden Whiskey Shell Cordovan Wingtip Boot
The day is Tuesday, 21 October 2014. I had just flown out to Tuscon, Arizona the night before in order to host a meeting. Being the host of the meeting, I was essentially out...
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Alden Mocha Shell Cordovan Plaza U-Tip Boot
Alden typically makes their shoes out of Black and Color #8 Shell Cordovan, but sometimes they get to make shoes out of Whiskey, Ravello, or Cigar Shell Cordovan. They hardly get colors outside of...
Alden Whiskey Shell Cordovan Perf Cap Toe Boot
Alden makes so many amazing boots, that it would be impossible to list them all. But one of their amazing boots that I have long loved, is their Perforated Tip Cap Toe Boot. It...
Store Spotlight: Ealdwine
The intent of these posts are to give everyone a stronger sense of what each store is about. I realize that not everyone “gets” to travel all over for work and many Alden fans have not...
Alden Whiskey Shell Cordovan Penny Loafer
Living in San Diego, one of my favorite and go-to shoes are my Whiskey LHSes. If you have noticed from some of my previous articles, I have quite an affinity for Tan Shell Cordovan...
A Year in Retrospect: 2019
Well, 2019 has been a truly fantastic year! This year was a phenomenal year for me at Alden of San Diego and I acquired several fantastic boots, shoes, and loafers! During this year, I...
Alden Snuff Suede Indy Boot
Frankly, there are too many amazing Alden models to fully appreciate the diversity that the Alden factory can put out. The amazing thing about footwear, is that the aesthetic of a boot or shoe...
Brooks Brothers Unlined Shell Cordovan Penny Loafer
I have long been lusting after a beautiful pair of Alden’s highly coveted Alden for Brooks Brothers Unlined Color #8 Shell Cordovan Penny Loafers. I have actually owned this shoe in the past, but...
Alden Whiskey Shell Tassel Loafer
Alden’s Tassel Loafers are about as good as a Tassel Loafer can get. That isn’t too much of a surprise provided that Alden invented the Tassel Loafer back in the 1950’s. Alden has a...
Cigar “Dress” Cap Toe Boot
Alden’s Cigar’s Cap Toe Boot from Alden of Washington D.C. is one of the absolutely quintessential Alden special models, in fact, it made my Essential 3 Exotics Edition recommendations. So, why or how would...
