Alden of San Diego Blog
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...