Alden Color #2 Jumper Boots
Well holy cow!!! A Color #2 Shell Cordovan Jumper Boots! A statement that I never thought that I would ever make. Color #2 has only been seen once before, back in 2014 and was...
Category: Thoughts and Blog
2023: The Year of Refinement
When I take a quick gander back at the last few years along my Alden journey, wow did I have incredible Alden filled years! However, my closet just can’t handle more and more years...
Alden Smooth Tobacco Chamois Indy Boots
In my opinion, one of the best looking Alden Indy Boot variants has long been the “Vintage Indy” offered by LeatherSoul. It is made with the smooth side of the Tobacco Chamois vice the...
Alden Ravello Shell Cordovan V-Tip Bluchers
It is interesting how we can have a change of heart. Initially, I didn’t like the V-Tip design. I thought that it looked awkward from photos that I saw online. And then, one day,...
Alden Color #4 “4×4” Plain Toe Blucher
Vintage Color #4 Shell Cordovan. How many times do you get to write that? Although Color #4 Shell Cordovan made a resurgence starting in the 2020 timeframe, there was nearly a decade of silence...
Alden Color #4 Shell Cordovan Jumper Boots
If you were to ask any hard core Alden fan, what the most coveted shade of Shell Cordovan would be, the answer would almost certainly be Color #4! Color #4 first made its appearance...
Alden Ravello Shell Cordovan PTBs
There is just something special about Ravello Shell Cordovan. Whether it is the medium brown shade or it is the red undertone, there is just something special about it. Besides being a cool sounding...
Alden Color #8 Shell Cordovan Stitchup Boots
The 2 by 2 or “Stitchup” Boots is one of those only recently discovered design gems that Alden has been producing. I would not at all be surprised, if this pattern has been in...
2022: The Remarkable Year
Wow, I cannot believe that it is already time for 2022 to come to a close. This year has been truly remarkable featuring some truly special shells and shoes that I could have never...
Alden Choco Suede V-Tip Boots
One of my long standing favorite pair of boots have been my Choco Suede Tanker Boots that I got many years ago from Alden Madison. There is just something special about that model, between...
