Category: Thoughts and Blog
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’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...
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...
Alden has long had a special collection of shoes made by a separate factory up in Maine. This collection frequently features fantastic hand stitch work and typically trends to the more casual side. This...
The Brooks Brothers Unlined Shell Cordovan LHS is one of the absolute classic Alden models out there. When I heard that they were no longer going to be offering these models (at least via...
The Alden Jumper Boots is one of the most popular and coveted boots out there. They are sparingly made in the exotic colors, so I was extremely excited when I was informed that these...
The Plain Toe Blucher (PTB) is about as classic of a shoe as one can find. It is simple, clean and very dynamic. Alden’s actually offer’s two different types of PTBs, the “Wholecut” and...
Over the past several years, I have really come to love wearing loafers. I really like the more comfortable feeling of the slip on and the ease that they offer. They also tend to...
In hindsight, I can not believe that I have buying and collecting Alden’s for over 7 years and it took me this long to be able to see a recent run of the absolutely...
Alden does many absolutely amazing models, the Whiskey NST Boot is near the top of the list of amazing models. So, how do you make an amazing boot even more amazing, simple, change the...