Just for everyone's reference, I placed an order on 8/5/11 (with the 6 week lead time). I received it tonight, 9/30/11, at exactly 8 weeks. Very impressive considering it sounds like he's been quite ill recently. I've never had a hat of this type before, so I don't know any better, but I must say th...

Prices for Alden shoes went up for all shoes, not just the 405s. Increases usually ranged from 20-40 a pair. From an Alden dealer, he said they had their usual reasons: inflation, weak dollar, increased production costs, etc.