My Aldens ARRIVED today! (with pics)

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My Aldens ARRIVED today! (with pics)

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After over a month of waiting... with a bit of worryings they finally arrived.

They are practically new because the prevoius owner just tried them once and i think you can see that from my pics.... so here you go with the pics:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/e ... G_1479.jpg

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PS sorry if the pics are a bit dark
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Nice! :) How much were they?
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VP wrote:Nice! :) How much were they?
200 ;)
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Post by Indiana Williams »

WoW those are some swell lookin boots you got there erri.are you going to distress them? How old are they? they look like the color that was sold a few years back. anywho congarts on your awesome boots.
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Indiana Williams wrote:WoW those are some swell lookin boots you got there erri.are you going to distress them? How old are they? they look like the color that was sold a few years back. anywho congarts on your awesome boots.
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I think they are quite new because the seller told me (as i wrote before) that they were wore just once. And i can see from their mint conditions that it's true. About the colour i dont know, your eyes might betray you because i lightened them with a yellow lamp light. I would wait sun pics to guess the age of them.


... ow and NO i'm not going to to distress them LOL sorry [-X Time will distress them by itself :lol:
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I can smell them all the way to Sweden.. :wink:

Great Shoes,Erri man!
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Post by Indiana Jerry »

Good find, Erri. Excellent price to pay for Alden's, too. Glad it all worked out.
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Thank you guys :D i hope to be able to show you pics at the light of the sun soon! :)
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Erri, those Aldens look incredible! :D
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How do they fit?
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Hey Erri,
Congratulations :D
Very new looking boots.

I wear mine EVERY SINGLE DAY to work.
They are terrific boots and very comfortable.

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nice boots Erri !!!
ow and NO i'm not going to to distress them LOL sorry Shame on you Time will distress them by itself Laughing
Yeah, the old school style !!!! 8)
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Canyon wrote:Erri, those Aldens look incredible! :D
Thanks sweetheart :D
Bufflehead Jones wrote:How do they fit?
They fit great althought slightly larger but i can walk normally with them, very comfortable shoes, I used them all the day yesterday with no problem
Spooky wrote:Hey Erri,
Congratulations :D
Very new looking boots.

I wear mine EVERY SINGLE DAY to work.
They are terrific boots and very comfortable.

Best Regards,
Yeah ####### terrific boots!!!
bastoon wrote:
ow and NO i'm not going to to distress them LOL sorry Shame on you Time will distress them by itself Laughing
Yeah, the old school style !!!! 8)
oh yeah \:D/
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Nice boots! I will seriously advice You NOT to distress them. They look better and better for each day by natural distressing and all the boots I've seen having been distressed looks just like that - distressed. When they get naturally distressed You can consider using brown toned shoepolish (look for advice in this forum) and then give them some of the screenaccurate look with time.
Just my opinion :D

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IndyK wrote:Nice boots! I will seriously advice You NOT to distress them. They look better and better for each day by natural distressing and all the boots I've seen having been distressed looks just like that - distressed. When they get naturally distressed You can consider using brown toned shoepolish (look for advice in this forum) and then give them some of the screenaccurate look with time.
Just my opinion :D

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Really thanks for your opinion, i always like to hear others' opinions and ... dont worry I would never distress these lovely shoes, that would me insane to me... just my opinion eh?! :lol: :wink:
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Aldens are the one item of gear I have not had to distress as they distress very quickly naturally (well at least in my life). I would actually say if you want to keep them in good condition/brand new looking then dont wear them very often.

Last Sunday I put my "new" Aldens (probably just under 6 months old) through their biggest test since filming (which I should say was a work out for them) - went hiking in the mountains in Scotland. It was a miserbale day with heavy rain (but great fun) - anyway the Aldens are not waterproof and were totally soaked through, but otherwise they held up beautifully. Didn't get a single blister and they held together perfectly through quite rough conditions.

Only thing I will say is I dont recommend any scrambling or climbing in them without getting them resoled especially in the wet - quite a dangerous thing to do 8-[

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cant wait till mine come!! :D

thoes are nice boots!
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Post by Ark Hunter »

Nice looking boot. Wish I could afford some.

I was rather shocked how much it looked like my Redwings (100 Yr. Classics) from that angle. Just my mocktoe "rib" is raised and not flat and one piece like on the Aldens.
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Post by Ken »

So Erri, how long until your aldens:

Go from this:

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...to this!!

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Erri, what size are they?



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They are such a great looking boot. 8) I can't wait to get my pair. 8)
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Ah, Alden's. 8)

Looking good, Erri! \:D/

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Thank you for the compliments guys:D
Indiana Ken wrote:anyway the Aldens are not waterproof
HOLY SMOKE :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: ARE YOU SERIOUS???
Texas Raider wrote:Erri, what size are they?
13D my friend. They are a bit bigger than my foot but it's quite ok. I thought i had 13 but i just made a sizing mistake. I might think to sell them for the same price i bought them and buy a perfect size pair. That's just a thought by now. ANyway if anyone interested just drop me a PM, for european guys would be better so you wont have to pay taxes.
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Post by Ken »

Well we are talking severe weather here where everythign you were is pretty much soaked - walking through bogs, etc. They are fine in a general shower - besides where you live you probably never get rain ;)

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Indiana Ken wrote:Well we are talking severe weather here where everythign you were is pretty much soaked - walking through bogs, etc. They are fine in a general shower - besides where you live you probably never get rain ;)

Ken
:lol: :lol: never is a big word :lol:

Florence is a quite wet city, of course the ammount of rain per year is MUCH less than in Scotland but autumn and spring here are pretty rainy seasons. I'll be careful with my shoes ;)
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I just watched this link on Alden website

http://www.alden-of-carmel.com/Catalog/ ... itting.htm

and discovered that i bought a much larger size than my feet size!!!

I think i'll sell them to anyone interested for the same price and buy my size... as soon as my wallet allow it or if anyone would post a nice pair of my size in Classifieds

That's a real shame, they are absolutely beautiful.

Well my anyone interested just drop me a PM, i will put soon an advert in Classifieds. Size 13D.

PS i still wonder what conversion table i read #########!
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Well wear them a bit and walk around in them and then make a decision on how they feel rather than the Alden size chart

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Indiana Ken wrote:Well wear them a bit and walk around in them and then make a decision on how they feel rather than the Alden size chart

Ken
Well they feel great. I just have ... a bit of space on the front and, well they look a bit big. For all the rest is quite ok.

It's just better not to drive the car with large shoes :lol:
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Or you could use them to paddle down the Arno. :wink: :D
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Hemingway Jones wrote:Or you could use them to paddle down the Arno. :wink: :D
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Ken said they are not waterproof sorry :lol: :lol:
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