Are all Alden 405s losing their metal eyelets? UPDATE: NO

Satipo · Post by **Satipo** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:06 am

Just read this at: http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.ph ... ight=jeans

"Alden is changing up some of the styling in the coming months. The price has already risen to $320.00. They main changes for anyone who hasn't heard will be the eyelets. They'll no longer have metal eyelets but just plain eyelets (like a regular dress shoe)."

I'm shocked as I got the impression from COW that it was only the Alden of Carmel variety that was going this way.

Hunter Jones · Post by **Hunter Jones** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:26 am

I thought it was just the AF64s?

PLATON · Post by **PLATON** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:31 am

Better get em quick. Alden is changing up some of the styling in the coming months. The price has already risen to $320.00. They main changes for anyone who hasn't heard will be the eyelets. They'll no longer have metal eyelets but just plain eyelets (like a regular dress shoe).

Also there is apparently going to be a black Indy boot (not the cordovan ones).

Marc,

Can you confirm that?

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:47 pm

viewtopic.php?t=27878

See my post in this thread. This question popped up there as well....

Regards! Michaelson

Indiana Jess · Post by **Indiana Jess** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:54 pm

Thank you Sir! That is great news.

Satipo · Post by **Satipo** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:00 pm

Just to be clear:

Michaelson wrote:UPDATE!!!!

Just got this email from my contact, and I quote:

Hi M,

No changes to the 405 are planned.

Talk to you later,

J
A man of few words, but those are the ones I wanted to read.

Regards! Michaelson

Case closed.

On a side note, though, it is interesting to see that there are some at the http://www.styleforum.net website who regard 405s as great with jeans.