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My Aldens arrived today
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:36 am
by Indiana Max
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:24 am
by matt1466
Congratulations! An excellent pair of boots.
Are those darker than other recent Alden's we've seen?
Matt
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:18 am
by kobol
Nice looking Aldens.
How did they feel when putting on for the first time?
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:42 pm
by McFly
Ooh I love the color!! I'd buy some myself if Prom weren't in 2 weeks. lol
Gorgeous.
Congratulations!
In Christ,
Shane
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:56 pm
by binkmeisterRick
Prom! So you got your dress picked out, McFly?
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:58 pm
by Kt Templar
binkmeisterRick wrote:Prom! So you got your dress picked out, McFly?
This is from the guy in the skirt?
:)
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:04 pm
by binkmeisterRick
I was gonna give him pointers.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:08 pm
by Michaelson
Yep. In case you didn't know, KT, bink's avatar IS from his last prom. It was a 'Sadie Hawkins' dance. (anyone remember those?
)
Regards! Michaelson
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:24 pm
by emaresea
matt1466 wrote:Congratulations! An excellent pair of boots.
Are those darker than other recent Alden's we've seen?
Matt
They look about the same shade, or very slightly darker, as my pair, which I bought from the San Francisco shop at the end of February.
Max: How are your feet after the first outing? I wore mine all day walking around Fisherman's Wharf and further west along the coast road. BIG mistake!
All the best with yours
MRC
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:26 pm
by binkmeisterRick
Michaelson, all this time your hat was based off
Li'l Abner!
Heck, I was just happy I got picked!
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:14 pm
by McFly
Michaelson wrote:Yep. In case you didn't know, KT, bink's avatar IS from his last prom. It was a 'Sadie Hawkins' dance. (anyone remember those?
)
Regards! Michaelson
We still have 'em! I was going to go with my girlfriend to ours, but I had a competition in Reno that same weekend and couldn't back out.
And btw Bink - Yes I have my dress picked out. It goes with my pink purse.
Actually, it's a Magnoli! Which reminds me: I have to take some pictures with it on so he can add it to his site...
In Christ,
Shane
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:15 pm
by Indiana Max
I have worn them the whole day and I´m just surprised. No pain, no problem with the fit, it feels like I have broken them in for a longer while, but I haven´t
I´m so happy, such a great pair of shoes. And another nice add, I missed the customs duty. It was said, that it would be around 50 Euro, but no bill came. My luck seems changeless, just a few month ago I got the pipe from Lord of the Rings for nothing, now I missed the custom duty, why not
I love Aldens
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:06 pm
by Indiana G
nice 405's for sure! they do look a little darker than usual
are they the reddish brick colour or more chocolate? i saw some new aldens in new york....they weren't as reddish as when mine were new but then again they weren't the chocolate brown that is seen in raiders...kinda of in between.
i'm hoping to get some custom made in the real chocolate brown like the 80's aldens.....should be soon...right after they announce the winning lottery numbers tomorrow. i'm a shoe in!!!! (no punn intended....er...maybe just for michaelson
)
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:22 pm
by binkmeisterRick
IndyMcFly wrote:
And btw Bink - Yes I have my dress picked out. It goes with my pink purse.
Good! Now we just have to wait for pink Aldens!
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:05 pm
by J_Weaver
Man, those are some seriously new looking boots.
Congrats Max!
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:03 am
by Mola Ram
You wont want to wear any other boots again
I love mine, sometimes they hurt my feet though,
thats my fault though. I have a problem of walking on my
heels, which also causes me to have them replaced very often.
Go here to compare boot color. Lots of images.
http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/AldenShoes/
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:12 am
by Indiana Max
Nice pics, nice colours, thanks for sharing.
The colour is just the Brown High Top Mocc Toe Workboot, but I think within time goes by, it will change a bit
My Red Wings changed the colour from red-brown to dark-brown
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:23 am
by Jens
Indiana Max wrote:I have worn them the whole day and I´m just surprised. No pain, no problem with the fit, it feels like I have broken them in for a longer while, but I haven´t
I´m so happy, such a great pair of shoes. And another nice add, I missed the customs duty. It was said, that it would be around 50 Euro, but no bill came. My luck seems changeless, just a few month ago I got the pipe from Lord of the Rings for nothing, now I missed the custom duty, why not
I love Aldens
Okay, I know I am going faaaar off topic, but being a pipe smoker myself, I just have to ask, which LotR-pipe you got and if it's true, that they are not that easy to smoke and clean.
Oh, btw - very nice boots!
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:27 am
by Indiana Max
I got Aragorns pipe out of the first film, it is one of the 456 they made for the films. On an internet page, there was the possibility to get one of those just the first two days of that occasion. I ordered and it took 2 month from New Zealand, but it paid off. And the best fact off all, I paid nothing, cause I ordered by cash on delivery, but I never got a bill
lucky me.
I´m a pipe smoker since 8 years and all my friends hate me for that luck I had with this pipe
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:24 am
by agent5
I´m a pipe smoker since 8 years
Don't get too comfortable about your customs fees. You may get a bill later on as I did several times.
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:36 pm
by Indiana G
thanks for posting those color compairson's mola ram. i'm looking to see how close i can get to an 80's shade on the indy boot.
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:18 pm
by wayside
I haven't broken in the Aldens yet, about two months old, but the Red Wings are over 20 years old and have hundreds of thousands of miles on them. They're my motocycle boot and as you can see I've added a leather patch to the area where the shift lever had worn through. I have another pair but I just can't part with these. What is it with us guys hanging on to old pieces of leather???
By the way, I slit the tongues of the Aldens to thread the laces and prevent "tongue slippage."
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:30 pm
by K on the run
You have chosen wisely Max, my Aldens it the best pair of boots I ever had. When ever I look at them I come to think of my grandfather, he was a hand shoemaker and he made his shoes and boots exactly the same way that Aldens are made today.
Best regards,
Kim
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:30 pm
by Indiana Max
I think I´ll never buy other boots