Club Obi Wan

G'day folks,

Well I am ready to buy. I need a little help though. I normally take a size 10 in shoes in Australia. My foot measurements are 29cm from heel to toe with a width og 11.5cm.

I gather a US 11 will fit and it has been suggested a 11 EE might do the job? Or an 11 1/2 D previous to me giving them the measurments in cm's.

No cobbler here to properly measure my boots. Help folks? What's with the letters and should I go with the EE?

Thanks in advance:)

Regards
Christian

Drop Jim Smith a line at :

aldensf@yahoo.com

and ask him the same question. I'm sure he'll be able to steer you right!

HIGH regards! Michaelson

Thanks mate...I used the mail and recieved an answer already:)

Cheers
Christian

Michaelson.

Since you are the knower of things, does Alden do custom work? I was thinking of doing a 405 in black...Ever heard of this?

Nick

I'm no Michaelson, but a quick check of eBay reveals brand new 405's in black currently, so it seems they are offered. I believe the pair is new BTW.

Thanks for that info Arizona

...and the answer is 'yes', they do custom work, and as Arizona said, they can be had in black, but there's usually a wait as they don't usually keep them in stock and have to make them up.

Regards! Michaelson

For custom orders, which Aldens do we contact, San Francisco, New York, or another one? Alden of Carmel already told me they don't do custom orders.

I called Jim a the San Francisco store and he initially told me they did not take orders. When I told him I had heard they did he paused and told me that there would be an extremely long wait time. In my case (I wanted a 405 in black) it would be at least 6 months and about $600 to do so.

I checked out the ebay black Indy Aldens only to see that they are not Indys at all. They are the 307 (I think).

In my case I think my best bet is Magnoli for different colors.

The bottom line is Aldens will do them as long as you assure them you are cool with waiting and can pay the money required.

IndyTaz wrote:G'day folks,

Well I am ready to buy. I need a little help though. I normally take a size 10 in shoes in Australia. My foot measurements are 29cm from heel to toe with a width og 11.5cm.

I gather a US 11 will fit and it has been suggested a 11 EE might do the job? Or an 11 1/2 D previous to me giving them the measurments in cm's.

No cobbler here to properly measure my boots. Help folks? What's with the letters and should I go with the EE?

Thanks in advance:)

Regards
Christian

Sounds like we have the same feet. Pm me for details about my shoes if you like

nicktheguy wrote:I called Jim a the San Francisco store and he initially told me they did not take orders. When I told him I had heard they did he paused and told me that there would be an extremely long wait time. In my case (I wanted a 405 in black) it would be at least 6 months and about $600 to do so.
The bottom line is Aldens will do them as long as you assure them you are cool with waiting and can pay the money required.

That is correct. We have had members order them custom directly from the Alden's factory, and that was just about the right wait time....6 months, plus the extra expense.

As I said, they DO custom orders....but I never said they LIKED to do custom orders.

Regards! Michaelson