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How do the Aldens look worn with Jeans?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:45 pm
by Kokopelli
so I have a serious spinal injury I'm dealing with and undergoing several treatment routes in an attempt to avoid or prolong the need for surgery. One thing I need is a comfortable, cushioning shoe to wear everyday. This may be my excuse to buy the Aldens! Yay spinal injuries!
Anyway, how do they look worn with jeans? I imagine they'd look good...
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:48 pm
by rbinko2001
I wear mine with jeans and they look good.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:49 pm
by Indiana Williams
I wear mine with jeans and I think they look alright. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:49 pm
by Indiana Jake
Let's face it - Aldens look good with anything, even shorts! One piece of gear my girlfriend really likes.
Jake
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:58 pm
by Neolithic
I wear them with jeans at least once a week.
Wear a brown leather belt and it all matches up.
Re: How do the Aldens look worn with Jeans?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm
by Mulceber
citRon wrote: so I have a serious spinal injury I'm dealing with and undergoing several treatment routes in an attempt to avoid or prolong the need for surgery. One thing I need is a comfortable, cushioning shoe to wear everyday. This may be my excuse to buy the Aldens! Yay spinal injuries!
Anyway, how do they look worn with jeans? I imagine they'd look good...
To be honest, I don't think they do look good with jeans - has too much of a "lumber-jack" effect. Aldens look fine with most things, but jeans are the exclusion, imo. If I'm wearing jeans, I pretty much always wear sneakers. -M
Re: How do the Aldens look worn with Jeans?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:11 pm
by Neolithic
Mulceber wrote:To be honest, I don't think they do look good with jeans - has too much of a "lumber-jack" effect.
Yeah, but you'd be okay. You could sleep all night and work all day.
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:19 pm
by Nebraska Brad
Get well soon man.
I wear Aldens with jeans all the time and I consistently get compliments especially from my female friends. They seem to think they look cool when I wear them with jeans that are rolled into cuffs at the bottom. Very "1920's" is the phrase. Maybe "very farmer" would be more accurate. My grandpa used t wear a very similar boot with his overalls.
-Nebraska
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:42 pm
by binkmeisterRick
They look good with jeans and they even look good with a kilt!
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:46 pm
by maboot38
I think they look great with jeans, and wear them all the time. However, I don't think I would ever describe Alden's as "cushiony". Comfortable yes, but considering your condition, I would check with your doctor before dropping over $300 on shoes. Heck, if he gives you the go ahead, maybe you can even get your insurance to buy you some Aldens!!!
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:46 pm
by Indiana G
i have tan suede 405's that i wear with jeans.....i prefer those to the regular aldens when i sport the denim.
i don't mind wearing the regular ones, but as mentioned previously, there is that 'lumberjack' feel
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:46 am
by knibs7
NIBS
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:59 am
by conceited_ape
I'm actually not a fan of the look. That said, function is usually better than fashion. Aldens are orthopedic, and as someone who's had a history of lower back hiccups, I can tell you the boots are a great help!
Re: How do the Aldens look worn with Jeans?
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:31 am
by McFly
I like wearing them with jeans, but not when the jeans are too light. I like dark jeans with them though. I think they look killer!
Knibs looks great up there! ^ And look at the dust on those shoes! Very nice look! (Only here can you rough up a pair of $300 shoes to make them look GOOD.
)
Neolithic wrote:Mulceber wrote:To be honest, I don't think they do look good with jeans - has too much of a "lumber-jack" effect.
Yeah, but you'd be okay. You could sleep all night and work all day.
AND go to the lavat'ry!
Shane
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:10 am
by Satipo
They are perfect with dark blue jeans, particularly those with a boot-cut. The lumberjack effect comes from wearing work jeans with them.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:11 am
by Ronski
I wear my Aldens just about everyday, and I think they look fine with jeans. Even my girlfriend likes them!
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:00 am
by theinterchange
I agree with Shane, too light a jean would make them look funny.
Randy
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:42 pm
by Kokopelli
Awesome! Thanks guys.
"Hey honey, I need some new shoes..."
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:00 pm
by scot2525
So far I have only worn my Todd boots, Alden knockoffs, with jeans and I think they work just great. In fact my boots will be worn far more with jeans than any other style of pants.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:51 pm
by moviematt1989
No go on the jeans, though they would look good with Dickies, a workers slack and a lot like Denim, for those that don't know.
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:39 pm
by Kokopelli
scot2525 wrote:So far I have only worn my Todd boots, Alden knockoffs, with jeans and I think they work just great. In fact my boots will be worn far more with jeans than any other style of pants.
can you compare the 'comfortness' of the Todd's to the Aldens?
Re: How do the Aldens look worn with Jeans?
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:22 pm
by Cammer
Neolithic wrote:Mulceber wrote:To be honest, I don't think they do look good with jeans - has too much of a "lumber-jack" effect.
Yeah, but you'd be okay. You could sleep all night and work all day.
To me, Aldens really don't give a lumber-jack look. But a nice pair of high heel red pumps on the other hand...
Hmmm... perhaps I shouldn't have said that...
Oh Man!
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:35 pm
by Kilgour Trout
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:08 pm
by Tron7960
I wear mine with jeans all the time.
Personally I think they go great together.
It would depend on the jeans though.
A more traditional color and cut such as 501's for example work great with Aldens.
Re: Oh Man!
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:37 pm
by Cammer
LOL I haven't even been here a month and I'm already causing trouble!
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:13 am
by NatiJones
I like the alden look with Jeans .. if you are looking from the female perspective
Re: How do the Aldens look worn with Jeans?
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:38 am
by Neolithic
Cammer wrote:Neolithic wrote:Mulceber wrote:To be honest, I don't think they do look good with jeans - has too much of a "lumber-jack" effect.
Yeah, but you'd be okay. You could sleep all night and work all day.
To me, Aldens really don't give a lumber-jack look. But a nice pair of high heel red pumps on the other hand...
Dare I say...
;0
Re: How do the Aldens look worn with Jeans?
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:49 am
by Cammer
Neolithic wrote:Cammer wrote:Neolithic wrote:Mulceber wrote:To be honest, I don't think they do look good with jeans - has too much of a "lumber-jack" effect.
Yeah, but you'd be okay. You could sleep all night and work all day.
To me, Aldens really don't give a lumber-jack look. But a nice pair of high heel red pumps on the other hand...
Dare I say...
;0
Now THAT is funny, I don't care who you are!
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:57 pm
by sneakertinker
Here is a pic from way back when I got my first pair of 405's...This pairs is getting very beat but they look just that much better with jeans now...Notice the Cuffs "Nebraska Brad"
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:14 am
by Indiana MarkVII
I just put on a pair of Alden 405 boots and I'm wearing some faded Levi 501 jeans. They look just fine to me. If you aren't happy with that look, invest in a bunch of Indy pants.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:25 am
by Venky
Oh yeah, they're great!
Cannot see much of the jeans, but I always liked this photo.
TLF
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:47 am
by Cammer
thelivingforce wrote:Oh yeah, they're great!
Cannot see much of the jeans, but I always liked this photo.
TLF
Great photo! Looks like a Corona ad.
Wasn't the story that Harrison Ford wanted the Aldens because he wore them when he worked as a carpenter, prior to his acting career? If that story is true, then I'll bet HE wore Aldens with jeans!
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:35 am
by Michaelson
It's true. Ford brought Aldens to the table. The original boot was supposed to be a Redwing.
Regards! Michaelson
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:13 am
by Texan Scott
I like the Alden's or Todd's with jeans. You sort of get the simulated moc-toe work boot effect.
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:46 pm
by Soup
I like the way they look with jeans. I have to agree Ford probably wore them with jeans before anyone else did. I used to wear a Redwing boot 30 years ago with a similar sole (not rugged looking) and wore as a daily wearer with jeans. The Aldens look very suave with jeans.
Can Indiana Jones be suave?
Regards,
Soup
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:48 pm
by McFly
Soup wrote:Can Indiana Jones be suave?
Have you seen Temple of Doom? COW? ;-)
Shane
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:01 am
by tunic
I wear mt Aldens every day. I think they look great with everything. But my wife won't let me wear them with a suit.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:36 am
by sneakertinker
tunic wrote:I wear mt Aldens every day. I think they look great with everything. But my wife won't let me wear them with a suit.
Ditto on that...I did however, covertly, wear my beat up pair with a black suit to a friends wedding this past September without my wife discovering until I showed up (We arrived separately). Needless to say she was none to happy and I got the evil eye every time I laced up my boots for the next few days. Perhaps it was because the pair I wore looked like they just came out of a Tanis dig site or something
....Oh well I was a gear head when she married me so for all intensive purposes it's really her fault
....
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:39 am
by Louisiana Jones
My wife hates when I wear my Aldens with jeans.. I guess she's used to seeing me in real work boots so when I have the Aldens on she says I look like a sissy! Sheesh!
But in my personal opinion I think they look fine with jeans when the boots are worn and a little darker from old age.
LJ
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:48 am
by Soup
Have you seen Temple of Doom? COW?
Shane
Yea, your right, what was I thinking?
Regards,
Soup
