r/allenedmonds

Do the soles look to have lots of life left? I'm over the moon for $20.

Has anyone bought these or other similar hairs? I’m worried that I’d have troubles keeping them maintained/clean with hair. Do you use like suede brushes? Are they recraftable?

Also, any ideas on what these can be worn with?

Just got em today for my wedding in October! Initially impressions are good! I went a half size down to my sneaker size and they fit pretty snug but not uncomfortable! Hopefully they’ll be a nice dress shoe companion for a long time to come.

“Got these Maddox Reserve boots second hand(barely used) for a great price — they retail at $1100 and look fantastic. I like them very much. The issue is they run big. I’m a size 11 in the Dalton, but these are 11.5, and the difference is huge. They’re also E width while I’m a D. I took the chance thinking it wouldn’t matter much, but they’re too long and little wide. I really want to keep them since I’d never afford them at full price, but I’m not sure what to do. Would you wear a boot that’s too big?“

They just feel a little long and look big. I’m slender. Is there a way to not feel them long in my feet?

I tried them with some thick insoles from my trainers. They feel snug! I look taller and they don’t seem so big too. Thank you everyone for your ideas!!

Picked up some 9D pairs in good shape. $55 each firm Free USA shipping / Free returns DM for more pics, trusted seller

1901 Comfort Orthodic 1201 Cornell 1628 Comfort Orthodic 9548 Leeds

Had a trip to Europe planned but wanted to try and pack as light as possible due to traveling to multiple places I was staying at. I needed a pair of boots I could walk around all day in and look nice enough to go to dinner in. I read some reviews and after looking around I took a gamble on the Higgins mill weather proof.
Before I left, I cleaned them with avel leather soap, slapped on some renovateur, and finished with black polish.
I was there for a total of about 19 days with an average of 20k steps a day in these. On the last day I did wear some loafers due to my pinky toe being a little sore.
Overall, super comfy and the soles of my feet were never sore. Walked a lot of incline and decline throughout the trip and even a little off road.
The pictures are after the return with just a quick dusting off before being thrown in the luggage. Side note, I also didn’t have a shoe tree in them the whole trip.

I won these on ebay. The code is 5845, dark brown, what is the best saphir polish color for these?

I don't see the dark brown code on the AE website anymore, so I am assuming these are not longer made and I would like to keep the leather in good condition without radically changing the color. I do like a shiny look, but not extreme like mirror gloss.

Thank you and any recommendation welcome.

Ignore the weird stance 🤣
Mahogany (darker) or
Chili (lighter)

First 3 pictures are the Leeds 2.0 for $130

Last 3 pictures are original leeds for $100

Will a polish shine them up and help take out scuffs or are they too beat? How are the soles?

I found some Allen Edmonds at a local thrift store, and these two boots stood out to me. Are these worth purchasing and having them resoled? Am I able to add life back into them with some conditioner, polish, and heel dressing?

Boots in question:

• Boot #1: $49.99
• Boot #2: $34.99

EDIT: Fixed image link for Boot #2

This pair was brought in by a customer to be resoled with JR leather and Vibram heels. He saw another pair I did with the brown edging and loved it, so we did the same for him. We used custom made the heel bases with the same leather for consistency and added some patina to the toes.

I have had quite a few shoes recrafted over the years and never had issue. I am fully willing to accept if I am being too picky but I feel like they should have done more to cover up the damage. Same type of damage on each side. I emailed the recrafting email address but last time I sent an email asking if a specific shoe could be recrafted it went unanswered so I am not convinced this one will be answered either

For the life of me, I can't narrow down these AEs. I believe the date code is 7682 but I thought the first two numbers should be between 1-52? I've searched a few catalogs but can't find these numbers. Any help is appreciated!

I just bought a used pair of Higgins mill boots for extremely cheap and they have a vibram lug outsole. Were these resoled or did A.E. ever sell these from the factory this way? I didn’t even mean to seriously bid on them, it was an early bid and I went extremely low thinking that they’d obviously sell for more.
Based on the couple pics I’ve included what can you all tell me about them? Any idea what leather or how to tell how old they are?