Re: Received my $200 Alden 405's today

Posted by Segei from proxy2.san.rr.com on August 16, 2001 at 22:57:17:

In Reply to: Received my $200 Alden 405's today posted by Yurik on August 16, 2001 at 21:30:40:

Good post. Just make sure to take before and after pictures. By the way, the leather should stretch if they seem a *little* tight.
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: Came out of the box like a virgin out of wedding dress, beautiful. I typically wear an 11, so you'd think I would have ordered a 10.5. However, I went to a taylor and got my foot measured. I'm actually a 10E. My foot is a little broad, which is probably why I always got an 11. I guess the extra slack in the length of all my other shoes goes to the width to fit my foot in standard US sizes. So, I went ahead and ordered a 10E. I didn't want to order a 9.5 because I figured this time the width would be right.

: I've tried them on and at first fear the snug feeling. I was worried for a moment, then I stood up and rolled my ankles around a little bit. They're perfect! It's as if they fit more athletically like a running shoe. The Leather is soft and flowing, so it seems it conforms to your foot over time.

: It's a shame I'm going to take such a beautiful pair of shoes and jump into a pile of gravel with them on. I'm not screwing around, these will look like "INDYGEAR" when I'm through with them.

: I didn't pay $200 for a nice shoe. I payed $200 for Indy's shoes, so they're about to get a beating!

: Yurik

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: Good post.  Just make sure to take before and after pictures.  By the way, the leather should stretch if they seem a *little* tight.
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: : Came out of the box like a virgin out of wedding dress, beautiful.  I typically wear an 11, so you'd think I would have ordered a 10.5.  However, I went to a taylor and got my foot measured.  I'm actually a 10E.  My foot is a little broad, which is probably why I always got an 11.  I guess the extra slack in the length of all my other shoes goes to the width to fit my foot in standard US sizes.  So, I went ahead and ordered a 10E.  I didn't want to order a 9.5 because I figured this time the width would be right.

: : I've tried them on and at first fear the snug feeling.  I was worried for a moment, then I stood up and rolled my ankles around a little bit.  They're perfect!  It's as if they fit more athletically like a running shoe.  The Leather is soft and flowing, so it seems it conforms to your foot over time.

: : It's a shame I'm going to take such a beautiful pair of shoes and jump into a pile of gravel with them on.  I'm not screwing around, these will look like "INDYGEAR" when I'm through with them.

: : I didn't pay $200 for a nice shoe.  I payed $200 for Indy's shoes, so they're about to get a beating!

: : Yurik

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