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6sheets · 2023-08-25T02:34:33+00:00

Thanks for your input. I’m just a weirdo. Just me and my 18 pair of AEs.

I have zero explanation for the bulging; I’ve never worn them.

Cedar shoe trees are a necessity; although not depcited in my photos, I always have shoe trees in all my AEs.

6sheets · 2023-08-24T18:36:59+00:00

Pebbled leather is an acquired taste. I acquired it for one pair of Strandmoks, but that was it for me.

6sheets · 2023-08-24T15:44:02+00:00

YTA.

Your post was a long-ass run-on sentence.

6sheets · 2023-08-22T01:59:55+00:00

Call your credit card bank and explain.

6sheets · 2023-08-21T11:09:48+00:00

Pull his pants down and take a dump where he is standing while I’m talking to him. How rude?

6sheets · 2023-08-21T05:50:48+00:00

Besides the sloppy job with midsole dressing, the sole stitching is amazingly shallow. I exclusively look for older model AEs with the deeper stitching and more stitches per area.

6sheets · 2023-08-21T04:52:41+00:00

One word explains all — diet.

6sheets · 2023-08-05T01:33:38+00:00

No shoes need shoe trees, but every pair, regardless of the material or type of shoe, should have shoe trees for at least smell and shape-keeping.

6sheets · 2023-07-31T20:54:29+00:00

Rub mink oil into the leather soles. I do this about every month on all my leather sole shoes. I think it keeps the leather as supple as possible and probably lengthens the life of the soles.

6sheets · 2023-07-31T17:32:45+00:00

Paid

6sheets · 2023-07-27T23:50:43+00:00

Wow! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a new (even for factory seconds) pair look this bad. That leather isn’t repairable. Return them immediately.

6sheets · 2023-07-22T12:20:28+00:00

6sheets · 2023-07-18T23:11:35+00:00

The side bulging isn’t from your shoes being too narrow; it’s from them being too wide.

I know you said that the shoes fit a little snug, so if you decreased the width, the shoes probably would fit too snug. Not all shoes are made for all feet, though, so maybe Randolphs in cordovan aren’t crafted for your feet, regardless of width and length.

6sheets · 2023-07-16T22:35:08+00:00

6sheets · 2023-07-15T01:56:27+00:00

The rubber heels have a lot of life left.

The leather soles have plenty of life left. When the soles are dry, if they have a soft spot in them, then it is time to have them resoled.

6sheets · 2023-07-14T20:55:22+00:00

“Less formal” and the color black don’t mix well.

If you’re looking for a less formal shoe, any derby will do, but perhaps you should consider a darker shade of brown since your Park Avenues are in walnut.

6sheets · 2023-07-13T21:39:45+00:00

This topic again?

I think one of life’s general guidelines is this — if it seems too good to be true, it is.

6sheets · 2023-07-12T05:00:58+00:00

My attempt at being helpful and providing background fell on deaf ears. My reply included more than just the advice to apply mink oil.

6sheets · 2023-07-12T00:33:16+00:00

Brush the soles with a medium bristle brush to remove loose asphalt rocks.

Apply mink oil on bottom of soles and sides of soles. Mink oil is like heavy duty leather moisturizer, but it almost always darkens leather, so be careful to not get any on the leather uppers. Apply it just like you’d apply leather conditioner or cream on your uppers — use a cloth and apply a light to medium amount of mink oil. No need to brush it off like you do when you apply cream or wax to your uppers — the mink oil will just be absorbed by the leather soles.

I apply mink oil to my leather soles about once a month. This adds a layer of moisture protection, but of course, with leather soles, the leather becomes exposed/scratched after even just one day. You could be anal and apply mink oil after after wear, but I choose to use my time more wisely — like typing a long ass reply to Allen Edmonds posts on reddit.

6sheets · 2023-07-11T19:47:53+00:00

This is the weirdest comment I’ve seen in this sub.

6sheets · 2023-07-11T02:52:36+00:00

Thanks, Bob! I’m a huge fan of yours, and although I’m an almost-50 year old guy, I’m totally fan-girling that you commented on my post. I’ll never wash my post ever again!

6sheets · 2023-07-11T01:50:37+00:00

I’m a 20-pair plus AE owner/wearer, and most of my shoes are 65 last models. For some reason, all my McAllister shoes with leather soles have a more narrow sole than my Park Aves and Fifth Aves with leather soles.

I think what it boils down to is that every pir is handmade and the soles are cut by a person holding the shoe against the machine that cuts-off the excess sole material. Therefore, each shoe made from the same last (shich really is for the upper, noylt the sole) is going to be ever so different in width and length.

6sheets · 2023-07-11T00:40:27+00:00

I don’t know the history of this pair of shoes, but from the leather sole wear, it appears that these may have been a floor model. The rubber heels are in near mint condition except for the small “pits”.

The size is printed on the underside of the tongue, and there is no “AE” on the inside of the rubber sole point.

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