![]() I remember another customer browsing in the store complimented my Red Wings, asking which model it was. I was wearing a pair of Happy Socks (relatively thin cotton socks) and the pair of RW Beckmans. I was greeted by one of the sale associates Robert, and I requested that I wanted to try on pair of Alden 403s. Cedar shoe trees are important in keeping their shape and absorbing moisture. I embarked on a journey to San Francisco with the destination of Alden SF on Sutter Street with a determination to purchase a pair Alden 403s. I came to a conclusion to purchase the same size in the TruBalance last (half a size down from my measured Brannock). I scoured the internet for sizing advice knowing that my Red Wing 9011 Beckmans fit well. It was around the time that Uniqlo had just opened their first west coast store in San Francisco. I love the color depth with Brown Chromexcel! While the Alden 405 in a lighter brown calf/cow were was the pair that Indiana Jones wore, the Brown Cowhide leather appeared a too tan and light colored for me. Plus, Chromexcel has the repuation of being quite an easy leather to maintain and to care care. The appeal of the Alden 403 Brown CXL is that it would patina to show a great depth of color variation. ![]() The Alden 401 in black, while also very beautiful, wasn’t one I considered because the black color would be more difficult than a brown color footwear to pair with. I wasn’t interested in the 404 because it appeared too rugged for me (Dark Brown Kudu Leather on a Vibram Lugged Sole). However, I wanted a pair of quality boots that had a slimmer toe, were made in the USA, and were also versatile in many outfits as I was still trying to find comfort in my own style!īetween the Alden 403 and 405, many more people recommended the 403 because of the interesting properties of Chromexcel. The Beckmans were robust and very toe structured, and gave my heels quite a time breaking them in. I had just purchased the Beckmans a few months prior from Amazon. The footwear I recall owning at that time were a pair of Allen Edmond Strands in Walnut, Clark’s Desert Boots in Beeswax, and Red Wing Beckman in Black Cherry Featherstone. The Alden Indy boot was the bee’s knees back then on Reddit (and probably still is!), the boot that Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) wore. Let’s take a journey back to the year of 2012, when I obsessively browsed /r/malefashionadvice and had just graduated college. After several wardrobe overhauls involving selling my used pieces on eBay/Grailed, the Alden Indy 403 Boot in Brown Chromexcel is the oldest footwear that continually holds a spot in my wardrobe. It has 6 card slots to hold up to 6 cards and a cash slot with the Rocado stamp to hold cash and receipts.I keep an Excel spreadsheet of the dates and price purchased of almost all items in my wardrobe. ![]() Hand stitched using black Japanese Vinymo thread and then finished with hand burnished edges and sealed with Columbus Wax. Shell cordovan is a rare unique leather and one of the finest in the world, really durable and has a great leather smell and ages very well and develops over time a particularly beautiful patina. This special addition of The Lark is made from whiskey Italian shell cordovan from Rocado and a reversed marbled black Rocado shell interior. ![]() This is a full shell wallet so it is thicker than I normally make the Lark wallet so is only suitable for 6 cards one in each slot and cash loaded with 6 cards and cash it will be about 1 inch thick so if your after a slim wallet please do not purchase and check out my other listings.
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