Fifty Shades of Shell
Sorry to disappoint but there’s nothing kinky about this post unless you consider horse butt sexy. Also it’s more like six shades of shell and not fifty. The shell I’m […]
Category Archives: Reviews
Off the Rack: Carmina Balmoral Boot 080092 in Cognac Shell Cordovan
A couple of weeks ago there was a Group MTO at Skoaktiebolaget for the Carmina Robert last balmoral boot 80092 in polo suede. I tried to initiate a dark brown […]
Made To Order: Carmina Vegano Maron 5-Eyelet Chukka Boot 905
Ever since my interest in men’s footwear began in 2011, my collection has almost been purely Allen Edmonds. Actually with the exception of one black Florsheim plain toe blucher, all […]
Made to Order: Allen Edmonds Brown Shell Cordovan Bayfield Boots
The design basis for this custom boot was for a rugged casual shell cordovan boot that would look and function as a real sh*t kicker. This StyleForum group MTO was […]
Made to Order: Allen Edmonds Brown CXL Rothsay Ankle Boots
I had a couple of pairs of MTOd shoes I ordered in 2013 that were stashed at my in-laws place. My in-laws finally sent the shoes over and here is […]
Made to Order: Allen Edmonds Brown Grain Eagle County
I recently organized Allen Edmonds’s first Group MTO for StyleForum where we came up with 3 versions of the Eagle County boot, a brown shell cordovan Bayfield and a brown […]
Made-to-Order: Allen Edmonds Brogue Suede Lake Shore Drive Tassel Loafers
I wasn’t a big fan of loafers, especially the tasseled kind, until I came across this photo. The shape and color of the loafer and the braided cord looked so […]
Off the Rack: Allen Edmonds Carson City Boots
Last year Allen Edmonds released some boots for the winter and one of them was the Carson City boots. The Carson City boot was based on the Long Branch: a […]
Opinion: Allen Edmonds’s Value Proposition as a Shoe Maker
(Note: As of 7 Aug 2014 I have received news that Allen Edmonds has terminated its MTO program for StyleForum. More info here) Photograph courtesy of Allen Edmonds Corporation/PRNewsFoto/AP There […]
