Tag / ALDEN

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BOOT OF THE DAY | #28 | ALDEN x CONTEXT ROUGH ROY BOOT

today a very smart boot: an ALDEN ROUGH ROY BOOT in earth chamois. this boot is the result
of another collab between ALDEN x CONTEXT. very nice and quite simple. this boot is now
ready to pre-order; it will be delivered in may 2011. pics | CONTEXT
the facts:
_ CONTEXT exclusive
_ made to ALDEN of New England Standards
_ ALDEN plantation crepe sole
_ leather toe patch
_ HORWEEN Earth Chamois Leather
_ 360 degree Reverse GOODYEAR WELT
_ flat waxed cotton laces
_ triple-ridged steel shank

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BOOT SHIFT GEAR PROTECTOR

do we really need this? no, sorry, for me this would be a no-go. a shoe or a boot has to live it’s life,
equally riding a bike or sitting in an office. you’ll never walk alone, shoes are telling stories. and i think
in long time use the shoes will get scuffed up even so. a needless gadget. anyway for those who
want more information about the “gear shifting socks“ check THE AGATINE EYELET. it is a blog
about the obsession with ALDEN and i love it, but this blog post … hm …? pics | The Agatine Eyelet

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ALDEN INDY BOOT | THE BOOTS OF INDIANA JONES

some more views of one of my favorite boots.

Indiana Jones: Legend has it that Harrison Ford had a preference 
for the Alden boots because he had worn them while working as a 
carpenter in Los Angeles in the years before Star Wars and stardom. 
Ford originally purchased his boots from a local shoe store in Sherman 
Oaks, California named Frederick’s Shoes, run by a German man named 
Fritz. When the time came to source multiple pairs of the boots for 
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ford insisted the boots be purchased from Fritz’s 
store and the production team honored his request. Fritz sold a number 
of pairs of boots to the production for use in the film …
pics | UNOTRE …