With @Jeffrey Plotka as my most recent inspiration, I have completed my first attempt at restoring a pair of Allen Edmond Strand Oxford dress shoes that I thrifted last week. I cleaned them thoroughly with Safir Renovateur, then let them dry over night. I then rubbed in Safire shoe cream in a light brown. After allowing that to dry, I applied Safire medium brown cream to the toe and heel area. It didn’t seem to darken the leather as much as I liked, so I applied Kiwi brown wax polish. I may eventually darken the whole shoe slightly. Regardless, I am very happy with them! Oh, and did I mention I got the shoes with cedar shoe trees for $5.00? I got a second set of AE branded shoe trees for $3.00. That makes me love my new AE’s even more!

Worth it!! Got my first pair and loving them. I’m usually a pretty hesitant online shopper, I like to see and feel things but took a shot- they are everything they’ve been marketed as.

I was watching one of Antonio’s YouTube videos where he recommended a brown leather attaché case. I can’t find it now and was wondering if anyone can tell me what brand that was? Thank you!

Hey Brothers, I wanted to get some accessories for my outfits as I don’t have any at the moment. I’m pale skinned with a red undertone. I’ve seen that silver would suit me best. I found a nice watch for $45 and pendant necklace. The watch is a Casio MTP -1183 The pendant is from - Twistedpendant. (North Star) To symbolize direction and faith in the process of life. Or a compass pendant Would love to hear any recommendations.

I was really excited about placing my first order with this company, and I had very high hopes. Unfortunately, my expectations have led to significant disappointment and, as a result, I cannot recommend this company. The first image is what I thought I was ordering - because that still comes from a YouTube video on their website showcasing a pair of Navy Blue Jorvik shoes. The verbiage on their website led me to believe that providing detailed foot measurements would result in a semi-bespoke offering, rather than an off-the-rack offering. I can't currently say which of those options I received, but at this point there is little difference. It also led me to believe that their custom orders came from the York, England workshop while their standard offerings came from their Bangkok workshop. As you can see, I was promised manufacturing updates, including images, along the way. The first red flag was a DHL tracking number, indicating an incoming shipment from Bangkok - even though I had received no updates on the progress. Of course, which workshop makes the shoes doesn't really matter that much - as long as the quality is what it should be. As you can see, the shoes I received look nothing like the showcased shoes. Had I seen an image of these shoes, I would not have ordered them. Second, there is a significant manufacturing defect in the left shoe - which you can clearly see in the final image, but it looks worse in person than in the image. Third, I paid extra for silver toetaps - which, as you can see, were not included. Finally, they replied to my email requesting to initiate a return with a denial, stating that this was a custom order and cannot be returned - even though, as you can see, this was simply an order using available options on their website. As a result, I have been forced to open a dispute with my credit card company. I will still return the shoes if requested, but I am not paying for unacceptable merchandise. I'm assuming I'm just out of luck with the tariff I paid on top of the cost of the shoes, but that wasn't an extraordinary amount and could be chalked up to the price of a lesson learned.