I TOURED THE ALLEN EDMONDS FACTORY IN PORT WASHINGTON!!! FULL TOUR FROM RAW MATERIALS TO COMPLETION! 

Enjoy watching your videos. Quiet, humble but obviously intelligent. You are an educator.

Face reveal! Handsome guy, nice to finally see you.

Wish to thank all the factory workers for fantastic products...keeping Americas pride

Preston because of you I have purchased my third pair of Allen Edmonds shoes I am very happy with them and I will continue buying more

Love the behind the scenes at Allen Edmonds...thanks for bringing us along.

I've seen a few factory tour videos and I have to say, I'm a little more impressed with AE after each one. Your video is by far the best and most visually educational I've seen so far. Good job man.

Nice video Preston, I to had an awesome time with the tour

Another informative and interesting video from The Elegant Oxford! Thanks for showcasing a timeless American brand, Preston! You do a great deal that has caused many to look differently at and enjoy more quality leather shoes.

Notice Steve from Bedo's Leatherworks on the same tour.

I don`t know anything about shoes, but i like RU-vid vids without annoying and loud music. So i subscribed.

Reminds me of when I was a child and watching episodes of Mr. Rogers as he visited factorys lol

Great video!! Greetings from Peru, you have such an amazing channel.

You should tour my work place. Its not as big but it is true old world craftsmanship. We have been making boots the same way for over 100 years, Hand lasted and hand sewn to the insoles. You can definitely tell in the wear of the boot/shoe.

A great episode! It really gives us an insight into the inner workings of a company that is clearly proud of its brand and the people that help to build and sustain it each and every day. Thanks & Blessings!

holy sh... your intro gave me a jump scare lmao. Great vid tho! Glad you got to see where the product is made :)

I read the title as " I tortured the Allen Edmonds Factory in Port Washington" lol

What a cool look into the making of the classic shoes! Thanks for sharing :)

What a fun tour! Thanks for sharing

Lmaoooo I live like 40 mins south of Port Washington and I never knew they were based out of there - POSERRR! Hahaha

Love all of your videos. Thank you so much for putting this content out for us all. Do you happen to have a video on caring for natural brushes and dobbers? Do you also have a video caring for leather soles? Thank you again. Have a great day.

looks like a great opportunity, thank you for sharing!

your the voice behind the elegant oxford video.

That was excellent!, thanks! Love Allen Edmonds!

I'm totally going there, it's an hour and a half from me. Thanks for the video... Keep up the great work.

Thanks for inviting us along on the tour. I’m looking for (ideally) a Canadian made shoe but American would be fine. In searching and studying I had discovered Allen Edmonds. I haven’t purchased a pair yet and it was nice being introduced to their process.

Wanted to try some Allen Edmonds but heard a number of complaints about their quality control issues and ended up buying a couple of pair of Cobbler Unions shoes which I am happy with, and have great customer service.

A video tour of Woodlore would be fantastic Preston

Before the video with Kirby Allison Preston was only voice and hands. Nice to see you again 👍from France

I love my McCalister, I just got mine and I loved it!

I love these two companies (Allen Edmonds and Woodlore). As you said AE doesn't make the best shoes money can buy, but man do they make good solid workhorses. 2 of my day-to-day shoes are AE (a 3rd to be added soon) and I honestly couldn't be happier with them and the support that the network provides.

Great vidio , great company.

Really enjoy factory tours. Suggestion for the beginning part, step back a bit. Find you are too close to the camera lens and it is cropping your head. However, it may be the camera lens not being wide enough as well if you're crammed for space. Either way, keep up the good work!

When Charlie Bucket grew up he went to the Allen Edmonds factory.

I think it was pretty cool to see !

Ayyy there's my grey suede normandy boots🤙

Fantastic video!

I’ve fallen asleep to these videos on your channel the last few nights. I saw a comment that says you are the “bob ross of shoe shining”, lol so true. I just graduated university and am looking for my first real pair of dress shoes. Allen edmonds are so great but a little pricey. Will be buying them this week though ha. Just commented for the RU-vid algorithm. Thanks for the video, merry Christmas!

Great video! Wish we couldn’t got to see the Woodlore Factory tour as well, but appreciate you sharing this experience. I was waiting to see a clip of you jumping in to the polishing station and showing them what’s up! 😂

Awesome! So much I don't know about shoes, would you make like a bio of shoes models for rookies like me? 😁

Thank you bro , i felt as if i was touring with you. To see such quality work being done here in our country is amazing. Ill trade you some black Imperials for a used Allen Edmonds i picked up at a thrift store

Thanks for sharing...

Great video

Vidéo très intéressante et qui met en valeur votre savoir-faire.

great video!

Wonderful! TY.🖤👍

I have 6 pairs of Allen Edmonds from their Classics to their boots. I really like them and its what I can afford with two college-age kids. It's even better I can support an American company in the process. Thank you for the video!

Wow what a treat! I would absolutely love to go see there factory! I personally think you should do a collaboration with them and design a shoe!

Great channel, thank you for your time and expertise ! Question: I have wide feel (not sure if they are E,EE,EEE, etc., and somewhat "thick". How can I select/purchase an AE shoe without know which last to choose ? Do all AE retail stores have shoes with all the last (I doubt) ? Thank you ....

Did this 10 years ago. Saw the whole process of a pair of shell shoes being made. Mine!

Thumbs up if you jumped back once he appeared on screen.

Thanks Preston!

I am a 9 EEE welcome to the odd foot club!

Wow. I had no idea what goes on inside a good shoe factory. Thanks for the tour. I live in Kolkata (Calcutta) and there is a leather complex where several small shoe manufacturers have set up workshops. Most of them are Indian Chinese. Those workshops are nowhere near to what's going on here. Keep up the good work.

Hi.... Elegant Oxford. I am kuldeep Batham from India i am shoe lover. I want to tell you you are my favorite. Your shoe and polish. I am learning how to Care a shoe. You are making my personality great. I hv seen your many videos and start buying high quality leather shoes. I am manager in Needs supermarket Pvt ltd. In India. Many customers ask me about my shoe. I feel happy. Thanks to you and your team.

I love anything industrial 😎 That was awesome to watch!! I knew they made a lotta shoes..but no idea it was 5k a day 😳👍🏼

love your videos! thanks for sharing this...

I’m looking at some of these boots.

Good to see you mate!

Nice video! Also there's Steve from Bedo's!

Can you tell me where you purchased that apron your wearing with the leather straps? I think its cool!

Thanks for getting me interested in Allen Edmond shoes... I have my first pair of refurbished AEs and found a pair of Lodings. Now need to get a brand new pair.

Headed to the plant in three weeks. Any tips other than what you stated on your clip? I can’t wait to see it in person. Thank you for sharing Preston.

I saw your nose hair follicles, and yet, I found your video awesome. AE for life, baby!!👍

Nice! Those are trunk-show 19.2 orders--I saw some first ave shells

I love my Allen Edmonds shoes

As much as I adore my Allen Edmonds, I’m really concerned that their quality is going to go downhill with their current management. The new Neumok 2.0 is now made outside of the USA. Shoe bags are no longer offered for every new pair of dress shoes, only select ones, and now one bag instead of individual ones. What’s next?

Excellence!

Cool!👍🏻😀

I'm fixated on your glasses. Now I have to go back and re-watch the video for content. :)

HI, PRESTON!!! Great to see your AE factory tour finally! LOL I saw Steve in yours, saw you in his! Haven't seen anything from him in a little while, hope he's ok. Love ya, Preston! Kids that baby for me! *edit: WHAT on Earth is going on with Jim's shoes!? He needs to send those to you? 😬

You're like the Binging with Babish of shoes!

Your very lucky getting that tour 👌

Enjoyable!

Excellent video Preston! I may have missed something, but did you mention who you were with during the tour? (On your side, not AE people). Also, just curious as to how you set up the tour and if Allen Edmonds were eager participants, or did it take some convincing of management to set up your tour and interviews? You did a very nice job of editing the video and I enjoyed watching/learning about the AE production process. Great job!...Ed

That’s wonderful. Very enjoyable review, thank you. You mentioned that AE uses only full grain leather, but I have heard before that they use on some models corrected leather.

Quick question, I was told by someone in the past that AE would not re-craft one of their shoes if it had been worked on by another non AE cobbler, such as having the soles and heels replaced, is that true? Thanks and great video 😎

Great vid. :D

Seeing how so many uppers are hanging around, waiting to be put on the lasts, just underscores why it's so important to put leather conditioner like Renovateur on a new pair of shoes.

You should try a handle bar moustache

Is there a factory store on location? I go to Michigan 2 times a year and I might take the ferry across lake Michigan to go to the factory.

Any possibility to do a restoration of a european style shoe? Would be nice for us to learn how to shine those caps😄

nice! what an achievements :D

Did it smell like leather?.. Woodlore must have smelled amazing.. Nice video, thanks!

Wait so what are the best shoes?

If you could only buy one pair of dress shoes, what would they be? Based on style, quality and comfort.

It's very interesting to me how thin the leather hides seem in your filming. Touching the shoes it feels much thicker.

Kid you get a free pair or a great discount on one?

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

13:40 synthetic insoles. Also AE market synthetics in the shoes as comfort features, and massively varies from the wisdom of traditional shoemaking. It is sad. The reality is that they are cost cutting in order to survive and using marketing terms to put a positive spin on using synthetics. Then read the corporate jargon and empty words of current owner www.caleres.com. It reeks of the me me me mentality. Not surprising they are using synthetics given the ownership. www.caleres.com talk about PASSION....yeah, passion for cost cutting and using synthetics. They also talk about ACCOUNTABILITY...yeah, for their shareholders. I know many AE are still made good, but beware fellas, the wolves are at the door with their shareholders and daring cost cutting is being made by cutting jobs and replacing components with synthetics. When a company like www.caleres.com starts putting empty words and spin on things you know the wolf is nearby.

I just read "I TORTURED THE ALIEN IN EDMONDS FACTORY..."

You kinda look like Al from Al’s Toy Barn

If the reviews are any indication, your most common brands will soon be changing, as finely-made, quality brands in the $195 to $300 range flood the market. Unless the QA issues are soon resolved, AE is doomed. Thanks for your videos, marvelous tutorials.

What model of chelsea is that exactly at 9:00?

Have you done any work with Thursday Boot Co? I find they have really good quality boots/shoes.

Skip to 4:30 for the tour

AMERICAN MADE 🇺🇸

I watched reviews, read up on the Allen Edmonds manufacturing methods and history, it all sounded great. So I bought a pair of Chukka Boots, great product, great purchasing experience overall, I decided to buy more shoes. Bought a pair of Dalton Wingtip Dress Boots. I received 2 different color boots, also one of the boots seemed to be a different vintage or much older and had been on display for some time. Multiple price tickers attached and removed, physical dimensions were different, a different cut of the same style. I called customer service, they apologized and said they would send out another pair, free shipping. Got the next pair, shoes are with out a doubt reject, factory second shoes. I wear a size 9.5, the shoes I received are a size 8 or possible even smaller, but marked as a 9.5 D The shoes were also misshapen. The left looked like a right, the toe was curved outward. The worst quality I've seen from any shoe company, shameful quality.

Just received my first pair of AE boots. I’ve owned a pair of AE dress shoes for many years. The quality on the shoes is amazing. The boots will be returned. I just received them today. The right boot has a sharp edge on one of the lace hooks. The tongue has scratches from the issue. The welt on the right boot is misaligned in the heel area. Waited three weeks for the boots and they have to go back. I’ll be requesting a refund. Very disappointed.

I’m in Australia, how do I get them?

Is this the first time you have shown your face?