Just bought my 2nd pair of Florsheim shells. Wings 1st, now Royal loafers. Both off ebay, and both with 1" heels. I grew up in the Detroit area, and as a kid saw Florsheim everywhere.
Great description of the Florsheim Kenmoor of which I have a few pairs of and love to wear. I have a brown pair of that shoe with the all leather heels that I favor very much. True they make a nice sound on the floor but if your careful on tile floors for example you can walk easily with the all leather heels with v plates. Always enjoy your videos very much so.
Interesting shoes, that made by Florsheim. This must be made for a while, before the brand deteriorated to today's situation~ It seems Alden's finish on #8 really darkens the color a lot, to be even close to black, especially on this loafer. Thank you for your abundant videos on Shell Cordovan. I'm about to visit the Alden store recently and buy a pair of cap toe boots after a really long consideration. I though my first Shell Cordovan would be from AE due to its lower price, but unfortunately their park avenue doesn't have as big a cap as Alden's.
If I know my history right, I think that shoe is called the Kenmoor! They still make a non-cordovan version of the shoe today, but like you said they aren't made in the USA anymore and are said to not come close to the old ones in terms of quality.
Love your vids, been subscribed for some time now. Wished you did more, but I was wondering if you consider doing a collection review. Maybe share what style/color combinations that you consider to be essential footwear pieces, and what pieces you're keeping an eye out for.
Just was at an estate sale and found these exact shoes for $2! What a steal! Had them resoled with a JR Rendenbach sole, and gave them a good polish, and they look brand new! I am curious, back when Florsheim was what Allen Edmonds is today, how much would a pair of these go for, brand new?
You obviously love “Burgandy” colored shoes, but curious if you get tired of them ever and wear anything in lighter browns. Or any other colors for that matter. I love burgandy, but dont like the burnish makers are applying now, so looking more at shells to avoid it.
With your stock of corodvan shoes I was hoping you could provide some advice. I recently scratched a pair of AE Brown Park Avenue shell cordovans on the outer edge right b4 the captoe on the side. Anyway, has there been any methods you have used to cover or "mask" the scratch? Thanks!
