Superb 1940s Spectator Shoes -- Allen Edmonds

[Marc Chevalier]

In terms of American quality, it doesn't get much better than this.


Vintage 1940s Allen Edmonds "Strawfut" spectator shoes. This is a variant of the vintage model that Lounger Matt Deckard showed to the Allen Edmonds company and convinced them to remake. I've seen the new ones; the vintage originals are better.


Buy it here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-Rare-...2621321?pt=US_Men_s_Shoes&hash=item35b528df09

 

[DJH]

Fantastic - look like new!

 

[Mario]

Leaves me speechless. My size, too...

 

[Lincsong]

Unbelievable. Talk about cherry.

 

[Chasseur]

:eusa_clap

WOW! Those are to die for. If they were 11s.... Also, they really blow the current production ones out of the water. I've thought long and hard about getting a pair of the new models, but every pair in my size I find on ebay all have damage to the mesh...

 

[Rooster Joe]

If they were my size I would pay the b i n price No question!

 

[Boodles]

Sirs:
Do you suppose that the seller is correct when he states that these size 10 A shoes were made on a last which equals a todays 10 D with a narrow heel?

Thanks to Mr. Chevalier for drawing out attention to these swell shoes.

 

[Isshinryu101]

He says width is a "Vintage A", but is actually a "Modern D"??? What's that all about?

 

[Boodles]

I was hopeful that some of the good folks on this forum who know about such things would offer up an opinion. I could not bid on the shoes without knowing these are really near a D width.

He says width is a "Vintage A", but is actually a "Modern D"??? What's that all about?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I was hopeful that some of the good folks on this forum who know about such things would offer up an opinion. I could not bid on the shoes without knowing these are really near a D width.

The seller measured the outer sole's width across its widest part (the ball of the foot), and found that it's 4 3/16 inches wide. IMO, that's a clear indication that the shoe is at least a "D" ... or even an "E".

 

[Boodles]

... IMO, that's a clear indication that the shoe is at least a "D" ... or even an "E".

Most excellent Mr. Chevalier. Thanks for taking time to offer up your experience on this.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Most excellent Mr. Chevalier. Thanks for taking time to offer up your experience on this.

You're very welcome. The tape measure ain't lying in this case. Lord knows why the shoe is marked on the lining as a size 9 A. It surely isn't that narrow ... it doesn't even look narrow, by any standard.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Lord knows why the shoe is marked on the lining as a size 9 A.

Sorry, I meant to say 10 A, not 9 A. My bad typo.

 

[LoveMyHats2]

Very clean shoe indeed.

 

[cookie]

Why did they simply not copy the old Strawfut from Matt's model?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Why did they simply not copy the old Strawfut from Matt's model?

They did. Matt model was a bit different from the one that just sold on eBay. Back in the '40s, there was more than one style of "Strawfut".

 

[Marc Chevalier]

They did. Matt's model was a bit different from the one that just sold on eBay. Back in the '40s, there was more than one style of "Strawfut".

 

[Marc Chevalier]

The auction just ended. Did a Fedora Lounger end up winning these shoes?

 

[Boodles]

The auction just ended. Did a Fedora Lounger end up winning these shoes?

I did not win, I'm sorry to say. For some inexplicable reason I elected to post a snipe at about the price of one martini below the BIN price. When one makes silly decisions such as that one cannot expect to win.