Brown AE strands

[technojinn]

I am looking to purchase the brown burnished strands. I am wondering if someone own these, if they could post a picture. I am wondering whether it is brown, or more like dark brown.


http://www.allenedmonds.com/aeonline...40000000001_-1

[Acousticfoodie]

It's more dark brown. I don't have the brown burnished strands but I have the brown burnished kenilworths with the same dye

[hornsup84]

I have the dark brown burnished Park Aves, and agree with Acoustic's assessment--they're pretty dark brown. That being said, I love the color/finish.

[technojinn]

Thank you accoustic for the pic. thanks Hornsup. I am planning on calling AE to see if they would price match the walnut strand from the nordstrom sale. If they will, I would def purchase it.

[technojinn]

AE would not price match norstrom. and nordstrom is selling the dark brown at $335 which is too much for my pocket. any suggestions? any tricks i could used to score these for anniversary sale price? any alternative with similar quality?

[zerostyle]

I'd just keep an eye out at Endless, Amazon, Lands End, and Brooks Brothers. They all run regular sales where you can find them for around $230 - $260 with a 30% off coupon.

[technojinn]

thanks for the tip zero style.

[Hardrain]

Techno, did you try getting the deal from Nordstrom? The black Park Avenues are on sale, but I got the salesman to sell me the brown's for the same price. It technically isn't on sale in their system but they can make it happen

[technojinn]

tried it but no success. i will give it a couple more tries.

[technojinn]

tried again today. same thing. they are adamant about not matching the price because they are not part of the sale. i think i give up.


considering this one here. what do you guys think?


http://www.colehaan.com/colehaan/cat...ctGroup=528801

[kman17]

I dig the CH's. I actually prefer CH styling to AE for the most part. AE comes off more traditional to me for the older crowd.

[technojinn]

i see. just looking for a dark brown oxford. thanks for the input.

[hornsup84]

Very very different shoe than the brown Strands would be. Technically speaking, the CH's aren't oxfords (balmorals)... Much more casual (blucher vs. balmoral), and I guess modern, as kman said.

[KC]

I'm still waiting out for the Fifth Avenue in brown. Too bad it's not part of the Nordstrom anniversary sale.

[nicholascrawford]

You guys should start petitioning shoes to change colors upon request.


Seriously, if you want a shoe in a certain color, either wait until it goes on sale, buy it at full retail, buy it as a second from the AE Shoe Bank, wait until a seconds sale, or buy it on eBay! Plenty of options.