In the few months since Will has joined our staff, he has become our resident expert polisher. To make his job a little easier, we’ve just purchased a Pilgrim polishing machine and installed it behind the LS Bar at LSW.
Pilgrim Shoe and Sewing Machine Company has been around for over 50 years right by Alden Shoe Company a few towns over in Quincy. We’re proud to add this Made in the USA machine to our store.
Categories: Shop Talk
Preview pics of our upcoming Leather Soul x Self Edge collaboration Alden boots have been surfacing around the internet so I guess it’s time to join in on the fun.
The official release date will be February 18. If you’d like to prepay/order a pair please contact me (tom@leathersoul.com) directly.
This is a one time limited release. 100 pairs were made in black regina grain calf and 100 pairs in Horween natural chromexcel.
(Trubalance last, $495.00)
FYI, the only people who own a pair so far are employees of Self Edge and Iron Heart representatives.
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Mahalo to our friend Daniel Dae Kim for visiting us and picking up a pair of Aldens and George Cleverleys!
Maybe you’ll see Leather Soul Waikiki on a future episode of Hawaii 5-0…
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Our most recent Alden flex model is the snuff suede Plaza semi brogue. Continuing on the success of the shell cordovan version of this model, we decided to offer a flex version in suede. The flex insole and oiled single waterlock leather sole provide maximum comfort. You will not want to take these off of your feet!
SOLD OUT!
Categories: Alden, Brands, Casual Shoes, Dress Shoes
We’re about a month away from the release of the LSxSE Alden boot!
Self Edge is one of my favorite shops in the world. I respect Kiya and appreciate his vision and passion for his business. This collaboration means a lot to me and I can’t wait to share the boots with you!
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Our newest LSW staff member is the yet to be named mannequin residing in the LS Lounge. He’s currently wearing a Boglioli jacket, a Jantzen shirt, a Drakes tie, and a Kent Wang pocket square. A pair of Alden #990s finish off his look.
We’re taking suggestions for his name. If we choose your name we’ll send you a nice gift…
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Two variations of our popular Alden Plaza Wingtip Boots were released for our LSBH Alden trunk show, one in natural chromexcel and the other in cigar shell cordovan. We’ve been having the cigar shell cordovan version every now and then since 2006, but the natural CXL version was a new release for us.
The “natty” version was actually a finalist in last years design an Alden contest by BM. Although it didn’t win, we thought it was a great idea so we decided to make it anyway.
SOLD OUT!
Categories: Alden, Boots, Brands, Casual Shoes
A “shoe circle” from today’s monthly staff meeting. Definitely not a GQ-approved wardrobe but we’re all family and it’s early in the morning so it doesn’t matter.
Breakfast from Zippy’s is always served. Today we had chili and cheese omelettes.
Pictured are: Nike Air Force I, Alden Hawaiian Stomper, Alden #1339, GC Adam, Tricker’s Stow, Nike Air Max 95, and Alden #986.
Categories: Shop Talk
After 7 years of providing what we consider the best in men’s footwear, we present to you our very first women’s shoe release, the Stephy by Tricker’s.
Women buying men’s shoes from us is not a rare occurrence. In fact, our Alden and Tricker’s boots in particular have been quite popular with women. Luckily we normally stock our men’s shoes from size 5.5D or 6D which works for most ladies.
Our Stephy is made with 1oo1 burnished leather on Tricker’s lady’s last. A pink pull tab is a kawaii detail we added as a special touch.
*At press time we are happy to announce that these boots have been quite popular so far in-store. We will be continuing to order Tricker’s women’s boots going forward.
($595.00)
Categories: Boots, Brands, Casual Shoes, Tricker's
The big news of the day is Hawaiian Airline’s announcement that they will be adding a HNL-JFK non stop flight starting June 2012. This is great news for me and my family. It gives me a better option for visiting friends and business partners in NYC as well as a much easier option for visiting the Alden factory in Massachusetts. It also makes it easier for my family in NY to visit Hawaii.
Intro rates in June are about $200 economy and $800 first class one-way. LSW has never been closer or cheaper to get to from the East Coast! We await your visit!
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