Allen Edmonds Custom Neumok – $199.00
Many thanks to Redford C. for sending in the style tip on these. At the very least, it’s fun to screw around with the color combinations.
So the mad scientists in the Allen Edmonds promotional department have come up with another doozy for their web-gems series. These are shoes that are only available online, and sometimes they can get a little strange.
But strange meets school pride in the new collection, and Allen Edmonds is hoping that some will want to show their school spirit during the tournament this march on their feet. Between now and March 3rd, they’re allowing customers to customize Neumoks via a dozen different colors, on six different areas of the shoe (plus your choice of 3 welt colors). You can get as nuts as you want. Is two hundred bucks a TON for a school-pride shoe? Absolutely. Are they still Allen Edmonds quality? Yes they are. Examples below, starting with the safest play for those of us who went to schools that won’t be in the tournament.
The Safe Play: Brown on Brown on Brown on….
And here sits Captain No-Fun. An all brown wingtip. What sort of school spirit is that? None. But it’s also under $200 for basic Allen Edmonds. Now there might be something there.
The slight risk: The Missing McTavish Substitute
There’s an outstanding looking version of the McTavish in Black on a lighter sole, and this would be a brown substiute. Problem is, there’s no way to opt out of the tone-on-tone stitching, and… you might have to darken that welt up a bit with some creme if it’s really this light on arrival. Some lighter laces would help it out too. Screwing with a $60 shoe? Sure. A $200 shoe? Ehhhh…
The Almost Saddle: Solid with contrasting Quarters
Shown here in black and gold with a gold tongue. Weird.
The just wants to be different: The subtle tongue
Shown here with an all black setup with a green tongue. Like a pocket square for your feet. You could easily go brighter for more of a pop. Brown with a navy tongue might look good too.
The March 17th Special: Green, white, & Orange
You’ve got to really be proud of your Irish heritage. Or… just be hoping you can get some of your investment back in the form of “Dude! Nice shoes! Your next green beer’s on me!” (Like that ever happens)
The Ann Arbor: Maize and Navy (or bright blue)
No offense to rivals of the Wolverines, but if there was a school made for this shoe promotion, it’s Michigan. More of their iconic football helmet than the basketball uniform, but you’ll know precisely what school the guy wearing these is rooting for come the tournament. Brady Hoke has to be a wide, right?
Loading ...So would you even consider dropping two hundred on something like this? That’s a lot of cash. Leave your take in the comments below. A.E. says if you order by 3/3, they’ll be delivered by 3/19. Just in time for… Store Wars.
I’d do it for fun, while trying to keep it more subtle. Orange for Foxing and Tongue, Buff Split for the Welt, and Cardinal for everything else. Switch out the default laces for orange on game day. Then wear them occassionally in the summer with a greyish suit or out on the town with jeans and a sport coat, and of course during football season as well.
Now if only I wasn’t out of the country for the next 7+ months.
No.
There are some great options in the Allen Edmonds custom program (grain calf Strands anyone?) but school colors are not one of them.
The only way I would even consider these would be if I was a basketball coach for one of the teams involved. I’m not, so no.
One in navy with a cardinal or gray tongue is really tempting me. Black sole or brown?
You can get awful close to the shoe Nucky Thompson wears in the opening credits of Boardwalk Empire with the black and gold options.
That was exactly what I was thinking! Wish they had some slightly better browns to really pull it off. Any idea what the gold looks like in real life?
No clue. It looks pretty flat though so maybe some light brown shoe cream could make the look work. Awful risky though for $200 you may end up with shoes that are a little too gold and not really tan/brown. Also not the easiest look to pull off even with an exact match! Every time I watch that show though I drool over the shoes!
I might go for it anyway… Living in Pittsburgh, black and gold shoes might be kind of fitting.
Gotta say no to the school colors, but you can get a distinct semi-casual shoe out of this without going too overboard. Especially in colors you don’t really ever see…
Great stuff. Love my olive pair of Neumoks – especially for Christmas wear with the candy cane laces, but they’ll be great for St. Patty’s day too. I would actually consider doing a plain spectator in white/football brown – I like the rough leather on these. But the custom configurator would also let me build a Strand or Fifth Ave in brogue suede – a shoe I’ve been wanting for some time. Decisions, decisions!
They recently added a suede version of the Strand to their stock. And it’s under $300.
I would basically kill to be able to do this with a boat shoe…more gameday appropriate.
Go Blue!
You can custom color Vans on their site. Sadly their boat shoes are not an option so you would have to settle for a regular canvas sneaker.
you could also treat this as a way to get a Neumok at a discount by choosing the same color for every part of the shoe. I’m thinking of getting a green one with the dark brown/black sole for the office. The green option looks different from the normal olive green Neumoks though.
Hmmm, I’m awful tempted for LaSalle (either HS or Univ) to get the Navy and Maize – similar to the Ann Arbor but slightly more subdued. I would really have to see what the colors look like in person. ‘Cognac’ looked gorgeous online, but left me flat when I saw it in person.
Joey – you can – Timberland.com has a great configurator
I have a pair of Giorgio Brutini Wingtips in grey and white in a croc embossed buffalo leather. Cost? Under $50 when I purchased them last fall. Comfortable, well made shoes handcrafted in India. And I get lots of compliments on them
this is same shoe, different color combination http://www.amazon.com/Giorgio-Brutini-Balmorals-Chocolate-Leather/dp/B0081PQW44/ref=sr_1_2?s=shoes&ie=UTF8&qid=1360521971&sr=1-2&keywords=giorgio+brutini+shoes