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Win it: Allen Edmonds Shell Cordovan Park Ave. Oxfords

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Reader Appreciation Week: Burgundy Shell Cordovan Park Ave. – $650

Consider this week five days of saying thank you. Without your readership, your emails, your terrific comments, and your willingness to spread the word, Dappered wouldn’t exist. The collection of good guys who frequent this corner of the internet is by far the greatest achievement of this website. And to say thank you, we’ve put together five, splurge-worthy giveaways that’ll hopefully express our gratitude. Welcome to Dappered’s Reader Appreciation Week. Good luck, and thanks a million.

To say that Cordovan leather is sought after would be an obvious understatement. Hugely desirable, Cordovan is hyper-durable, wildly smooth, and visually deep. But it takes quite a bit to get there. As in, it takes six months to transform a horse hide to this finished leather. The material itself is a piece of natural art.

The master of Cordovan is the Chicago based Horween Leather Company, and it’s their amazing shade of burgundy cordovan that has been cut and sewn into this pair of Park Avenue oxfords.

AE Cordovan Park Avenue | Reader Appreciation Week on Dappered.com

Equally good with navy and grey suits, they’re a classic cap toe in a slightly unexpected color. Instead of the standard brown, you get major hints of deep red with these. Like a big, flavorful, bottle of (red, naturally) wine.

Classic cap toe. Triple stitching sweeps up, over, and across the vamp. Six pairs of eyelets means you can easily use super slick-looking bar lacing. Built on the Goodyear-welted 65 last, they’re a shoe with a timeless shape, made in a retina beckoning shade.

The step-by-step Horween Cordovan process.

The Allen Edmonds Park Avenue will celebrate it’s 35th anniversary next year. That’s a long time. And between the durability and classic design, chances are this pair of shoes will serve its owner for quite a long time as well. Maybe even long past the time this website ceases to exist. If you end up as the winner, think of us kindly, won’t you?

Enter here to win a pair of Allen Edmonds Burgundy Shell Cordovan Park Avenues in your size. One entry per person. Deadline for entry is 11:59 pm ET 9/9/14. Thanks to Allen Edmonds for providing not just Park Avenues, but Cordovan Park Avenues for Reader Appreciation Week. And speaking of cordovan, know that due to the limited availability of the stuff (cordovan), it might take 6-8 weeks for Allen Edmonds to deliver the winner’s (or, any regular ol’ customer’s) pair.

UPDATE: Congrats to Jeremy S. who won the random drawing for a pair of these Burgundy Shell Cordovan Park Avenue oxfords from Allen Edmonds! Once again, thanks a million to Allen Edmonds for participating in reader appreciation week.

The Allen Edmonds Park Avenue | Dappered.com

Comments

  4. The holy grail. Along with a pair of strands, it doesn’t get much better than this. Thanks to Dappered and AE for the chance to win!

  6. FYI, there’s going to be a seconds sale starting on Thursday on all shell cordovan models, supposedly for $325 a pair. They are normally $499.

  11. /GeorgeTakei Oh MY

    I’ve been trying to justify a burgundy/merlot/maroon pair of shoes to myself for a while but now that I’ve a preference for quality it’s been an unresolved debate. Would be really nice to have that debate short-circuited…

  14. I’d just like to thank Dappered (and Joe, of course) for introducing me to Allen Edmonds and the world of men’s style in general. I’ve followed this blog religiously for the last year while developing my own personal style and it’s still my first stop on the information superhighway every morning.

    (And no, I’m not trying to curry favor to win those magnificent pieces sartorial art!)

  16. I would love these. Since I wear a 14W or 15 shoe depending on the last/brand, affordable shoes can be hard to come by. And you can’t get more affordable than free!

  22. I usually have my fiancée enter these contests since she’s the luckiest person in the world and wins the majority of drawings she enters. Unfortunately, she grew up with horses and would have no part of this. You got off easy this time, gentlemen.

  27. Beatiful shoes, and I always appreciate the Dappered Sweepstakes doesn’t involve social media.

  28. Yeah, now that I covered the basics, I need a pair of good captoe shoes for potential job interviews. Whether I’ll get them from this sweepstakes or I’ll shell out some $$$ for them, I’m zeroing in on them anyway.

  31. Second! I’ve gotten so many compliments on my McAllisters in bourbon. Wouldn’t have even known about them, let alone had the rational thinking to purchase them. When I think back to all of the Steve Madden-esque shoes that I purchased back in College and shortly after, it sickens me to think how awful I probably looked. Not to mention how bad they looked after a couple of months of wear.

  32. Not at all, but I just feel like my outfit is painfully dull when I’m wearing a charcoal suit and black shoes. I enjoy brown shows so much more, but obviously a lighter brown shade looks odd with a dark grey. This burgundy shade resolves that issue nicely.

  33. Any other news on this? Shell Daltons are currently $549 at the shoebank and anything in the $3xx’s would be great!

  41. Wow. I legit need these, as my brown Nordstrom Calibrates just died after a two-year stint, thanks to a hole in the rubber sole. Makes that terrible “squish” noise when I walk. :/

  42. No kidding. This is really awesome that Dappered is just giving to readers and not asking for anything back.

  45. Just confirmed it with their Port Washington location. Shell seconds will be marked down to $325 each. Not sure if the Daltons are included or not.

  47. My Alden cordovan tassel loafers are downright godly shoes. These would look nice sitting next to them on the rack.

  48. For anybody looking… The half off Shell Cordovan sale at the AE Outlets is now live.. You just have to call and they are honoring the sale price..

  53. I do not deserve to wear these shoes. I would instead put them in a glass display case and lead tours to them speaking of how they were made and why they are amazing. I would not allow touching of the shoes, and no flash photography to avoid any surface reactions to the leather.

  68. Why does everyone assume that wallets are upset to part with some cash? We could all stand to lose a little poundage.

  76. I bought this belt and it really didn’t hold up as well as I’d hoped. I was truly disappointed. The belt got scuffed easily and looked beat up after just a couple of months.