Steal Alert: Allen Edmonds Strands in Black at Nordstrom for $189

Allen Edmonds Strand Oxfords in Black – $188.72 ($395)

UPDATE: And as of late this afternoon, the price has gone back up.

I don’t know when black shoes fell out of daily-wear-favor, but even less trend focused sites like this one (hi!) don’t seem to mention them much anymore. Yet we all pretty much need a pair of black dress shoes. And for $189, with almost all sizes available at post time, PLUS they ship and return for free? These Strands via Nordstrom are the (black) cat’s meow.

Goodyear welted. Made in the USA. Built on AE’s extremely popular 65 last, which is timeless and fits true for most. Toe shape is perfect. Not pencil tip pointy and not blunted or squared off. The 65 last has a little length to it, but it’s not over elongated or spear like. Many guys find the 65 last to be shockingly comfortable, and will often seek out other Allen Edmonds models built around this shape. Full review of the Strand can be found here.

Price matched, so that means Uncle Nordy got wind of another retailer selling these shoes in this color at this price, and dropped their price to compete. I don’t know when this deal expires. Could be today. Could be a few days down the road.

Big thank you to Scott S. for sending in the tip.

That’s all. Carry on.