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In scouring the forum and reading through all the old Topy debate threads, I saw the idea of shoe "balance" being discussed many times, though hardly ever at length. It was usually used to describe the balance between the heel and the toe. I read that the heel should sit flat, not on the front...

I recently made an impulse buy on eBay and received my reward today! It's a pair of Alden 911 Medallion cap-toes. The pictures showed some scuffs and a reddish-brown stain by the toe, but when I took them out of the box, I noticed some places on the side of the soles where it appears the layers...

I received my Brooks Brothers/Allen Edmonds Walnut Strands, and after polishing noticed some strange things that I have not noticed on my other Allen Edmonds. There is some discoloration, one of the eyelets has a small loose piece of leather, and one of the shoes has some visible holes on the...

There is frequent mention on the forums about the different methods of shoe construction, but there isn't always a whole lot of explanation about what is actually going on with the different methods and what their benefits and drawbacks are. I thought that I would do a series of posts exploring...