The brand sources its leathers from the best tanneries in the world, and is renowned for its genuine shell cordovan shoes from the Horween tannery . This leather, made from the horse's rump, is considered by many purists as a Holy Grail, for its quality, its solidity, and above all, its durability.
The assembly of the shoes is also impeccable. The interior is vegetable-tanned leather, the sole is Goodyear stitched and can easily be changed by a shoemaker.
All this has a price: count at least 700 euros for the cordovan shell, and 500 euros for the calf models.
The Alden Shoe Company is an American company founded in 1884 by Charles H. Alden in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
At that time, thanks to the mechanization of the production line, the shoe industry was prosperous in the region.
At the beginning of the 1950s, with the arrival of the mass market and the production of low-end shoes, Alden distinguished itself by the production of extremely good quality shoes , which made its reputation.
