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CORK FOOTBED: A short plyrib is attached to the bottom of the insole. This creates a cavity so that heated cork can be spread throughout the insole cavity prior to the sole being applied. A cork layer between the insole and the outsole of the shoe allows each shoe to form to the customer’s foot, creating a uniquely shaped footbed and “custom” feel to each pair of Allen Edmonds.
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FINISHING: In the final step of the shoemaking
process the shoes move to the finishing department, where skilled artisans hand detail each pair of Allen Edmonds shoes. We’ve developed hand-finishing and polishing techniques that highlight the natural appearance, or “highs and lows” of the leather while simultaneously protecting it from the elements. Each Allen Edmonds shoe leaves these artisan’s hands with a personality all its own.
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RECRAFTING®: When shoes are so meticulously
crafted, it is easy to restore them to near-new condition with our exclusive Recrafting® process.
Your customers’ favorite, worn-in Allen Edmonds shoes never looked so good. Allen Edmonds offers 4 separate Recrafting options to meet your customers’ needs. For more information about our legendary Recrafting process see page 37 or visit www.allenedmonds.com.
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91 YEAR HERITAGE: In 1922, Allen Edmonds
founder Elbert W. Allen launched his new shoe company (originally called the Allen-Spiegel Shoe Company) in Belgium, Wisconsin, less than 10 miles from our current headquarters. Our lineage not only highlights our Wisconsin roots and Midwestern values, but underscores how being an Allen Edmonds Man is passed down from one generation to the next. We’ve been making shoes virtually the same way since 1922, and until someone improves on our way of doing things, we are sticking with what got us here.
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