last winter’s weather was unkind to my allen edmonds park avenue shoes.  the wet ground caused the soles to wear off sooner than they probably should have.  i thought about taking them to a local shoe repair shop to get resoled, but remembered that one of the reasons i chose allen edmonds was to try out their recrafting process.  i sent my shoes off monday and received an email this morning saying i should have them back in 2-4 weeks.

when you get your shoes recrafted at allen edmonds, you have four packages to choose from: new heels, refinishing, standard, and prestige.  i opted for the prestige because you get all the other options plus shoes trees and shoe bags.  i can’t wait to get them back.  they’re in such bad shape that they may just send me a new pair.  i’ll post pics when they arrive.  i was going to take some before pics, but was embarrassed to post them.  they looked like the kind of shoes that a hobo might catch fishing in an old cartoon.

don’t forget to check out the video above to see more of the recrafting process.