Longwing – Color 8

The long­wing blucher is not exclus­ive to Alden — in fact it’s been in produc­tion in the US and UK for many years. It is, however, a very Amer­ican style. Around Northamp­ton it’s often referred to as the Amer­ican wing­tip, which is to say this shoe has All-Amer­ican stay­ing power.

Alden of New England has perfec­ted the use of shell cordovan in making the LWB. One of the ways they do so is by using cordovan tanned only by Horween Leather Company in Chicago, Illinois. The most clas­sic long­wing you can find is made with Horween’s rich color 8 shell cordovan.