Allen Edmonds Park Avenue Review: Black Cap-Toe Dress Shoes | Kirby Allison

In today’s video, we’re going to review the Allen Edmonds Park Avenue Black Captoe Oxford in Calfskin. Recognizing us as one of the leading authorities on luxury men’s dress shoes worldwide, Allen Edmonds has graciously agreed to give us access to their entire collection of shoes to review for you on this YouTube Channel. BRAND OVERVIEW Allen Edmonds is one of the few remaining “great American shoemakers,” still making their premium leather dress shoes here in the United States. Allen Edmonds makes an excellent Goodyear welted leather dress shoe that, if properly polished and resoled, can last a lifetime. And there is no surprise that the Park Avenue is easily Allen Edmond’s #1 selling dress shoe. And for $425, it is a pretty good value. I always say that if someone is looking to invest in a high-quality leather dress shoe, they need to be at Allen Edmonds or better. Allen Edmonds also routinely runs sales where this shoe can be purchased for less than $300. SHOE INTRODUCTION Immediately, you can see the classic proportions of the Allen Edmond Park Avenues. A plain cap-toe oxford, the Park Avenue is the most formal style of business dress shoe one can purchase. Incredibly versatile, they can be worn during the day or evening, casually or formally. The shoe features a soft, round toe and classic proportions. The Allen Edmonds Black Captoe Oxford is a very conservative shoe, even within the spectrum of this black captoe oxfords. DESIGN The Allen Edmonds Park Avenue is a b