Allen Edmonds Coffee Review: Which Color Should I Choose? | Kirby Allison

In today’s video, we’re going to review the Allen Edmonds Park Avenue in the color #2179 Coffee. The purpose of this review is to discuss what we like about the finish and compare it to Allen Edmond’s other similar colors.

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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.

For many of our viewers, Allen Edmonds is their first experience with a high-quality, Goodyear welted leather dress shoe. In short, an investment in lasting quality, that, for many, has fostered a lifetime appreciation of fine footwear.

For anyone looking to make their first investment in a high-quality, Goodyear welted leather dress shoe, there is no better place to start than the Allen Edmond’s Park Avenue. This simple cap-toe oxford is a classic – a staple that belongs in almost every closet. 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.

The Allen Edmonds Park Avenue is available in six finishes in calfskin and three finishes in cordovan. In this review, we will be discussing the finish #2179 Coffee. For a more extensive review on the Park Avenue, check out some of our other reviews.

SHOE FINISH SPOTLIGHT
The Allen Edmonds Park Avenue in Coffee is what I would refer to as a “classic medium brown.” It is quite neutral in color without any red or purple which can be found in many other pallets of brown. Next, to the black cap toe oxford, this is probably my second favorite finish and is a great shoe for anyone that dresses in navy suits or more casual odd jackets.

The two closest other Allen Edmonds finishes to the #2179 Coffee are:
#5956 Walnut
#5610 Dark Chili

The Walnut is more of chestnut or light brown, while the Dark Chili is more of a dark brown. The Coffee finish placed between these two other shoes does a great job illustrating really where this shoe stands: right in the middle as a neutral, medium brown.

One of the things I love about a beautiful brown shoe, especially one made from a high-quality open grain leather, is that the patina, or color, really evolves the more you polish the shoe. It is this patina that gives a shoe character as it ages and makes it totally unique to you. Even polishing a shoe like the #2179 Coffee with a simple medium brown polish will darken and burnish the leather over time as the open pore structure accumulates oils and other waxes

This finish could easily be taken in several different directions. You could evolve and darken the entire finish by using a Dark Brown or mahogany shoe polish. Or you could burnish the edges using dark brown…

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