Barring such exotics as ostrich or crocodile, men typically think of proper dress shoes as coming in two flavors: calfskin or suede. So, what to make of shell cordovan, a leather that falls into ...

The cordovan series is quite possible one of the more classic in the Alden range. With their 125th Anniversary now here, Alden celebrates with a limited edition cordovan, reworked with a twist of ...

Welcome to Worth the Price, a recurring series exploring some of menswear’s most covetable and expensive products. This week: shell cordovan shoes. Shell cordovan shoes are discussed and debated about ...

Ten, twenty years ago, if you asked us to reel off the best dress shoes brands, we'd be ticking off brands that had been working leather for at least a century, if not two. The Aldens, John Lobbs, and ...

Cordovan shoes are made from horsehide. Before you start weeping and gnashing your burger-biting teeth, consider that the hides that wind up on our feet are not from steeds raised for that purpose but ...