Allen Edmonds Dark Chili Review - Which Color Should I Choose? | Kirby Allison
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- In today’s video, we’re going to review the Allen Edmonds Park Avenue in the color #5610 Dark Chili. 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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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 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 #5610 Dark Chili. For a more extensive review on the Park Avenue, check out our more extensive Park Avenue Review.
The Allen Edmonds Park Avenue in #5610 Dark Chili is probably my favorite of all of Allen Edmond’s brown finishes. It is quite light in color. This is the lightest-brown Park Avenue that Allen Edmonds sells. This is a great, more casual dress shoe that is great for anyone that dresses in lighter-colored suits.
The two closest other Allen Edmonds finishes to the #5956 Walnut are:
#5956 Walnut
#2179 Coffee
#5610 Dark Chili
#5609 Oxblood
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 #5610 Dark Chili with a simple light 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…
The Allen Edmonds Park Avenue in calfskin is a truly iconic American-made shoe that is constructed with a nice full-grain, open pour leather, a 360-degree Goodyear welt, and full leather outsole. For anyone looking to begin investing in high-quality leather dress shoes, the Allen Edmond Park Avenue is a great place to begin.
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I love the oxblood shoes 👞 with a dark navy cashmere blazer
My first AEs were dark chili (Rogues as factory 2nds). I got them to get into AEs and there were no styles I liked in Oxblood/Burgundy on sale in my size at that time. I fell in love with it the minute I unboxed them. And I grow t love it more every time I wear them. For maintenance I use the AE chili cream I got from the AE store (seems pretty good) and saphir tobacco pate deluxe for wax. Thanks to your videos and retail side I tried renovataeur on them last week and they LOVED it! WOW!
Just bought my first dark chili, thanks for this review. I considered cigar and coffee but decided on the dark chili.
this channel is like watching mr Rojers. I love it
Great video by the way.
I would absolutly love if you could make a video on detachable collars and on morning wear. I would be very happy and thankfull.
Hey Kirby, great video. That suit you have on has caught my eye a few times; may I ask which one it is and by which maker? Thank you
Dark chili is awesome. I just got a pair of McGregors in this color
I loved this video I wana get a pair of dark chili in fith Avenues
Can you please do a review of the Allen Edmonds Park or 5th or Strand in Mahogany? I'd like to see how AE's mahogany compares with it's other brown shoes. Thanks!
What’s your take on the Hopkinson Independence shoes from AE? The fact the uppers are aniline leather and they’re lined with lamb skin got my attention.
I was thinking of purchasing a pair of dark chili brown fith Aves
I tried to find a video review of Allen Edmonds wholecuts, alas, no video reviews exist. What are your thoughts on the Allen Edmonds wholecuts? I'm looking at the MacLennan, but can't seem to find a review of that shoe. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
What color Saphir would you recommend for the “old” lighter Chili that Allen Edmonds used to make? I need new polish for my McClain Chili grain calf wingtips.
Hey Kirby. You have to travel to Barcelona and visit Norman Vilalta. He is making a very good bespoke shoes hear!
Tanks.
Would you recommand to use the cognac saphir for the dark chilli?
What color of the suit that fits with this dark chili? And also can I wear this with jeans ? Thanks
Do you know anything about JL Rocha shoes? They're in the same price category as these but I can't find much detailed info about the brand. The description sounds good but I'm hesitant due to minimal info.
Allen Edmonds dark chilli shoe polish match would be a dark brown ??
Other than AE, if I were to get a belt elsewhere, what other colors are similar enough to match a belt?
Kirby, been waiting for your review on the Dark Chili. Always informative, as usual. What color suit would go best with the dark chili (fifth ave)? And what color shoes would go best for a Navy and/or Charcoal suit? Thanks!
Dark Chili will go well with a mid-gray or navy suit. Charcoal will look best with a black shoe.
@@EZBISME Thanks Ethan!
It is a nice shade for that shoe. It also looks good on a more casual cut shoe (e.g., LaSalle with the split "Algonquian" toe). As far as Dark Chili being the most "formal" brown color in the A-E catalog, I suppose that remains a matter of opinion. The Park Avenue in dark brown cordovan is a much darker brown, more toward the Alden "Cigar" and is more formal, if that means more restrained and darker.
I like your tie Kirby is it a Sovereign grade tie ?
One note on this specific shoe / color - I have noticed that it does not react well to photography, still or video. I could not properly capture the color with my phone's camera, and this video doesn't quite get it either. Truthfully, it looks better than this. If you're skeptical, I'd suggest going to a store to check it out. Really happy with my pair.
I had a dark chili Allan Edmon pair that got stained badly on the toe cap from Allen Edmond brand Leather Lotion. They let me exchange the pair and the new pair now got discolored and stained by renoveteur
Hey Kirby, thanks for the informative videos. I'm debating between getting a pair of cigar and a pair of oxblood versus purchasing a pair of dark chili. I suspect the dark chili is half way between the cigar and the oxblood on the "brown-red" spectrum. How versatile is the cigar? How different is the cigar from the dark chili What would you advise?
Cigar is darker, more burnt umber in shade, with much less red/orange cast (none, really.)
Another very nice video, Kirby. Well done. I hope you don’t think I’m nitpicking, however; Allen Edmonds has reduced the prices of its Heritage Classic Line of shoes which includes the Park Avenue. This is a permanent price reduction and not a sale price. Accordingly, the Park Avenue regular price is now $395 not the $425 as mentioned in your video. As this is a fairly new development at AE I thought you would want to know.
its a repost.
Kirby recorded all of these a long time ago and only posting it now it seems.
Hi Kirby, I thought that might be the case, however; I was thinking he might want to update the production to reflect current pricing. Thanks.
I bought a pair of Allen Edmonds Ashlands on ebay. I can't find any information on them. Can you help me?
Thank you.
Hi Kirby, thanks for another awesome video! My questions is:
Allen Edmonds released a line of shoes this year they call the New Americans Collection, which features a “360 Speed Welt.”
Any idea what this is?? Is this AEs way of re-naming a Blake stitch? What else could a ‘speed welt be’?
I would love you if knew the answer!
Thanks again,
Morgan
Morgan Denebeim They're using "speed welt" terminology for the old Road Warriors, which were always considered recraftable. My guess is Blake Rapid stitch.
Any major difference between the chili and dark chili?
I bought and returned the Park Aves in dark chili, since my feet are too wide for them. I even got the EEE, and they weren't wide enough. I'm having an impossible time finding some good dress shoes that fit my very wide and flat feet.
You recommended two different colors of Saphir for dark chili in two different videos, which is very confusing. Is median brown better or cognac if you want so just keep the original color?
Use a cognac for accentuating the browns and mahogany for the reds if you don’t want to alter the shade. Medium brown should be used if you want to darken it slightly
Some of Allen Edmonds shoes list their finishes as "Burnished". What exactly does that mean? Thanks for your videos!
Parts of the shoe are darker creating a fading effect
What color socks would you recommend with dark chili brown shoes with navy cashmere blazer ?
How does Dark Chili look in a brown suit?
I returned two pairs of AE and bought Carmina and Carlos Santos instead. I couldn’t stand paying for shoes with pretty obvious quality control issues.
Which Carminas did you get I'm thinking of doing the same. How was the sizing vs AE?
i got the oxblood i like the color but i use oxblood polish . is that ok.
yes, or mahogany. Sometimes even a pinch of Burgandy.
i like to see you get costume made Dehner riding boots
Hi Kirby,
You are right about the difference in Saphir products and I have switched to them. I have two pair of Allen Edmonds in Dark Chili. You have recommended two different Saphir colors in two different videos in the past- links here. Is there anything new on which Saphir color best matches?
Allen Edmonds Dark Chili Review - Which Color Should I Choose?
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6:55 recommend Cognac
Allen Edmonds Shoe Polish Color Guide
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12:15- recommend Tobacco brown
Thanks
Looks like you never got an answer. I just purchased some AE Fifth Ave in Dark Chili, and I have the same question as you. Have you found an answer to your question?
Sayang dah 76 tahun tapi saya minat kasut Allan edmon saya pakai dua kasut Allan edmon umur saya 25 tahun sapa ke hari ada kasut Allan edmon
Unfortunately Allen Edmonds quality has definitely gone down ever since Caleres bough them.
It makes me sad to hear this. I owned a pair of AEs about 30 years ago and just ordered another pair. In exactly what way has the quality dropped? Are you more likely to get a pair that has issues or is every pair less well-made?
06600110 Yes their quality control has gone way down and also they have cheaped out on some of the materials for example they’re now using like cardboard in the heel stack instead of leather.
@@phototristan Do you have a pair with cardboard, or did you hear this somewhere? I have trouble believing you'd get a pair of PA's with cardboard in the heel. Is there proof of this somewhere?
2:16 You said the coffee was your favourite after the black. Come on man.
First video. Friend, that camera angle that captures you looking elsewhere?
Ridiculous.
Lose it.
Now, on to the content.
I see from the comment thread, many loyal and long time viewers of yours have asked you questions which you have never answered.
Tells me all I need to know about you.