Leather Soul

12 hours by plane but extremely close to our hearts is the Alden Shoe factory in Middlebourough, Massachusetts. Touring the factory is like taking a lesson in American history. A hundred years ago, the New England area was a hotbed of US shoemaking. Alden is the last to stand, a testiment to the Tarlow family who took over the Alden Shoe Company from CH Alden. Today, Art Tarlow Jr. continues his family tradtion of quality, hard work, and passion.

We are extremely proud and passionate about our partnership with the Alden Shoe Company. For almost six years now, we have been representing them to our best ability here in Honolulu. We truly look forward to a long, wonderful relationship that continues from this generation to the next.

Thank you to Art Tarlow, Bob Clark, Nate Humble, Rick Hajjar, Jamie Hajjar, Diane-Sharon-Pam-Martha-and all the other wonderful ladies, and especially the shoemakers continuing the tradition of fine American made footwear.

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Thank you all for your patience. Our Leather Soul Exclusive Alden “Ultimate Indy” is back in stock after a long hiatus. To those of you who preordered a pair, thank you. We will be getting in contact with you as soon as we can. It may take a few days to a week however because both Tom and Takuya will be traveling to Alden’s factory this weekend and there are just so many people to contact.

For anyone who may be interested in a pair, please contact us by email or phone. We have about 20 pairs not spoken for on this order.

Available in sizes 5.5-12D.
(Trubalance Last, $450.00)

“Simple is best” is a phrase that well describes the Alden Plaza Dress Boot. A simple plain toe high boot with an elegant shape due to the Plaza last, coupled with a single leather sole and regular close heel dress welt, makes these boots versatile enough to match your tailored suits as well as your beat up jeans.

Available in sizes 6-12D.
(Plaza Last, $595.00)

We apologize for the lack of updates but really do think these were worth the wait. Our newest Leather Soul Exclusive Alden shoe is the Red Soul Longwing.

Recent longwing collaborations between Alden and “big box” retailers have left true Alden fans wanting more. A tan longwing is nice, but these are what those big boys should have been coming up with to pair with their rolled up jeans and plaid dress shirts.

Our Red Soul Longwing is made on the Grant last for a little more shapely look, with burnished red walnut calfskin, brass metal eyelets, and a red micro rubber sole. Flat waxed laces round out the vintage Americana theme.

This is a true collaboration for the true Alden fan.

Available in sizes 6-11D.
(Grant Last, $450.00)

We are pleased to announce two additions to our lineup, George Cleverley and Globe-Trotter.

Since 1958, George Cleverley & Co. has been one of the most respected bespoke shoe makers in England. Today GJ Cleverley continues to make extremely well made bespoke footwear as well as a fine line of ready-to-wear footwear and men’s leathergoods which we will be carrying at Leather Soul. We look forward to receiving our initial inventory of George Cleverley footwear and leathergoods by the end of March.

Globe-Trotter, also from England, is well known for their uniquely strong yet lightweight hand made luxury luggage. Since 1897 they have succeeded to follow their brand philosophy of never compromising the integrity of craftsmanship. Globe-Trotter is now available in-store.

Even with a 7 hour delay due to a tsunami warning throughout the Pacific, we were able to move our shop to our new location this weekend. A 200 foot move from Building A to Building B of the Royal Hawaiian Center proved much easier than our last move accross town. We are still settling in but look forward to serving you in our new home.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Leather Soul
2233 Kalakaua Avenue #301
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808)922-0777

This coming week will be a busy time for us. Construction of our new store in Waikiki will be finished by Monday and crews will be in all week installing data lines, security, speakers, and other finishing touches. We will not be able to answer your phone calls immediately this week, but please do leave us a message and we will be sure to call you back as soon as we can.

Please note, we will be closed on Saturday 2/27/10 to move our entire store over to the new location.

We are very sorry for the lack of updates to our website but promise to get back on track as soon as we can!

Our newest Leather Soul Exclusive Alden Shoe is the “Safari Boot.”

Built on the Plaza last with an all around regular welt and commando sole, this boot has touches of elegance combined with rugged utlity. The “Safari” name was inspired by a model by Manufacture d’Horlogerie, Audemars Piguet.

Available in sizes 6-12D.
(Plaza Last, $475.00)

We have just received a restock of our burgundy color #8 shell cordovan Indy Boots.

(We even got a pair of 13Ds!)

Available in sizes 6-13D.
(Trubalance Last, $595.00)

We have just received a restock of the SF Boot. Although it was originally meant to be a limited edition model, due to so many requests for a restock, we had no choice but to reorder these. This time, the SF Boot is available in both burgundy color #8 and black shell cordovan.

Available in burgundy color #8 and black shell cordovan.

Available in sizes 6-12D.
(Plaza Last, $625.00)