private industry apparel founded 1884 founder charles h. alden website www.aldenshoe.com the alden shoe company is a shoe company founded in 1884 by charles h. alden in middleborough massachusetts . 1 aldens specializes in handcrafted men s leather boots and dress shoes such as oxfords bl chers loafers and chukka boots . in the 19th century there were once hundreds of shoemakers in new england but now alden is one of only a few factories . alden is considered a heritage family owned brand . 1 2 many of the company s roughly 100 workers at its factory in middleborough are second or third generation 1 and it sources its leathers mostly from small tanneries in europe and the u.s. its shell cordovan comes from the last such tannery in america horween leather company . 2 alden has used horween as their leather supplier since 1930 and is their largest cordovan customer . 3 4 5 along with other brands of americana 6 alden has experienced something of a resurgence in 21st century men s fashion . 7 despite a recession in the late 2000s and the relatively high prices of their products alden has grown again because of a renewed interest in more traditional men s shoes and boots which can last decades . 1 it is this reliance on high end shoes especially by those interested in business attire that has allowed the company to avoid going under despite the decline of american shoe manufacturing . in popular culture alden model 405 boots commonly referred to as the alden indy boot were the shoe of choice for harrison ford s indiana jones character in the film versions of the franchise . 8 see also edit allen edmonds johnston & murphy references edit a b c d at their feet crafted by hand . the new york times . april 20 2011 . a b all american team . forbes . september 15 2008 . a brief history horween leather company . horween.com . retrieved march 28 2013 . horween leather company . encyclopedia.com . retrieved march 26 2013 . horween s leather bound by tradition . chicago tribune . october 27 2003 . retrieved march 27 2013 . authentic americana . newsweek . january 31 2009 . a belt a brief and a man s heart skips a beat . the new york times . september 9 2009 . the boots of indiana jones . indygear.com . retrieved may 8 2011 . this united states manufacturing company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title alden shoe company & oldid 701974274 categories companies established in 1884shoe companies of the united statescompanies based in plymouth county massachusettsshoe brandsluxury brandsunited states manufacturing company stubshidden categories use mdy dates from september 2013pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschkiswahili edit links this page was last modified on 27 january 2016 at 17 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view