Alden is a prestigious American shoemaker and the last original footwear manufacturer still operating in New England. The Alden Shoe Company was founded in 1884 by Charles H. Alden in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Alden is now the only original New England shoe and bootmaker remaining of the hundreds who began so long ago. Still a family owned business, still carrying forward a tradition of quality genuine-welted shoemaking that is exceptional in every way. The family-owned company is world-renowned for its uncompromising commitment to traditional Goodyear welted construction and its mastery of Shell Cordovan leather, sourced from the Horween tannery in Chicago.