Show us your SHOES !!!

[evcn05]

That has to do with how the shoe fits your foot. We all have different feet. Some shoes will fit your feet better. If a shoe fits one person well, it may not fit the next person the same.

Speaking of shoes that fit oddly, these are my Allen Edmonds Randolph loafers and after wearing them briefly on Wednesday I got such a terrible blister on the top of my foot behind my big toe (odd location!) that I'm considering selling them. Does anyone know how I could try to break them in/remedy this weird fit problem? My right foot was totally fine!

 

[Ent]

That has to do with how the shoe fits your foot. We all have different feet. Some shoes will fit your feet better. If a shoe fits one person well, it may not fit the next person the same.

Yes every item of footwear can be a world of its own but my experience is English tend to do a narrow heel and wider front foot. I am a 12uk G fitting. German shoes tend to wide everywhere while Italian are narrow every where. Yes generalisations but one many I have spoken in Australia have found. A major Italian maker of bushwalking boot only imports to order their standard Italian fit and supplies a wider boot which frequently is complained about as too narrow as standard. As kids a lot of us grew up barefooted until in our teens. I used to hate shoes at that age, oh how that wheel has turned now.

On the weird fit you can get shoe stretchers that have adjustable bumps. Worthwhile if you strike this problem frequently but if a one off likely just a last that does not like you. Leather does stretch and shape but it is trade-off on pain versus love of the shoe.

Cheers

 

[Ent]

Trickery time.

 

[Ent]

And one of my favourite styles but sadly English Ks are no longer around but with this well loved thirty year old shoes their legacy lives on.

 

[SundayDuffer]

Helm “Sam”, the Original

 

[Fifty150]

Oil on brand new shoes. It's just what I do. I'm not the only one. JK recommends it for their boots.

These are described as an oily nubuck. The manufacturer treats them with leather balm.

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[SundayDuffer]

Oil on brand new shoes. It's just what I do. I'm not the only one. JK recommends it for their boots.

These are described as an oily nubuck. The manufacturer treats them with leather balm.

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This is before and after? Whoa!!!

 

[Fifty150]

before and after?

Yes. Liquid mink oil. Not the paste type. A very liberal dose. I poured it on, and the leather drank it up. The boot was completely saturated. Allowed it to dry. Then brushed it.​

 

[SundayDuffer]

IR 8111

 

[SundayDuffer]

Loake 1880 Bedale

 

[SundayDuffer]

Double H Roper

 

[The Lost kansan]

Loake 1880 Bedale View attachment 695476 View attachment 695477 View attachment 695478

I like Loakes quite a bit. Their Royal brogues are in my frequent rotation!

 

[Ent]

Time to go Italian on throw out special.

 

[SundayDuffer]

John Lofgren short shift engineers.

 

[Ent]

Pair ofGalizio Torresi

 

[SundayDuffer]

Good ole 8084 IR

 

[Joe C]

Iron Ranger 8114 new old stock I got a few weeks ago. Love them so far!