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  1. Claus

    Another Spanish Shoe brand - Yanko

    @Betelgeuse is correct: Sizeadvisors has not many ratings for Yanko shoes yet. Those that it does have are on the 915 last. And some are made for the EU system which complicates things. Anyway, be aware that there are different approaches to foot measurement: Sizeadvisors doesn't use a diagonal...
  3. Claus

    Introducing Sizeadvisor.com: Find shoes that fit

    Sizeadvisors will be down over the weekend (starting today 12:00 UTC), due to a server migration. Sorry for the inconvenience.
  4. Claus

    Introducing Sizeadvisor.com: Find shoes that fit

    > 5500 ratings. If would have been helpful if you'd described what part of Sizeadvieos confuses you. Alternatively, you can describe what you expect to see after you logged into Sizeadvisors. Send me a PM if you like. Sorry for the late reply, btw. :blush:
  5. Claus

    Introducing Sizeadvisor.com: Find shoes that fit

    > 4,800 ratings now. Next time, it's going to be about the first five thousand ratings at Sizeadvisors. :slayer:
  6. Claus

    Introducing Sizeadvisor.com: Find shoes that fit

    Another Update: Sizeadvisors has now reached 4,600 ratings. There also have been some changes to the software, mostly of a technical nature, though. This will make maintenance and the upload of new features a bit easier. There's also a small change in the user interface, but nothing too...
  7. Claus

    Introducing Sizeadvisor.com: Find shoes that fit

    FYI: Over 4,400 ratings now, and still growing. Thanks to all! :)
  8. Claus

    Introducing Sizeadvisor.com: Find shoes that fit

    Just crossed 4,200 ratings. :slayer: Also, there are some new shoe brands: Cleverly, Truman Boot Co., as well as TXTURE and Sagara from Indonesia.
  9. Claus

    Introducing Sizeadvisor.com: Find shoes that fit

    More than 3,700 ratings now. Some additional news: We've switched to Allen Edmonds' latest last designations. Sizeadvisors now also uses the latest last designations by Allen Edmonds. For instance, the 5-65 last is now called 65 last, to be in sync with AE's website. Ratings and...
  10. Claus

    LOAKE APPRECIATION THREAD

     If you've mentioned this earlier, the discussion could have been prevented. Note that I didn't say you're wrong. I didn't even say I am right. I merely transmitted some information to the OP with the explicit note that I have no information about other sizes. We could have also saved some...
  11. Claus

    LOAKE APPRECIATION THREAD

     It's quite normal that two people can have different experiences and opinions about the relative fit of two lasts (including width). To quote you: So, how do you know that your experience is a better predictor than another man's experience?
  12. Claus

    LOAKE APPRECIATION THREAD

     According to the data available at Sizeadvisors: Going up half a size would work, but the fit will not be as good, if the Capitel last in F fits very well (ie. 4 out of 4 stars). There's no information when happens when using the same size. Hope this helps.
  13. Claus

    Meermin Mallorca Shoes

     No offence, but you shouldn't compare yourself to others. With a foot length of 263mm, your reference size are UK 8 and US 9. This means, the sizes of your shoes should be as close as possible to these reference sizes. Otherwise you don't have enough toe room. The common recommendation is...
  14. Claus

    Meermin Mallorca Shoes

     Stand upright. Measure from the back of the heel to the tip of the longest toe. That's it, basically. So, you either need someone to help you, or you build a kind a measurement devise yourself. It's not that complicated: Two pieces of paper, a measurement tape, and a pencil.
  15. Claus

    Meermin Mallorca Shoes

     It is quite common for people with wide feet to order larger sizes (and thus longer shoes) compared to what they should wear given their foot length. For example, with a foot length of 272 mm, your reference size is UK 9 / US 10. As you can see, your AE are already half a size longer than...
  16. Claus

    Allen Edmonds Appreciation Thread - reviews, pictures, sizing, etc...

     Generally speaking, the US and UK sizing systems work by (1) turning your foot length into shoe sizes, and (2) then add a special number. That special number used to be the allowance - the space between your toes and the tip of the shoe. The meaning got a little bit lost when shoe making...
  17. Claus

    LOAKE APPRECIATION THREAD

     IIRC, Bengal-Stripe offered the best description I've come across: A shoe should feel like a firm handshake from the heel to the ball, and your toes should have enough room to play the piano. Additionally, there should be a space of about 1/2 an inch from the tip of your toes to the tip...
  18. Claus

    LOAKE APPRECIATION THREAD

     Thanks :) Well, salesmen like to sell. That's why they want you in the shop. Most of them also don't care about fit, as long as you have money to spend. For what it's worth, the data tells a different story. People with your foot length usually wear shoes in UK 8.5 when they have an...
  19. Claus

    LOAKE APPRECIATION THREAD

     Because a foot length of 270mm equals a UK 8.5 (assuming correct measurements, of course). Shoes in UK 7.0 or UK 7.5 are too short. Just saying. No offense!
  20. Claus

    LOAKE APPRECIATION THREAD

     Correct. In everyday language, C&J's "F" has the same meaning as Loake's "G". Strictly speaking, however, width designations (ie. 'fitting' for English shoes) are relative, not absolute. Without knowing which last you're looking at, this won't be of much help.
  21. Claus

    LOAKE APPRECIATION THREAD

     I have no data on the UK 7.0 of the Capital last in F when UK 6.5 of the 173 last in G fits. However, there's good data on the UK 6.5 for the Capital. The size should work. Since you wrote that you don't mind a tighter fit, it's a reasonable decision to go with that. Note that...
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