PCK1
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Hi
I've recently bought my first CJ pair. The Black Alex. But I was under the impression UK and US were .5 to 1 size apart. So when I went in to CJ store in Manhattan and was told I was a 9E in UK sizing, I chalked it up to a CJ-specific thing. Only today did I think to pull out an American shoe in the size I usually order stateside: The AE Woodstock. Granted one's an oxford and the other a loafer but I decided to compare them both heel-to-heel anyhow. Um so the Alex UK 9E was about an inch longer than the AE 11.5!!! That makes the difference, even with allowance for style variation, closer to 3 sizes difference. Every chart I've read online goes no farther than a one-inch difference between US and UK sizing. Has anyone else noticed this? Does CJ in fact have a sizing all their own, independent from universal UK sizing? How many shoe sales have I missed in Europe because I thought I was outside the realm of sizes on sale? Some sweet Carminas come to mind, for example.
@RBNYC - first off please use normal sized font. the large font was terribly irritating.
second, their sizing is very different from the standard UK sizes you find in other brands such as G&G, EG, Churchs, etc.
I would recommend trying on C&J's before purchasing them as their sizes are quite different.
For example, in US sizes I am generally a 12D which translates to me being a UK11.5E in most brands. However, with C&J in the 348 Last I am a 10.5 and in other C&J lasts I am an 11.
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