Alpina
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I find the key to fitting length is to make sure the joint at the ball of your big toe lines up with the apex/flex point of the sole. If your toes are short relative to the length of your foot (long arch) you will have more room in a properly fitting shoe than someone with relatively long toes. By trying to fix what appears to be too long of a shoe, you may find the flex of your foot and the flex of the shoe don't agree, and that ain't no fun. How does the rest of the shoe feel?Hello everyone,
This week I purchased my first two pairs of Alden's... A pair of Epaulet Alt Wiens, and Jcrew LWBs.
Unfortuantely, neither fit me and are going back, and I'm hoping some of you can help me out.
I'm a 10 on a Brannock device. So I ordered a 9 and a 9 1/2. Both were HUGE on me.
Or were they? Where is the end of your toe supposed to fall in these shoes? in the 9 1/2, I had a thumb and a half between the end of my big toe and the inside of the shoe. On the 9's, slightly less. This is too big, correct? I ordered a replacement pair of Alt Wiens in 8 and will hope for the best... but two full sizes below my Brannock size? Does that sound crazy?
Please help. I am hoping this doesn't turn into weeks of various shoe sizes passing each other in the post....