Bespoke England - Fine Shoes and Accessories; Official Affiliate Thread - Page 3

Ordered my shoes when Dean visited in April 2009, received my shoes yesterday....that's 8 months for an MTO shoe

I love my 2 new shoes. Perhaps my feet have molded to the TG73 last...but they are easier to break in now than when I got my first G&G shoe 2 years ago

The finish is incrimentally better now than my last order, and the exterior sole welting looks even nicer. Am happy with my purchase and look forward to working with Nick and hoping G&G can further improve their delivery time now that they have successfully transitioned to their new factory.

pictures, or it didn't happen

So, I assume a last made by Springline would work for you & GG?

Although Springline makes the production lasts for virtually all the Northampton manufacturers, Springline would not have had a creative input.

Manufacturer X designs a new last, then the prototype would be "˜graded' into the different sizes and widths (if required). Then the actual lasts would be produced. A major company will need many copies of the identical last/size for an economical production run of a popular last. It takes a while from the point where the upper leather is attached to the last to the point where the shoe is finished and the last gets removed. (Heaven knows, how many copies Church's will have of last 173 in size 9F.)

Although Springline would have access to the various lasts of the different companies and could measure and compare them, I cannot believe they are at liberty to pass on that information.

G&G has the advantage that all their lasts are recent and, apart from the toe shape, are virtually identical. Other shoe companies have and still use lasts which were designed at totally different periods and can vary greatly.

I just want a method to determine my sizing to be able to order from Nick. I don't have shoes from Edward Green or John Lobb and aren't likely to.

G&G fits pretty much similar to EG I am a UK7 in Lobbs, UK7.5 in both G&G and EG

Would you say that for EG and GG, going down 1/2 from one's US size will suffice, but for any other UK made shoes, 1 full size down?

From my experience Yes I have/had shoes in UK7 (Trickers,Loake,BarkerBlack,Alfred Sargent,C&J,Lobbs) and UK7.5 in EG & G&G

How does the fit of a G&G UK 7 compare to C&J UK 7 (337 and 348 last)?

Been wanting to get a pair but a bit hesitant due to the uncertainty around sizing.

You're pretty much stuck if you don't know your G&G size, or at least I haven't had much luck so far