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Originally Posted by
samnc 
Well my Cole Haan shoes which are 11D fit well. For what it is worth, I did try some AE at Nordstroms before I ordered them online (I get miles if I go through their website) and the 11 seemed to fit well in the store, which I find a bit strange.
Just about all the shoes I wear are a size 11
AE makes shoes on different lasts, and that could be your sizing issue. They also make some out of different leathers (rough collection) that have trouble wrapping the last as tightly, resulting in a looser fit.
Just for an example, I wear 7D in their 5-last, but when I tried the rough collection on the same last, the same size is a bit looser in the heel (but still the right size for me). When I tried a rough collection shoe on the 4-last, in the same size, it felt like it was going to fly off.
If you have to order online, at least attempt to try on the same shoe in store, or at least one off the same last in a similar leather.
Edited by TheSizzle - 1/9/13 at 2:58pm