Balls of foot. Shoe fit (AE). Photos for evaluation.

Could you please help me evaluate the shoes fit. First pairs of real dress shoes ever. 10D PA and 9.5E Strands.
Strangs less tight at pinkie toe, but have a little room at a heel (not slipping).


10D PA vs 9.5E Strands (pen marks balls of foot).









Thanks!!!

Thank you!

For 10D PA I was measured at AE store, and SA didn't tell anything about huge vamp V.

At home I noticed that it's somewhat tight at small toes, but no pain, and having 0 experiences with dress shoes, I decided to try wider shoes and to down compenstate go shorter 9.5E (my regular size is 10D, and judging what people say for last #5 it totally made sense).

But 9.5E turned out to be the same width at toes like 10D, but just wider at heel and vamp.

It feels like I'm between 10D and 9.5E on last #5. I read quite a few topics on "V" yesterday. It seems like on 9.5E strands, quarters are too close considering leather stretches (that's what people say).

I believe I tried 10.5D, and they were roomier then needed. I also got Delray 10D, and that beast is roomy everywhere (vamp, instep, heel), except much needed toe box width.

Thank you! Really valuable info.

I actually thought I'd have to try 10.5D again. Hoping that it would give more for a small toe, but still snug at the heel.

9.5EE sounds like a rare size, and I never considered myself out of 10D average. Though judging by many posts I read, sounded like lots of folks
wear incorrect size.