Creases in shoes normal?

[ls1dreams]

Do these creases look normal to you, or are they an indication that the shoes are too long on me?

I was between a 9 and 9.5 for Allen Edmonds Leeds, and needed to go with the 9.5's to fit the toe-box. The shoes are just a touch long on me.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I'd say they are fine. Use shoe trees.

 

[MyOtherLife]

Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH

I'd say they are fine. Use shoe trees.

+1

This is perfectly normal.
Using shoe trees between wearings will minimize creasing and help to prevent deep creasing.
Remember also to apply (sparingly) leather lotion about once per month to keep the leather supple and pliable.

 

[JamesX]

They look normal to me too. It seems you don't take care of your shoes very well. Definitely need to use Tree and then shoe cream/condition ever so often.

 

[ls1dreams]

These shoes have actually only being worn 2 times.

Shoe trees are kept in them at all times they are not worn, so it's not that.

 

[JamesX]

No idea why then. Your shoe seems to fit, the widest part of your feet seems to be at the widest part of your shoes. Since the fold line for the toes looks appropriated, so it shouldn't be a fit issue.

 

[KingOfTheForum]

That looks fine to me. I'm guessing that you don't use shoe trees, and I'm suggesting that you do.



EDIT:

I just read that you DO use shoe trees and that the shoes have only been worn twice. WOW! I'm not sure what's going on with those shoes. Have you had to run to catch a train/taxi while wearing them? Do you usually sit with your heels raised and toes pressed against the floor? If your answer is yes to either of the last questions, then that could be your explanation.

 

[redips]

Shoes crease, but a properly fitting shoe should not crease like the ones pictured. If you are 9-9.5, but sized up to fit the toe box, then you likely have the wrong width. Width is half the sizing and yet you failed to mention it. Add an E and drop down to 8.5-9 and you won't have a canyon.

I don't understand how others failed to mention the obvious...

 

[gnumonic]

For what it's worth, I apparently have the same size foot as the thread author (had the same problem, picked the same size in AEs), and after 3 days I have pretty similar creasing. Then again, I don't really care - I like shoes to have character and I sort of like the creasing (SF consensus be damned).

 

[ls1dreams]

Yes, these are a 9.5D.

My original thought was to go wider because the length of the 9 fit me great, but when I went to Nordstrom's the employee there measured my foot and told me that I was a clear D and that a wide would be silly.

Perhaps I was right?

 

[a tailor]

hey man its just leather, not cast iron.

 

[KingOfTheForum]

I'd suggest trying on a 9E next time.

 

[TheDarkKnight]

Do you not get excessive creasing from a deep front to the shoe?

I have moderately flat feet and found some Loake shoes were far too deep for my feet, and had that kind of crease potential - lots of excess material over the foot.

 

[Joenobody0]

That looks like the creases you get when a shoe is too high volume for your foot. Try sticking in a thin insole and see if your shoes still fit. If so, use them. They'll cut down on the creasing in the future. On the other hand, they don't look bad and didn't cost a fortune so don't take it too hard.

I agree that a 9E would have been better. I my experience going up a half size and keeping width fixed results in wider (higher volume) shoe than going up a size but keeping the length constant. Also, just because you're foot measures something on a device doesn't mean that's what you take in every shoe in the world. Manufactures can stick any size they want on a shoe.

 

[TheDarkKnight]

Originally Posted by Joenobody0

That looks like the creases you get when a shoe is too high volume for your foot. Try sticking in a thin insole and see if your shoes still fit. If so, use them. They'll cut down on the creasing in the future. On the other hand, they don't look bad and didn't cost a fortune so don't take it too hard.

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Yes that's what I was told to do with the Loakes I tried on - use a thin insole to reduce the depth.