MontyChapman
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I bought a brand new pair of Loake Ansons last month, while I really do admire the design, I absolutely hate how it feels on my feet. My feet feel constantly under pressure from the structure of the shoe (left feels alright but right is quite tight). I have naturally wide feet but I had to stay with a size 6 due to the length of my feet. A size 6.5 although felt good with the width, sadly had a bit of heel slippage so I was recommended by the clerk to go with the size 6 for the sake of the length and he assured me that it would naturally stretch over time.
I tried to wear it over short lengths of time as recommended by articles and tried the hairdryer/thick sock method multiple times but when I take them off my right foot feels numb (my left foot is fine). I do think that it has stretched a slight bit but not enough that my feet feel comfortable. I think my right foot is slightly larger than the latter... This is my first time being 'proper' shoes (proper goodyear-welted) and I was warned by someone that it could take a long time to 'break' in such shoes. Am I being impatient or are my feet just not the 'type' for loafers? Please I love the look of loafers but I can never buy a good pair from a good shoemaker because they usually don't fit well or look flabby due to my wide feet...
Should I stick with it or sell it on ebay?
- So to summarise
- Bought Size 6 Anson Suede
- Tight on initial wear
- Tried short length wearing & hairdryer/thick sock
- Right foot feels numb and tight after wearing the shoes for a length of time
- Soles feel considerably stiffer than my old rubber sole loafer
- ALSO, the bottom of both my feet feel sore after wearing for some time... (No idea why but it kind of feels like my feet are sloping downwards into the shoe and I feel a lot of pressure on the front part of the bottom of my feet?)
Thanks in advance and best wishes!
I tried to wear it over short lengths of time as recommended by articles and tried the hairdryer/thick sock method multiple times but when I take them off my right foot feels numb (my left foot is fine). I do think that it has stretched a slight bit but not enough that my feet feel comfortable. I think my right foot is slightly larger than the latter... This is my first time being 'proper' shoes (proper goodyear-welted) and I was warned by someone that it could take a long time to 'break' in such shoes. Am I being impatient or are my feet just not the 'type' for loafers? Please I love the look of loafers but I can never buy a good pair from a good shoemaker because they usually don't fit well or look flabby due to my wide feet...
Should I stick with it or sell it on ebay?
- So to summarise
- Bought Size 6 Anson Suede
- Tight on initial wear
- Tried short length wearing & hairdryer/thick sock
- Right foot feels numb and tight after wearing the shoes for a length of time
- Soles feel considerably stiffer than my old rubber sole loafer
- ALSO, the bottom of both my feet feel sore after wearing for some time... (No idea why but it kind of feels like my feet are sloping downwards into the shoe and I feel a lot of pressure on the front part of the bottom of my feet?)
Thanks in advance and best wishes!