Allen Edmonds #8 Last - Fit?

[enginerd917]

How do the Allen Edmond's shoe built on the #8 last fit? I've found a pair online but they don't have the size I normally wear, then again I don't own any "dress" shoes. How do they compare to your other shoes? I wear anywhere from 10-11, these are an 11B. Thanks in advance! Ashton - old 8 Benton - 8 Bristol - 8 Clifton - 8 Copley - 8 Delray - 8 Hale - 8 Hampstead - 8 Holbrook - 8 Kendall - 8 Lambert - 8 Mclain - 8 Meridian Mora Niles Ramsey Steen Taunton Thayer Westgate Taken from: http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/f...0&postcount=28

 

[Orgetorix]

The new 8 (new as of several years ago) fits fairly TTS in the forefoot, but it's VERY wide/roomy in the heel. I tried on about four or five different length/width combos when I was thinking about buying the Westgate, and never did find one that was comfortable in the forefoot but didn't slip on my heel.

Later I found a pair of Westgates secondhand and tried wearing them for a while with a heel pad, but they still were never comfortable. I ended up flipping them.

 

[jmoody15]

The 8 last is pretty narrow right around the arch, and a little long. I've ordered online a 10.5D McClain, which is what I normally wear, but I'm about to send them back for a 10E. When I put on the 10.5D, I noticed a decent bulge on the inside of the foot from a relatively narrow last

 

[enginerd917]

Thanks guys! I ended up winning the shoes on ebay (brown "Thayer" monk straps) for dirt cheap, I guess I'll see how they fit when they get here lol

If anyone wears an 11D in the #8 last, I'll let them go for what I paid if it doesn't work out. They appeared to be in good shape.

 

[furo]

I'm wearing the Niles in #8 last today. I got them New in Box a few months ago, but they are a discontinued model, so they came with the old school glossy finish on the sole, the AE embroidered oval inside the shoe, and the oak-colored insole instead of the now black insoles.

In my opinion, the toe box on the Niles I'm wearing today is a bit narrower than I'd like, and I'm going to have to get some thinner dress socks to accomodate this fact.

 

[JLibourel]

Originally Posted by Orgetorix

The new 8 (new as of several years ago) fits fairly TTS in the forefoot, but it's VERY wide/roomy in the heel. I tried on about four or five different length/width combos when I was thinking about buying the Westgate, and never did find one that was comfortable in the forefoot but didn't slip on my heel.

Same here, my heel slipped horribly in both the new #8 last and the #2 last. A-E's infatuation with these lasts pretty much put paid to my buying any more A-Es. This is probably just as well as I now have probably more A-Es than any man of sense needs anyway!

 

[The Transporter]

Originally Posted by furo

I'm wearing the Niles in #8 last today. I got them New in Box a few months ago, but they are a discontinued model, so they came with the old school glossy finish on the sole, the AE embroidered oval inside the shoe, and the oak-colored insole instead of the now black insoles.

In my opinion, the toe box on the Niles I'm wearing today is a bit narrower than I'd like, and I'm going to have to get some thinner dress socks to accomodate this fact.

The light insoles fit tighter in the #8 last than the black insoles. I wear a 14D in the light insoles and a 13D in the black ones, proven in store by two pairs of Weybridge. Not sure why they are different and AE corporate states there shouldn't be any difference but that's total BS.

 

[sho'nuff]

strangely the new 8 last fits different on all these models. the hampstead (my favorite AE in chili) is a 10.5 for me as the 10D is unbearably tight for some reason. and it wasnt an anomaly. i have tried various hampsteads and they all were like that.

8 in other models like the westgate are true to size for me.

 

[furo]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

strangely the new 8 last fits different on all these models. the hampstead (my favorite AE in chili) is a 10.5 for me as the 10D is unbearably tight for some reason. and it wasnt an anomaly. i have tried various hampsteads and they all were like that.

8 in other models like the westgate are true to size for me.

I have the Hampstead in chili as well. But it doesn't seem to fit as tight in the toe box compared to the Niles