CommanderMcBragg
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Good evening, men--
Men, I am thinking about making a last-minute boot purchase before the AE sale goes away tonight, but I need advice on sizing.
Each of the fifteen (or so...) pairs of AE footwear I own is a size 13, and 13 is in fact my Brannock size. My favorite shoe is the Strand, and I own various pairs in different colors and weaves. In fact, I require an E width in the 65-lasted shoes (Strand, McAllister) while a D width fits me fine in all other non-65 AE shoe models.
About a year ago, I went for a Hamilton boot (65 last) during an AE sale, though I was apprehensive because the 13E was out of stock and so I had to go for a 13D. When they arrived, the fit was not narrow, but actually very large in both the width and the length: I have the sensation that I'm wearing clown shoes when I put them on. Foolishly I wore them to work instead of sending them back, and I can only sport them with my thickest wool socks, which is less than optimum as they sit in the closet unworn for every month that isn't January or February here on an island off the Gulf Coast of FL. I then bought a suede Patton in a 13D, and while this pair feels larger than my 13D/13E non-boot AE footwear, the fit isn't nearly the spelunk that is the aforementioned Hamilton experience.
Is this par for the course with boots, where I should either size down or expect to wear thicker socks? If it were just the Hamilton, then I would be inclined to think I purchased a mis-marked size 14 pair; the fact that the Patton feels big, however, leads me to believe that these boots simply run larger than the AE shoes.
If I were to go for another Hamilton or Pattie, would I size down to a 12.5?
Thanks for your advice.
Men, I am thinking about making a last-minute boot purchase before the AE sale goes away tonight, but I need advice on sizing.
Each of the fifteen (or so...) pairs of AE footwear I own is a size 13, and 13 is in fact my Brannock size. My favorite shoe is the Strand, and I own various pairs in different colors and weaves. In fact, I require an E width in the 65-lasted shoes (Strand, McAllister) while a D width fits me fine in all other non-65 AE shoe models.
About a year ago, I went for a Hamilton boot (65 last) during an AE sale, though I was apprehensive because the 13E was out of stock and so I had to go for a 13D. When they arrived, the fit was not narrow, but actually very large in both the width and the length: I have the sensation that I'm wearing clown shoes when I put them on. Foolishly I wore them to work instead of sending them back, and I can only sport them with my thickest wool socks, which is less than optimum as they sit in the closet unworn for every month that isn't January or February here on an island off the Gulf Coast of FL. I then bought a suede Patton in a 13D, and while this pair feels larger than my 13D/13E non-boot AE footwear, the fit isn't nearly the spelunk that is the aforementioned Hamilton experience.
Is this par for the course with boots, where I should either size down or expect to wear thicker socks? If it were just the Hamilton, then I would be inclined to think I purchased a mis-marked size 14 pair; the fact that the Patton feels big, however, leads me to believe that these boots simply run larger than the AE shoes.
If I were to go for another Hamilton or Pattie, would I size down to a 12.5?
Thanks for your advice.