AJL
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Received my 7E Chestnut Banbury's on 202 from EG London last night.
Out of the box, onto my feet. Look great, feel pretty good. Stand up, walk around a bit. Feet starting to compress a little across width up front, around pinky toe/ outsole area. Toebox feeling a bit cramped height-wise. Same experience as last time on 606 last, though I was hopeful that the 202 would provide a little more "breathing room" up front. Not the case. And I am not one to "tough it out", or wear uncomfortable shoes. Generally if they feel tight out of the box, I think they're probably too small. The couple pair of 7E Lobb's I have ( on 9000 & 9501 lasts) fit great, but something about EG lasts don't work on my feet. Was doing a little research here, and came across a thread trying to unravel the age-old mystery of "EG D or E = US D width?". In it, someone mentioned a heel-to-ball ratio, wherein the widest part of the shoe in question may not align with the widest part of your foot. I suspect this is what is happening with EG for me. I don't suppose that trying another last in same size will make any difference--from 606 to 202 probably covers most bases, save some subtle nuances. That means either going up in width, or going to 7.5E. I refuse to consider that there is no size/last RTW combination that will fit me reasonably well (or at least I'd prefer not to consider it...).
Has anyone had any luck actually having EG's that were initially tight across the forefoot loosen up in wearing, to a decent comfort level? I am not hopeful in this regard...
Looks like I may have to sell these beauties. Not happy.
Out of the box, onto my feet. Look great, feel pretty good. Stand up, walk around a bit. Feet starting to compress a little across width up front, around pinky toe/ outsole area. Toebox feeling a bit cramped height-wise. Same experience as last time on 606 last, though I was hopeful that the 202 would provide a little more "breathing room" up front. Not the case. And I am not one to "tough it out", or wear uncomfortable shoes. Generally if they feel tight out of the box, I think they're probably too small. The couple pair of 7E Lobb's I have ( on 9000 & 9501 lasts) fit great, but something about EG lasts don't work on my feet. Was doing a little research here, and came across a thread trying to unravel the age-old mystery of "EG D or E = US D width?". In it, someone mentioned a heel-to-ball ratio, wherein the widest part of the shoe in question may not align with the widest part of your foot. I suspect this is what is happening with EG for me. I don't suppose that trying another last in same size will make any difference--from 606 to 202 probably covers most bases, save some subtle nuances. That means either going up in width, or going to 7.5E. I refuse to consider that there is no size/last RTW combination that will fit me reasonably well (or at least I'd prefer not to consider it...).
Has anyone had any luck actually having EG's that were initially tight across the forefoot loosen up in wearing, to a decent comfort level? I am not hopeful in this regard...
Looks like I may have to sell these beauties. Not happy.