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Quote: Yep. My left foot is slightly wider.
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Quote: Yep. My left foot is slightly wider.
She didn't get to finish her sentence - she meant to say: "I thought I saw them at Aldo's..... on the feet of an unspeakably debonair man who walked in by accident"
Feeling better now?
Reading through this I am beginning to wonder about the size of my own Marlows now.
I am a 10D in the Barrie Last. a 9F G&G, 9.5/10F in EG 888 and I have previously owned 10D Marlow wing tips which I always thought were a great fit, a tad too long by about a bee's dick, but still a great fit.
After I received my new Marlows I sold my old 10D Marlows, which fitted just fine. Both size 10D
I have worn my new Marlows for two days now and I could swear they seem bigger than my old pair of 10Ds. Maybe the older cordovan stretched less? Maybe they were really an incorrectly marked 9/5 D, who knows, but these new 10Ds definitely feel slightly bigger after a few days of wear.
Now that the leather has stretched a little, my foot slides forward just a bee's dick but far enough for me to get that "too big" feeling.
While it was still brand new it was tight enough to prevent this movement.
Very strange.
10D Barrie last and 10D Marlow was what I always thought was right. I went back and tried on all my Barrie 10Ds again, just to check and, no, they are all a perfect fit.
Maybe it is my imagination after reading all these posts about sizing down 1/2 size, but my new Marlows definitely feel too long, but my old ones always felt perfect.
Does anyone know what I might be missing here?
**** **** **** **** ****!!!
After all that trouble getting these Marlows at such a great price, and now the darned things might turn out too big!
A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-argh!!!
...great looking Marlows gents..courtesy of Ralphie....I was wearing my wingtips over the weekend at a restaurant for a graduation party. Nice lady approached me and offered a few compliments ...and then "I thought I saw them at Aldo's....." WTF
My wife was laughing so hard.....
Reading through this I am beginning to wonder about the size of my own Marlows now...
The Good thing is that there are a variety of measures you can take with a slightly large pair of shoes, thin insole, tongue pads, etc.
Has anybody owned the Marlow Penny Loafer for six months to a year here? Mine are being very tough to break-in. They are pretty tight still after about 7-8 wears. I could go up a size but don't want that sloppy loafer shifting you normally get years on down the road. My PTB's and Wings fit well, with the Wingtip being the best and most roomy. I did size down 1/2 on all but this damn Penny seems too tight, maybe miss marked size, who knows. I did go down an additional size in the Tassel as the 9 was way too much heel slippage. So ... I have net net, 9 US on all but the Tassel, I won't start the breaking on those till I get the Penny right. I personally believe these are all on different lasts. Anyone else struggle with the Penny? Suggestions?