Edward Green Appreciation: Pictures, Info, and Where to Buy

[supern0va]

Dover Tuesday

 

[Dusty Heaters]

FYI guys, the 'new' resin lasts are 5+ years old at this point. If you've purchased anything in standard sizes circa 2013 you're likely current.

 

[sforum1]

Edward Green when I told them I wear a 10UK in C&J and asked them what size I should take in EG, they insisted on going with a 10UK and NOT going half a size up. I was a little skeptical at first but then I thought who am I to question the ones that make the shoes? It turned out to be ok and, in fact, they fit better than any other pair especially after a dozen of wears or so.

But my question is, what's with their sizing and the 2 numbers? What is 10/10.5 supposed to mean? is it a 10 or a 10.5? Pick one and stop confusing the hell out of people. If it was meant to mean 10UK and 10.5US, then what are we doing now when 10UK is really an 11US? I guess it's making things more confusing than they've ever been. But at the end of the day, 2 numbers never really made sense no matter how you slice it. If the shoe is a 10UK, how can it be a 10.5US? I mean someone who wore a 10UK in C&J then, since a 10/10.5 in EG meant 10UK and 10.5US, they would buy a 10/10.5. But if that same person who also wore an 11US (since a 10UK usually means 11US) were thinking in terms of US sizes, they could have bought a 10.5/11 because a 10.5/11 means 11US.

Plus every other manufacturer does well with just one number, how come one number is not enough for EG? ABOLISH THE 2 NUMBERS TODAY. IT's STUPID!

And here's a better idea for all manufactures. Print your darn size on the shoe and say what the heck it is. Is it a UK size or a US size?

Example: 10D US
Example: 9.5E UK

And when one picks up the efing shoe they know what the efing size is. Is that so hard?

Oh, and when you change your stupid lasts and that shifts the sizes by half a size, then change your sizes accordingly to reflect that. One can't help but wonder who's running these businesses.

 

[Nikola]

@sforum1

Good points! I agree!

I've heard (not sure if its' a correct info) that EG uses these old methods from several decades ago when they have used two sizes to indicate UK and US size together for better convenience, also they have used their own metrics which from the very beginning were different compared to John Lobb or Crockett Jones (I believe the John Lobb shoes were produced in EG Factory at some point too).. I guess this was all much before internet era where people would actually try on the shoes in store before bringing them home ..

@Dusty Heaters You never know what you might end up purchasing online. I've seen some Italian retailers shipping out sub 90.000 serial number shoes recently. Just because it's the 2018, doesn't mean you can't end up on a brand new pair from 2012 or so ..

 

[RogerP]

Or, you know, just understand that the first size is the UK size and run with that. It's not like cracking the enigma.

 

[othertravel]

Or, you know, just understand that the first size is the UK size and run with that. It's not like cracking the enigma.

Roger, are you going to the EG trunk show?

 

[RogerP]

Roger, are you going to the EG trunk show?

Crap - forgot about that - when is it again? Today?

 

[othertravel]

Yep. Go now!

 

[RogerP]

Yep. Go now!

Wish I could. Might pop by real quick later in the afternoon.

 

[senorjon]

Just got my first pair of Edward Green to complete the trifecta after only having had Lobbs and G&G in the past. Dover in Utah 40% off on the Mr. Porter Private Sale, too good to pass up.

Will have to see how they hold up after a couple wears.

 

[crazn]

FYI guys, the 'new' resin lasts are 5+ years old at this point. If you've purchased anything in standard sizes circa 2013 you're likely current.

Maybe that’s why they felt slightly bigger than what I expected

 

[APHK]

Just got my first pair of Edward Green to complete the trifecta after only having had Lobbs and G&G in the past. Dover in Utah 40% off on the Mr. Porter Private Sale, too good to pass up.

Will have to see how they hold up after a couple wears.

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I didn’t see them on sale despite receiving a Private Sale invitation too. Perhaps the items on sale are linked to location of each customer?

 

[othertravel]

When did the private sale start?

 

[clhkg]

(Un)fortunately I didnt get the private sale invite from Mr Porter but I did notice they adjusted the price of some Edward Green upwards, and I am guessing its part of their preparation to the sale later....

 

[APHK]

(Un)fortunately I didnt get the private sale invite from Mr Porter but I did notice they adjusted the price of some Edward Green upwards, and I am guessing its part of their preparation to the sale later....

They are effectively not deducting VAT now. I bought a pair for GBP971 (ex-VAT of GBP1165) a few months ago and now they are GBP1165 in my checkout basket. I asked them about the difference and they replied that the new price is also ex-VAT and that have no control on the designer’s retail price?!

This plugs the loop-hole that we could get VAT deducted from Mr Porter but not EG’s online shop.