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Stitchdown kicks butt all by itself, even w/o a discount.
Also for the GS boys, a question I'm sure you get asked from time to time and I'm sorry if you're already answered it a bunch -
When starting your company, why did you not just label the shoes a half size larger than what the lasts are made of and then put the disclaimer to size up in certain situations? Seems like it would have been simpler for the customers, and since you guys are a new brand (relative to Alden or AE or wtv), you could have set this up right away.
Not a critique really since it was super easy for me to figure out, just wondering.
You had to know this was coming.Also for the GS boys, a question I'm sure you get asked from time to time and I'm sorry if you're already answered it a bunch -
When starting your company, why did you not just label the shoes a half size larger than what the lasts are made of and then put the disclaimer to size up in certain situations? Seems like it would have been simpler for the customers, and since you guys are a new brand (relative to Alden or AE or wtv), you could have set this up right away.
Not a critique really since it was super easy for me to figure out, just wondering.
From my understanding the recommendation to size down is based on what most people think is their shoe size, which is really their sneaker size. So it’s mostly aimed at newcomers to GYW shoes and boots. You see similar disclaimers for most GYW footwear (and most people take the same size in GS as they do for Alden).
It’s more than sneakers. It’s the standard sizing for GYW footwear. That’s why Alden, Viberg, Grant Stone, and others all provide the “half size down” instruction.Wouldn't it just make even more sense then to up the size and not even have it be an issue for newcomers?
I get that gyw bros will always be researching for sizing advice so that part doesn't even matter as much, I'm sure.
Maybe it also has to do with the way the factories work and label their goods?
Anyway @KarlHungus I heard grant stone goes all the way up to 13!
Also for the GS boys, a question I'm sure you get asked from time to time and I'm sorry if you're already answered it a bunch -
When starting your company, why did you not just label the shoes a half size larger than what the lasts are made of and then put the disclaimer to size up in certain situations? Seems like it would have been simpler for the customers, and since you guys are a new brand (relative to Alden or AE or wtv), you could have set this up right away.
Not a critique really since it was super easy for me to figure out, just wondering.
This ?From my understanding the recommendation to size down is based on what most people think is their shoe size, which is really their sneaker size. So it’s mostly aimed at newcomers to GYW shoes and boots. You see similar disclaimers for most GYW footwear (and most people take the same size in GS as they do for Alden).
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I guess it depends on your perspective. For me, Grant Stone is TTS when measured on the brannock. My sneakers are generally a half size up. Half of my AE’s are same or half size down, depending on the last. Sizing takes in a number of factors and a size gets us close, and then we all dial it in to get the right size for a manufacturer and last thru trial and error. I went through 3-4 different Grant Stone sizes, playing with size and width, due to the size down recommendation before I dialed it in.