As a result of some foot pain caused by a poorly fitting pair of shoes I recently acquired, I decided to buy my first pair of high quality shoes today. I spent the whole day hitting 6 stores around town looking for a good pair of monk straps that fit nicely. I looked at Johnston and Murphy’s, Allen Edmonds, Gravatis, Cole Hanns, Prada and whatever else I could find in my size. Unfortunately I left empty handed and demoralized. The Selection is already rough for my size, and to top it off, none seemed to fit. I kept running into an issue where the toe box was either pressuring on the small toe, the large toe, or both. Measuring my feet yields size 14D, so it seems that the ball/toe box area of my foot is the only part that is a little on the wider side. Not the heel.
I found a pair of particularly beautiful gravatis that I fell in love with. They felt great sitting down, but when I stood and walked I could feel a bit of pressure on the inside of both feet near the ball and big toe. At 700 dollars, I had to pass.
i tried on a pair of vanilla oxfords from the same maker in the same size, but with a slightly less pointed toe and they fit perfectly. The store did give me the option of having the monks custom made over the same lasts as the oxfords for an additional 180, but I honestly can’t come out of pocket for nearly a grand for a single pair of shoes at this point in my life.
So.... any of you gents have a similar experience to me? What are my options for something with a slightly wider toe box? I felt like I only needed a very small amount of extra space to make them right. I can see online that I have a plethora of options that I just don’t have locally, so I’m leaning on you guys to help me out here.
I found a pair of particularly beautiful gravatis that I fell in love with. They felt great sitting down, but when I stood and walked I could feel a bit of pressure on the inside of both feet near the ball and big toe. At 700 dollars, I had to pass.
i tried on a pair of vanilla oxfords from the same maker in the same size, but with a slightly less pointed toe and they fit perfectly. The store did give me the option of having the monks custom made over the same lasts as the oxfords for an additional 180, but I honestly can’t come out of pocket for nearly a grand for a single pair of shoes at this point in my life.
So.... any of you gents have a similar experience to me? What are my options for something with a slightly wider toe box? I felt like I only needed a very small amount of extra space to make them right. I can see online that I have a plethora of options that I just don’t have locally, so I’m leaning on you guys to help me out here.