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From my archive if it helps, from the time i was on the fence between JAN and KDU for a project
I'd be careful to size down for suede for a few reasons, one being that StC's stiffeners insole with arch support being the same for crust and suede and this provides the structure and the support for the foot. You wont have anyone of these giving way to your foot in a different way due to a somewhat softer upper. Remember here that StC is in a totally different league when it comes to what support you have compared to basically all RTW GYW shoes.
A second reason would be that if being correctly sized you would not have any need to squeeze out and hence from that point of view should not need to size differently due to different choice of uppers.
Wondering how people are maintaining their st crispins. The st crispins website sells only wax polish. No cream polish.
Suede shoes usually stretch more than other leathers. Yours don't? I find I have always to go down size, otherwise, along time, they will become too loose. But of course this will depend on the last, I suppose.
I'd be careful to size down for suede for a few reasons, one being that StC's stiffeners insole with arch support being the same for crust and suede and this provides the structure and the support for the foot. You wont have anyone of these giving way to your foot in a different way due to a somewhat softer upper. Remember here that StC is in a totally different league when it comes to what support you have compared to basically all RTW GYW shoes.
A second reason would be that if being correctly sized you would not have any need to squeeze out and hence from that point of view should not need to size differently due to different choice of uppers.