who has lasts with the smallest heels?

[scot]

I have a size 8 or 7.5 (depending on the maker) foot. The ball is spot on with normal, but my heel is about a size or two too small. As a result I go down a size in most shoes and my foot stretches them a bit back up. Of course I also have medium high arches to boot.

Other than bespoke (don't have 3k to spend) anyone have any ideas for shoes? Santoni FAM 7s are a bit too tight in the front, perfect in the rear, 7,5 is perfect in the front, loose in the rear. AE just never seems to fit quite right.

Best I have found so far is a 7.5 yanko, but their availability is suspect so I am looking for other high quality options.

Vass, no luck tried everything except U-last. Alden, I don't remember specifically but they were not comfortable. Loose in some spots, tight in others (not the heels). It was a black captoe that I had tried on if that makes a difference.

No tongue inserts or anything are an option, they feel great for 5 minute then break down and either hurt or do nothing, plus they don't really fix the fact that the heels are too big.

 

[a tailor]

dont know if these are still being made. in the past some manufactures made what is called a combination last. this is a shoe with the heel a size smaller than the forward part. you might contact them and ask.

 

[scot]

Originally Posted by a tailor

dont know if these are still being made. in the past some manufactures made what is called a combination last. this is a shoe with the heel a size smaller than the forward part. you might contact them and ask.


I haven't had any luck with them, I tried on alden 8b/d and an a/c if I remember correctly. The shoes were uncomfortable. The 8b/d seemed to really be an 8c+/d so the heel was a smidge smaller than the ball (proportionally), and the a/c was too tight in the ball. The Yanko and Santoni shoes seem to have smaller heels without the multi-sizing.

Scot