bigstickz26
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There is a pair of Aldens on the Plaza last that I want to buy, but I am not familiar with their lasts and cannot get to a brick and mortar. I've done a fair amount of searching around on this forum as well as other Internet resources, but I'm still hesitant to pull the trigger because of sizing uncertainty.
I am pretty familiar with Allen Edmonds lasts, mostly the "0" and the "8" lasts (Manhattan and Delray respectively). I wear a 10D in both, but the Manhattan fits like a glove. I think this is because the ball of the foot starts slightly closer to the heel, Â and because the outside of the toe box has a more agressive cut inward than the "8" last. But the "8" still fits very well.Â
I read the Alden Plaza last is about a 1/4 size larger than tts. Looking at a plaza lasted shoe from above (theshoemart.com) it appears that it has an earlier ball-of-the-foot as well as a more agressive toe cut, the way an AE "0" last does.
Does anyone have experience with both?
Should I get a 9.5 or a 10?!?! HELP!
Thanks in advance.Â
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I am pretty familiar with Allen Edmonds lasts, mostly the "0" and the "8" lasts (Manhattan and Delray respectively). I wear a 10D in both, but the Manhattan fits like a glove. I think this is because the ball of the foot starts slightly closer to the heel, Â and because the outside of the toe box has a more agressive cut inward than the "8" last. But the "8" still fits very well.Â
I read the Alden Plaza last is about a 1/4 size larger than tts. Looking at a plaza lasted shoe from above (theshoemart.com) it appears that it has an earlier ball-of-the-foot as well as a more agressive toe cut, the way an AE "0" last does.
Does anyone have experience with both?
Should I get a 9.5 or a 10?!?! HELP!
Thanks in advance.Â
 Â