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AR_Six

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Originally Posted by shahanshah
Hasn't ever failed me but ok...let's tear down sq's chart of measurements too !
Well his chart is just sole length so yeah that's basically useless. I mean at least with sneakers you can figure out more or less how they're shaped and sizing is generally a bit more forgiving. Trying to decide on the instep and toebox volume on that boot is asking for trouble. "Narrow 43" is more informative than L x W, imo.
 

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Measuring outsoles is pretty useless. Toe box shape, thickness of the outer, thickness of the insole, width of the last, shape of the last - all contribute to fit and can significantly change the fit on similar length shoes.
 

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Originally Posted by AR_Six
Kinda hard to measure unless you physically remove the insole, which is a pain.

Never had a problem without removing the insoles. Just use a metal tape measure so it stays straight and voilà . It'll still be approximate but way more accurate than the outsole.
 

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at least with a measurement i get a sense of dimensions while looking at the pics, that helps. also measuring insole in much more useful if it can be done then you can compare directly...
 

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Those kelvstro's may be impersonating.

Neither mine nor RFX's of the same model have a raf simons box logo on the tongue.
 

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http://cgi.ebay.com/NWT-Julius-7-lea...item45f9befc14


I need a black leather, otherwise....
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Originally Posted by gdl203
Measuring outsoles is pretty useless. Toe box shape, thickness of the outer, thickness of the insole, width of the last, shape of the last - all contribute to fit and can significantly change the fit on similar length shoes.

i dunno, some shoes fit large/long and measurements of outsole reflect this. here're pics of a pair of uk7 santoni boots i recently sold placed side by side w/ a pair of cp40. they're significantly longer than a typical pair of uk7/us8 shoes and i would definitely not have kopped them in the first place if i had been given the outsole measurements...

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http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=232907
 

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