Well . . . maybe my feet are too narrow, or I am used to shoes that fit well right away, but I have had a heck of a time looking for a pair of dress shoes.
After a several day trip involving Nordstrom's during their anniversary sale, Clarks, Aldo (yes, you did read that!), Johnston & Murphy, and DSW, . . . I have not found a pair of leather soled shoes that feel comfortable enough to buy. This is after trying a pair of Jack Erwins that were a half size too big but that almost fit with insoles.
I have tried the mythical Allen Edmonds Park Avenue, a Bruno Magli (? spelling) that was in the high $200's, some black toe cap from Aldo, a black toe cap from Calvin Klein for $80 at DSW, the Melton from J&M, John Nordstrom's $175 dress shoe (that one and the Melton felt the best of the aforementioned, actually). None of them felt "good", although the Nordstrom's at least didn't feel terrible. The Calvin Klein actually felt quite comfortable, but was clearly not a high quality shoe.
For the record, the Aldo stitching above the top of your foot where the toe cap meets the rest of the shoe digs into your foot. As such, I strongly disliked that one.
I can understand that a cork-soled shoe takes time to mold to your foot, and that the leather upper of a shoe does mold to your foot over time and stretches a bit, but I honestly don't want to buy a pair of shoes that simply doesn't feel good or fit reasonably well (ignoring how the sole feels).
I am left with, as best I can tell, several options -
1) Figure out which high quality pair fit the best, assume that with gradual wear and break-in that they will eventually mold to my feet and feel good
2) Stick to my black tasseled loafers for now and wait for Clarks or Ecco to come out with a balmoral toe cap in black
3) Buy a pair of Ecco toe cap bluchers
4) Buy a pair of the Calvin Klein's
5) See if Bostonian or Florsheim has something decent and play mail order roulette
I have to assume that I'm missing something. How unusual is my experience, and what have you all tried and done?
After a several day trip involving Nordstrom's during their anniversary sale, Clarks, Aldo (yes, you did read that!), Johnston & Murphy, and DSW, . . . I have not found a pair of leather soled shoes that feel comfortable enough to buy. This is after trying a pair of Jack Erwins that were a half size too big but that almost fit with insoles.
I have tried the mythical Allen Edmonds Park Avenue, a Bruno Magli (? spelling) that was in the high $200's, some black toe cap from Aldo, a black toe cap from Calvin Klein for $80 at DSW, the Melton from J&M, John Nordstrom's $175 dress shoe (that one and the Melton felt the best of the aforementioned, actually). None of them felt "good", although the Nordstrom's at least didn't feel terrible. The Calvin Klein actually felt quite comfortable, but was clearly not a high quality shoe.
For the record, the Aldo stitching above the top of your foot where the toe cap meets the rest of the shoe digs into your foot. As such, I strongly disliked that one.
I can understand that a cork-soled shoe takes time to mold to your foot, and that the leather upper of a shoe does mold to your foot over time and stretches a bit, but I honestly don't want to buy a pair of shoes that simply doesn't feel good or fit reasonably well (ignoring how the sole feels).
I am left with, as best I can tell, several options -
1) Figure out which high quality pair fit the best, assume that with gradual wear and break-in that they will eventually mold to my feet and feel good
2) Stick to my black tasseled loafers for now and wait for Clarks or Ecco to come out with a balmoral toe cap in black
3) Buy a pair of Ecco toe cap bluchers
4) Buy a pair of the Calvin Klein's
5) See if Bostonian or Florsheim has something decent and play mail order roulette
I have to assume that I'm missing something. How unusual is my experience, and what have you all tried and done?
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