Very nice spit shine
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Very nice spit shine
My Boots
1883 Lucchese Full Quill Ostrich Black Cherry
1883 Lucchese Full Quill Ostrich Black Cherry
Crockett & Jones for Ralph Lauren Marlow PTB's in Brown Shell Cordovan
Ben
Ben
^^^ A Natty CXL Cap Toe boot of some kind is on my list for someday. Those Whites look great!!
Ben
Ben
Thanks Ben ! The crazy thing about natural CXL is how it changes. When I first got them they almost had an olive green type of color, and you can see how the patina has developed , these are a year old.
Red Wing Iron Rangers 8111 in Amber Harness Leather w/ Gustin Heavy American Jeans
Ben
Ben
Allen Edmonds - Rutledge in Cordovan
Thank you, they are great boots. I feel like I'm now an expert on IR sizing, since I bought three pairs before I settled on 10.5 EE's. So, yes, I had issues.
Let me start by saying is measure somewhere between 11.5 D and 12 D on the Brannock. I wear 11.5 D in the Alden Indy Boot (Trubalance Last) and I'm an 11 E in the AE Park Ave..... just to give you some reference with my boot size and dress shoe size. I have a narrow heel, low instep and the ball of my foot is wide. My overall foot length size is pretty close to my size measured from my heel to the ball of my foot (11.5 to 12).
I tried the 11 D in the IR. They fit pretty good actually..... and I could've lived with them. But, I thought they might be a little long in the toe box and slightly narrow at the ball (widest part) of my foot. I felt that they would easily stretch out at the widest part of my foot.... and be rather comfortable.... but I thought I could go with a little less length in the toe box. I then got a pair of 10.5 D's. They were okay for length, but they were too narrow at the ball of my foot. Everywhere else was fine with the 10.5 D's..... the arch, the heel, etc. I decided to go for the 10.5 EE's, and I'm glad I did, but the 10.5 EE's are basically the same length as the 11 D's, and are just a little wider at the widest part of my foot. Ultimately, I decided the 10.5 EE's fit my feet the best, and so that's what I settled on. I have a pair of 10.5 D's and 11 D's for sale in the BST BTW.
My advice, is to go a full size down from your Brannock size. If you increase the width from D to EE, you are going to increase the length a bit. If you have a slightly wide foot, even if it's considered "normal width" buy you are on the wide side, you might want to go with the EE width. The IR's are a long and narrow last.
I found my ideal size to be 10.5 EE, but I can honestly say that I could wear an 11 D just the same and be fine.
Hope this helps! If you're looking for a 10.5 D or an 11 D, shoot me a PM, I have those for sale.
Ben
Alden 405 Indy Boots in Color 8 Shell Cordovan
Ben
Ben
. Lucchese Classic Color Cognac Caiman.
Love the look of both the IRs and the Indys with the Gustin denim.....I personally have the Indys on my wishlist, but I proudly wear my IRs with my Gustin jeans....and they look like they were made for each other....
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