How A Mens Dress Shoe Should Fit & How To Find The Right Shoe Size Online & In Store
How A Mens Dress Shoe Should Fit & How To Find The Right Shoe Size Online & In Store
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In recent years, buying shoes online has become very popular. Originally, people thought “How can I buy a shoe that I’ve never tried on that actually fits properly?”
The solution to that problem would be that every man out there gets a pair of bespoke shoes. The problem with that is it costs about $2,000 for one pair and it’s simply not something the majority of men out there can afford. That’s where off the rack shoes come into play; they’re nicely finished on an elegant last with high-quality leather, hand polished and burnished, at just a fraction of what a bespoke shoe would cost you.
So how do you find a pair of shoes that fits you really really well?
In my opinion, the most important part for the fit of a shoe is the middle part. You want it to really fit snugly around your foot so it holds it in place even without you having to tie your shoelaces. At the same time, you want the front part of your foot to have enough room in the front and be neither too wide or too slim at the side. The perfect width of the last is the one that just hugs you without being too tight or too loose.
Another important aspect of the fit of the shoe is the vamp. If there’s too much space between the vamp and your foot, you’ll easily see wrinkles in the leather and it’s also more uncomfortable to walk in them.
Finally, my pet peeve with most ready to wear shoes is the heel. Most shoe companies design it so it’s very roomy and wide so it fits every kind of shoe, however, I find it’s very important that it’s very close to your heel because that way, it hugs it, you’re not gonna slide out when you walk, and it’s a lot more comfortable to wear a shoe that way.
Also to keep the shoe in shape, you have caps in the front and in the back. Most of the time, heel caps are stiffer than the front caps and some are really stiff and uncomfortable. So if your heel doesn’t fit a hundred percent in there, it’s gonna hurt and you may end up with blisters.
When a shoe is new and the leather is unstretched, you will likely see a slight v-shape in between the laces in an Oxford that should close overtime. Too much of V shape means that you need to last that’s slightly bigger or maybe you just have a bigger foot. Now, if you have laces you can get away with a fit that is maybe just 90 or 95 percent versus if you go with a slip on or a loafer shoe such as this penny loafer from Ace Marks, you have to get a fit that is much better because you don’t have laces that help you.
So one little secret that you don’t hear about very often is that when you remove the shoe and you get that sound like the release of a vacuum, that’s a good indicator that you have a tight fit.
So now that you know how a shoe should fit properly, how do you find the proper size?
In the US, the most common sizing system is the Brannock system. You can find these metal sizers in shoe stores all across the US or you can buy them on Amazon for about 60 to 65 bucks. Now, most people don’t have a device at home and because of that Ace Marks provides you with a letter-sized and a din a4 format shoe sizer that you can just print out at home.
Once you have it though your heel must be on the line. I always suggest taking a big book put it down. That way you can’t slide back when you stand there and then you take a pen and mark it slightly facing inward where your big toe is and that way you determine your size, do it on both feet and you know exactly what size you should get.
What I like about Ace Marks is that their sizing conforms to the US Brannock system so it’s all in line and if you know what your Brannock size is, you know Ace Marks is going to fit.
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I suffer from being an 8.5E at the front, with a heel conforming to size 6.5D on a bannock device.
Ive never found any shoes that fit. It’s impossible.
Thankfully I can go shoeless in my office, but it’s a pain…
This is biased, why would I buy this brand instead of Allen Edmonds
I makes me shake my head (SMH) when I see YouTube complainers rant about sponsored videos… watch it or don’t watch it. Buy the product if you like what you see or ignore it if you don’t. Sheesh.
Either way, I appreciate the information on proper sizing and what to look for.
I’m a new subscriber…some good information here. Many times, your socks will tell the story if you are wearing poorly fitting shoes. If the back heel of your sock is wearing thin, you are wearing shoes that are too large or too wide. If the sock pull tight against your toes when putting them on, your shoes are probably slightly too small or narrow.
I must say they are not particular good quality shoe the price is too much more $150 is about right.
What tie knot are you using in this video?
Oxfords not Brogues…
Do you have that exact tie in plain black? If so, where can I order it? Thanks.
Hey sven, I am really impressed with your videos. I started dressing well and enjoying it after watching your videos. Can you suggest what type of clothes to wear during vacations and while traveling.
Hi what about slip on dress shoes
High quality letter. My mother liked getting a high quality letter from me. "That being said" I love you guys.
Great video, I think you’re channel is extremely underrated and deserves more attention.
Mmm, Italian shoes that I can’t get easily to Italy (60$ shipping!). There’s something wrong.
I wear a size 13- 6E, always get mine online from certain companies, even dress shoes.
Beautiful shoes all of them
Tracing your foot with a Montblanc. Life is good
there are so much more to shoes!!! forefoot width AAA AA A all the way up to 6E and F then you never talked about the measurement between the heel and top of foot at a diagonal , or the heel width itself.. This video is lame
Amazing pennyloafer and socks
Use arrows to point at the shoe parts please. I still have no idea which specific shoe parts you are talking about sometimes.
Parabéns pelos vídeos, Sven.
O sistema Brannock é mesmo o melhor e dá um número acima para mim em comparação com os métodos tradicionais, explicando porque antes os sapatos ficavam apertados .
Sugiro você postar um vídeo sobre sapatos masculinos (ou acessórios) feitos de couros exóticos (tubarão, arraia, peixe-lobo, jacaré, canguru, cobra, lagarto, etc).
Quality inner sole
Cusion sock
Room to flex toes
Now this is a *very* good, informative episode. I appreciate the tips and tricks.
I have to get a extra wide shoes with a high instep almost imperceptible.
The video starts at 2:00
I’m saving up for a big book to place behind my heel so I can measure my foot.
Only joking! Thanks for another great video.
Is there a trick to get the width to show on the shoe sizer document? When i download it it doesnt show the widths. Shows everything else.
My right foot always gives me a hard time when buying any type of foot wear and seems even worst as I have aged.
The fact that I have wide feet and a high instep doesn’t help me at all
So you wear 11.5 US, but the table converts this to EUR 45.5 and I don’t think that is your true EUR size.
Bespoke.. One day 😉😊
"High quality letter"
My feet are biggest 1st thing in the a.m., so I’m constantly exchanging shoes because I never know if they actually fit until I try them the next morning.
I Usually wear a size 12 but i had to get dress shoes in an 11
There seems to be a gap at the back at 11:13, does that mean that shoe is too loose?
Though I dress far less dapper than you, your style channel is nonetheless my favourite, Sven. It’s the most informative of them all, and without the machismo of certain other channels. Anyway, thank you for yet an inspiring video. I went out and googled a bit, and found this site for people like us (well, me) looking for the right sizes for the zillion brands out there, and just wondered what you thought about it: https://sizeadvisors.com/
I have a special problem. I have artificial legs. The feet are not like a normal biological foot. Shoes have to be stable and very tight or I could stumble and fall. Do you know of any good dress shoes that would work for me? I haven’t been able to find any.
Do you have video how to break in shoes propperly? Is it enough just wearing them?
I’ve always bought a size 9 to 9.5 UK but according to the chart, it says I’m a 12 to 12.5 UK 😮 I’m at a loss as I desperately need some Brogues for an up and coming event…
My shoe is 12 inch and ladies love it to death.
It would have been nice to give some information companies that make nonstandard sizes, e.g. narrow last or bigger sizes. For example, I wear a 15 1/2 A/AAA.
I liked the vertical striped soc yellow/black sock more than the shoes. I wonder where you can get these type in England.
Thanks
Tan coloured shoe on black pants. Interesting,!!
im us 5 size, any idea what brands shall i go for ? oxford, derby, boots, brogue ?
You walk like a marionette.
Thanks! I don’t know the correct terms here. What size of a gap should you have between the laced sides of your shoe? How much of the tongue should show?
What a lame video. Any person out there knows how to buy a pair of shoes. Get a life, how many people spend that kind of money on shoes? How smug.
half an inch*
When did they start making shoes made out of "ledder"?
using code "Gentleman" should get you into the back of the kitty cat club too
I wear cowboy boots!!!!