How A Mens Dress Shoe Should Fit & How To Find The Right Shoe Size Online & In Store

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Tired of wearing ill-fitting shoes? https://gentl.mn/how-a-dress-shoe-should-fit This video is brought to you in collaboration with ACE MARKS maker of fine Italian Leather Dress Shoes under $300 https://www.acemarks.com/ *** Don't forget to use the code GENTLEMAN Determine your shoe size with Ace Marks: https://www.acemarks.com/size-guide 00:00 Introduction 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. 01:59 How Do You Find A Pair Of Shoes That Fit Your Feet 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. 02:52 Vamp Spacing 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. 04:17 V-Shape on Oxford Indicate Fit Issues 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. 05:27 How Do You Find The Proper Shoe 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. #dressshoes #howashoeshouldfit #mensshoes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOP THE VIDEO: 1. Fort Belvedere Knit Ties - https://gentl.mn/2yZWfTY 2. Silk Pocket Square in Light Blue - https://gentl.mn/2nOvP49 3. Navy and Yellow Shadow Stripe Ribbed Socks - https://gentl.mn/2AteYcY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to stay updated? Sign up here for free: https://gentl.mn/2AIUjyh Want to see more videos? Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/thegentlemansgazette --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gentleman's Gazette https://gentl.mn/2C3o51k Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gentlemansgazette FREE EBOOK: https://gentl.mn/2AIUjyh