Working Shoe for Young Exec

[Millimeter]

I just went to centerpoint robinsons, they have no more loake 1880s there.
So i tried the other models. Is the sizing different for the 1880s?

What other models did you try? Any from the Comfort range?

 

[noinimod]

What other models did you try? Any from the Comfort range?

I tried the Elland. Maybe i should have took a pic of the models they have on display to help the bros out here. Cannot remember if they had the Comfort range on sale. For many models, they're out of a lot of sizes, though.

For example, I wear US 11.5 running shoes but my feet physically measured US 10E. Buying from herring, ideally it should be UK 9.5G. However, the model I wanted only comes in F width, which is still quite ok (heng ah!)

Read through the entire thread to find more info on sizing and came across your post, which is helpful.

Did you try the shoe in person at robinsons before buying online?

Guys who tried their Loake at robinsons before buying their 1880 online, can give me your input please.

The Loake i tried is G width, but the 1880 I want to get is F width. I'm a little worried that it might be too narrow. I emailed herring to ask for their advice and they suggested going up half a size.

But if i do that, i have a strong feeling it might be too long and cause heel slippage. In that 7.5G i tried, the length is slightly long, toes are quite far from the toe cap, about 1.5cm away. The sales associate said that it's the right length and supposed to be that way.

Tough decision, any advice for me please? Thank you all.

 

[dunlikenokia]

Read through the entire thread to find more info on sizing and came across your post, which is helpful.

Did you try the shoe in person at robinsons before buying online?

Guys who tried their Loake at robinsons before buying their 1880 online, can give me your input please.

The Loake i tried is G width, but the 1880 I want to get is F width. I'm a little worried that it might be too narrow. I emailed herring to ask for their advice and they suggested going up half a size.

But if i do that, i have a strong feeling it might be too long and cause heel slippage. In that 7.5G i tried, the length is slightly long, toes are quite far from the toe cap, about 1.5cm away. The sales associate said that it's the right length and supposed to be that way.

Tough decision, any advice for me please? Thank you all.[/QUOTE]
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I noticed all the discussions have been on the loake shoes itself. Do note the type of socks you guys are wearing. Personally my socks material are "thicker" (from SAF Emart ) thus even if I got my Loake half size larger is still ok. In fact just nice. If your socks material are "thinner" , then you may want to try them with the shoes before buying. BTW I have wide feet and for normal shoes, I have to "upsize" from my usual size (E.g. I may wear a size 7 - 7.5 for shoes like rockport or ecco but only 6 for clarks (non formal) widefit walking shoes).

 

[LiquidShaDow]

I have never seen any 1880 at all in Singapore.

I think some very limited range can be found in Robinsons at Centrepoint.

 

[xterious]

I think some very limited range can be found in Robinsons at Centrepoint.

are hilton series available there?

 

[hst201]

How come more than half the thread is talking about Loake, and the other half talking about Herring

 

[Grizz.P]

I noticed all the discussions have been on the loake shoes itself. Do note the type of socks you guys are wearing. Personally my socks material are "thicker" (from SAF Emart ) thus even if I got my Loake half size larger is still ok. In fact just nice. If your socks material are "thinner" , then you may want to try them with the shoes before buying. BTW I have wide feet and for normal shoes, I have to "upsize" from my usual size (E.g. I may wear a size 7 - 7.5 for shoes like rockport or ecco but only 6 for clarks (non formal) widefit walking shoes).

I use thicker socks too But only for my pair of shoes that's has been worn regularly for over 3 years.. I didn't maintain it properly last time with the cedar tree wood and it expanded. So need thicker socks

 

[d3n]

The business shoe,black leather shoe or formal shoe are all called dress shoe. Oxford,monk,derby, loafers are the different style of dress shoe. Apparently someone say he work at Raffles Place and only see people wearing dress shoe with a suit only.I wonder what does all those who wear pants and shirt and tie to work wear, sandals,sneakers,slippers,barefoot?

of cos i know what is dress shoes.

what i meant was shoes worn by Kiton12345 (pardon me if i did not make clear). I find wearing this type of shoes if u are just wearing a office shirt (with or without ties) + pants, its overkill. Its nicer if only u are wearing suits/blazers.

earlier my comment on these shoes that was boring cos all these while I been wearing black oxford shoes until I got bored and switched to RW boots.

I even worn a bonia shoes before but these shoes had a wooden base + soles, which makes walking uncomfortable (I got a high arch) and now I am happy with my RW boots which the soles curves into my feet comfortably.

 

[Ind1go]

How come more than half the thread is talking about Loake, and the other half talking about Herring

I reckon its easily available and reasonable (for most) prices.
Calf-Leather, goodyear welted. You can try on the sizing at Robinsons and order online to save some money.

Its just like people in the US would recommend Allen Edmonds for a newcomer's first foray into shoes. (Unless you get a particularly good deal at endless.com, I would say that any of the discounted Allen Edmonds would still be expensive due to the shipping cost).

If you wanted an indepth discussion about EG, Lobb, etc, then I would point you to Styleforum instead.

PS : I'm biased as I have Loake and Herring shoes. Fits well for me.

 

[Ind1go]

are hilton series available there?

Don't think so. I haven't seen them available at Robinsons the few times I've been there.

I got my pair of Hiltons from Plal in KL when I went up there for work.

 

[Ind1go]

I tried the Elland. Maybe i should have took a pic of the models they have on display to help the bros out here. Cannot remember if they had the Comfort range on sale. For many models, they're out of a lot of sizes, though.

Read through the entire thread to find more info on sizing and came across your post, which is helpful.

Did you try the shoe in person at robinsons before buying online?

Guys who tried their Loake at robinsons before buying their 1880 online, can give me your input please.

The Loake i tried is G width, but the 1880 I want to get is F width. I'm a little worried that it might be too narrow. I emailed herring to ask for their advice and they suggested going up half a size.

But if i do that, i have a strong feeling it might be too long and cause heel slippage. In that 7.5G i tried, the length is slightly long, toes are quite far from the toe cap, about 1.5cm away. The sales associate said that it's the right length and supposed to be that way.

Tough decision, any advice for me please? Thank you all.

Shoes can be stretched in width and length if its a bit tight.

Although Herring recommended sizing down 0.5 size from your US size to get your UK size, I sized down 1 full size (I wear a US11EE / UK10F).

If you're really worried about the width, you can size down by half a size instead.

YMMV, I went with 9.5G for my Herring and 10F for my Loake. The 9.5G was tight initially, but has expanded a bit and fits perfectly now. The 10F also fits me perfectly.

 

[noinimod]

Thank you for your input, Ind1go. I read a couple of your posts in this thread before and they were helpful for me, too.

Did you try your shoe size at robinsons first? Or you went with your gut feeling, followed that general sizing guideline and ordered online right away?

Herring told me the difference in width for half sizes is 3-4 mm. Hmm, decisions decisions. Still can't make up my mind, lol.

I did manage to try a 7G and it was way too narrow. The length was fine, though. If only i could find the equivalent of a 7.5G in width F!

Does Loake, the company itself, entertain and reply emails?

 

[Ind1go]

Thank you for your input, Ind1go. I read a couple of your posts in this thread before and they were helpful for me, too.

Did you try your shoe size at robinsons first? Or you went with your gut feeling, followed that general sizing guideline and ordered online right away?

Herring told me the difference in width for half sizes is 3-4 mm. Hmm, decisions decisions. Still can't make up my mind, lol.

I did manage to try a 7G and it was way too narrow. The length was fine, though. If only i could find the equivalent of a 7.5G in width F!

Does Loake, the company itself, entertain and reply emails?

Yes, Loake does respond to emails directly and I have had success with contacting their customer service.

I went with gut feeling and general sizing guidelines. That's how I ended up with 1 shoe as 9.5G and 1 shoe as 10F.

I was already wearing Clark's at UK10, and I thought I could size down a half size further for my first pair. I put up with 2 weeks of pain before I got it stretched.

Most likely they will provide you the same excel file that they have provided me too.

I have no way to upload the excel file now (at work, but I will do it later in the evening), but I took a screenshot of it.

As you can see, Loake recommends sizing down half a size from US to reach your UK size.

If a 7G was too narrow for your foot, a 7.5F will probably be even tighter. 248mm vs ~245mm.

But my personal experience and the opinion of Doshi from P. Lal was to size down 1 from US. This is true for me as I am wearing US11EE for my SAF New Balance Trainers.

Edit : You might have some success in scanning an outline of your foot, sending it to the store and asking for fit advice. I know some retailers do go that extra mile, but I personally have never done it before.

Or if you get a chance to go up to KL, stop by Plal and try on your shoes there. They have the entire range of Loake and Cheaney available.

 

[noinimod]

Ind1go: Thank you, great suggestions and that excel chart is real handy! Nope, no chance to go KL anytime soon. Seems like the size 1 down guideline is quite accurate. My trainers and other casual shoes are sz 9, I think i'll settle for a 8F.

So, it was your 9.5G that was too tight initially? How did your 10F fit right out of the box?

 

[jonnieboy]

hey guys. need help here. i am wearing a shoe size of 12 and i cant seem to find any formal shoes that have size 12..

went robinson sales at expo today and they dun seems to have any shoes with size 12..

 

[Ind1go]

Go online to order?

If not, try Clark's. Some of the stores should have UK Size 11 (US 12).

 

[Ind1go]

Ind1go: Thank you, great suggestions and that excel chart is real handy! Nope, no chance to go KL anytime soon. Seems like the size 1 down guideline is quite accurate. My trainers and other casual shoes are sz 9, I think i'll settle for a 8F.

So, it was your 9.5G that was too tight initially? How did your 10F fit right out of the box?

Yea it was the 9.5G that was too tight initially, but fits perfectly now.
The 10F fit perfectly out of the box.

 

[pwillie]

Endless.com is giving free int'l shipping if your order > US$100, and there are some good bargains (but limited sizes) for Allen Edmonds

 

[noinimod]

Yea it was the 9.5G that was too tight initially, but fits perfectly now.
The 10F fit perfectly out of the box.

Is the 9.5G the Richmond you posted up for sale before? So now that it fits, you're not selling it anymore i presume?

Is your black oxford the 1880 Aldwych or the Herring Knightsbridge? I'm leaning more towards the Herring because of the free shoe tree, seems like a pretty good value
Or put it another way, if it wasn't for the free shoe tree, i'm 90% set on the Aldwych, lol.

I understand the Herring Classic line is made by Loake. Is the quality on par with the 1880?

 

[Clarence80]

Thanks yam, managed to get my company to consider sponsoring me a pair of safety shoes from Kings so that i can swap when i need to head down to sites. thanks again for your recommendation!

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btw, im wondering if anyone is facing the same problem as me, as pictured below, this part always comes soft after months of wearing and eventually tear and start to collect water and wear out a small hole on your socks.

i doubt theres anyway to prevent this but is there anyway to delay this from happening? appreciate some suggestions!

hmm anyone with advise?