tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post3226426483339010462..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: These Diluvial TimesHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-7476838163100572682008-02-02T13:01:00.000+00:002008-02-02T13:01:00.000+00:00Dear Carla, I think that's true - the scales are ...Dear Carla,<BR/><BR/> I think that's true - the scales are definitely different. What the chap in the shoeshop mentioned was that there was a special "British A" made for the US, given their narrower feet. He showed me one example of that size, and it was like a girl's shoe! Very dainty.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-19561107496103776632008-02-01T20:56:00.000+00:002008-02-01T20:56:00.000+00:00I'm beginning to suspect the widths are measured o...I'm beginning to suspect the widths are measured on a different scale, between the UK and the US, just like the sizes are. For instance, here we never see F, or G. It goes from E to EE to EEE, and that's the widest I've ever seen.speakfreelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757071341180546490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-49223899565506052672008-01-29T06:45:00.000+00:002008-01-29T06:45:00.000+00:00Weird to me too. I'm a size 10D which I was told ...Weird to me too. I'm a size 10D which I was told was rather average in width. The casual styles I have include more room in the front toe box so if I get a skinnier style shoe I may need to try on a width E to make sure my tootsies don't get squished.Steven Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855425625392060708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-69442730042007011982008-01-26T18:21:00.000+00:002008-01-26T18:21:00.000+00:00G has "A"-size feet? Amazing! I don't think I've...G has "A"-size feet? Amazing! I don't think I've ever seen such feet before. I wonder if the shoemaker's statement about American mens' feet was correct, and, if so, why would it be so?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-63692664337079734392008-01-25T01:24:00.000+00:002008-01-25T01:24:00.000+00:00Ha! Tell that thing about American shoes to my hus...Ha! Tell that thing about American shoes to my husband, who can't seem to find an A width in any of the styles he favors to save his life.<BR/><BR/>If those are wide shoes, the taper really makes them look quite narrow. I didn't mention it, but yep, you're stylin' now. Very nice.speakfreelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757071341180546490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-67771718547390748242008-01-24T08:58:00.000+00:002008-01-24T08:58:00.000+00:00Dear Carla,Speaking of narrow feet, the shoemaker ...Dear Carla,<BR/><BR/>Speaking of narrow feet, the shoemaker says that it is a "known fact" in the shoe industry that Americans are predisposed to having narrow feet. Apparently, most shoemakers have an "A" width (i.e., hyper, hyper narrow) just for American men. Shoes for British men seldom go below a "C" width now, with the median being "F" - I'm a "G" (chubby feet!). I overheard him telling Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-91248288727849903152008-01-24T00:55:00.000+00:002008-01-24T00:55:00.000+00:00Lookin' sharp. I have two pairs of "casual" Allen...Lookin' sharp. I have two pairs of "casual" Allen Edmonds shoes which I clean and polish every week or so. Polishing may seem like a chore but hey, I enjoy it.Steven Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855425625392060708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-50650833895998122922008-01-23T20:44:00.000+00:002008-01-23T20:44:00.000+00:00Very pointy, those shoes. Works for those with nar...Very pointy, those shoes. Works for those with narrow feet. Leather is nice, though, in that it will conform to your feet with proper conditioning. My current favorite brand of shoes is Keen, which makes good shoes for those of us with wide feet. Extremely comfortable and well made, and a few styles that dress up fairly well. For years I wore Doc Martens, but had to break them in, every pair. I speakfreelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757071341180546490noreply@blogger.com