Re: Alden 405 Shoe sizing

Posted by Curious from 1Cust197.tnt1.brunswick.ga.da.uu.net on March 15, 2001 at 18:36:09:

In Reply to: Alden 405 Shoe sizing posted by Doctor on March 15, 2001 at 18:24:19:

I'm neither a cobbler, a shoe salesman or a podiatrist, but my guess is that Harrison Ford must have a low instep and you have a high instep. That is the roundness or height (for lack of a better word) of the top of your foot. The top of my feet are pretty flat and the sides (or flaps) of my shoes always touch when laced. People with high insteps need blucher shoes, wherein the area at the base of the tongue is open and the two sides (or flaps) pull together. Folks like me need balmoral shoes, such as the Alden boots, where the two flaps are sewn-in across the base of the tongue.

I apologize if I'm not using proper terminology. Hope I didn't confuse you.

: Hi all
: Just discovered this unique forum. I currently wear Alden 405 shoes as my daily wear shoes. They make a great shoe/boot combo and can highly recommend them for travel where you can only bring one pair of shoes, although they do cause some trouble with airport metal detectors.
: I recently caught an Indy film on TV and noticed that Indy's Aldens fit slightly differently from my current pair. In the film, the laces and sides of the shoe appeared to touch each other over the shoe tongue (no exposed tongue). On my pair, when laced up tight, the sides of the shoe are about one half of an inch apart with the resulting exposed tongue. Do all Aldens fit this way or do I need a wider shoe? Any help or info would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time.

: Doctor

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: I'm neither a cobbler, a shoe salesman or a podiatrist, but my guess is that Harrison Ford must have a low instep and you have a high instep.  That is the roundness or height (for lack of a better word) of the top of your foot.  The top of my feet are pretty flat and the sides (or flaps) of my shoes always touch when laced.  People with high insteps need blucher shoes, wherein the area at the base of the tongue is open and the two sides (or flaps) pull together.  Folks like me need balmoral shoes, such as the Alden boots, where the two flaps are sewn-in across the base of the tongue.

: I apologize if I'm not using proper terminology.  Hope I didn't confuse you.

: : Hi all
: : Just discovered this unique forum. I currently wear Alden 405 shoes as my daily wear shoes. They make a great shoe/boot combo and can highly recommend them for travel where you can only bring one pair of shoes, although they do cause some trouble with airport metal detectors. 
: : I recently caught an Indy film on TV and noticed that Indy's Aldens fit slightly differently from my current pair. In the film, the laces and sides of the shoe appeared to touch each other over the shoe tongue (no exposed tongue).  On my pair, when laced up tight, the sides of the shoe are about one half of an inch apart with the resulting exposed tongue. Do all Aldens fit this way or do I need a wider shoe? Any help or info would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time.

: : Doctor

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