do these look too small on the instep?

I have only worn loafers in terms of leather shoes so I am not sure how these should look on the lace bit. I think they look alright from first impressions! Dont mind my pajamas ft. My Oodie lol
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Talbot
Talbot8mo ago
Do they feel too small?
Cu
Cu8mo ago
No they feel perfect tbh, just not sure how the lacing bit should be. Should it not be tighter to hide the diagonal lace?
Talbot
Talbot8mo ago
um, i do my lacing like that a bit different you only have the one bottom diagonal and the "across" ones go up each side in a "s" pattern terrible description lol ill try to find a pic
Talbot
Talbot8mo ago
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Talbot8mo ago
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Talbot8mo ago
But maybe your particular shoes might not be best for lacng like that since they aren't close like Oxfords Just casually glancing at my shoes I see that none of my derbies have the "bar" lacing. Only the oxfords. Not that it matters much I suppose.
jarmul22
jarmul228mo ago
I mean, you can just change how you’re lacing them if it bugs you But eyebrow spacing is a function of a lot of things - none of which really indicate an instep “fitting” more than another in terms of open lacing
Cu
Cu8mo ago
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fy7964YaMAAGu09?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fy7-IDJagAAzO77?format=jpg&name=small I just dont know where I would fall in between these 2 pics. I know they are oxfords, so maybe derbies are a bit diff?
Cu
Cu8mo ago
my shoes came very tightly tied and I think that looked better than when I put them on, but Im thinkinhg maybe thats an unrealistic expectation for derbies?
Cu
Cu8mo ago
I suppose mine look quite similar to the picture on the meermin website
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jarmul22
jarmul228mo ago
It’s entirely dependent on your instep vs the patterning of the shoe. Nothing is indicative of fit with your pair - oxfords have a different, conventionally stricter fitment, but it still wouldn’t really matter
awburkey
awburkey8mo ago
They’re derbies so if they feel comfy then they’re fine
gimp
gimp8mo ago
Looks good to me.
Cu
Cu8mo ago
Thank you guys!