Dress Shoe Sizing

Buying my first pair of dress shoes so I went to a Nordstrom to use a Brannock device and find my shoe size. The device said 9.5 so I tried on a derby 9.5 in their house brand. If I was purchasing say Alden used or Allen Edmonds used would I also go 9.5? I would probably be looking at a derby as opposed to an Oxford. Also, when matching color to my belt, do I just use my best guess if I can’t view both leathers in store?
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valcrist77
valcrist772w ago
I would say alden is around your brannock sizing but it depends on the last example, the barrie last is considered wider than the grant last so its possible you size down on barrie, but that also depends on your foot width as well
carryTHEflag117
carryTHEflag117OP2w ago
Yeah I have a standard foot width according to Brannock
valcrist77
valcrist772w ago
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Alden Shoes: Sizing Guide
Lasts Alden's lasts may seem a little confusing to first-time buyers. Our posters in the Alden thread for 2016 (archived pre-2016 Alden thread here) have a wealth of experience and knowledge about Alden sizes. We were able to compile this guide...
carryTHEflag117
carryTHEflag117OP2w ago
Thank you. Makes me nervous to buy online without much time to ship back but I think that’ll help.
raisinpie
raisinpie2w ago
for your belt question, yes. dark brown, light brown, black are the only categories you need matching shades within those is for big leather nerds

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