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Wurdle
52
May 30, 2017
I honestly feel a bit scammed about the size. Every time I look down I think, "These would have been great if they fit."
Really bummed out. These are the sorts of drops that make people averse to online shopping and Massdrop shouldn't carry Viscata as long as they have disingenuous sizing.
TomasV
1685
May 30, 2017
WurdleHey Wurdle! Can you say more about your sizing issue? What's wrong with them and what size did you get vs. what size do you think you should have gone with?
Wurdle
52
Jun 2, 2017
TomasVI bought a size 11. I should have bought a size 12. My normal shoe size is 10 1/2. I can wear a size 10 but my feet are a bit wide.
My foot barely crams in with my toes hitting the front of the shoe length wise and my foot bulges the canvas as it hangs over the sides.
TomasV
1685
Jun 2, 2017
WurdleOkay, seems like you went with the right size judging from your information. And the size EU 44 / US 11 should have worked out.
The one thing I'll say about espadrilles (as it's also noted in the main page for the event, and i think it's been discussed before on this thread) is that they're always built to stretch; being able to get your foot in there and having it bulge the canvas as it pushes through is part of the break-in process that takes a couple of wears to losen up the fabric and start molding the shoe to your foot.
When folks size up too much and expect a comfortable fit from the get-go, they end up with a loose fitting espadrille that comes in and out of their foot as they step -- since there's no lacing system on these styles besides the inner elastic band, the main thing holding your foot onto the shoe is a tighter right fit.
Wurdle
52
Jun 8, 2017
TomasVGreat informative post that is also dead wrong. Turned out Massdrop screwed up the sizing charts and EU 44 / US 11 was in reality EU 44 / US 10.
But the big problem with your post is that people would have listened to your advice, "Don't worry! The canvas will stretch!" and then buy a shoe that was poorly sized by the company or distributor and suffer through it thinking "Maybe it's supposed to be tight and uncomfortable..." This is disingenuous PR designed to limit returns.
I've been that sucker before. The floor seller will say this often in the shoe stores to get rid of the smaller sizes that don't sell as fast. The companies should provide adequate sizing charts and information from the get go.