Originally Posted by
twowhat?
Got my holiday gift card from work!! Placed my order for vanilla bean slip-on sneakers and the wallet keychain in the happy green colors.
I'm a street size 8 with a slightly wide foot. I wear an 8.5 in slip-on sneakers (like your grey camo ones), and a 9.5 in loafers. If my foot was narrow, I would probably go down to a size 9 in loafers. The loafers do snug up a bit with wear and washes and they are easy to add an extra insole into if they are a little too big at first.
eta: The loafers are my favorite and the most comfortable to me because of the way the knit wraps around your foot. Having said that, I am not thrilled with the way solid color loafers look on my feet. I bought Portobello loafers and while I love the color, they look...meh. However, I absolutely LOVE my patterned loafers! I think the loafer silhouette is a bit fuddy duddy but a crazy pattern gives it enough modern oomph. Having said all that, the grey loafers have that new brown rubber sole which I absolutely LOVE. I have a pair of points with that same brown sole (Heathered Black) and I love that it's a dressier color in terms of soles. Did you see they have a new almond loafer silhouette? Not sure I can get behind that yet BUT it does dress up the loafer with that almond toe! Reports are that you should get the almond loafer in your street size or a half size up because they have a lot more room in the toe.