Steppin' Out
EE MEN’S BOOTS NOW AVAILABLE
by Alvie Faulkenbery, October 25,2023
Steppin' Out
EE MEN’S BOOTS NOW AVAILABLE
by Alvie Faulkenbery, October 25,2023
Alvies boots are made to feel broken in from the start. Part of that comes from our roomier toe box, which gives your toes some breathing room. So while our men’s boots have traditionally come in a D width, the toe box feels like an E. But for those gentlemen blessed with an especially thick foot, that just wasn’t enough. We’ve gotten a lot of requests to make roomier boots. So by popular demand, we now carry EE widths in all our men’s boots. Happy Girth Day, wide-footers! Once you get those new wide boots, here’s how to make sure they fit.
Alvies boots are made to feel broken in from the start. Part of that comes from our roomier toe box, which gives your toes some breathing room. So while our men’s boots have traditionally come in a D width, the toe box feels like an E. But for those gentlemen blessed with an especially thick foot, that just wasn’t enough. We’ve gotten a lot of requests to make roomier boots. So by popular demand, we now carry EE widths in all our men’s boots. Happy Girth Day, wide-footers! Once you get those new wide boots, here’s how to make sure they fit.
HOW BOOT AND SHOE WIDTHS WORK
Unless you’re working with a wider/narrower foot than average, chances are you probably don't even know your foot width. Here’s how width works:
- Standard boot/shoe width is a B for women and a D for men
- For each letter you go up in the alphabet from A to E you’re increasing the width
- Then there are extra narrow and extra wide sizes where you add letters on — AAAA is extra narrow for women and EEEE is extra wide for men
HOW BOOT AND SHOE WIDTHS WORK
Unless you’re working with a wider/narrower foot than average, chances are you probably don't even know your foot width. Here’s how width works:
- Standard boot/shoe width is a B for women and a D for men
- For each letter you go up in the alphabet from A to E you’re increasing the width
- Then there are extra narrow and extra wide sizes where you add letters on — AAAA is extra narrow for women and EEEE is extra wide for men
THE MAGIC OF SIZING UP OR DOWN TO GET THE RIGHT WIDTH
When you increase or decrease the size of a shoe, you’re not just changing the length — everything changes in order to keep the proportions the same. Because of that, there’s an old trick in the shoe and boot game that can make a width work for you when you can’t find a shoe in your size.
THE MAGIC OF SIZING UP OR DOWN TO GET THE RIGHT WIDTH
When you increase or decrease the size of a shoe, you’re not just changing the length — everything changes in order to keep the proportions the same. Because of that, there’s an old trick in the shoe and boot game that can make a width work for you when you can’t find a shoe in your size.
Going up or down half a size gives you around the same as one additional letter’s worth of width. So if you usually wear a 10E but a shoe only comes in D widths, you can try a 10.5D and it’ll often be a great fit. Obviously this has its limitations. If the width is well off your normal you probably won’t be able to make a go of it. For instance, if you normally wear a 10EEE trying a 11.5D is going to leave you with a comically long boot. But if you just need to make up the difference of one width this trick can help.Have questions about how Alvies boots fit? Check out our FAQs or email holler@alvies.com
Going up or down half a size gives you around the same as one additional letter’s worth of width. So if you usually wear a 10E but a shoe only comes in D widths, you can try a 10.5D and it’ll often be a great fit. Obviously this has its limitations. If the width is well off your normal you probably won’t be able to make a go of it. For instance, if you normally wear a 10EEE trying a 11.5D is going to leave you with a comically long boot. But if you just need to make up the difference of one width this trick can help.Have questions about how Alvies boots fit? Check out our FAQs or email holler@alvies.com
ABOUT ALVIE
Alvie is the founder of Alvies (makes sense, right?), a man obsessed with boots and flip-flops. He spent six years designing and selling them out of an Airstream. That time was like his vision quest, where he learned everything he could about traditional bootmaking and leatherworking in order to build the best boots and flip-flops on the planet. In addition to being our Presidente and chief product designer, he’s also our resident boot expert and dropper of knowledge on the blog.
ABOUT ALVIE
Alvie is the founder of Alvies (makes sense, right?), a man obsessed with boots and flip-flops. He spent six years designing and selling them out of an Airstream. That time was like his vision quest, where he learned everything he could about traditional bootmaking and leatherworking in order to build the best boots and flip-flops on the planet. In addition to being our Presidente and chief product designer, he’s also our resident boot expert and dropper of knowledge on the blog.