How Should Dress Shoes Fit
How shoes should fit.
How should dress shoes fit. It should hold the rear of the foot firmly to stop it from slipping and provide enough room at the front for the toes to. Dress shoes should fit so well you barely notice them. Let s start with a simple summary. Width is often as important as length so make sure the shoe fits in every direction.
That s okay for sneakers which are meant to have some give in them but with dress shoes as with suits fit is king. They only take length into account. A shoe should be tight at the back and loose at the front. To test for width check the fit on your pinkie toe.
It should have a reasonable amount of space if it feels crammed in there but the overall length is good you might need a wide width shoe. The difference between a full shoe size is usually inch so if the fit is close it s easy to go up or down a half size to get a better fit. I have received a few questions on this 2009 post about how shoes wear over time recently and note that there is no post that sets out the basics of how a shoe should fit. A thick white tube sock or thin dress sock can sway the fit more than you think.