And now to post and hopefully to win these!

[sewingbird]

 http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2011/08/18th-century-shoe-giveaway.html
My first pair of these (satin) were accidentally wide yet pleasantly comfy, I'd love to win a pair in leather!

Comments

[chloeandrudy]

What was the final decision about sizing? Order smaller, larger, narrower? I was hoping to try a pair on at CoCo and never had a chance to.

sizing for American Duchess shoes

[sewingbird]

What size are you? The size issues were only with the one batch of satin. Mine ended up being about a half to full size too big, the ones I kept are great for after a day of my feet being tired and swollen (yuck) with a thick insole in them and nice room for my toes (yes, wide). She wrote about it somewhere let me find the link... http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2011/07/devonshire-and-georgiana-size-chart.html

Re: sizing for American Duchess shoes

[chloeandrudy]

Normally an 8 but since I have to put orthotics in them I've been getting 8 1/2. and it has to be a little wider just below the toe box. Leather would stretch I imagine, if its soft.
I'd like to get a pair but my credit card won't recover in time after CoCo to meet her Aug 8 deadline for the lower rate.

Re: sizing for American Duchess shoes

[sewingbird]

Yes, you can stretch leather shoes. At least try for the giveaway. :)