Customer Reviews

Allen Edmonds Men's Ashton Split Toe Oxford,Black,8.5 E

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Shoe is pricey but you get what you pay for in this case. Have had these shoes for about a month and the comfort is good and the build appears durable and lasting.

A good shoe to have in your collection, if you care about your footwear and need a high-instep shoe with lots of toe-box room. A plus: It comes in a meangingful amount of money below an Alden modified-last shoe, which this AE is meant to replicate. Online sizing and description were perfect. The removable insole is handy so I can mix and match depending on sock thickness and which orthotics I'm using. It looks like a dress shoe and by contemporary standards pretty much is, but the rubber sole -- well-executed -- makes it more versatile than a hard sole, although it betrays the somewhat sportier truth of the shoe if anyone's really looking. Very well constructed and shows very little wear after several months of medium-duty service in the rotation.

These are fine shoes. The leather is wonderful and the soles are very comfortable.

The bad news, which is my mistake, is that they are made for people who use orthotics, and thus run "deep," which also seems wide and long to me. I bought my usual size and have needed to wear thicker black casual socks rather than my thin dress socks. Wearing the thick socks is comfortable, but is actually still not enough to fill them up. I am switching from the 3/4 length spenco arch supports to a full length arch support. It should do the trick. I would not buy a pair without without trying them on in a store (where you will pay much, much more for them). The AE website has a description of each of their 8 lasts, which is helpful to compare their different shoes, if you have tried on a pair before.

Great leather, great build quality, comfortable soles. I love Allen Edmunds shoes and these are no exception. I have another pair that I sent back to AE for refurbishment after two years of almost daily wear so you can be sure that they wear as well as they look!

Amazon is great for buying books and music, but I would not recommend it for buying Allen Edmonds shoes. I (my husband) has purchased Allen Edmonds shoes at local retailers and prefers this brand because they are well-built and are made in narrow sizes. They usually fit like a glove. But this pair, purchased on Amazon, not so much. Although he is unhappy with his purchase, he is not sure that the shoes are at fault. The recommendation simply is this; if you want a pair of Allen Edmonds, don't buy them on Amazon. Go to a retailer, try the shoe on, walk around and then decide.

I have been successful ordering 11.5 wide oxford lace-up shoes from Johnston & Murphy or Bostonian for the last 10 years. I happen to be hitting a dead patch with zappo's and shoebuy in trying to find a new pair of casual shoes to go with the dockers, which is what I wear a lot, so I figured I would take a crack at these since they were cheaper than any other web site. The shoe is too long - I have about 3/4 inch dead space between my big toe and front of shoe - and the heel area is way too big. There is actually a bit of open space all around the heel. I assume the heel size will only change if I order a regular width, but my big toe is already pressed up against the side of the shoe, so a narrower size will get me in the situation I was in with regular sizes. Too bad, it is obviously a very nice quality shoe, but the last it is built on is weird (for me anyway). I may have to go to an AE store and have them figure out what last my foot is compatible with and then try to order online.