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Stretching Leather Shoes..

Doug C

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Hey I was wondering if Leather oxfords could be stretched from an "A" width to and wider, say "E" width ?

Doug C
 

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I'll Lock Up
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Stretching Shoes

From a recent experience I would say definitely no ie that you could not go that far even with stretching fluid etc. I tried to stretch an 11C AE Macallister to a D which I did. I don't think they can go further. But the problem is the last. If they are a narrow last (I have high instep) you can't get some big width out of nowhere.
 

Orgetorix

Call Me a Cab
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Louisville, KY...and I'm a 42R, 7 1/2
I recently got some Allen-Edmonds shoes that were listed wrongly--the seller said they were 11.5Ds, but when I received them they turned out to be 11.5Bs. I tried having them professionally stretched, but they're still tight and uncomfortable on me.

So no...if you can't go from B to D, you sure can't go from A to E.
 

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