are going back.

They are absolutely beautiful - dashing, simple, elegant perfection. But they are way too narrow across the ball of my foot, and sizing up would cause slippage in the heel, I'm pretty certain. The leather is stiff old school leather, so I don't think stretching will help - it's the actual shape of the shoe that's the problem for me.

if you have the opposite of duck feet, they will work for you! Meanwhile, I get my January 12 x 12 back.