The Delaware - Natural Horsebutt (602M)
Construction – Goodyear welted with natural cork and steel shank
Upper – Horsebutt from Maryam
Lining Leather – Leather lined in toebox/vamp, unlined in quarters
Insole – Vegetable tanned bends leather
Hardware – Eyelets/Hooks
Laces – Cotton
Welt – Vegetable tanned leather
Midsole – Vegetable tanned leather
Sole/Heel – Rubber
Heel Stack – Vegetable tanned bends leather cut from our insole leather
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Sizing guidance is general in nature as every foot is different, but we have a few ways to help identify the best size for you. Our customers size down into our boots. From typical sneaker sizing, it is usually 1 full size down. For example, if you take a sneaker size 10 across all sneakers you own, you're most likely going to be a 9 in our boots. Medium width and volume will be size 9, wider width and higher volume will be a 9.5 in this example. Sizing discussions are best had prior to order placement.
602 Last
This last has a slightly lower volume to provide a more comfortably snug fit and to help prevent heel slip while maintaining a rounder forefoot. Its features include a single E width toebox as measured on the Brannock, along with a tapered arch and snug heel. The instep on this last is more contoured to the natural shape of your instep angle. The taper in the arch and heel can help provide a more natural, mild arch support.
Size comparison examples from current customers going off of a D/standard width:
Brannock - Half size down. If you're a 10D Brannock or slightly over a D width, go with size 9.5 in the 602 last. If you measure a single E width, more towards a single E width or prefer a slight bit of extra room without a drastic length increase, we suggest going with your Brannock size. In this example, a size 10. If you are a narrow width or low volume foot, we suggest going a full size down from your Brannock measurement. So if you are a size 10C or 10B, then a size 9 in our boots would be our initial suggestion.
Alden Barrie and Trubalance - True to size if D width.
Red Wing No. 8 - True to size if D width.
Thursday Boot - True to size if D width. Lower volume/narrower widths may need to go down a half size.
Allen Edmond's - True to size if D width. Lower volume/narrower widths may need to go down a half size.
Nike - Full size down if standard/medium width, half size down if width is slightly wider.
Adidas - Full size down if standard/medium width, half size down if width is slightly wider.
New Balance - Full size down if standard/medium width, half size down if width is slightly wider.
602M Last
This last is primarily used for Chelsea and moc toe boots in order to support the traditionally narrower patterns for them. However we will be integrating it more into Allen and Richmond production shortly. The difference between the two lasts is the 602M last has a touch more depth in the toebox and width in the pinky toe area by about 1mm. Therefore, you may find there to be a slight addition of room in the toebox in this last which should help accommodate a wider small toe or thicker socks, for example.
Parkhurst 602 - True to size. If narrower feet, lower instep, skinny ankles or lower volume feet in general, a half size down may apply.
Brannock - Half size down if D/regular width and volume, full size if narrower, lower volume foot. For example, if you are a size 10C on the Brannock, then a size 9 in our boots would fit best.
Wide Width's - Take your normal wide width numerical size for E and EE. EEE will not fit.
Alden Barrie or Trubalance - True to size.
Allen Edmond's - True to size if D width. Lower volume/narrower widths may need to go down a half size.
Red Wing - True to size.
Thursday Boot - True to size if D width. Lower volume/narrower widths may need to go down a half size.
Nike - Full size down
New Balance - Full size down.
Adidas - Full size down.
Wide Width - 602 Last
We suggest taking your normal wide width size in welted footwear. If you are going off of your Brannock size, we suggest going down a half size. For example, if you measure a 10EE on the Bannock, we suggest ordering a size 9.5EE in our boots. Single E widths are typically accommodated by our regular 602 last since the toebox at its peak is a single E as measured on the Brannock.
General Sizing Note
If you have any of the below foot/ankle characteristics, you may need to size down a half size from boot brands such as the ones we mention as comparable:
Shoes (Bidwell and Bidwell 2.0)
Our customers take either the same size in our shoes as they do in our boots, or sometimes they size down another half size. Sizing down in our shoes is mainly due to their heels being extra narrow, or having narrow and lower volume heels and ankles than normal.
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