Bed Stu

Lita K II

Women's

I bought twice Bed Stu shoes. Both of them the sole of the shoe completely tore apart after just 2 years. I take great care of my shoes and it certainly was not due to how I wore the shoes or lack of care. I will not buy Bed Stu shoes again and do not recommend them to anyone. They must improve their quality.

I normally get between a size 7.5 and 8. I needed a 9 in these!!! the 8.5's were just a bit too tight & I can wear thicker socks with the 9. These are GORGEOUS. They are obviously WOMEN's wingtips!! Exactly what I was looking for. Beautifully made. I love the color so much. There's a perfect contrast in the color. I will have these for decades. They are so well made. Worth the price. Just definitely size up!!!

I followed the other reviewers' recommendation to order a whole size up (I am normally a 38/7.5US, and went up to an 8.5 US in these). The labelled sizing on the shoe is confusing - what I would think is a EU size didn't line up to my UK size or US size on these. I need a wider forefoot in my shoes - not a full "Wide" but somewhere between a Medium and Wide is where I fall and this was too tight on the left foot over the big first metatarsal. The arch support is there in the natural curve from the slight heel down to the forefoot, but I prefer to put my own orthotics in. This is where the shoe didn't pass my muster: the insoles although foam padded, are glued in, and I wasn't able to remove them to try it with my orthotics. If I try to put my own in the shoe with the existing footbed, it's way too tight for me in the forefoot. I would prefer a less long profile from the vamp to the tongue; this style starts the lacing very high up on the foot rather than down by the toebox. This means you can't adjust the lacing near the toebox (where we need more adjustability). The positives are that the layered stack heel and leather components do look like real bench made shoes.

Beautiful shoes! Just wish there was a dark brown also.

too big for me. too bad doc martens doesn't do half sizes.