In order to understand a style, one must first understand the components that make up a men’s dress shoe. There are four main parts of a dress shoe: toe, vamp, facing and quarter. It is the placement or construction of these pieces that give the following dress shoes their unique style.
Plain toe shoes are as simple as it gets. The vamp is left unscathed, providing a very clean and minimalist look.
A cap toe looks like a horizontally stitched line that divides the vamp of a shoe at the toe. In most cases this will actually be a separate piece stitched as the toe on the vamp, like a cap. The oxford is most noted for the cap toe, however it can be seen on various types of dress shoes.
The split toe, otherwise known as the apron toe, features a seam that begins in the middle of the shoe, around the toe, and ending at the middle of the shoe on the other side. This toe style is more common in casual shoes.
Medallion is a plain toe and with hints of brogue decoration at the toe.
This toe style has a winged cap that peaks in the middle of the toe. This toe style often features broguing in the center of the toe and along the seam of the cap.
Due to the ever changing nature of fashion footwear, there can be some inconsistencies in shoe fitting. When selecting your size, we recommend referring to the size of a previous Batsanis shoe that is similar in styling.
Alternatively, please refer to the sizing chart below to convert the length of your foot to the appropriate size.
UK Size | US Size | Europe Size | Foot Length (cm) |
5 | 6 | 39 | 24.8 |
6 | 7 | 40 | 25.7 |
7 | 8 | 41 | 26 |
8 | 9 | 42 | 26.7 |
9 | 10 | 43 | 27 |
10 | 11 | 44 | 27.3 |
11 | 12 | 45 | 27.9 |
12 | 13 | 46 | 28.6 |
13 | 14 | 47 | 29.5 |
HOW TO MEASURE
To measure your feet stand on a level floor with the back of your heels against a straight edge or wall.
FOOT LENGTH
Measure your foot length by placing a ruler flat on the floor straight alongside the inside of your foot from your heel to your toes. Place an object with a flat edge straight across your toes with the edge touching the tip of your longest toe. Take the measurement (in centimeters) from the ruler where the flat edge crosses. This is your foot length measurement.
SELECTING A SHOE SIZE
If your foot measurement is halfway between sizes, select the larger size. You may find one foot is longer than the other, this is quite normal, please use the larger size when making your shoe size selection.