Church’s “Tiverton,” a classic loafer with a glimpse of the essence of modesty. Page 4

If you want to wear Church’s Tiverton, we recommend a tight fit with no disconnection.

As mentioned above, Church’s leather shoes are made by the Goodyear-welted method. One of the characteristics of this method is to fill the gap between the inner sole and the main sole with cork when attaching the sole. Filling the sole with cork not only improves the adhesion of the glue, but also improves cushioning and comfort. In addition, as the cork sinks in when the wearer steps into the shoe, the sole deforms to the shape of the foot, allowing the shoe to grow to fit the wearer’s foot. The disadvantage, however, is that the soles and uppers are hard until the leather and cork become accustomed to them, requiring patience to get used to them at the beginning. In addition, as the cork sinks in, the shoes tend to increase in size by about half a size, and especially slip-on type leather shoes without laces are not adjustable, so the more you wear them, the looser they tend to be than when you bought them.

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Therefore, it is necessary to be especially careful about the size when purchasing not only Church shoes but also Goodyear-welted loafers. Tiverton uses bookbinder calf, which is one of the most flexible and fine-grained of the glass leathers, so even if you wear them in a size that is aggressively tight, the feel of the foot is relatively comfortable. Because these loafers are called “shoes for life” and are of high quality that can be worn for a long time, we recommend that you go down a half size or one size from the size you normally wear for a tighter fit than you normally wear for leather shoes. Also, even though there is “room for growth,” the length of the foot (vertical length) will not change even if the shoes are worn in, so this is something to keep in mind. The correct size for Goodyear-welted loafers is a size where the toes do not touch the toe of the shoe and the width and instep of the foot feel moderately tight.