Bostonian Men's Bolton Free Oxford

I used to wear Florsheim loafers to work which are super comfortable, but they kept raising prices and the bottom stitching lets water in for that shoe, making it a terrible choice in rainy weather. The Bostonians are less comfortable, but you can stand in a few inches of water for a moment and not need another pair of shoes and socks for the day. Leet's not even talk about how much less they cost. I buy two new pairs every year (brown and black) and wear one daily for work. This is my fourth year with these and I'm pretty happy with the value and comfort. They do take some breaking in to become really comfortable, but in a few days, they are good to go.

I used to love the Bolton (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033VLPVG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_N7hQCbKZ7YKTR), but they were replaced by this model. I was an 8.5 M and judging for the couple of pairs I purchased I'm a 7.5 W now? That size doesn't even exist! What happened to the sizing?! They're super long and narrow now!The closest thing I could find that fit similarly to the old model was this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KM8H0US/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_J-hQCb535R1Q6

The only shoe I wear for my business casual job. Very light and comfortable. I was constantly battling painful problems and by dumb luck finding these shoes they completely fixed my feet. Yeah sure they do have to be replaced every year but that's a small price to pay. After the year they still look great but the soles do wear and get slippery. I can honestly say one of the best purchases I've ever made removing some serious pain from my life. I keep 5 new pairs in my closet just in case they are no longer available.

Purchased 11.5 and they were too small with a poor design around ankle edge. Basically very hard collar in back will create blisters. Shame as I had like Bostonian brand prior to this purchase. Switching to Rockports due to better padding around ankle edge in back.