Glad you kept these, they look amazing on you!Thank you so much for taking the time to answer at length! I think I have decided to keep the 38, less ugly toe formations etc and I like being able to fit jeans easily. Your rouge H are amazing and have always been the top of my wishlist but they are hard to track down!! I think I want a black pair too.
Here is todays picture and the gap is not very visible.
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I went back and forth on mine: tried on two sizes, four pairs in the boutique over two days, and I finally decided on a half size up. So glad I did, as they were super comfortable from day one and still are a year later. I like to have a little room in my boots, too old to suffer with too small a size anymore, lol! Being handmade, these vary quite a bit - can't go by listed size alone. Congratulations, they are beautiful!