I agree with you, the Slides are my favorite and much more comfortable than the SS. The Running Soles feel great right oit of the box as well but I’m still not sure if the style of them is my favorite.
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I feel like I have been living under a rock as I am just dipping my toe into the GG waters. Like many of you, I am a half size and I hate it when a manufacturer only makes whole sizes. I wear a 38.5 pretty consistently and drove myself crazy looking at all the info on the web re sizing. Every time I convinced myself to go up to a 39, I read someone who said to go down to a 38! Any sizing advice would be appreciated.
Depends on the style and maybe shape of foot. I find the Superstars to fit a little narrow around toe box but slide up/down on my heels, they're not comfy at all imo.
I'm a 7.5 and prefer the 37 typically.
Ball Stars are the comfiest to me.
I have too many pair as DH has decided it's an easy gift to get me prior to sport seasons starting lol!
Is your foot narrow or wide?
for me, I’m a true 37 which is like a US 6.75. I take a 37 in Superstars, a 38 in May’s, and can take a 36 in Slides. My foot is not especially narrow or wide.
I'd personally go up than down but just buy somewhere that accepts returns and buy in both sizes and send back what isn't right. That seems the most logical solution. I've found that foot shape can have alot to do with it so some people find going up better and some going down. It's not really something anyone else can answer, you'd need to try for yourself.
I'm a 6.5 and the 37 fits me perfect. I would recommend sizing up a half size. I have 4 pairs of GG.
I am usually a medium width. I do have a narrow heel though and shoes can slip a little.
I just took the plunge and ordered a 39. Yes, they are returnable. I think I will wear a sock, as I do with most sneakers. if it seems a little big. Not a fan of stretching the shoe if too small.
I guess I will find out once they arrive. Thanks for the responses!
GG sizing confuses me. I'm usually an 8.25 (somewhere between 8 and 8.5 and can take either depending on style of shoe) but the 38 fit me best in leather Superstars, with some heel slippage. I tried on a pair of velvet Mays and would've needed a 39. The 38 in those were comically small, couldn't even get my heel in the shoe. Go figure.
I love the look of my GG but: THEY KILL MY FEET! I have to wrap my toes in really thick surgical tape to wear them! Anybody else has this problem? (They’re not tight, even run a little big)
Wow, not me! Is the leather too stiff? That should get better with more wear... I don't have that problem myself but I hear that a lot about other all-leather sneakers like Common Projects. If they're a little big, maybe it's causing your skin to rub against the shoe more than if they fit perfectly? Can you try tightening laces, adding a gel sticky at the ankle of the shoe, etc?
They don’t slip actually the rubbing is not in the back but in the area where the shoe tongue meets the shoe, there’s a seam in there that gave a blister like an ulcer , i wanted to wear them commando or thin no show socks but it’s a torture (I’ve just worn them 3 times)
Does anyone own the purestar sneakers? I've searched quite a bit online but can hardly find any information on them. The superstars didn't work for me. I think my foot is too wide for the 39 but too short for the 40 so it looked very long. Debating whether to get 39 or 40 in the purestars? For reference I wear a 38 in the common projects low tournaments (I have 4 pairs of them because they fit so well) but I feel like I should buy a different sneaker this time.
I realllllly struggled with my first pair of SUPERSTARS.I love the look of my GG but: THEY KILL MY FEET! I have to wrap my toes in really thick surgical tape to wear them! Anybody else has this problem? (They’re not tight, even run a little big)
My DH ordered me a pair in 38 (I’m a 7.5) to wear to football games (he’s a good sport, he’s trying really hard to make me like football lol)
They have a croc tongue and were SOOOO freaking stiff, and heavy and slipped up/down on my heel every step. I tried no show socks but the slipping just pulled the socks down under my foot. I tried wearing without socks and that was excruciating!
I refused to tell him these $1100 sneakers were killing me.....
I finally found these crazy toe socks that helped. They’re kinda hilarious but they work!!
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Wish he’d realize he loves buying me Cartier!
I don’t have Purestars but I’ve fallen love with Ball Stars! The toe box is more generous.
Here’s my little GG collection.
I’ve shared a couple of pairs already I think. These are my most recent 2 pairs, the SS are supposed to be Dallas exclusives, in Cowboys colors (DH is obsessed with football so has decided buying me GG in team colors will make me more interested)
The Ball Stars are my fave style and the green is to also make me more interested in attending games lol!
I’ve shared a couple of pairs already I think. These are my most recent 2 pairs, the SS are supposed to be Dallas exclusives, in Cowboys colors (DH is obsessed with football so has decided buying me GG in team colors will make me more interested)
The Ball Stars are my fave style and the green is to also make me more interested in attending games lol!