Gorgeous, but have to get the size RIGHT
I wanted a pair of clogs badly. You know, retro look, wooden sole, the whole thing. And after hours and days of research, I set my mind on the Sandgrens. After many chats with Sandgrens, and emails, and measuring and nonsense to no end, came up with what should be my sizing. For the record, in EU I normally go for 37,5. Once in the US, 8 was normally spot on. A tiny bit too big, but since I have a ridiculous high arch, 8 does the job, specially when in doubt and wanting to order something online.My main concern to order these was not really knowing which size to order. I measured my foot to no end, and Sandgrens told me that I should go for a 38, which in Amazon equates to a 7-7.5. I explained to them my food is normal to wide but my arch is high. Like really high! So after debating I placed my amazon order for a 8-8,5 which is the EU 39. And just crossed my fingers for it to work.Now, the Dublin is more narrow than the other styles, so took that into consideration.The result? They fit to perfection. My right foot is slightly more snugged than the left but all in all is perfect.The clogs are gorgeous, they have slightly different colors but that is fine by me since they are hand made and all that jazz. Now, the left one has a bit of a prick in the tip of it, so I am debating about if I should keep it or exchange it for a new pair. I still don’t know. Hence I’m giving it 4 stars.Now the reason why I’m writing this review is to help other to choose their size and spare them the time it took me to figure it out. So this is my advice: If you have a normal foot with normal arch and narrow to normal width, follow Sandgrens recommendation, if not, if you have done too much bare foot walking in your life or if your foot is a bit chunkier, or you have a high arch, go a size up on the EU scale and rather ignore Sandgrens recommendation. Just get your usual US sizing, which is generous and will have enough room for that extra volume of foot you have. Don’t bother measuring it, it wont do it cause it doesn’t take in consideration the overall volume of the foot. And definitely go by your bigger foot. We all have one!Now all that being said, these are lovely and very comfortable though I see how I have ahead of me at least a whole painful week of breaking them in...because of my ridiculous arch. But then, I’m used to it.The shipping was fast and all in all, painful thinking aside on the style and size to pick, these are worthy.Now, bare in mind all clogs from Sandgrens have different sizing. My thoughts apply to the Dublin. If I were to purchase another style which I likely will at some point, I would take again into consideration the width of it, and go from there. I think Sandgrens should have a system in which the width is taken into consideration...inches way, not generic reference.I hope this helps, and clog away! These are a delight!UPDATE: So I requested an exchange because the one was defective. They were extremely helpful and oh so fast. After a week or so of wearing them I am absolutely in love. They are beyond comfortable, and the breaking in process is much faster than expected. I am so happy with my pirchase, I’m thinking on getting another pair in a different color and design.For the record, I have never wore wooden clogs before and thought would take me forever to get use to them. I was mistaken.