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Pretty much every pair of Vans I've had used to pinch my pinky toe for the first few sessions. Got a pair of Sk8-hi's and not had a single issue. Must be roomier for my boat feet
Always heard people complaining about this. I skated my first pair of old skools last week and it happened, my pinky toe is fucked right now. Never had this problem with eras or slip ons.
My Lizzie Slip-On pros are doing this to me right now but only on my left foot (and right where the ollie pad is).
I'm also still trying to find a wide enough
cupsole for my apparently chode foot and can't find a single pair. My last attempt were the Adidas 3ST.003, they were close but still too narrow (the pinky toe area was fine, it was the big toe curve of the shoe that made it tight), even after flattening out. Prior to those I tried the westgate 913s, waste of cash there as they never smooshed out, still have them, in great shape (seasalt colorway, DM me if you are interested

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Adidas 3ST.003 | NB# westgate 913s
DC Mike Mo, Prod6 and DC Smiths were the only shoes in the last 5+ years that actually felt ok for me.
To make matters worse, the only shoes I find that fit well are workout / hiking shoes that have that 'wide toe-splay' toebox design; they're so comfy compared to skate shoes/boots/dress shoes/etc.
I own/used both the below shoes and they're ugly AF but comfy (note the flare on the out/pinky side, that's where I need the width and no skate shoes come close in width due to flik performance).

