GYW Shoe Review: John Lobb Drift

Shoe Review: John Lobb Drift

This was a difficult one for me because I’m not sure I get what all the fuss is about Lobb. They’re “meh”.



Here is my overall sizing guide, inspired by the Skoaktiebolaget sizing guide.

@wishoeguy Sizing Chart

Fugashin 9.5UK

John Lobb 10UK

Stefano Bemer TX 44.5 PdP

Bontoni 202 44 PdP

Vass new Peter 44 PdP
Vass u 44 PdP

Meermin Rui UK10
Meermin Hiro UK10
Meermin HOK UK9.5
Meermin Elton UK10

Allen Edmonds 65 US11D
Allen Edmonds 511 US11D
Allen Edmonds 108 US11D
Allen Edmonds 64 US11D
Allen Edmonds 606 US11D
Allen Edmonds 1757 US11D
Allen Edmonds 1943 US11D
Allen Edmonds 97 US11D

Alden Barrie 11D US
Alden Aberdeen 11E US

Crockett and Jones 336 UK 10E
Crockett and Jones 325 UK10E
Crockett and Jones 378 UK10E
Crockett and Jones 348 UK10E
Crockett and Jones 341 UK10E

Loake Capital UK9.5F
Loake Tower UK9.5F
Loake River UK9.5F
Loake Bullet UK9.5F

Vass U UK10 / 44 (a little tight)
Vass New Peter UK10 / 44

Heinrich Dinkelacker Buda UK9.5G
Heinrich Dinkelacker Luzern UK9.5G

TLB Mallorca Picasso UK10
TLB Mallorca Goya UK10
TLB Oliver UK10
TLB Bryan UK10

Carmina Rain UK10
Carmina Oscar UK10
Carmina Forest UK10
Carmina Simpson UK10.5

Löf and Tung T UK10

Enzo Bonafe 74945 UK10
Enzo Bonafe 946 UK 10
Alden Barrie US11D
Alden Aberdeen US11E

Barker 464 UK9.5F

Alfred Sargent 109 UK10

Carlos Santos 57 UK9.5
Carlos Santos 234 UK9.5
Carlos Santos CS2 UK9.5

Amblier AM18 UK10

Paolo Scafora R UK10
Paolo Scafora Door UK10

Yeossal Branca UK10
Yeossal BX7 UK10

Cobbler Union 312 9.5UK

TLB Picasso 10UK
TLB Bryan 10UK
TLB Goya 10UK
TLB Oliver 10UK

Edward Green 389 10UK
Edward Green 202 10UK


Gaziano & Girling TG73 10.5UK

Gaziano & Girling MH71 10 UK

Foster &Son ALM 10FUK

George Cleverley 348 10UK

Oct Tenth Huang 10UK (has high instep. Asked for thicker sole).

Paraboot Griff UK10

Mezlan 110 US11M

Church’s Natural UK10G
Church’s Castoro UK10F

J Fitzpatrick NGT UK10.5E (will size down to 10 in future)
J Fitzpatrick LPB UK9.5E

Barbanerra Gaucho UK10

Sons of Henrey Contemporary Almond 10F

Trickers 2298 UK10F
Trickers 6143 UK9.5F

Bruno Magli 92B UK10/44/US11

Eve’s and Gray UK10 (no last listed)

A Meccariellio Hawksbill UK10.5 / 44.5 roomy
A Meccariello B 03 UK9.5

Herring Lakenhurst 10F