Ludlow Slip-On Sneaker

This shoe looks terrific and the outer material very comfortable. Interior not so good. The collar/foot entrance to the shoe is too small for its size, making entry difficult. Once shoe-horned into the shoe, comfort declines rapidly. This seems to be due to 2 things; 1) the tongue hold-down elastic straps are too tight/small and 2) the actual shoe is a good half size or more too short/small. See the attached pics. Comparative shoe is the slip-on Oliver model. I could possibly try a half size or more larger shoe, but I don't want to play that game. My AE shoe size is a solid 11D in all the correctly built AE shoes I own. Note: The Oliver model tongue elastic strap is a single one at the 12 o'clock position and works much better than the 2 side straps on the Ludlow's tongue, thus a much better fit.