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People just want to have something others don’t. You see the same with adidas sambas now. It was always around and always had ppl wearing it since it was easily accessible and easy to wear/style but now every suburban white guy/girl has them so people want to find the next shoe before the masses...
Drawstring aside, some brands do a half elastic waist so front is clean and back is elastic which looks a bit more professional than drawstring at front.
Just checked mine and it’s around the same with toes to front so you should be good. For additional context, I first got my pair back in 17 or 18 (0.5 down like you) and initially thought they were too big. At the time paraboot wasn’t as popular so I had to buy from EU and return was pretty...
Is that pic with your toes pushed to front?
Don’t go down more. Paraboot in general is better with thicker socks. Heel slip should be gone once shoe is broken in. Throw in a thin insole for now if you’re concerned about it.