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Shoe Toe 101

steelmd

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Hi all
I am planning to have a half dozen shoes made. I like the toes a little geometric, not pointed or 'English' but I am seriously deficient in a descriptive vocabulary. Google only compounded my misery.
Does anyone know of any links that aggregate shoe toe shapes? (Of course I don't mean captoe/wingtip, etc.
 

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Sorry, you are having 6 bespoke shoes made? I imagine that would cost you quite a bit...it might be more advised to have them made one at a time.
 

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Do you mean "chisel toe?"

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Might want to do a bit more research before you dive right into 6 bespoke pairs of shoes. What makers are you considering?
 

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I am not using the usual English or Italians. More likely Far East and the Czech Republic
 

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Good luck to you. So you will try a variety of makers and see which makes a shoe that fits you best?
 

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Vass is the best known of the bunch. I know it's going to be hit or miss so my expectations are not too high
 

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Thanks
It seems the prevailing wisdom is that it's insane to order more than 2 pairs at a time?
 

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If you going with Vass as your bespoke shoemaker i dont see any problem with ordering 6 pair.
 

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Well, Vass is neither far eastern or Czech. If you are going to visit them versus doing it via Internet you have the ability to try various lasts to see which fits you best. I would also say to take a look at the traditional lasts instead of just the F, U and K.
 

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Thanks
It seems the prevailing wisdom is that it's insane to order more than 2 pairs at a time?


If you are doing true bespoke with one maker you would probably be smart to have one pair done and dial in the fit before ordering another pair. Despite the fact that bespoke is based on your measurements, often adjustments are required to refine the fit.

If you are going with several makers then order one from each. It will be a grand experiment and you will have the ability to refine the fit of each prior to ordering more.
 

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If you going with Vass as your bespoke shoemaker i dont see any problem with ordering 6 pair.


If it was their bespoke and not their MTO, I would not want to order 6 different shoes off measurements with no fittings and then have to deal with adjustments or remakes on all or some of them. We are all aware of some variation in Vass MTO makeups given their hand made operations. You also gave to take into considerarion the difference in fit between a balmoral and a derby. think it more prudent to do a balmoral and if you were feeling lucky a derby and dial in those fits over going for 6 pairs right off the hop.
 
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