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It looks perfect. Somehow I think Meccariello's Centurion is more "exciting" than the classical EG Dover. Just have a look at ready-to-wear stock Centurion in Horween Hatchgrain by FineShoes (https://www.fineshoes.hk/products/centurion-in-horween-hatchgrain). I am sure the proposed pair in dark brown calf would be equally classic!
I think you will definitely benefit from trying on actual shoes, if you have particularly wide feet/ difficult-to-fit anatomy. Chisel and soft square feel similar to me (I have Chisel 2 and Soft Square - a pair form Medallion which they initially told me was Chisel 1, but I later found otherwise), and as @ThunderMarch mentioned somewhere in this thread, there is a difference in in-step (soft square being lower). If you have been unable to fit into any British shoes, I suspect it may not be a simple width issue. Could be the ball joint, or similar.
Hawksbill is a curved last which many have to up-size in order to fit. Guess for you it may be even more difficult to select the right fitting.
Ordering a pair of Argentum RTW for initial trial should be an inexpensive way of testing the fit. I think some of his casual shoes have rather generous lasts - and in case they fit you like Alden, you can proceed to Argentum-welted single-pair MTO.
Cheers!
All good points, and after a somewhat lengthy email exchange with Angela (which included sending her my foot measurements following their detailed measuring guide and a couple of pics of me wearing different shoes for her to see how they fit), she decided that UK 8.5 in the "E" fitting was the best size for me to try first. I've just ordered the last pair of Decurion 3 Wingtips that they had in stock in that size (in Castagna del prete Baby Box Calf):I think you will definitely benefit from trying on actual shoes, if you have particularly wide feet/ difficult-to-fit anatomy.
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Ordering a pair of Argentum RTW for initial trial should be an inexpensive way of testing the fit. I think some of his casual shoes have rather generous lasts - and in case they fit you like Alden, you can proceed to Argentum-welted single-pair MTO.
Cheers!
only medallion shoes in shanghai and beijing as far as I know. edit yeossal in singapore may have a few pairs kicking around
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