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It happened to me at age 70, over a period of about 4 months, going from wearing a 9.5 EEE to unable to fit into them at all. I have been trying to find a bespoke shoemaker in the Southeast, but no such luck.
Wow, that’s fast.

I ordered a pair of MTM derbies from Seiji McCarthy early this year and he mentioned this phenomenon. I believe he leaves a bit of extra length at the toes to give his shoes extra life.
 

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Reminding me the ones I wore as a young boy. I would definitely style these sandals by Koji Endo.

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Wow, that’s fast.

I ordered a pair of MTM derbies from Seiji McCarthy early this year and he mentioned this phenomenon. I believe he leaves a bit of extra length at the toes to give his shoes extra life.
What was his timeline for delivery? Did he just require deposit or full payment up front? If I end up going down this rabbit hole, I'd probably look to him first if only cause I end up in Japan annually and I like his sort of Alden vibe but made to a much higher finish standard.
 

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What was his timeline for delivery? Did he just require deposit or full payment up front? If I end up going down this rabbit hole, I'd probably look to him first if only cause I end up in Japan annually and I like his sort of Alden vibe but made to a much higher finish standard.
He said 1 year from the initial fitting to final delivery (no in-between fittings for MTM), with 50% of payment upfront and the remaining when he's finishing the shoes and about to ship.

I don't travel frequently to Japan, although I'm planning on visiting every 2 years of so. But I liked his MTM format. I'm sure if I need anything tweaked he can adjust it, as he keeps a last for each customer (both MTM and bespoke). I can't compare to other makers as this was my first shoe comission, but the measuring process seemed very detailed.

I love his designs and dealing with him was very pleasant, super nice guy. The lack of language barrier is a plus. And he is planning trunkshows to the US but I believe no set dates yet.
 

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He said 1 year from the initial fitting to final delivery (no in-between fittings for MTM), with 50% of payment upfront and the remaining when he's finishing the shoes and about to ship.

I don't travel frequently to Japan, although I'm planning on visiting every 2 years of so. But I liked his MTM format. I'm sure if I need anything tweaked he can adjust it, as he keeps a last for each customer (both MTM and bespoke). I can't compare to other makers as this was my first shoe comission, but the measuring process seemed very detailed.

I love his designs and dealing with him was very pleasant, super nice guy. The lack of language barrier is a plus. And he is planning trunkshows to the US but I believe no set dates yet.
I can't wait until he announces.
 

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Wow, that’s fast.

I ordered a pair of MTM derbies from Seiji McCarthy early this year and he mentioned this phenomenon. I believe he leaves a bit of extra length at the toes to give his shoes extra life.
My issue is width across the arch. It is almost as wide as the toe box, but no shoe I have seen is that wide at that place, especially I a 9.5.
 

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My issue is width across the arch. It is almost as wide as the toe box, but no shoe I have seen is that wide at that place, especially I a 9.5.

Maftei makes me bespoke shoes to accommodate this, but over time we have been building more and more arch into the shoe as over the years wearing them has started to give me some arch.
 

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