Thanks for guidance... I likely will be sitting at the outdoor bar at the yacht club, overlooking a lake into Canada. I won’t be doing much walking in them. I guess with heat and alcohol and my feet swell it likely would be better to err on the side of caution with a larger size, or more specifically, don’t size down.Hard to say. Everyone’s feet are different, even those with the same size and width. Your instep is a big factor here.
I take the same size & width in Barrie and Van. I’m already going 1 down from Brannock in Barrie so there’s really no room to go down further. I always consider going to an E in Van, but with some slight heel slip already in a D, it never seems like a good idea. I can’t go any narrower, either. Drives me bonkers to wear ‘em really tight.
I prefer the non-shell, unlined loafers for summer in NYC. Shell gets a little warm for me. I’m a big fan of the flex welt CXL LHS (though not for doing a lot of city pavement pounding). Nevertheless, if you’re in air conditioning a lot or up at altitude or in Canada or something, shell is probably fine.
Now I just stuck my bare foot in my Barrie last boot... I have maybe an inch to the tip and my foot definitely has a little wiggle room, especially in the heel. And it is at the end of the day so my foot is likely a bit bigger. I may need to go to a store and try on a loafer.