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LaymanX

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A very nice shoe on a wonderful last.
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Thanks! I'm just glad they've lightened up in color. When they first arrived, I was a bit dismayed that they were almost dark to the point of being black. Now they're clearly reddish-burgundy, and the color variation is
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I really wanted to like the Plaza but couldn't get it to work for me. I wish I could find a special makeup on the Plaza in a narrow width, maybe that would work but unfortunately that is insanely difficult to come across.


The Plaza last is not as attractive for us wide fitted cloven hoof souls.
 

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The Plaza last is not as attractive for us wide fitted cloven hoof souls.


Being one of the unfortunate wide-footed. I have found plaza just fine in an"e" width. To paraphrase today's kids, I shun those retailers who fail to offer their plaza make-ups in the real man's (that is, "e") width.
 

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Being one of the unfortunate wide-footed. I have found plaza just fine in an"e" width. To paraphrase today's kids, I shun those retailers who fail to offer their plaza make-ups in the real man's (that is, "e") width.


On my feet, and it may be because they aren't particularly large, the plaza looks really duck like. A bigger issue is actually finding them.
 

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I believe I've also seen them on the UnionMade and Madison Avenue shop websites at some point. I know that wherever it was I saw them, I remember thinking that it was a really sharp looking shoe and would have bought it if they had it in my size. The LHS is one of the few styles that I don't have.

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TSM does seem to have a bunch of sizes in stock in the CXL LHS... including my size. Hmmm....

http://www.theshoemart.com/alden-me...ds-17830_ald_m_leisure_handsewn_calfskin.html


Thanks for the head's up MP! Didn't see any stock with Unionmade but I'll contact them maybe they have a batch coming in. Never tried to Copley last though... any input? With the Whiskey LHS a ways away, maybe the NTL CXL will be a shorter wait. TSM's version has some dark sole which I don't really like; besides, they do not carry 6.5D... :(
 

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