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    Ask me about Eyewear!

     Hard to say. Maybe. The story idea is interesting. But I like to think I care more about substance than marketing. So to the degree there's some vision or story behind the product, I'd like more clear insight into how it actually translates into design and manufacture.
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     Not sure, but FWIW, mine are both double sole.
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     I have both, and don't think you can go wrong; just flip a coin. Here's a (not so good cell phone) picture of my wingtips.
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     This. Worth nothing that NMWA has quite reasonable Vass prices (as in, a bit cheaper than a proxy; not sure how it compares to direct) when on sale.
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     Would be nice to confirm. I had been led to believe (by someone from Vass who's english is not perfect, so I may have misinterpreted) that they don't make it anymore. Can you describe how the last fits?
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    Austro-Hungarian school of shoemaking

     I'm confused: did you get measured in person, or not? And as I look at this pic, I'm wondering if one these gizmos, supplemented with a few extra measurements, and a picture of the feet, might be a feasible way to get a good fit?
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    Alden Modified Last: If You Wear, or are Interested, Please Read

     FWIW ... I have normal width feet. But when I visited Moulded Shoe to try on some Alden ML awhile back, I also asked if they had any athletic shoes they recommended. They pointed me to the New Balance M990, which is on their SL-1 last. Given their range of lasts, and widths, I'd say NB is...
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    Email from Chan please help SF

     I don't know where you get this impression. Their website even encourages this ("Please bring the last suit fitted by us in order for us to gauge alterations in measurement as well as pattern. We aim to keep our records updated frequently so that garments will come out fitted as perfectly...
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     I was thinking 3636 as well. It's definitely not R.
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     That Theresianer on the bottom right (right next to the Budapester on the frame edge): what last is that?
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    Luxire Custom Clothing - Official Affiliate Thread

     You don't need to read the entire thread to answer this question; a quick visit to the Luxire website will answer it for you.
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    Alden Modified Last: If You Wear, or are Interested, Please Read

     I don't believe they make the Banana last shoes anymore though. The P2 has been referred to as a a sleeker and more narrow version of the Banana, but it doesn't fit me as well as the Modified (which has a wider toebox) does. Possibly the 3636 or P3 may be closer, but am not sure myself.
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     So the toe on the P3 is both a bit wider than the P2, and also rounder? Vass describes the P2 as an asymmetric last. Does the P3 share that shape? How's the instep? And if you get a chance, comparison pic(s)?
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     I'd definitely be interested in about a comparison of the P2 and P3.
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    The Ultimate Vass (Footwear) Thread (Pictures, reviews, sizing, etc...)

     I'm not sure the F would work for me though (and am sure the K or U wouldn't). The P2 does, but I'm not seeing any pics here of that last with this style. Maybe that itself should tell me something.

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