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Men's shoes in extended sizes, made to order

The Studio

Design your pair in about ten minutes.

The studio below opens on the whole array, every style the atelier can build. Pick one to see what it can be made in. The size selection step shows that style's full range, length and width, before your order is confirmed. Nothing is cut until you confirm.

Step 01Pick a style from the array. Oxfords, monks, loafers, Chelsea boots.
Step 02Choose leather, color, sole and finish. Your build, your calls.
Step 03The size selection step shows this style's range, length and width, before your order is confirmed.
Step 04Confirm before the cut. Nothing is charged until you place the order.

Big Sizes, Real Options

Men's shoes in size 14, 15, 16 and up, in D and EE widths.

Oxfords, monk straps, penny loafers, Belgian slippers, Chelsea boots, dress sneakers, made-to-order boots — the full range of men's styles in large sizes, made to your order. Many styles run past US 15 with half sizes, and the deepest reach 18. Wide feet too: EE, the US 2E width, on the styles that offer it, and EEE in select styles. The studio shows each style's exact size range, length and width, at the size selection step before your order is confirmed.

Blackwatch tartan trousers with a wingtip shoe, worn perspective
Brown painted calf Chelsea boot
Brown Painted Calf · The Chelsea · Click to customize
Tobacco patina chukka boot
Tobacco Patina · The Chukka · Click to customize

01The Size Run

Many styles run past 15. The deepest reach 18.

That row is the Chelsea Classic, our deepest style. Other silhouettes vary, and a few stop earlier. The size selection step in the studio shows each style's exact range, length and width, before your order is confirmed. Widths: D (standard) and EE, where the style offers it. Our EE is the US 2E width, and EEE is available in select styles. We do not go wider than that. If you wear 4E, we are not your maker, and you will know that before you order anything.

True extended lastsproportions scaled for the foot, not a size 11 stretched longer
D + EE, EEE in select stylesthe widths named plainly, so you never order the wrong one
Half sizes includedthrough 18 on the Chelsea, with the proportions big feet rarely get offered anywhere
Confirm before the cutprint the chart, measure both feet in the evening, watch the video. Nothing ships until your size and width are confirmed

02The Craft

Full-grain calf, hand-finished, on a last shaped for the bigger foot.

Atelier craftsmanship — materials and handwork behind every made-to-order pair

Every pair starts as hides and lasts in our Spanish atelier, and gets cut, stitched and finished by hand. Full-grain and painted calf, kid suede, linen, velvet and tartan, chosen for how they wear, not just how they photograph. The extended lasts are shaped for the bigger foot, with the proportions scaled, not stretched, so a size 16 reads as a size 16 should.

Cut by handthe upper is cut from the hide to your selected size and width, one pair at a time
Proper materialsfull-grain and painted calf, kid suede, linen, velvet, tartan, sourced for wear, not just looks
True extended lastsbuilt for the bigger foot from the first sketch, never a smaller last pulled longer
Finished in Spainlasted, soled and burnished in the atelier, then shipped to you, which is why we ask 4 to 6 weeks

03Before You Order

Questions, answered.

Do you really make dress shoes in size 17 and 18?

On the right styles, yes. The Chelsea Classic runs US 14 through 18, half sizes included, on true extended lasts. Many other styles run past 15. A few stop earlier. Each style's exact range appears at the size selection step, before your order is confirmed. The wall at 13 does not apply here.

Is your EE the same as wide or extra wide?

Our EE is the US 2E width, what most US retailers call wide. EEE is available in select styles. Neither is 4E, and each is offered on the styles that offer it, not every one. If you wear wider than that, do not order. The confirm-before-the-cut step exists to catch that before the leather is cut.

How fast can a big-size pair arrive?

Staple styles, the Chelsea Classic, cap-toe Oxford, penny loafer, run on the 48-hour production track after your size confirmation. Fully custom builds take the standard made-to-order route. The timeline is stated at checkout.

Can a pair be exchanged or returned?

It cannot, and here is the honest reason why. Every pair is cut to the size and width you confirm, for your feet alone. There is no shelf to send it back to. That is the trade of made to order: the care happens before the cut. Measure both feet with our chart and video, and if you fall between sizes, choose the larger.

Before the leather is cut

Made to order · Many styles past US 15, the deepest to 18, half sizes · Widths D, EE (US 2E) and EEE in select styles · Each pair is made to your confirmed size and width and cannot be exchanged or remade for someone else.