A little update. So I had ordered the Florsheims pictured above. I was concerned about the quality issues that Florsheim is more known for now, but I thought those looked nice. It turns out they don't fit and they don't offer that shoe in a larger size, so they are going back.
But, I made it to the Allen Edmonds store today. They were running a sale. I walked out with one pair not on sale. These. And they were comfortable. I felt like Forest Gump, "I bet you could walk all day in those shoes and not feel a thing."
LEEDS DERBY SHOES
And I ordered these that were on sale.
LEXINGTON CAP-TOE OXFORDS
He said the stock showed one pair ready to go, and if that's true then I should have them before the end of this coming week. If that pair already was sold then could be a little longer because they'll have to make them to fill my order. That's pretty cool knowing that Ralph or Bob or whoever might come into work Monday and have an order on his workbench in Wisconsin telling him to make my shoes.
I asked the guys in the store if they had heard of the tailor I was planning on using. Some of the Allen Edmonds customers indeed do use the tailor, no negative feedback that these guys were aware of. So that's good.