The non-Goodyear shoes from WVS such as the City Derbys seem to have much more flexible vegan leather uppers and also to have thinner, lighter soles, so if you find these uncomfortable, I recommend those instead. I’m not really sure why they’re different in this way — maybe there is a tradeoff with durability. The city brogues are also a bit wider.
Unfortunately I found that these Goodyear welt brogues give me blisters (on my heels and smallest toes). I considered whether this was because they were too small, but I have also tried a size up on the London Brogue Goodyear welt shoes and they were too big, so unless the sizing is in fact inconsistent, I don’t think that was the cause. I get the impression that this vegan leather is unlikely to really break in much (I couldn’t see guidance on this on the WVS website), so I having worn these outside I guess I’ll have to sell them.
If you’re in London then you can try them on at The Third Estate shop and see for yourself.
