Shoes - the full version - by liamkylesullivan / via YouTube
So, if you watch the video or just skip to about 3 minutes in, you'll see the part where the saleswoman says: "Um, these run kinda small. I don't think they're gonna fit. I mean your feet are kinda big." STORY OF MY LIFE.
I have long passed my obsession with shoes, due to the fact that shoes I love, shoes that are cute, shoes that people covet - don't fit my feet. I still ogle really beautiful shoes, but I never ever buy them. It's one splurge I don't have to even worry about tempting me.
Here are some shoes I love:
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| Kate Spade - Lisa |
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| Kate Spade - Didi (no longer available) |
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| Badgley Mischka - Randall |
(of course, 2 out of 3 are Kate Spade!)
So, you can see, I have high-end tastes when it comes to what I like, but sadly none of these shoes will fit my feet. My feet are the bane of my existence. They are long and wide - which makes shoe shopping a nightmare! If I had just average sized wide feet - I'd be ok with that, and could order up a size for the added width. Or if I had long feet but of average width - that'd be cool by me too. But no, my size 10 Wide feet do not fit into most shoes. Most designers don't make wide shoes, and even if I buy the 11, which may fit, they are probably still too narrow and end up pinching my toes. Not good for walking, or dancing, or general happiness.
One thing I do not want to think about on my wedding day is how much my feet hurt, which is something I think about on a regular basis. However, I love the look of colored heels adding a pop of color, and how they make such visually stimulating images:
Since I want blue shoes, and I'm not willing to stuff my feet into pretty little designer shoes, I'm going to shop for some wide-width options available online. (Have you ever tried shoe shopping for wide shoes in a department store? I swear they treat me like a leper!)
I know there are wide options on websites like Zappos and other online shoe stores. But when I did a search for dress shoes available in a wide-with in blue - the results were less than inspiring. There were a total of 22 results, and 3 matched the idea of what I had in mind. Kind of.
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| Bouquets Mona on Zappos.com |
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| RSVP Fran on Zappos.com |
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| RSVP Perfect on Zappos.com |
Really, shoes don't matter that much to me, but more because I've resigned myself to the fact that shoes are more of a pain in the ass (foot - really) to shop for, and I can't go to a store to try them on, so I might as well just suck it up and buy something online. While my dream shoes are really pretty - I know that my shoes will get me down the aisle, and probably save me a pretty penny too! I have some time before I need them, but I don't see my options getting any closer to what I'd like versus what is available to me.
Anyone else have hard-to-shop-for feet? Any good online/in-store suggestions for shoe shopping I might not have considered?
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