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Really flat shoes Does anyone else here wear them?
Aless Advanced AUSTRALIA Member since 11/29/02 Posts: 2084	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/7/06 11:24 PM I have to carefully choose shoes for myself these days(foot/knee probs.), and I am sick and tired of not being stylish. I am looking at the very flat shoes that are back in fashion. I love those that are wide enough for my 10D foot and that have the rounded toes. Last week I passed up a red(never have had/always wanted) pair only because I got scared off when I checked them in the mirror. My ankles are thick but not puffy (never have been slim,even when I was , but maybe that doesn't matter. What do you think, gals? (I'm 5'6" tall and wear Big 4 22 top,24-26 pants, and am in my mid 50s but don't look too bad because I have looked after my skin/hair.) I long to wear cute flats but also don't want to look foolish. I would really appreciate any opinions. ------ Aless(Adelaide,South Australia) You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.- Colette
KitnRose Intermediate TX USA Member since 6/18/03 Posts: 2026	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/7/06 11:31 PM My 2c - I'm 5'4" and have worn heels and platforms since high school to get me chin-level with others but right now I'm sitting in some cute beaded flats from Payless which have become some of my favorites. They scared me for a bit when I first bought them (but they were only $7, how could I leave them there unloved?) because they are sparkly and I'm just not used to dressing for flats. However now they're my first shoes to go to with jeans. I love them. So, if it helps, you have my permission to get a pair of fun, comfortable flats. Wear them a few times out just because and then, if you find yourself reaching for them other times, great! If not ... well, it was a good experiment. :) ------ Kit "Never underestimate the power of the right dress!" - drsue "Hyu gots to know how to sveet tok de costumers, dollink" - Girl Genius, 11-24-08
CatherineN Intermediate CO USA Member since 4/8/02 Posts: 103	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/7/06 11:36 PM Have you looked at Zappos? They have tons of styles and if they don't fit, they take returns very readily. It is more difficult to get a fit when buying online but I just keep exchanging them for a comfortable fit. ------ CatherineN
Lorna C. Newman Intermediate ON CANADA Member since 8/10/02 Posts: 2463	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/7/06 11:37 PM As another person with a large "under"-standing (sorry, my dear Dad used to call them that) in size 9 1/2, I find that I can wear flats and not look as if I have a pair of pontoons sticking out if I have a wider leg pant. Go for it girl! ------ Like Miss Frizzle says "Take chances, make mistakes ..." isn't that what fitting is all about? I am happily taking chances and making mistakes as I fit muslin after muslin ... newmansneedle.blogspot.com
Muria Advanced Beginner MI USA Member since 2/13/05 Posts: 1340	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/7/06 11:52 PM I've always liked flats. I, too, have wide feet, and trying to squeeze my high arches into anything constricting just doesn't work. Life is too short (and the lines are too long) to wear uncomfortable shoes! Edited to add: incidentally, when I was in high school, my mother insisted on buying a spare pair of shoes in red (twice!), and neither pair really got worn more than half a dozen times (although the navy pair were worn to pieces before I finally had to let them go). I guess I never really found something to wear that I thought would go with the red shoes, so I always wore different shoes. I don't know if that helps with your decision or not. -- Edited on 9/7/06 11:56 PM -- ------ Muria Where did all this fabric come from? I CAN'T have bought THAT much!
BjP Intermediate IL USA Member since 3/3/03 Posts: 1524	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/8/06 0:07 AM I do wear some flat shoes, but only if they flatter my foot. For me, that means an open toe or with maybe an interesting cutout on the side or interesting stitching - which also helps make the foot look a bit smaller. I am 5'6" and wear a size 8-1/2 and have high arches. I will NOT wear pointy shoes...I am way way past the days of wanting to hurt my toes. I usually only wear flats with straight skirts, tho. What few pants I have look better with a bit higher heel. Actually, I was beginning to think of wearing a higher heeled shoe, but after trying on a few this past weekend, I'm thinkin' I may be rethinking! Wobble much? Hee. ------ Bev
Mel.J Intermediate AUSTRALIA Member since 7/30/02 Posts: 2622	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/8/06 0:23 AM Aless if you like the style of the red shoes, go back & get them! If you end up deciding you can't do the red shoe thing, you could have the colour changed to a less vibrant red. With 10D's I imagine even finding a pair you like is tough, the range must be pretty limited? Mel ------ Mel (Melbourne, Australia)
tlmck3 Advanced Beginner IL USA Member since 7/11/05 Posts: 3612	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 9/8/06 0:33 AM I have a lot of back/knee/hip problems --and chronic tendonitis in one achilles tendon. And pronating ankles/feet ...and a knee that tends to just fold up if I take a bum step...(WAY too many years of 60 hour/ week on my feet jobs. Once I STOPPED doing that running around and started sitting down to work, everything just sort of seized up!) I actually find that really flat shoes are more pain-inducing than those with a slight heel. My ankles puff up like a Sicilian grandmas if I wear flat flats and I'm toddling like an old lady after about 4 hours of walking in them. Actually, I can't wear flat flats anymore: My orthotics (yes...and I'm not nearly old enough) won't fit inside them. Whatever you do, go for insole support. And some "springy" cushioning at your heel/ball of foot. I find European shoemakers can manage flat and comfortable at the same time--Joseph Seibels, Reikers, Dansk for walking--sorta beyond the whole stylish or not question-- Enzo Angiolini, Etienne Aigner, Franco Sarto, BCBG for comfortable and kinda funky/cool/hip things that I can stand to wear for longer than a few minutes. (I've barely been out of Dansk clogs for the past 5 years until this summer. A heartbreak for me...I love shoes.) Good luck! ------ I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting that last little piece perfect...Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just keep showing up and doing the work. Chuck Close, painter, printmaker, photographer Hope has two lovely daughters: Anger and Courage St. Augustine
Bammie Advanced OR USA Member since 3/19/04 Posts: 41	Login to reply to this post In reply to tlmck3 Like this post Date: 9/8/06 1:58 AM Do I wear flats? Do I wear anything BUT flats? I don't wear anything with a heel higher than an inch and a half for ANY reason. Occasion, fashion, trying to be taller, whatever. And I rarely even go that high. One inch or less. I don't care if I look stupid or fat. My feet aren't going to hurt, and I am not going to fall off my shoes, period.
tlmck3 Advanced Beginner IL USA Member since 7/11/05 Posts: 3612	Login to reply to this post In reply to Bammie Like this post Date: 9/8/06 2:21 AM An inch and a half is my limit, too. I'm incapable of staying up on heels. I just can't do flat as a pancake flat. Those make EVERYTHING hurt. I can feel the lack of cartiledge between my grinding discs and the loss of meniscus in my grinding knees with every step in flat leather soles with no heels. And my ankles start billowing over low-vamp insteps in very short order. Forget straps. I'm strictly a sensible shoes kinda girl. I need to be able to tell myself I could still make a feasible run for a receding bus or train if I absolutely had to. I haven't actually MADE it in a couple of years...but I do still try now and then. I really MISS all those springy, functioning connective tissues I had in my 30s. ------ I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting that last little piece perfect...Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just keep showing up and doing the work. Chuck Close, painter, printmaker, photographer Hope has two lovely daughters: Anger and Courage St. Augustine

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