Just got feet, don't got SHOES

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My loafers came today, which is YAY because I thought it would be another WEEK.

However the BOOOOOOOO is that they're CRAZY narrow. Serious. This is supposed to be "M", and M(edium) is the only width Bass makes for women, and they are TINY. I have extra room in the toes, but even with bare feet my insteps are wedged under steel bands in these things.

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aw dang! surely they will stretch a little, but maybe not enough?

Oh yeah, Bass tends to be pretty narrow. You could always donate them to me:)

NICE TRY, BRIGHT EYES.

No seriously I think I figured it out: they're not horribly narrow in the soles, but the vamps are cut assuming you have very flat arches. Like, there's no VERTICAL room in the band where the pennies go. It has no arch.

I'm stretching them at my desk with a large cone-shaped spool of thread and a staple remover jammed under it.

Darn your Yankee ingenuity.

scored a pair of allen edmonds captoe oxfords yesterday for $7! in great condition except for a small gouge in the leather which i hope is repairable, but even if not, awesome thrift score. cordovan color but i don't think they are actually proper cordovan

my mister just got a pair of proper cordovan allen edmonds, and they really are a work of art!

yeah come to think of it the fact that the leather is gouged pretty much confirms that they are not cordovan, huh

Laurel, Sissy Spacek was wearing the hell out of some penny loafers (among other things) in Badlands

http://i49.tinypic.com/qxqlpv.jpg

omg i finally bought shoes! three pairs! of flats that i can actually walk in and not be in pain! o_O i walk a lot and the cowboy boots i've been wearing constantly really need a new sole + yknow, it's nice to change the look up.
shoes!:

gentle souls by kenneth cole, super soft matte black leather, not heinously ugly for a 'comfortable shoe' that one can walk in
http://www.planetshoes.com/mmplanet/Images/13724/13724_127_detail.jpg

bc brand, fairly inexpensive but real leather (i wrote this brand off b/c they have so many faux-leather shoes and faux leather = pain to my feet), less pink irl, v cute
http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/1/5/3/1532031-p-2x.jpg

and the classic clark moccasins i've been wanting forever
http://i.pgcdn.com/pi/77/28/22/772822408_640.jpg

thx downtown san francisco shopping district! i <3 u

I am going to get a pair of these before the end of the year.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/richhunt35/1883bylucchese.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/richhunt35/lucchesesince1883.jpg

The ones on the bottom are BAD ASS!

I've gone SANDAL-MAD! Recently bought:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00343V8EW.01._SS1500_SCRMZZZZZZ_.jpg

And these: http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/1/1/8/1188499-p-DETAILED.jpg

me too

i needed some study but not ugly walking sandals and bought these and I LOVE THEM -- comfortable beyond reason, attractive, sturdy-feeling

http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/90/09/9009984fccfa8324afe4ab07145ef70c/born-nordstrom-sandals-bragg-sandal.jpg

ugh sturdy not study

oh those red sandals love

i've been sorta wanting to buy some of those giant wedge sandals i see everywhere but i don't know what the exact right ones are

recently bought and love these:

http://www.shoes.com/ProductImages/shoes_iaec1195297.jpg

got some v classic beige quilted ballet flats with patent black cap toe. Chanel style, but these are Delman (on major sale. they make some v stodgy looking shoes but their ballet flats are great)

Lech and hs: I rly like both of those! LL: I wanted some clonky wedge-heeled brightly colored leather sandals this year too but haven't settled on a style/brand either.

hs, I like those a lot!! where are they from? want

i got them from dsw...they're seychelles, i think a season old maybe? v v comfortable and a little sparkly. i love them!

they were also available in purple and black iirc

Are these a bad idea? I kind of wish they were red or a fun color, but I like the shape of the heel and the grommets. Plus the idea of wearing them and being super tall but also comfortable is really appealing. On sale.
http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/1/4/9/1493137-p-DETAILED.jpg

Other option, but I like the heel less because it's more round and YOW 70s!
I like the toe area more though

http://l6.zassets.com/images/z/1/3/7/1379521-p-DETAILED.jpg

I like the first pair because of the grommets and the ankle straps. They are pretty badass.

I have absurd feet and must buy all of my shoes from places like Footsmart and Ugly Orthopedic Shoes 4 U, so I am going to live vicariously through you all re: your adorable sandal purchases.

I need some cute versitle flat sandals and am having trouble choosing. Boo.

versatile, even

should i buy clarks desert boots as my go-to (read: only) dress shoes y/n

Thank you for your input! I am leaning heavily toward the first ones because the second ones are just a little too tame/round. I like the color of the sole on the first one better too.

After this no more sandals for a while.

ENBB-- may I recommend not totally flat? Like, a teeny heel? Totally flat can be bad for yr feet and isn't as flattering.
GBX - I would say no, but mostly because I don't really think of those as dress shoes?

bear in mind that i have been wearing chucks as "dress shoes" for like five years now. i'm....That Guy

like i actually got confronted by some imperious dickhead neurosurgical resident about "[my] appearance" because i had the temerity to wear comfortable canvas shoes with my slacks and button-up shirt. fuck that guy.

...but i figure it might not be a bad idea to have shoes that can pass as 'neutral' in a clinical setting

Lalech - yes, you can! I will look for a small heel but heels confuse me on sandals. Idk. I'm going to keep looking. I really hate shopping sometimes.

yeah i am actually starting to experience a lot of pain from shoes that are completely flat. i'm old :(

no, completely flat shoes are dumb and more abt cheapness of manufacturer than yr feet. it's all about the INNER non-flatness of seemingly flat shoes! (which you end up paying more money more, cf shoes i bought while in SF)

i salute anyone who can wear and walk in platform cork sandals! i really do!

gbx, how about something like this: http://www.eccousa.com/shoes/mens/dress/boston-apron-toe-tie/2561/detail.aspx

Per Jeff, they are very comfortable and per me they are nice enough to satisfy imperious dickhead neurosurgical residents and you won't look like a sitcom doctor wearing Chucks with slacks and they can be the all occasion Shoes You Wear When Chucks Will Not Do.

seem nice but that heel seems p large for my tastes?

these are sweeet but limited edition

http://www.freshnessmag.com/2008/09/24/ships-x-clarks-desert-boots-limited-edition/

as are these

http://hypebeast.com/2007/10/clarks-black-ballistic-nylon-desert-boots/

ballistic!

gbx - Maybe these? http://www.zappos.com/clarks-graves-black-leather

anyway, i think clark's desert boots are a-ok as long as you get them in a darker colour
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yes!

Those desert boots remind me of the hippie doctor from the ER vets show on Animal Planet. Maybe that's what you're going for? How much do you have to kind of subvert your own style to the tastes of snooty residents at this point in your medical career? (Like, it's just a given that even the hippiest of hippie lawyers have to own and wear a plain suit w/ sensible shoes sometimes, regardless of our style/preferences, so I don't know if that's how it works for doctors, too.)

enh, since i'm planning on general practice at this point, i could basically start wearing tie-dye and sandals all the time if i felt like it

Oh, well fuck it. Get the desert boots.

~groovy~

hippie doctor look a+ in my book!
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lol!
srsly though, it's a good idea to have a pair of comfortable shoes that are not cons or hiking boots

it was weird, i recently decided on this general practice thing and it was like "oh yeah that seems right" and sort of a relief but sometimes i wonder if it was mostly motivated by a desire to just be a dude

I think we have discussed how much you look like a younger version of my GP (who is also the official doctor of Chicago ILXors in that I think like five or six of us are his patients haha) and I could see him rolling in desert boots.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to just be a dude, plus a good GP is a wonderful thing.