Just got feet, don't got SHOES

I clarified with the chiropodist about whether feet get bigger as we age (because I have a fear of sizing out of already hard to find 11s) and he said no, they just get wider. So Birkenstocks be damned, biology would've got you there anyway!

These shoes are so insanely comfortable, I've never had foot support like this in my life! Although the second day of breaking them in was akin to having strapped granite rocks to my feet. But they are better today and my toe is healing! It's going to be a year until I have a full, proper toe though :( Took out a good 1/4 of my toe which seemed excessive but it was a bad ingrown nail so good riddance.

My feet have definitely gotten bigger over the years. I'm sure standing on my feet all day doesn't help.

Yeah I wore a 10 as recently as 2007. Now I'm an 11, sometimes 11W, depending on the shoe.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/converse-chuck-2-classic-chuck-taylor-shoe-comfy-n397741?cid=sm_fb

omg

mr veg will be so happy

I'm excited!

Where is the intersection of sublime comfort and stylish style? I want really nice cushy athletic-style walking/standing arch support cushion pillow supreme but I also wanna look fly.

Where do I turn?

like right now I have some Onitsuka Tigers and I went to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor last night and their sets are like 2 hours and halfway thru the show I had this epiphany of like "oh my god, I can't, I am too old for this shit, I need great shoes, I need them so bad"

I like those Sketchers with memory foam insoles. I don't know about the stylish part but they are v. comfortable.

yeah i got a discount pair of skechers "gogamat" loafers & they're p nice

i will never say that name out loud though, jfc

negative on the style scale, for sure

Stevie what abt old school Sauconys? jazz has dece support but still kinda retro

https://www.skechers.com/en-us/mens-shoes/all?technology=memory-foam

I don't I feel like if stylish poster 龜 is willing to wear hospital core sneakers, Stevie you could make a pair of these work.

https://www.lucchese.com/media/images/products/GY7501.S82F_AngleRight_1.jpg

My new shoes.

whoa sorry for hueg

good lookin
this weather makes me want to buy shoes even though i know for a fact that my shoe/boot needs are fully covered

qunicie what are you like a size A THOUSAND??????

I mean YES, yes I am!

I got these witchy booties the other day, feeling' tall

http://imgur.com/v1AlAQH
http://imgur.com/v1AlAQH

bought a pair of birkenstock london (closed shoe style, not slip-on) for fall

i am wearing them with socks to break them in because the heel rubs ... but the footbed grabs my thin socks & they slip down & bunch up constantly.

anyone experience this & have suggestions for a not-too-thick sock?

this drives me insane! and i do not have cure :/

;_;

going barefoot with them rn but when the weather gets cold i may be glueing socks on my feet

maybe some kind of thin insole that will create some friction?

hmmmm

i got these

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81vf-Pqbu7L._UX500_.jpg

for a fancy dinner. they're absolutely perfect, not too high, totally classic and really comfortable (and they look way nicer irl). BUT the heel keeps slipping - more so in the left, but also the right. i tried those inserts that adhere to the inside of the heel, but they don't make any difference. the pair i originally tried on didn't slip at all, and they have that great lip at the top which seemed to be preventing that.

any advice? i don't have time to find new shoes or order a different size. i'm not sure i can place a pad in the ball area to push my foot back, because i have an insanely high instep, and it would push the front of my foot up against edge to hard and then cause an unsightly bulge.

Wear them without stockings + after you've been standing in them for an hour or so the leather will heat up and form to your foot more and stick to your now slightly moist skin. Literally that's the only fix I have for this problem. I have it all the time.

Oh actually it might be a problem since that platform isn't going to flex where you need it to, across the toe break. Your foot bends, the shoe doesn't...voila.

Yeah and I gotta wear pantyhose. I ordered a couple things off Amazon that might help, fingers crossed

the long gel heel pads that wrap around the sides (for reg shoes) work much better than the short ones

in my experience anyway

i discovered a great solution to this! you can get these little silicone toe slippers that ballerinas use, for just a few bucks, and they hold your feet in place in the shoes.

i also got some lamb's wool padding but haven't tried it yet.

none of the 3 different gel pads i tried for either the heel or ball of foot worked btw

have you tried tongue pads? i have heard they can work for heel slippage

no - the silicone things were great, and totally invisible inside my shoes. i'm gonna try the lamb's wool next time i have to wear heels tho, bc the silicone pads did make the toe box a little too tight at the sides.

I have a wide forefoot/narrow heel problemo and have tried bunches of heel grips; these are by far the best I've ever used:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0163KVTUU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

lol those toe slippers Amazon description says
- Help relieve the stress and pain caused by your body

awesome!

Darn bodies.

I've picked up my shoe game this year, no lady office pumps that are only good if you don't have to walk anywhere, I go for purely mobile style now.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/90/9b/35/909b3597dfca24100c6a159b783f6c15.jpg

And these, slightly less mobile but I couldn't resist.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VlVnMjLkL._SX395_.jpg

And something very similar to these, which I've been kicking the shit out of since last fall (not Frye's, though--my pockets aren't that deep).

http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/3/3/9/2/1/6/3392162-p-MULTIVIEW.jpg

Basically what I'm saying is my wardrobe is full of peasant skirts and black leggings now, no pretensions to any kind of adult style except comfort. My shoes are all I have left.

orbit those first ones are DOPE AS FUCK OMG

They're like wearing little clouds on my feets too!

I got these recently which are actually pretty similar now that I think abt it!

http://i.imgur.com/loInwL4.png

They are!

Shoe fraternal twins!

Loving your mobile style, L!

I have no rad new shoes to share, though I did buy a cute pair of tiny-polkadot canvas keds for $20 to wear indoors at friends' houses or whatever in winter. might wear outdoors in summer though my walking ways just destroy this kind of shoe/slipper...

i bought some of these

http://cdn3.volusion.com/vlfwk.axyfd/v/vspfiles/photos/PAL-537-2.jpg

they are v comfortable

i like those first sneaks, laurel, and the boots are fly too!

i'm on the lookout for the perfect pair of boots - preferably biker style - and these are the current contenders:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ce/e6/1e/cee61ec35a47334c760131d0767b2284.jpg (these aren't really suitable for the purpose i'm looking for, but i LOVE them)

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/96/01/d7/9601d719c88a405f6cce9d2d03af0e58.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/20/a5/0e/20a50eadcd598d948f152326c38eb95c.jpg (these might be a little too dressy)

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/76561262393719001/ (maybe a little toooo chunky)

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/0b/ce/77/0bce77ca3f97fe8f79da77e6598758b9.jpg

my new comfort look is mid thigh tunics, preferably loose and flowy, underneath a knee length cardigan, with bare legs or tights and badass boots.

I tried various iterations (several NOT CHEAP) of not-comfortable-looking-but-comfortable women's shoes and have fucking given up.

I bought (NOT CHEAP but yet CHEAP) two pairs of men's wingtips--the high-end kind--and am not looking back.

I get tons of compliments, my feet are happy, and these shoes are gonna last 10x longer then these crappy velcro shit stuff I wasted time on.

justine i like the "dressy" boots - a tiny bit steampunk but in a good way?? - and the last ones, which are pretty unfuckable with