I have experienced squeaky shoes a lot! It´s ridiculous when I walk the endless floors of my workplace. Usually everything is very quiet and then along comes phoebe: eek, eek, eek… Can´t du this any more. But when they are soo pretty and i dont have to walk long ways and there is noise around (like a party/concert), I don´t care.

Yes! Do you remember last fall I ordered an adorable pair of Me-Too’s – zebra print – and they squeaked horribly? I returned them to Zappos and they sent me out a new pair that did not squeak. In this case, it was only one foot that squeaked, and it was pretty obvious it was a flaw in the manufacturing. Could that be the case here, Angie? I might try ordering a new pair to see if that doesn’t fix it.

Meanwhile, I love these shoes, and they could work great for work. But my feet are wider than yours. Will they work on a wide foot?

I had a problem with squeaky shoes once, the problem started only after a long year of use, so I gave the shoes away.. sorry.. don’t know how to solve that!

I had a pair of black pointy-toed heels that squeaked, and after quite a few wearings I just gave up and tossed them – the material just never relaxed and wore in. I also had a pair of flats that squeaked, but that was because my toenails rubbed against the top of the toe box. So in that case, they not only squeaked – but squeaked because they didn’t fit well! Definitely a no-go.

Aaaaaargh!! Shoe squeaking is a huge pet peeve of mine. My long-sought pewter wedges squeaked when I first got them last summer, though I figured it was due to the fact that they had to stretch a fair bit to accommodate my yetti feet. Fortunately that problem has subsided, but if it hadn’t I would have had to consign them. Since I can’t take solace in visual aesthetics, I have to be happy with the audio and a squeaky pair of shoes would definitely ensure that doesn’t happen.
Glad you found something that works for you, Angie!

That must have been some seriously loud squeaking for Greg to hear them in another room! Actually I prefer the pair you kept. They look much like a pair of Bettye Mueller (apologies if I’ve butchered the spelling) pumps that a friend handed down to me. Mine are chocolate brown with black under the cutouts. I love the cream-colored heel on yours!

I’ve experienced shoe squeaking and those shoes always get returned! I don’t want to squeak when I walk! Must be some sort of manufacturing defect. Very odd.

Gorgeous shoes, Angie! Verrrrry pretty.

Lovely shoes Angie – they are very much my style. I was going to suggest the same as Shiny, that perhaps it is just that particular shoe (some air trapped somewhere?) rather than a design fault in that model.

I definitely wouldn’t want to wear shoes that announce my presence to all and sundry in a 5 mile radius

how funny– I was going to post something up on a very related issue– noisy shoes in general!! I am wearing heels way more now than I used to, and I am finding that I really do not like the loud “clicks” or sounds that the heels make when I walk around my office area.. I am feeling pretty self conscious about it.. is there any way not to make so much noise in heels..? I am only wearing kitten heels or wedges, but still they sure seem loud!!

I had a pair of my husband’s squeaky shoes sorted out once. We have an excellent local cobbler, and I took them there. He said it was a fault with the sole – the layers were not properly adhered to each other. He took them apart and restuck them and that solved the problem. Might this help?

I have a pair of wedge sandals that squeak randomly. It almost seems like some kind of an air bubble trapped inside of the heel or something. Out of nowhere, and willy nilly they start squeaking. Maybe they’re just burping

Actually it is more of a loud “squoosh” that a squeak, but annoying nonetheless.

Laughing as I read this. YES!!! I have had this problem of shoes that simply squeak due to a construction flaw and other sound issues: rubber soles that make a weird and loud sound on certain flooring surfaces, and the very worst is when my high arch/instep creates a bizarre and noticeably loud suction sound in some shoes under the right conditions with each step I take.

Added to this I have a naturally fast and strong gait with a long stride. I don’t naturally step softly and lightly. So I have been mortified more times than I care to remember to discover being accompanied by a shoe soundtrack in a quiet environment.

Shiny, I remember your squeaky shoe story. I forgot that you sent them back, asked for another pair and the problem was sorted. I might just do that out of curiosity more than anything else. I suspect that these shoes might be too narrow for you though. But they are cut low on the vamp which means that they might encircle your bunion instead of fighting with it.

Chris, that’s interesting. Thanks.

Laura, I prefer the shoes I kept too. They are magnificent and I love every square millimetre on them. So beautifully made and comfortable to boot.

Phoebe, wearing squeaky shoes to a concert is just about the best place for them!

Michelle, squeaky shoes must be just about the worst fashion dilemma for you! It’s interesting that your squeaky shoes stopped squeaking. But the shoes I tried were SO squeaky, they’d have broken glass.

Rose, I hear you (couldn’t resist that)

Hmmm. I like the sound of shoes clicking. I’ve found that certain types of heels “click” more than others. Stilettos click enormously loudly, whereas wider heels with rubber soles not as much. I’m more sensitive to the sound of flip flops “flopping”. I don’t think that’s very fab.

I hate squeaking but LOVE clicking. I don’t often wear heels and when I do I just love the sound of clicking down the hall. I’m gotten pretty good at controlling the sound by the way you walk and when I’m ready to make a statement I CLICK!

I haven’t experienced squeaky shoes, but what caught my attention was that you said the styles won’t date. I have seen many mixed opinions about items that are dated or not, and what makes them so. What is it about them that makes them have that longevity? What would be an example of one that would date?

I LOVE both pair you chose, too bad about the squeaky one:( I am really fond of the ones you kept. I love the nude heel….must investigate further myself!!!

I have a pair of Vince Camuto”s that squeak. It drives me nuts !!! I still wear them though.

Ack! Squeaking is sooo annoying! I’ve had squeaky and squooshy shoes and they drive me crazy. It is something that is really hard to get past. I do love clicking! Sometimes I feel a bit self-conscious about it if it is really quiet, but then I get over it and just feel fab that my shoes make the fun noise.

“Occasion capsule” is something I really, really need. I’m curious what is in yours!

Love the Kate Spades. I have a pair very similiar I bought a few years ago, and even though they are rather tall, they are very comfortable. I actually wore them 1 year with my witch costume – while trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.

As for squeaky shoes, I have sprinkled them with baby powder and that has worked in several cases. Perhaps the powder fills in the bubble! It is worth a try – if you really love the squeaky shoes!

I’ve had that too, and can’t figure out for the life of me how to fix it.

Another pair makes a non-squeaking noise but it’s worse. It sounds like a bodily noise, the kind that makes my kids howl with laughter. I really should get rid of those. I guess I keep hoping it will stop.

Umm…I keep thinking I posted my comment yet when I go to check, I don’t see it :\

Gorgeous shoes! I haven’t had squeaks but I have had clicks – not sure that it’s the shoes so much as the way I walk – my DH says he can hear it’s me easily even if there are lots of people around. I’m sure that there is a quieter way to walk, but something in me rather likes the sound (except in situations where everyone is quiet…).

Love both pairs. Hope the squeaking goes away with the second pair you order.

I have one or two squeaky shoes in the past. One of them went away after bringing it to a shoe cobbler to readjust the way leather is bound to the shoe. I don’t know what he had done, but I said that I suspected the leather on the arch was too tightly bound. I would feel the arch shift t each squeak. He somehow fixed it. This was back in Turkey.

The second pair had to go in the trash after a brief attempt to wear them to the poolside. (They were wedges.)

Squeaky shoes are something that I won’t endure.

Those Kate Spades are beautiful shoes! I once had a pair of shoes that would squeak loudly if I walked on anything wet like damp pavement. They kept squeaking until dried out. I wondered if there was a small opening in the sole, although why they squeaked only when damp I have no clue.

Squeaky shoes have to be returned, I can’t wear them.
I don’t like clicking for myself either and would ask a cobbler to replace the noisy parts.
I prefer to walk very quietly. I still remember walking out of the quiet classroom in highschool and making loud clicking noises, I could have died from embarassment.

I have been traumatized by squeaks ever since college days. It involved studying, a library, and a crush. This is to say NO TOLERANCE! But hee hee! I like fiesty wife’s post.

I love the pair on the right the best anyway

I haven’t had this problem with shoes before…

My hikingboots squeak when I wear them. Although they’re gear, so I’m sure this is an entirely different kettle of fish!!!

Oo, I Do love the clicking. Makes me feel powerful and confident for whatsoever reason my psyche is the way it is

I love both pairs and would love a pair myself.

I can’t take squeaky shoes. I find it’s either the way the shoe is or it’s my toe nail rubbing against the patent leather. I don’t know how to fix either but in the future I might try a different pair of the same shoe. I also find the squeakiness to be most noticable walking around the workplace. Other places are less quiet I guess.

Ooooh, these are gorgeous shoes, and they have Angie written all over them

Ohhh, you have hit me where my heart is. I love Kate Spade shoes and the cut of the pairs above are gorgeous. *sigh* Love.

As for noisy shoes, I don’t like squeaky and my particular peeve is the smack of backless shoes. Clicking is just fun:)

This is so funny! Just today, a co-worker of mine was apologizing for her farting shoes! Hilarious!

I have had squeaky shooes, and they drive me mad!! I have found no cure for the squeaks, except occasionally the right type of hose or socks.

Love your new Kate Spades!! Yummy!

Thanks for the tips and amusing stories. Footwear does seem to come with it’s own sound track these days.

Baby powder – good one!

Kate, great question. I can see both pairs of these shoes worn in a spunky way on a 20-something, AND worn in a more classic way on my 70 year old client. And then there’s all the ages and styles in-between. That’s a timeless shoe style in my opinion. Today’s uber high cage heels look fabulous on a fashionable trendy person – but they will date and are not the type of style a 70 year old would want to wear. I hope that makes sense.

No, I’m with you, Angie — can’t tolerate shoes that make any unexpected noise.

I recently received an order from http://www.summersoles.com (I learned of this site via alreadypretty.com). The ultra absorbent soles help with the squoosh issue if it’s caused by foot moisture, and they come in a wide variety of colors. I’ve donated shoes that have squeaked but if this seems like a problem at all, I won’t buy them. As for the “clicking” from heels, this doesn’t bother me so much but I have brought shoes to a good cobbler and had the heel tips replaced with a rubber-type tip and I’ve had partial soles applied as well to prevent slipping and to help the soles last longer. A bit expensive to do this but worth it for safety reasons and to make shoes I love last longer.

I’ve had shoes that squeak and end up giving away. I’ve had shoes that ring from tassels/ornament on them, they also end up donated at some point. However, with sandals I’ve found sometimes they sound like farting. Those I can insert an insole and that seems to prevent the air pocket from forming and hence no more farting noises.

Jamie’s talcum powder solution has been around for along time, and i can vouch that it works in most cases – it’s definitely worth trying before you resort to sending squeaky shoes to the cobbler.

I have a narrow heel but the rest of my foot is regular-width, so a few pairs of the cute shoes I’ve bought and love to wear squeak when I’m walking because my heel slips out of the shoe with every step, rubbing against the inside of the shoe. Luckily, there are really only a few pairs that do this. They didn’t start out that way, but as the leather softened up and loosened up all over it became a problem. I have no idea how to solve this, because putting any kind of foam or rubbery back of heel insert into a shoe hasn’t worked in the past. They pretty much just get peeled off as I walk and stick to the back of my heel and chafe. So I just put up with it.

I have a pair of Nine West flats that I bought at Ross a couple of weeks ago that squeaked the first couple of times I wore them. The squeaking has diminished somewhat, and I don’t really pay attention to it anymore.

Beautiful shoes you have, Angie!

I had a new pair of leather heels that squeaked. This was hours before an evening event. I had no time to buy another pair, so I rubbed hand lotion into the leather until it was supple enough to stop squeaking, and have worn the heels quietly ever since! This might not work with patent leather, but it might be something to try otherwise.

Possible solution to squeaky shoes:
My husband ordered a great pair of shoes that drove him crazy with the squeak — he emailed the company and they suggested taking out the footpad and dusting it very lightly with baby powder. He did this, and it fixed the problem! So I tried it on a pair of my boots that had been squeaking, and it worked for me too!

I realize removing the footpad may not always be an option, but I was glad to find a solution for a shoe I liked that had always bugged me. (I did this several months ago, and the squeak hasn’t returned.)

How frustrating, since the shoes are gorgeous! Byt the other pair is equally fab.

I am yet to face that problem, thank goodness.

I ordered some shoes from a well known online store, order 2 pairs, they both squeak. I take some hand lotion and rub the inside of each shoe and it’s helps. These shoes are patent leather mules with 2 1/2 inch heels.
I’d also like to tell you that I purchased a black pair of mules last summer from the same online store and my goodness did they squeak bad. I ended up walking in to work one day and one of the heel taps came off. I took them to the shoe shop to have more heel taps put on them. I was telling the shoe repairman about how they squeaked and was there anything that could be done about the squeaking. I couldn’t belive it but he told me that it was the shoe taps that were on my shoes that were squeaking although it seemed as though it was the shoe. Have you had the shoe taps replaced? That could very well be your problem. Who would have thought that it was my shoe taps that was on the heel of my shoes that was squeaking. Stores and manufacturers should be held accountable for even having shoes that have heel taps that squeak. Hopefully new shoe taps will solve your problem. Your shoes are beautiful.