Fall/Winter 2009/10 Shoes

lwc

I am already on the hunt, as I'll be duking it out with the other stylish shoe coveting, narrow-footed ladies across the country. I know that all of the designers haven't released their new stuff yet; but I'm trying to get ready to pounce.

I hope to score a pair of booties, a pair of ballet flats, and a pair of heels that I can dress up. My color palette for F/W is black, white, and gray, with accents of purple and green. I wear a 9.5N, and I like the high fashion stuff. I don't mind paying for fit, quality, and style.

Any suggestions for me?

TIA!

16 years ago

Dressing

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Latest reply was from Angie

Anonymous

Do you have a limit on heel height? Did you try on the snake skin booties at NAS? Those would be killer on you.

16 years ago

lwc

Active Member

San,

I tried the snakeskin booties at NAS, and they did not come in narrow. Thus, they were too loose on my foot. Gorgeous shoes though. I'm bummed.

That was my biggest challenge at pre-sale. All of the shoes that I liked were not available in narrow width. Boo! I actually called the shoe buyer in Seattle to complain. We are supposed to have a follow-up conversation. We'll see...

I can prolly go up to 3.5" in heel height. If there is a platform, then I should be good, unless the shoe is just flat-out uncomfortable.

Any other shoe suggestions?

16 years ago

Anonymous

Oh Lesley! I sympathize - I had a narrow foot until college, and somehow my feet filled out. Weird!

I think Endless has the BEST search engine to look for size and style. I found all these shoes in 9.5 narrow: http://tinyurl.com/mncjef

Here are my picks from that page for you; there are several different colors in most of these styles, and they are at many price points:

Flats:
http://tinyurl.com/kveymh
http://tinyurl.com/lm389a
http://tinyurl.com/nn64po
http://tinyurl.com/nh76b9

Booties:
http://tinyurl.com/l58ycq
http://tinyurl.com/mzu3ck

Heels:
http://tinyurl.com/mmxmgn
http://tinyurl.com/ns4tot
http://tinyurl.com/mw9vqh
http://tinyurl.com/muotp7
http://tinyurl.com/mbmom4

I hope this helps!

16 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Wow. the NAS snake skin boots look like weapons. I'm impressed that you can walk comfortably in those. I guess if you sit a lot of the day it helps. But you don’t sit I don’t think! Add that skill to your CV :0)

I believe that you need to go the shoe alteration route. Closed shoes are much easier to manipulate with inside cushioning and padding in order to get the right narrow width. Also, you might need to spend a little more money on shoes for those narrow footsies. High end shoes and boots tend to run narrower.

16 years ago

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