Has you looked into barefoot walking? I find I do best with lots of barefoot time at home and I use zero-drop sneakers for as much of my walking as possible. Over the long-term, I think it helps my foot bones settle where they are meant to settle (meaning that bone under my big toe doesn't stick up as high anymore) and helps with some back issues that I've had. I find I can walk relatively comfortably in well-fitted heeled shoes for the times I want to, but I need to have lots of barefoot time.

Anyway, like others have said, I think I shoe needs to fit at the get-go, but, yeah, there might be a bit of minor rubbing or adjustment as you wear them over the course of the first few hours. I recently bought a pair of Paul Green peep-toe booties. Super comfy and seemed to fit well. On their first outing, I expected to walk to/from the parking lot, but it ended up being at least of mile of walking (which I wouldn't have planned on doing with these shoes if I had known). I had some minor rubbing at the toe, but I think the soft leather has stretched there and I shouldn't have any issues.

Tania -- what are zero drop sneakers?

So here is what I learned from this post.

1. I have wide feet, not high volume feet. They are not the same the thing.

2. Rockports are not my friend. I was seduced by what my male friends said about their shoes in terms of comfort and quality. I assumed incorrectly that would translate to me directly. Thank you to all the posters that helped me understand that wasn't necessary the case.

3. I spent several years developing work capsules, casual capsules, lounging capsules, and gym capsules. I am satisfied with these. The year is going to the be year of the shoe capsule. I am going to try on every single pair of shoes I come across in life. This weekend I will go to Nordstorm and Nordstrom Rack. I will juice myself up on coffee and get to work.

Have a great day everyone. You were so helpful.

It refers to the amount of variation from heel height to forefoot height in a shoe.

I think most running shoes have a higher heel height relative to the forefoot height. A barefoot-type shoe would have minimal or even zero difference. It requires different muscles, different gait, etc.

Here's a link I found from a quick search.

http://www.runnersworld.com/ba.....drop-shoes