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Patience

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I'm starting this one for Antje who was asking about my shoes in another post. A lot of people have been sharing their summer shoe choices but I thought we might as well start a thread on it. I love to buy shoes BTW so I hope I'm not too tempted.

Antje, the shoes from the denim skirt thread are bright blue. They were my summer splurge:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7387837/c/135981.html

I also posted these a while back:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7376181/c/129953.html

Super casual:

http://www.bananarepublic.com/.....=546655062

For work where I sit most of the day (in yellow):

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/29.....1&P=1

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Maya

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I just got these in the mail yesterday:

http://www.6pm.com/n/p/p/7314217/c/7991.html

They are by far the comfiest summer shoes I have since my toes are not squashed, but I'm not a huge fan of how thong sandals look. I'm keeping them anyway because comfort trumps style, but I don't think they add anything to my outfits. I also have very ugly feet, so that's intimidating, but they're so incredibly soft and well-padded. I'd be crazy to give them up. As long as they don't destroy my outfits, I'll live with a little ugliness.

I also got these:

http://www.6pm.com/n/p/p/7334080/c/1141.html

They look amazing on and the tiny wedge heel is perfect. I'm very reluctant to return them. Currently the left one is being stretched with my shoe stretcher which should help, but the right one falls off my heel. I'm in a dilemma because I don't think I can put a heel grip or a moleskin since the shoe is open and the sticky part would be exposed. I really want them to work though, they are sooo cute. The red is brighter in person and has contrast stitching throughout.

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7375316/c/118898.html

I got those a couple of months ago. I don't think I share the same concerns as Angie and a couple of other people who can't wear strappy shoes. I haven't worn these for any intense walking yet, but on the occasions I have worn them, they've been fine. The upper straps leave a little gap where the troublesome spot on my pinky toe is.

I'm not a fan of summer shoes. I can't wait to get back into my boots, even though summer has just begun.

Dana

Wow, Patience, that last pair is super high! Bet it looks great on you! I really like your Juicy shoes. They are very cute! I almost got the Born Florins, but I haven't made up my mind yet. Do you like them?

Maya, I really like the silver sandals you have. They are really great! Your open weave shoes look interesting! I hope they work for you!
I have had good luck with Born shoes too, in fact, I just got these yesterday and have been wearing them around the house to test them, so far they seem to be fine:
http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....cid=102172

I'm also considering these to wear with skirts and occasions that I don't really want to wear sandals:
http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....cid=102255

I purchased these for mainly comfort purposes, but I don't think they're too bad (of course, I could be way off too :)) They are super comfy.
http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....pcid=72221

These are pretty casual and fairly comfortable:
http://www.onlineshoes.com/pro.....cid=101253

I think that's most of my sandal purchases

Angie

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Gorgeous shoes Patience! You lucky fish. Wish I could wear shoes like that (sad face).

Adorable shoes Maya! Keep us posted on whether they do the distance.

I’ve had my feet in those turquoise flats Dani, sweet but very uncomfortable for my foot. Hope they work out for you cause the color is superb! The last pair is really versatile. You should get a lot of mileage out of those.

Maya

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Dani, my heart pines for those turquoise flats. I doubt they would be comfortable for me, but I hope they work for you.

Nicole

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Maya, I like all of your new shoes. I like thong sandals that are not flipfloppy--more refined and sandalish. (I think I'm making up a few words here...) Anyway, about the ones with the cutouts... If you really like them and want to keep them, maybe you could make a template of the cutouts on a piece of thin cardboard or thick paper. Then transfer that to the heel insert, and using an exacto knife cut out the cutouts from the insert. It may be a little tedious and time consuming--but totally doable and probably worth your effort.

Patience, I love all of your sandals too..especially the Born and the last pair.

I just ordered these from piperlime, have not received yet:

http://www.piperlime.com/brows.....=567375002

http://www.piperlime.com/brows.....=593809002

http://www.piperlime.com/brows.....=526953002

I also just picked up a pair of plaid wedge thongs at Target.
http://www.target.com/Xhilarat.....038;page=1

The last two pair are, of course, just for casual around the yard, to the beach kind of shoes. If the Naturalizer Islander (the first ones) are comfy, I'm going to repeat them in black.

Maya

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Much as I love those shoes, I think I should just send them back. I can see my toe bending at an obnoxious angle through the weave, and I think the holes are very big which is causing all the leather bits to scratch the tops of my toes a bit. What a bummer. Shoe shopping always leaves me feeling so down. I feel like I'm much too young for this. It's a real drag when most of my friends are in 3" heels and I can't even wear ballet flats.

Nicole, I prefer a thong sandal to a flipflop, but I'm still not a fan. I would have liked these more if they had some kind of beading or something else to distract from my scars and other deformities. They're also very casual. But I must take whatever I can get.

Tanya

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I have been shopping for a lot of shoes lately, mainly thanks to Angie's comfy flats recommendations. These are all from past 5 weeks:

Flats:
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7370917/c/126500.html
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7356434/c/39462.html
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7387118/c/10159.html
http://www.endless.com/MIA-Wom.....ff%20white

Wedge sandals:
navy http://www.dillards.com/webapp.....R=02747900
brown http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/29.....rchresults

These are ordered but I don't have them yet:

http://www.piperlime.com/brows.....=570595022
http://www.smartbargains.com/s.....v=&s=
http://www.smartbargains.com/s......dept-1094..search.&x=27&y=11&an=&av=&s=

Patience

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The yellow wedges are as high as I go. They do have a good platform so they're 3 1/2."

Dani, I might have to try the turquoise flats at least for fun. I probably won't wear any closed toe shoes except gear tennies till October.

Maya, for some reason thongs that have a strip down the middle of of the foot aren't my favorite either but they are simple and versatile.

Ana

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As most of you know, I'm not really a "shoe/handbag" person, so I only have 2 pairs of really "summer" shoes. I had to take pictures of them because I can't find them on the internet.

These are my favorite ballet flats. They're really dirty and I need to take them to a cobbler to clean and put a new sole on them:

http://i66.photobucket.com/alb.....0297-1.jpg

And then here are my neutral gold shoes that go with basically everything I have--except now I have that silver blouse, and I don't know which shoes to wear with it. I guess I will need to get some nice white or silver sandals, too:

http://i66.photobucket.com/alb.....0298-1.jpg

I love all yall's shoes! (See how I slipped that "Texasism" in there? Yeah).

Nicole

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Nice pedi Ana. I just had a pedi yesterday. I have been trying to try new colors (I always wore dark red). I even talked my friend into stepping out of her box with her toe color. I went with this wild funky greenish blue turquoise color. It's a bit obnoxious--but then again so am I. My friend went with a dark plumb purple. It's quite lovely--but she does not like it. I told her she needs to let her eye adjust and I made her promise me she'd keep it on for at least a few days. I'm sure our next pedi, she'll go back to red though.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Lovely! Everyone is doing a sterling job with their Summer shoes. Thanks for sharing your stylish purchases with us. I’m drooling over the peep-toes and pretty strappy styles I can’t wear. Super that I can enjoy them on you. Post pics soon.

ps I always wear “obnoxious colours” on my toes. I’ve been into green, cobalt blue, navy blue, teal and turquoise for years. I like the contrast it creates with my lady-like pearls and the way it matches my eyes. Call me silly but I think it’s pretty and a little unexpected. Ironically, people have now come to expect it.

Nicole

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I do think it takes some getting used to. When my hubby got home from work, I said "Like my new toes?" The man can't lie to save his soul...he basically said he preferred my toes red--but he was very tactful. He'll get used to it though. It's really starting to grow on me.

Maya

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Angie, that's actually a great idea. Since I can't wear turquoise shoes, I may as well sport turquoise toes. I used to paint my nails "obnoxious colors" when i was a teenager (along with my obnoxious plaid skirts and lip ring). I kind of miss it.

marianne

I love seeing your shoes ladies! My favourites so far are Patience's yellow platforms (even though I could never wear them myself), turquoise flats and Ecco silver sandals.

I decided not to spend much on sandals, because I never get a lot of use out of them. Our summer is short and not too hot. I only wore sandals once so far this year. I also decided I'm not going to buy any more heels. I need arch support and I walk a lot, so choices are limited. Here are 2 pairs from my pre-YLF days that I still wear occasionally:
http://www.6pm.com/n/p/p/7298603/c/90537.html
http://www.6pm.com/n/p/p/7170361/c/27671.html
And I just ordered these - plain but hopefully will go with most of my summer stuff:
http://www.6pm.com/n/p/p/7322344/c/15.html

Dani, I also ordered a pair of your Privo flats, only in silver. I figured since you're a mom, they've got to be comfortable

I'll probably get another casual pair in color and that'll do for the summer. I'll be definitely watching this thread for ideas!

Angie

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Ha, Nicole! Your hubby sounds like a sweet soul. Perhaps his eyes shall adapt like yours have. And I would hardly call you obnoxious my dear.

There you go Maya. All sorted.

Patience

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Turquoise toes for me too!

Angie

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Good strategy and nice selection Marianne. I too have not over bought on Summer shoes because our Summers are short.

Another blue-toe girl Patience. Fab!

Dana

Marianne, I didn't know that the privos came in silver! I will warn you that while they are comfy, they don't provide much arch support. You may want to look into getting an insert to help out with that.

Maya

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OK, just to keep everyone updated on the continuing saga of my shoe struggles, I can't bear to send those Kenzie shoes back. I wore them tonight with some toe covers and they felt much better. In fact they were quite comfortable, except that even after putting a heel grip they STILL slip off my right foot! I am going to try padding them up with a moleskin or maybe an insole. Somehow I will make them work because they looked fab on.

Tanya

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I am glad you are keeping those Kenzie shoes Maya, they are indeed fab. Maybe a cobbler can add a more substantial heel insert?

Nicole

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Too bad you can't pop one shoe in the dryer and shrink it! How much were they? Could you possibly buy a second pair in a smaller size and wear one shoe from each puchase?

Nicole

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Too bad you can't pop one shoe in the dryer and shrink it! How much were they? Could you possibly buy a second pair in a smaller size and wear one shoe from each puchase?

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Do these Kenzie shoes fall into the "3 hour" going out category?

Maya

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I think they are 3 hour shoes but it's hard to tell since I am not doing any intense city walking. Last night I went out to a bookstore and then dinner. The most walking I did was from the car to the restaurant, and we were parked sort of far away. Part of the reason I got these shoes is because I have 2 other pairs of Kenzie shoes that make the 8 hour mark, but they are both flat and one of them are boots so I don't have to worry about them falling off.

Buying a size smaller won't work. It would be too tight across the front. My shoes usually don't have any visible gapping in the back or on the sides but for some reason they fall off anyway. I think they would stay on if the back of most shoes came up a bit higher. If I could somehow get the extra space in the front of the shoe rather than the back, they would fit really well.

I don't know if a cobbler can make shoes smaller, but it might be worth investigating.

Nicole

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I'm bored...my son is still sick Here's are my obnoxious toes (you can see I smudged one of my toes and didn't notice it until I was already back home.

http://s289.photobucket.com/al.....oes002.jpg

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Sorry to hear your son is ill, Nicole. Hope he feels better soon.

I adore the colour of your toes! I wear that shade too. I've got cobalt blue on my toes at the moment. I feel quite Goth.

Nicole

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My Piperlime order came today.

Refresher:

http://www.piperlime.com/brows.....=567375002

http://www.piperlime.com/brows.....=593809002

http://www.piperlime.com/brows.....=526953002

The Naturalizers are going back. On a scale of 1 to 10, they are about a 5 for comfort. The toes box is too narrow and the heel is too big (my heel pops out when I walk). It's too bad cuz I LOVE the way they look and the heel height is perfect.

The K. Cole are by far my favorites--they are so comfy and very nice looking.

The Roxy plaid sneakerish shoe is a keeper, but not as comfy as I had hoped. One shoe in particular squishes my pinky toe, but they are fabric and I'm going to wear them with socks around the house to see if I can stretch that a little bit. I'd give them an 8 for comfort. I could wear them shopping or running errands, if I wasn't going to be on my feet straight. I was hoping they would be go to comfortable. But they are VERY cute.

Maya

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The way those Naturalizers fit is the story of my life, Nicole. What a shame. They sure were cute. Same thing with the Roxy shoes. My pinky is always squished. If you look at my picture in the Kenzie capris, you can see it dangling off the edge of those thong sandals. Not the most attractive thing in the world, but I've given up in that area.

I was hoping for thong sandals like the KC ones, with some embellishment to distract from my wonky toes. I'm still thinking of ways to jazz them up somehow. I even looked at shoe clips yesterday but finding the right color is going to be hard.

Nicole

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I know what you mean Maya. I have a wide toe box and sandals can be tricky--keeping all my toes on the bed of the shoe. I think the big difference between us is I don't need to do a lot of walking generally. And if I do, I have a few stylish walkable shoes. The last pair of athletic sneakers I bought, were actually an 8 and an 8.5. Someone switched them in the box, and I never noticed until I got home. Apparently the girl who rang me up didn't check the sizes either. But it does not bother me in the least.

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