I am also a person with an extreeeeeem arch and would like to comment on the wedges. First off, they do look great. I have no issue with how they look on your foot. However the arch issue concerns me. There will not be enough support for your arch in these shoes. I find that with heels, I make sure that the shoe "bends" under the arch, and provides support....in the same way an orthotic works. If the shoe doesn't "bend" right under my arch then the shoes basically become sitting shoes or one hour shoes because there is not enough support under the arch. And when wearing heels, the angle of the shoe will tire your foot out faster than a lower heel would. I'm not a doctor so I have no idea about the proper way to describe this but at my age (48) I do have a good grasp on how to make my sad, wonky, sensitive feet make it through the day! So if you are looking for a shoe that is not an 8-hour shoe, then these are adorable. Super cute!

You might get used to the look or it might be that it's a look you don't like on you, whether or not it's "okay."

I've learned I just don't do well in 3-inchers--I teeter and somehow lose "myself". But if that height is good for you, then you will be trying to think, is this the one.

Could you go to a major user-friendly shoe store with a large inventory--like a DSW--and try on a number of other high-ish wedges to get an idea of whether it's likely this would be the same in other brands (even though they may not have all of the other features) ? Then if the shoe really fills a hole in your capsule plans, you'd know more about whether arch-gapping is as likely in any other shoe as well, vs. whether you like a non-gappy look better.

Alas, I am in Canada in a small city, so my choices are very limited. No big place to try on many styles. And I fear that Enginemom is right - they will tire me out if there is no arch support; this is why absolute flats are the absolute WORST on me.

Maybe i need Rae's advice here; I think her feet are similar in some ways; she's more comfortable in a heel or wedge vs. flats for similar reasons to me.

Great outfit, Suz! I love the leopard print shoes, but put me on the side of those who are not fans of the arch gap.

I have the Kut dark blue skinnies Angie recced from the NAS, and I love them. I have not tried the white ones on so I don't know if the fit is the same, but they are my most comfortable jeans.

Suz, have you tried those in taupe leather?
http://www.planetshoes.com/ite.....rana/20603
They are a dream to wear.

I like them---- I have similar feet. I have clear dr. scholls arch cookies I put in a pair of wedge sandals. As long as I make sure they are clean (they are sticky silicone, so I can take them out and wash them with soap and water, then dry them and reinsert and they still stick) they are pretty much unnoticeable and make an ok pair of shoes a 6-10 hour pair for me. My arch supports get dustier than yours would since I live in a rural location and wear these in the summer in an open shoe where dust abounds.

If you are going to wear the shoes with hose or tights, try them on with them as well because it might cause foot slippage.