https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-the-shoe-fits-3 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:38:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-the-shoe-fits-3#post-2143639 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:42:53 +0000 unfrumped 2143639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, yes I expect the shoemakers are trying to think ahead of the game. Some may decide well , we just do what we do, hope you buy it. Others may be better positioned to up thei game. Wonder whether there’s more market for new comfort styles in a luxury dressy shoe brand vs. improved style in a comfort brand. Maybe both!</p> <p>Slim cat, congrats on sneakers! I think we could say, oh, my ( podiatrist, orthopedist) says I need to wear...., </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-the-shoe-fits-3#post-2143598 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 04:03:10 +0000 slim cat 2143598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashionable sneakers made the cut at my work ( going back to more dressy and restrictive code ). Some things did get relaxed a bit but not as much as I hoped. Still I'll take that - fashion sneakers are what I wear most of the time.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-the-shoe-fits-3#post-2143442 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:21:52 +0000 Anonymous 2143442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I predict a plethora of sneaker hybrids will appear to fill this need. Good Feet store rands will rush to make cuter comfortable , work appropriate shoes. I suspect that we may need to pay more for a good pair of shoes in the future.. take another look at loafers for a transitional shoe. You can find details that separate them from masculine shoes like color and pattern and shine. You can find loafers as mules and loafer/sneaker hybrids. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-the-shoe-fits-3#post-2143434 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:54:25 +0000 Anonymous 2143434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's my dilemma with the need for transitional work shoes (if I return to the office before boot season). Last year I tried pointy mules as my pump alternative, but they are just too pointy and hard to walk in. Block heels look right to me in booties or sandals, but remind me of my grandma in a pump. She had many such shoes for church. Ballet or pointy flats feel too basic "everyone must have...". And loafers feel too heavy and masculine for me for skirts, as do sneakers, which I hate wearing with a passion. </p> <p>Sooo- leaning towards sticking to peep toe mules for transitional weather. Or maybe try slingbacks again.<br /> Hopefully I can stay home and it won't be an issue! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-the-shoe-fits-3#post-2143397 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 03:29:52 +0000 unfrumped 2143397@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a person who does like the LOOK of some slim- heeled pumps and pointy- toe flats, but now really can’t wear them, I’ve looked at various “ adaptations “ of same. But I often find that after all the elements have been altered— toe shape, heel height, padding, strapping, and so in, the result is not close enough and so it just feels more “ authentic “ to wear a shoe that looks like what it was supposed to be in the first place, such as a walking or running shoe, or a boot, or a round loafer. And flat, because of how that affects pressure points and posture ( though I know some people feel better in a slight heel). </p> <p>So “ I predict “ that footwear choices and demands in the workplace will be most affected. Now, a work place could try to require “ solid dark shoes “ (no white soles or embellishments) because comfort shoes, all sorts of sneakers , can be made in any color, and many all black, all navy, or similar items exist now. </p> <p>It just seems easier to create, and find, pretty comfortable “ clothes” that look<br /> like work attire , except for full business formal, than it is to make a “ comfortable pump”. Stretch fabrics, no tucking, roomy toppers have all been done and could evolve more. Plus in general, clothing isn’t linked to foot and back health issues the way footwear has been. And then, from a fashion standpoint we’ve already seen big juxtaposition of casual footwear with more formal attire. But sneakers aren’t the only way to go for comfort. Luxury boots, low heeled and not pointy, crafted in lustrous leathers or suedes, would work. So if some aspects of fashion ( not style!) are related to being aspirational, or hard to obtain, or luxuries, then items in higher end or higher upkeep BUT comfortable fabrics and knits might be seen. Back to Sporty Luxe, insofar as ( or if) that is different from Athleisure. </p> <p>But, as Joy noted, what goes around comes around, so to be “ on trend “ at some point will be to reverse any existing trend, just to be different! </p>