https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:01:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380872 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:00:21 +0000 JaneF 380872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, it's not the thong that makes my feet look fat, it's horizontal straps without some kind of vertical or diagonal. I like a t-strap—very slimming! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380770 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:48:43 +0000 Irene 380770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have skinny feet. Yes, they are bony and almost fatless, so thong sandals look quite nice on me, even-though I have big feet (UK 7). But normally thong sandals are super flat and have hard soles, so my fatless and cushion-less feet don't wear those too well. Guess there's always a problem! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380588 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:45:29 +0000 CocoLion 380588@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too have wide feet but as long as they don't hang over the side, I don't mind thongs. They are not unflattering on me, whereas ballet flats, in general, make my small feet look like stumps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380545 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:25:24 +0000 Louise 380545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It doesn't bother me as long as the foot isn't hanging over the shoe. I have quite wide feet but they aren't very fleshy and I happily wear thong sandals but I do usually go with a wider fit to prevent any overhang x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380503 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:20:16 +0000 Freckles 380503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry you weren't able to find a bare shoe that you liked. Gpod luck in finding something soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380392 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:50:47 +0000 Sveta 380392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is exactly why I don't like thong sandals on me - even though I quite like them on the right feet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380390 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:47:20 +0000 Diana 380390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have some gladiators (mine are black but they are the same style as the pic) that are pretty bare but have a very clever rigid arch support piece sticking up on the side that very effectively holds in the foot pancake... so if anyone is looking for a bare-ish sandal style that might still work you might want to look for something similar. The arch support piece looks a little funny on the shoe but you can't see it once it's on your foot. </p> <p>(These are Taryn by Taryn Rose, which is a brand that I generally think is overpriced and not all that spectacular, but I do like this particular (unfortunately no longer available) style... unfortunately I don't know of any other brands that do this sticking-up arch support thing on sandals.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380380 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:25:42 +0000 Lisa 380380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am also not a fan of a really bare sandal on the top, I like to think the straps distract from the shape of my foot. I stay away from sandals that show a lot of foot such as these.<br /> <a href="http://www.zappos.com/cole-haan-air-bria-thong-sandal-roccia-print" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/cole-haa.....ccia-print</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380375 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:19:13 +0000 MNsara 380375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes, I have been there!! In flip flops, I don't care unless my wide foot sides stick out past the footbed (Yuck!)</p> <p>A few years ago, I realized that my feet look best when that outside edge of the foot is contained - especially the center third of the edge, if that makes sense. </p> <p>So, even these adorable oxfords would give me the muffin foot in those openings. . . :-(</p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/boutique-9-beldina-navy-light-natural" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/boutique.....ht-natural</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380371 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:05:42 +0000 catgirl 380371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a great description of why I don't wear ballet flats! Too much expanse of foot to shoe ratio! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380359 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:10:46 +0000 Diana 380359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have narrowish feet and still have the pancake/duck foot problem in very bare sandals. In my case, it's because I have basically zero arch so without something holding in the middle part of my foot it just becomes a pancake, especially in very flat shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380332 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:10:04 +0000 Dashrashi 380332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't like to wear d'orsay pumps for the same reason. My foot...spreads and looks not cute. Give me a closed-side slingback any day of the week. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-feet-in-thong-sandals-no-for-me#post-380328 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:01:43 +0000 greenglove 380328@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found some really cute and comfortable flat thong sandals with a zip up heel that were quite comfortable. My feet are on the wide side and I looked like a duck in the shoes! I realized that I look much better in a sandal the has some kind of strap across my foot. I think very bare sandals look best on a slim foot.Ii was also worried that if I wore shoes without sides my foot would grow like a person who runs barefoot. My husband thought I was ridiculous but the sandals are going back. I would have been obsessing about how my feet looked and if they were spreading every time I wore them. Has anyone else had this experience? </p>