https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:06:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066836 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:15:51 +0000 stainedglass 1066836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for starting this thread. &nbsp;I have a extra wide forefoot, normal heel, and flat instep.&nbsp;&nbsp;Like other members, I've had the best luck with lace ups (oxfords or converse knock offs), round toes,&nbsp;and shoes with ankle straps. &nbsp;I'd love to wear a pair of cap toe ballet shoes, but they'd never stay on my feet. &nbsp;<br />I've tried Munro before, but the D width wasn't wide enough. &nbsp;I'll have to try the EE width next time. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066812 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 04:34:28 +0000 CocoLion 1066812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol Beth Ann about the pie foot. &nbsp;That's what my feet look like; triangles with my tiny bony narrow heel. &nbsp;My feet are small too. &nbsp;When I lived in Asia I found the best fitting shoes ever (Japan, Hong Kong). &nbsp;Not to mention that at under 5'4" it was easy to find clothes that fit although the inseams were usually too short (!) which never happens here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066806 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 04:25:30 +0000 CocoLion 1066806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wide forefoot, narrow heel and high arches here. &nbsp;I cannot wear pumps and find ballet flats uncomfortable. &nbsp;Basically these are too much work for me to walk in although it is possible if not wearing socks, because my toes can grip the shoe and keep it on that way. &nbsp;Slingbacks are possible but I've yet to find a pair that have worked for me.&nbsp; The trendy style that works on me&nbsp;is the ankle strap shoe. &nbsp;Especially one with a heel cup. &nbsp;Sometimes the shoe is half a size big to accommodate my wide feet, but with the ankle strap the shoe will stay on and I don't mind a bit of forward slipping. &nbsp;An example of my latest heels that look good/fit well/are adequately comfortable.<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/enzo-angiolini-caswell-pump-nordstrom-exclusive/3482784?origin=nullRelatedSearch-personalizedsort&amp;contextualcategoryid=0&amp;fashionColor=&amp;resultback=5197&amp;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-searchresults-_-1_14_A">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/en.....=nullRelat</a></p> <p>Boots and booties are another excellent choice for me, with the addition of a half&nbsp;insole which helps fill out the back of the shoe. &nbsp;I've linked some of my favorites here, as well as the half insole. &nbsp;The Vintage Shoe Company model is no longer in production, so sad, but I have loved these booties for 3 years!<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.planetshoes.com/item/vintage-shoe-company-covington/16043/o38">http://www.planetshoes.com/ite...../16043/o38</a><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shopbop.com/classic-newbury-90mm-bootie-rag/vp/v=1/845524441909838.htm?fm=search-viewall-shopbysize">http://www.shopbop.com/classic.....h-viewall-</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/superfeet-delux-three-quarter-insoles-women/3476026?origin=PredictiveSearch-personalizedsort&amp;contextualcategoryid=0&amp;fashionColor=&amp;resultback=301&amp;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-searchresults-_-1_1_A">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/su.....dictiveSea</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/superfeet-delux-high-heel-three-quarter-insoles/3476051?origin=PredictiveSearch-personalizedsort&amp;contextualcategoryid=0&amp;fashionColor=&amp;resultback=566&amp;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-searchresults-_-1_2_A">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/su.....=Predictiv</a></p> <p>I have also had some luck with oxfords -- here is a pair I got that fit well.<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shopbop.com/esquina-lace-bootie-freebird-by/vp/v=1/1576578351.htm?fm=search-viewall-shopbysize">http://www.shopbop.com/esquina.....wall-shopb</a></p> <p>For work I wear Sanita professional clogs. &nbsp;I also have Danskos but their instep is too shallow, the Sanitas fit better. &nbsp;Sanitas are also available in wide widths, which I've yet to try. &nbsp;I just gradually stretched my Sanita regulars to fit my feet, it hurt a little at first because the leather is stiff but that's what makes them so great -- eventually they mold to your feet, but hold their shape and have some support. &nbsp;Mine are over 2 years old now, worn 6x weekly for 8 hours a day on my feet, and I am now considering purchasing a new pair. &nbsp;Anyways I have praised Sanitas profusely on this forum, and I think others who work on their feet like Annagybe wear them too. &nbsp;<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sanita-Womens-Professional-Cabrio-Black/dp/B004V7OAQS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1383020740&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=sanita+clogs+women+36+wide">http://www.amazon.com/Sanita-W.....#038;qid=1</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066794 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:48:02 +0000 elpgal 1066794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Racha, a lot of barefooters like Payless footwear becausef the minimal support they provide. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066419 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 22:35:26 +0000 unfrumped 1066419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very similar issues.</p> <p>I have had luck with Born, Clarks, Lifestride. Some Munro but they do run a narrow forefoot. This is in part choosing more oval toes than anything very pointy, but finding the heels are manageable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066406 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 22:17:08 +0000 Anonymous 1066406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooooh - I like those a lot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066394 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 21:52:11 +0000 rachylou 1066394@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have narrow feet + bunions from ballet, so it sorta puts me in this category. There are no brands, honestly, that I stick with. I feel it really varies style by style. Although, quite honestly, I get a lot of wear out of Payless shoes. I know, not fancy, but extremely practical. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066336 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:45:51 +0000 elpgal 1066336@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mtgrl, Some of the vivobarefoot styles are not too bad. I wear the five-fingers style to exercise. I am width-wise sized out of them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1066313 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:10:27 +0000 Anonymous 1066313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a narrow heel and I like a wider toe box even though my feet are narrow. I have a pair of cobb hill boots that are too wide for me but fit in the heel:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cobb-Hill-Womens-Bethany-CAK02BK/dp/B007MY9AJE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1382991086&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=Cobb+hill+Bethany" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Cobb-Hil.....ll+Bethany</a></p> <p>I love the idea of barefoot shoes! I have a pair of them, but they kill me on concrete. They are ugly too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065977 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:06:49 +0000 El Cee 1065977@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also have the "duck foot" issue. The brands that work best for me are Dansko, Clark, Sam Edelman, Hush Puppies and&nbsp;Munro. Some of the Sperry shoes work for me as well as the leather can be stretched a bit up front (where I need the extra room). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065945 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:34:19 +0000 Day Vies 1065945@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Miz Mooz is my favorite because I have this foot type. I can actually get my size (9) and have the shoe/boot etc. fit perfectly without having to worry whether there's enough room across the widest part of my foot. Usually&nbsp;I compensate by getting the wide width in my size or sizing up to 9.5 or&nbsp;10. Sizing up creates issues with sliding&nbsp;because my foot sometimes isn't long enough to stay in place (narrow heel wide across the toes).&nbsp;I also have a high instep so shoes with no arch support are very uncomfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065937 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:25:15 +0000 Anonymous 1065937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm also watching this thread with interest.&nbsp;</p> <p>My recent favorites are a pair of Sam Edelman ankle-strap sandals and a pair of Earth shooties. They actually stay on and provide some much-needed padding.&nbsp;</p> <p>Old favorites include a pair of Corso Como tall boots.</p> <p>I've also learned that most ballet flats and slippers are a no-go for me. I occasionally find a loafer that works, though. If you can handle the lack of padding, the Sperry Bluefish style works quite well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065705 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 04:09:29 +0000 elpgal 1065705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lots of good ideas here,I'll explore them as my credit card permits.<br /> I find shoes with an elasticized top line helpful for the heel slippage. I know Me Too used to have several shoes that met this description but they were too short in have toebox for me. Like Suz, I have had some luck getting a cobbler to add an extra hole to the ankle strap. I have been exploring custom made shoes for a while but haven't found somebody who uses a tracing for the footbed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065431 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 23:23:38 +0000 Von 1065431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This summer I finally diagnosed that this is my constant shoe problem as well. I have spent so much time buying "things" to keep my feet in my shoes, and you all probably know, they never work. I walk out of everything if I'm not strapped down. As my weekend shoe, I love Keens, I have three or four pairs in different styles, and for my toes, which seem to always be crowded during the week, I choose to deal with the clown shoe look for the comfort. </p> <p>I have recently become a Sam Edleman shoe lover, I have a pair of thr Felicia's, my favorite flat because I love that they stay on. I have found the Okalas have a very wide toe area (shocking in pointy shoes) and that lovely ankle strap. The Maddox Bootie is my most recent purchase, and they're fast becoming a fall favorite. Low, comfy and grippy on the bottom. My heel slips a little, but not enough to rub - it feels like a Dansko.</p> <p>I also found Dansko clogs to be comfy, Not cute, but some days, my feet just need a break! </p> <p>Brands that don't work on me: Nine West and Ann Klein pumps, which suck because I love Nine West styles, but I can't stay in any of them. Clark's pumps are also huge in the heel, though some of the new styles seem to have a substantial hump of leather back there that makes them fit better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065372 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:15:27 +0000 Anonymous 1065372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I call mine duck feet too my toes are pretty much all the same length and in hose I look like Roald Dahl's witches with no toes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065354 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:50:52 +0000 Diana 1065354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, Beth Ann,&nbsp;pie foot is perfect. &nbsp;Personally, I call mine a "pancake duck foot". &nbsp;(Pancake because my feet are really really flat and my arches puddle into a pancake when I stand). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065275 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:05:57 +0000 Beth Ann 1065275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am watching this thread!&nbsp; I have an overall widish peasant foot, but my DD, adopted from China, has what I call a "pie foot," shaped like a pie wedge --- wide in front, narrow in back.&nbsp; Fortunately, she's only 12, and is living in flip flops, Cons and Uggs so far! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065264 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:53:45 +0000 pastrygirl 1065264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I almost always need straps, but recently discovered a Clarks driving moc that stays on my foot perfectly! It's a current style in the Clarks retail stores. I got the cranberry suede color and have worn them almost every day since I got them. They don't even threaten to slip. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065062 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:56:45 +0000 Suz 1065062@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will add to the Munro love. I have the Robyn booties and love the fit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1065056 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:43:43 +0000 Catnip 1065056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Munro American shoes are made with a combination last, which means the heel is significantly narrower than the front of the shoe.&nbsp; They come in a very wide selection of sizes.&nbsp; You can see them on the Nordstrom and Zappos websites.&nbsp; I have a very narrow heel and have had great luck with Munro shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1064998 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:41:00 +0000 anne 1064998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have this problem and like Suz go for boots, booties or straps. I also have short legs and wish I could wear low vamp styles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1064997 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:40:18 +0000 Diana 1064997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Suz, my foot is overall medium to narrow, but my heel is extra narrow AND I have a bunion on my right foot which makes narrow shoes a no-go for me. Unlike her, I also have a very low volume foot and low, flat instep. I can't fill out most shoes and in fact I can kick my frye Veronica shortie boots off without much effort. </p> <p>I mostly stick to boots and high vamp shoes like oxfords. Yes I often have extra room in the heel and instep but I am used to it, and they stay on. Pumps and ballet flats are a nightmare. Generally i can't take a step without walking out of them. Slingbacks sometimes work, as do ankle straps. </p> <p>I recently bought Munro Jerrie slipper flats. They were the only slipper flats I've ever tried that stayed on my heel. A minor miracle! I don't think they'd work for a truly wide forefoot though as they're overall a bit narrow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1064985 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:28:59 +0000 Suz 1064985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have a "wide" forefoot, technically, but I do have a narrow heel and an average forefoot. Plus a high instep.&nbsp;</p> <p>It's really tough to find any low vamp footwear that will stay on my feet.&nbsp;Which is sad, from a figure flattery perspective, because I also have short calves. So...few pumps, no flats (not even slipper flats stay on).&nbsp;</p> <p>My main solutions are boots and booties (in colder months) and sandals with straps in the warmer months. Some sandals are problematic because the back strap is too long (around the heel) -- I sometimes get that altered. Some boots and booties allow my heels to shift up and down a lot and I can get blisters, so I'm careful about socks, anti-blister stuff, etc. I have never found a heel grip that actually works, but sometimes an insole in the bottom repositions my heels to a better place (and sometimes it is worse).&nbsp;</p> <p>Another style that can work is a slingback pump, but I live in a climate where those can't be worn for much of the year.&nbsp;</p> <p>Brands that work for me sometimes include Ecco -- I even have a pair of Ecco pumps that actually stay on my feet even with stockings! I've been told they specifically design for a wider forefoot and narrower heel.&nbsp;&nbsp;I also have a pair of Vince Camuto wedges with elastic around the shoe that stay on pretty well.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am lucky that I can fit into regular (not wide) sizes, which probably helps, so with most boots/ booties and sandals I can get a reasonable fit; it's only when I go to the low vamp style that I run into trouble.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1064953 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 12:32:09 +0000 brigid 1064953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hurray! &nbsp;Thanks for posting. I'll be watching this thread for some good advice.&nbsp;This describes my feet too. I'm recently back to work after being a sahm. &nbsp;</p> <p>Just bought a pair of&nbsp;Dansko Professionals. &nbsp;They work well. &nbsp;I don't want to squish my running feet and have to have something comfortable.</p> <p>I'm looking for some comfortable black booties. &nbsp;I tried on a pair of Bare Traps at DSW yesterday, but didn't buy. &nbsp;After thinking about it, I might go back today to get them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wide-forefoot-narrow-heel#post-1064894 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 07:29:11 +0000 elpgal 1064894@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am seeing from Carla's post that several of us have this foot type. Can you share your latest finds that have worked for you? </p> <p>I recently experimented with barefoot style shoes - the Lems and the Soft star custom made shoes. Both fit well but I passed because of aesthetic reasons. </p>