K/R Help me Avoid Sale Goggles

I like to wear sandals most of the summer, but swollen feet have made it almost impossible to wear most of my current ones. At this point, I really have 2 pair that fit my feet when they swell later in the day - my new silver Birks and a pair of older Birks with a beadwork on them (very pre-YLF).

I bought the Fab walking Sandal that Angie recommended. They fit well, and I know they are good stylistically. I doubt they will fit next summer as they will be too wide, but I needed the wider width for when my feet swell.

I would like to add another pair or two into my weekly rotation, but at a reasonable CPW and with a least a modicum of style. DH is no help as he loves all strappy sandals.

Pics aren't great as took them myself while DH took DD to the park in all of this heat.

Pics 1&2 - Earthies sandals. Amazingly comfortable, but . . . I am not sure they meet the style quotient. And they are not inexpensive.

Pics 2&3 - Easy spirit in gold. They are okay, and I would only wear them on swollen pregnant feet. But at $28 for leather sandals, the CPW could easily get to $1 or less a wear by the end of the summer.

Pics 4&5 hopped into my cart. I had been eyeing gold booties this past winter, this pair actually, and then lost all interest in shopping. They fit well, even swollen feet. They are out of season, so I would have to wait until fall to wear them. And I am not great at making out of season purchases. Just wondering if the under $50 price tag is luring me rather than gold booties.

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10 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Which colour did you get in the Catrinas?

I love them all, Thistle - sandals and booties. Truly, you can't go wrong with these styles. Excellent. Well done. xo

Kristin L

Veteran

I think they all look great as well.

Thistle

Angie - I got them in black as my maternity capsule is black and grey bottoms with an array of colored tops. I find them the catrinas comfortable, and if I knew they would fit next year, I would pick up the white ones as well. Just couldn't find white maternity bottoms in a thick enough fabrication in my size.

kellygirl

Love everything so long as they are comfy. He black sandals are probably my fave but the metallic ones are probably the most versatile. Adore the gold booties! Can't go wrong with those!

Debbie

Love all three pairs. Having comfy feet while pregnant is a must. The booties will be great for the fall.

Gigi

My favorite is the Easy Spirit. I think they look really good on you. I personally would probably be wary of buying the booties, simply because they have a heel on them, and I don't know if as time goes on you will feel like wearing a heel. The Easy Spirit looks very comfy and good for everyday wear.

Honestly, the booties I wouldn't wear until I returned to work after maternity leave. Once it is too cold for my sandals, my feet will so cranky I will be living in Danskos. Not beautiful, but with 6 weeks or less until my due date, I probably won't care.

ironkurtin

Earthies for the win!

Joy

First, you have beautiful feet. These all look great on you so think about what will be comfortable and support you best this summer and not think of the price. If they feel great and look great, the CPW will be low because you will reach for them.

Diana

I like both sandals and comfy feet are important! Booties look good too, but the way the leather is puckering suggests that there might be excess room at the ankle or some FPE. I can't tell in the pic though.

Eliza

You wear them all so well. Sandals can be important when heat and humidity hit hard, especially when pregnant. Be comfortable and notice how adjustable the sandals are; perhaps some will work next year. Pretty feet!

Suz

Can you keep them all? I think these are all superb purchases!! At the price you found them, the gold Easy Spirit are a no-brainer. Keep and enjoy. I really like the Earthies, but will they duplicate the black Catrinas? I would go with one or the other, especially if they won't fit next year.

As for the golden booties, I apologize, but I cannot possibly take off your sales goggles on those! Because if you don't take them, I will!! Super fab and fun!!!

missvee

Keep them all please. You must have comfy shoes over the summer, and the boots will be fab for the fall.

Sveta

OK, I want those booties!!!! NOW!!!!!
I think sandals are fab too and if they are comfortable shoud be keepers. Although like Suz I wonder if the black Earthies will duplicate Catrinas?

pil

They all look good to me too, Thistle. I actually like the black pair the best on your feet. And those boots are all kinds of awesome, but do you think the suede will be limiting?

I am not sure if the suede will be limiting. I pack my shoes in my tote all winter long as, frankly, I need thick boots to trudge through the snowy parking lot (I know, I know, but I hate wet or cold feet). Fall is usually an ideal time for suede. Spring they wouldn't work, and summer, well, I have to get in my sandals I do so love sandals (at part of which is because DH loves them so much on me).

LACeleste

Those boots are THE BEST Thistle!

Jaime

They all look great. I love the gold booties!

Transcona Shannon

Gosh I like all of these for you Thistle. Are all equally comfortable?

Firecracker (Sharan)

Thistle, I love the booties and would get them, since you've been thinking about them for a while. It's not an impulse purchase.
The sandals are both really nice, and I agree with Joy, you have very pretty feet. I think it would be great to have a pair of metallic ones; it sounds like you could use those more than white, given your pants colors. I do slightly favor the look of the black ones on you--the shape of the straps or something is just really, really flattering. And I like the beads, personally. But the metallic ones are lovely as well. You can't go wrong.

Echo

The booties are flat-out awesome. LOVE them! And I am a bigger fan of the metallic sandals than the black, although both could be workhorses and pull their weight in your summer wardrobe. Just if you were going to keep only one, I think the metallic would be more versatile with more outfits.

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