Shoe fit and comfort issues - YouLookFab Forum

Hi ladies!

In her fit issues thread, Sparky suggested I should start my own thread about my shoe fit issues in the hope one of you ladies could possibly help me out.

I have extremely fussy feet. I have a medical condition that causes poor circulation and messed-up nerve conduction in my feet, so they are often cold and painful, or numb. I under-pronate and have extremely high arches. This means I need a shoe with some cushion, and also arch support. I do have orthotics that I wear, but they are fairly deep because of the cushion and high arches so they are very difficult to fit into anything other than sneakers. I have talked to the doc that does them for me and he made me a 3/4 pair, but they still have the depth issue. I have tried ordering larger or wider shoes, but wides are two wide side to side, and with my nerve issues I can't wear shoes that are too large in length because I will trip over them.

I have tried almost every comfort brand out there and they just haven't cut it. There is one brand of flip flops I can wear, and one brand of nursing shoes that I can wear but they only make clogs and I can't keep them on/trip over them when I am having nerve issues and can't wear them in the winter, and I have my old lace up cowboy boots that are about to die, and of course sneakers with my orthotics. However, I haven't been able to find a pair on non-athletic sneakers, or any other shoes or boots I could wear this winter.

Do you ladies have any recommendations?

15 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Lets see the shoes which you *can* wear, Elly. There must be a solution !

biscuitsmom

Veteran

Im SO sorry to hear of your problems! Have you ever tried SAS FreeTime shoes? Especially the *nubuck* ones..they are heavenly...They run differently than others from SAS...I dont have your issues, but I have arthritis in my toes, along with 4 screws in my ankle and fibro in my feet, so I have a VERY hard time getting shoes to work for me and I can wear these straight from the box, with no breaking in period...Ive also tried Beautifeel brand, which are good, but pricier....best of luck!

Elly

Thanks for the ideas Biscuits mom-- SAS shoes don't work for me, although I haven't tried the freetimes. I think they look too much like leather sneakers to really add much to my wardrobe, as I am pretty happy with my running sneaks for appropriate activities. I had never heard of the Beautifeel brand, but looking at some of their options I don't think they will have anywhere near enough arch for me.

Angie--

I have these which you mold to your feet in an oven:
http://www.zappos.com/montrail.....lemon-whip

I have these in another brown color, but haven't worn them much, the company does make shoes with backs now, but the backs are too wide:
http://www.zappos.com/klogs-us.....ood-smooth

and I have these boots-- although mine are a different brown and very old:
http://www.bootbay.com/bootbay.....038;s_id=0

All three of these pair are maybe 6 hour shoes if you push it. The only shoes I can wear for a full day are trail runners with my orthotics.

http://www.endless.com/ASGI-Wo.....38;size=40

These also have awesome arch support, but the leathers tend to be rough on my feet, so I haven't ever bought a pair.

Thanks, Elly. Can you not add your own arch support/ orthotics to shoes?

Have you tried Naot and Dansko?

I have tried both Naot and Dansko-- neither have enough arch for me and my orthotics are thicker than the removable insoles in the Naots. I have tried inserting my orthotics into shoes. They are too thick however. Most over the counter arch-support products don't have enough support for me. They don't even touch my arches! If anyone has suggestions for some super-high/good ones-- especially stick in arch supports that wouldn't greatly affect the fit of the rest of the shoes I would be game, I just haven't found any myself.

catgirl

Mephistos? A friend swears by them...

Sorry the SAS wont work....the FreeTime ones look quite similar to an oxford style.....

Yes, I have tried Mephistos as well. Thank you though AG!

MsMaven

Have you tried Dr Scholl's New Hidden Arch supports? They are fairly new--I've only seen them in a couple of drugstores. They are a soft gel. They've saved some of my dressier shoes. The nice thing for me is that I can put them exactly where I need the arch support. And they are soft enough not to irritate the bowed tendon that the podiatrist tells me is the cause of many of my foot problems.

http://www.drugstore.com/produ.....=523264278

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