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Who's sitting out the pointy toed shoes trend?

Neel

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I was going to. I have narrow and low volume feet. Pointy toes should not trouble me. But they do! My toes feel all squished up and they start hurting after an hour or so.

But I realized that if I sized up (by one size) the shoes were much more comfortable. I have been able to do this with my heeled booties (2 pairs). The one pair of pointy toed pumps I own are like the okalas with a cut out back, which helps in that it does not put too much pressure on the toes while walking unlike a completely closed pair of shoes.

I reserve these 3 pairs for days when I am not on my feet for more than couple of hours. They are my sitting shoes. The two ballet flats that are pointy toed are killing my feet and are getting the chop.

What about you? Are you wearing pointy toes at all?

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jackiec

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My shoes are getting pointier but I've got wide feet, so can't get too pointy. I do like the look, and it feels fresher than regular ballet flats for now. I haven't really put them though the paces yet so could be that the pointier shoes are shorter duration shoes for sure. Good points (ha!).

Janet

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I really like pointy toes. With the return of bootcut/flare jeans, I think I'll be embracing them more. They usually fit my feet well, too (slightly narrow, low-volume). But we'll see if they feel good for the level of walking activity I maintain these days. I'll find out in the fall! Too warm for them here right now.

I do have two pairs of pointy toe flats I think I'm about to pass along to my niece. They're really cute but I think they suit her lifestyle better than mine -- they look professional rather than rock'n'roll (she's finishing her PhD in psychological counseling so she needs a nice professional but approachable look). For flats, I'm feeling oxfords and slip-on sneakers more these days. I also have to remember that I tend to go right from sandals to boots -- our transitional weather is so brief here that my in-between shoes don't get the wear they deserve!

deb

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I love them! They fit my foot shape and are very comfortable on me, much more so than round or square toed shoes.

unfrumped

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I'm sitting with a couple of toes in the pointy zone. I don't actually have any really pointy, so may not qualify--no winkelpickers for sure-- but mildly so, to me at least, is a bit more than almond, but maybe not so to others. I just happened upon a pair that are pretty comfortable and then added a pair in a color I needed, but I think that will be it for me. In a sense they should work for my feet, but my feet are so malleable that they jam down in the pointy area and is not really good over time. So instead I'm trying to find the best interpretations that are possible in a more rounded toe box & look for whatever other features are available that can help modernize the look a bit, whether that's material, color, trim, vamp, heel style or what (not that I can even tell sometimes, but you know, hypothetically speaking !)

Thistle

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I really like them, but I have yet to find a pair that is comfortable. I find almond toed shoes much easier to wear.

Should i find a pointy toed pair that is comfortable, I would certainly hop on board the trend!

pastrygirl

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I love pointy toes! Oddly enough, I'm able to size down in them. I'm a 10.5 and always have to buy 11 because hardly anyone makes 10.5. In pointy toes, I can almost always fit into a 10. So strange!

citygirldc

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That's all I wear is pointy toed flats and heels, with a few except of ballet flats.

Neel

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Jackiec - I think I am in the pointier phase too! .... My shoes are pointier but not really pointy toed.

Janet - I love how they look with bootcuts and flares too! And I almost always wear bootcuts on days I don't have much walking to do. So they work together just fine ... Pointy toe ballets were meant to work for everyday ... But they don't for me I probably haven't bought the right ones yet.

Deb - Isn't it fun when a trend falls right up our alley?

Unfrumped - your idea of replacements that are still trendy makes absolute sense. That's exactly what I try to do as well. I look for hardware and ankle straps and anything out of the ordinary for myself.

Thistle - Fingers crossed!

Pastrygirl - That's weird! You size down and I size up?! Lol ... But whatever works for our feet must be right

Citygirldc - You lucky girl :). I wish I could say that because I really love how they look!

Anonymous

I cannot get my head around pointy-toe flats. Heels, yes, but when I wear a pointed toe flat and look down at myself, the proportions seem all off. I have a really lovely expensive pair of black patent Ivanka Trump pointed toe flats that I wore once - in the give-away pile. Bad purchase decision. Don't you find that particular style of flat coming in and out of fashion? I remember having some a million years ago, then there were years when they weren't in stores. I feel they make feet look far bigger than they are , which the lift of a heel disguises.

Alassë

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No, but that's because I love rounded toes.

amiable

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I want to wear pointy toes (actually, the ones I want are almond-toed), and have a couple pairs. But the couple pairs I have aren't really very comfortable, so I find myself rarely wearing them.

Anonymous

*sobbing* I love pointy toed shoes, but they don't love me back. Just yesterday I decided to purge three pair. I won't rule out an almond toe, but I need to be really, really careful going forward. What feels comfortable enough in the store often leads to aching joints after an hour or so. My love for the look often blinds me to the initial discomfort so I don't see the reg flag waving right in front of my face!

viva

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I love the look of pointy-toe but find them hard to wear for a long time. I am definitely buying Okalas this fall and I think they will be a workhorse for me. I bought them once in nude and returned them, but that was an issue with the color not the shoe. They were very comfortable -- and if a pointy-toe is comfy I have to pay attention.

rabbit

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I really like the look of them and the sleekness they give to my feet (I don't find them visually lengthening to the feet, just the leg-line). I don't find the toes uncomfortable, I have more problems with where the vamp comes up, and sometimes that hits my little toe (just one of them, argh) in the wrong place and it either wants to pop out or rubs. So that's why I only have two pairs at the moment, so many have not met the high enough vamp on the outside of the foot test.

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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Weird thing with pointy toes - I don't like the look of them on their own, too witchy, but I find that in an outfit they really do work visually to help you look slimmer and taller. It just draws the eye up and down the silhouette. So I now own a couple pair and wear them. I find that as someone with bigger feet I don't look for something super pointy, because then it gets laughable. I did size up a half size when I bought my last pair of pointy(ish) heels, for comfort.

Neel

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Lisap - That's an interesting point. I never thought of how heels can make pointy toed shoes more proportionate. Nice eye

Alasse - Yay for round toes! They are very comfortable too.

Amiable - I find almond toes to be much more comfortable. At least the toe box has some wiggle room.

Clearlyclaire - *sobbing with you* the shoes you purged are too cute I wish they were as comfortable!

Viva - High five. I think the okalas would work well for you and a smashing addition to your killer shoe collection. Fingers crossed!

Rabbit - I had an aha moment with your post. Higher vamp ... Hmmm. I think it could solve my pointy toed shoe woes. The ballet flats have a very low vamp and I feel like I would sprout a bunion in them (Thank you Claire for the phrase! It hit a chord with me!). Higher vamps might make this whole situation a lot better. You have fantastic eye for detail and analytical skills rabbit!

shedev

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I'm sitting them out. I'm much more of a stompy boots than dainty shoe type. I got way too spoiled by all the wiggle room my toes get. Closest I'll come is an almond toe.

Suz

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I love the look of them when they are not too exaggerated. And I don't mind wearing them, either. But fit is crucial and not always easy to get right.

I don't wear true flats (regardless of toe shape) because they won't stay on my feet, alas. I would actually love a pair of flat or very low wedge pointy toes. On the lookout for something that might work.

April

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Mostly sitting it out. Again.

Neel

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Laura - The super pointy ones look weird I agree! And sizing up does help with the comfort, isn't it?

Shedev - Good point. I haven't come across stompy pointy toes yet.

Neel

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Suz - Your okalas look lovely on you. And fingers crossed you find your perfect low heeled pointy toes!

April - You will have lot of company for this one I suspect

Susie

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Not me! I love pointy toes and even though I have widish feet I can find them to fit. I especially like my heeled booties with pointy toes. I did size up a half size in most of them. Oddly, I sized down a half size in a pair of pointy pumps I recently bought. I think I only have one pair of pointy flats and they are comfortable enough, I just don't wear as many flat shoes in general.

Keturah

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I love them for ballet flats of any kind. Otherwise I find myself going for peep toes, almond, or round toes, etc., if it's a heeled shoe.

Anonymous

rabbit - so bang-on with your comment about the vamp too - that is why I can't wear these Ivanka Trump ones. They are cut too low across the front and don't cover what they need to. Finding that proper fit is a big issue for all of us, I see. Manufacturers- are you listening?

Anonymous

Sadly, I was seduced. I bought multiple pairs (different colors, different heel heights, etc.). I found out I can't wear them. They are still in my closet (unworn). Sigh.

Sveta

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Love them but cannot find comfortable for my wide toes - and usually I don't have a luxury of sizing up at all
I guess almond toes will be my "pointy" substitute...

kkards

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i love pointy toes! love them! i am so glad they are back! i wear pointy toe flats, heels ( mostly 2 inch), booties, i'd wear pointy toe sneakers if i ever found a pair!

Neel

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Susie - Glad they work well for your feet! But truly weird about the sizing issues!

Keturah - I wish I found good pointy toe flats for my feet. I might wear them to death!

Sterling - Argh! Temptation gets the best of most of us I hope you get to resell them and get back at least a bit of your money back.

Sveta - Annoying situation to be in But thankfully there are other shoes still out there that are comfortable yet trendy. Thank god for that! Else half of us might be the super traditional when it comes to footwear.

Kkards - *giggling* Pointy toe sneakers? You truly love pointy toes!

kkards

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neel, i have really small feet, so most pointy toe shoes actually make my feet look proportional to the rest of me. sometimes regular sneakers make my feet look stumpy.

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