Wide toes, narrow heel dress shoe search and request for opinions.

Laura J

I'm on a quest to find comfortable dress shoes for my high volume feet. Specifically, I have wide toes and a narrow heel. Today 5 of the shoes I ordered arrived and 3 of them actually fit! I will need heel inserts in each, but the toes are wide enough! The first heel pictured (black and white) didn't arrive yet, but I'm assuming it will fit based on the other shoes. Assuming all 4 pictured fit, I'm debating which of shoes 1 - 3 to keep (all Ivanka Trump Indico shoes from Nordstrom - the only store I found that carried the wide versions). I'll keep the 4th option, too, assuming I don't find a cuter solution to my issue. I will be working in a formal office.

If you would keep 2 or 3 of the 4, which would they be?

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11 years ago

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Mellllls

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1, 2 and 4

11 years ago

Aida

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I have the floral version of 1/2 and really like it, though I don't know anything about the wide version. I saw that first shoe in person, it's a really fun shoe! I'd suggest keeping 1 and 2. Patent is more fun than matte leather to me, which is why I'd pick #2 over #3. And the shoe shape of the first two is much more current looking than the 4th. Hope the light shoes fit, too!

11 years ago

Suz

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One and two!

Do those heel insert things actually work for you? I've never been able to make them work for me for more than two wears of a shoe.

11 years ago

Laura J

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Thanks! My search for formal wide dress shoes is recent, so I have no idea if they sell out quickly or if just Nordstrom carries them. I saw the floral version online and would have grabbed that if it came in the wide version. I'm hoping that I missed out on the fun colors/prints rather than it being that the companies don't make fun print/colorful shoes in wide sizes. These shoes are the first pointed toe shoes I've found that are comfortable, so it will take a bit of time getting used to the shape. I realized the 4th is a bit dated, but it's more current and appropriate than the Jessica Simpson "Jessica" pumps they are replacing. The Jessica pumps are 3.75" and rounded toe. If not pretty, the 4th option are way more comfortable than the Jessica's. And I don't know if this shoe will work for a formal work environment because of the open heel - opinions on that? But I'm waiting for this one in the mail!

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11 years ago

Anonymous

1and 2. I hope that 1 fits. It's fun yet neutral. I feel the same way as Aida about the blacks.

11 years ago

Laura J

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The foot petal heel inserts work well for my Jessica pumps. It's a tiny space that needs to be filled in these, but I didn't put in any inserts yet since I haven't decided which I'll keep. I like the Killer Kushionz from Foot Petals, too, but most of the time they decrease my toe room too much. I plan to talk to a shoe repair place to see if there are new solutions.

11 years ago

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