Shoe cemetery.....................

8/11/2011

I have a growing pile of beautiful shoes that I can no longer wear. Flats, pumps, sandals, and flip flops. My boyfriend keeps telling me to just give them away, but he doesn't understand that it isn't just the shoe I am giving away. It feels like I am giving away a part of myself. Wearing a cute pair of pumps on a Friday night made me feel beautiful. Now I have to choose between ugly gym shoes or kind of ugly gym shoes. I am not trying to be shallow, I absolutely realized I could have things way worse. However, being a young women who is still in college, I want to look fashionable and cute. One of the hardest things for me now that I have RA is dealing with shoes. Why are the shoes that I should be wearing the ugliest things in the whole world! New Balance makes very comfortable shoes that look like giant silver rocket ships on my feet! I wish I could go work for a shoe company for a day and just design a few pairs of cute shoes for myself. I know certain shoes just aren't gonna happen for me anymore, but that doesn't mean I have to be forced into a life time of Velcro grandma shoes! Actually, my grandma has cuter shoes than me! Not fair:( I am now on a mission to find shoes that are both comfortable and cute. If you know of any, please share:))))))

6 Comments

Ashley

8/11/2011 04:20:26 am

Cole Haan shoes with the Nike Air technology have been lifesavers for me. Cute styles with super comfortable padding and support. They are expensive but worth it.

Dee

8/11/2011 06:48:17 am

Can you describe what the shoes need to do in order to be useful for you? I am "a woman in comfortable shoes" and there are some cute things out there that are good for your feet. Have a at the brands here: http://www.comfortablefoot.com

Also, not on that site, but Crocs make cute shoes that are like walking in marshmallows (if it's just a comfort thing as opposed to needing support or whatever) and not just those ugly sandles, but cute mary-janes, sneakers, wedge-heel sandals etc. The guys line has cute surfer loafers that I wear all the time, they weigh nothing.

You might also want to considering going "barefoot", that is wearing shoes that only protect your foot from the elements and stuff on the ground, but aren't padded, this is to a site with a girl with RA who is posting about barefoot shoes.

http://thelifeandadventuresofcatepoo.blogspot.com/2010/12/barefootingvibram-five-fingers-for.html

Gwen link

8/12/2011 04:21:25 am

I know how you feel! I've had arthritis since age eight and shoes have always been an issue for me.

Luckily I normally wear jeans and so trainers look fine with those. I really like Nike Airs for comfort. I developed really severe bunions so had to get wide trainers for a while and struggled to get Nikes to fit but found that skater styles (Skechers and Vans) had more width. I Loved my Skechers D'Lites because they were super light on my feet.

For me, I found that the lack of movement in my ankles means that I can walk much better with something with a bit of lift in the heel. I have had insoles made by the podiatrists which really helped me. They also helped with problems I had with hard skin that related to my bunions.

This may be of little or no use to you but I hope knowing other people share your pain may help some! If you find any cute, comfy shoes, post them on your blog as I recently had some surgery and am in the market for replacing my shoe collection!!

Gwen link

8/12/2011 04:24:49 am

Sorry, I had to reply again to say that I love Ashley for introducing me to Cole Haan shoes with Nike Air!! My husband may not be so pleased about this discovery...

Now to find out if they are sold in the UK!

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7/24/2013 08:43:28 pm

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