Re: You've got somewhere to go, have anything to wear?
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:41 am
OK. Fair's fair. I started this thread so I guess I better get it back on the original track.
One of the quandaries many habitues of the Cafe have cited is finding appropriate shoes that fit and are comfortable. Try Jay's Wide Shoes. It may be just a local chain, but I will bet they do a brisk online business as well.
Once you got a pair of heels that fit reasonably well -- expect slippage in the heel itself, for some reason women's feet are wider there than men's, to fix it try heel pads -- are comfortable -- Caultron, et. al. are absolutely right, shoes should be reasonably comfortable within seconds of putting them on -- you have the challenge of actually walking in them! Unless you're extremely observant you'll have to take my word for this, women manage to walk in high heels because when walking their feet land flat or toe-heel while we men walk heel-toe. In addition, when in heels they lead their strides with their knees rather than their feet. Hence the difference in landing.
You can thank my very ungrateful feet for reminding me of these facts. It's odd, the shoes I was wearing today are supposed to be the 2nd most comfortable heels Naturalizer ever made. Yeah right, about half of my heels are Naturalizers and these are the 2nd to least comfortable. So much for manufacturers' claims and customer reviews. They're a great place to start, but you've got to try on the goods!
Speaking of which, while running my other errands, I popped into one of my favorite stores today, Marshall's. I was just going to use the escalator to get back to my cat and make a quick check to see if I could find a skirt to match my red jacket (Good luck when I didn't have it to compare!). Then I saw those irresistible two words, "Clearance Event!" So I took the escalator, saw a blouse that looked promising but left it on the rack vowing to not touch it unless I found something else to try on at the same time. One of the staff asked if I was finding everything alright. Yes I was. After scouring the clearance area I realized I wasn't seeing any skirts and that same staff member happened by so I asked her about them. They had sold out their skirts before it was clearance time.
As I always say, "In for a penny, in for a pound," so I asked where the clearance dresses were. Just as I was about to give up, the fitting room clerk complimented me on my legs. When I turned around to acknowledge her comment she went on to say she wished hers looked so good! I would have demurred, but I realized she was old enough that she was probably telling it like it is and I would have sounded condescending. So I chuckled and redoubled my efforts to find something irresistibly cheap.
Found it! A light blue, turtleneck sweater dress for $10. With long sleeves to boot. When I told my new-found friend that they were both coming home with me she was quite pleased, as was the staff member who had directed me back there in the first place. She told me I had found a cute dress.
On the way to the checkout counter I snagged the red dress hangers I had been looking for -- surely you don't expect me to hang a red dress on a white clothes hanger, do you? -- and got to the end of their little maze just as the previous customer was finishing up. Confusion. So which of you three lovely ladies is going to ring me up? When one asserted herself I promptly knocked her bar code scanner off of its stand and the four of us had a great time bantering as my goodies got rung up and stuffed into my bag from Ross.
Bottom line: fit is essential in shoes or you'll have plenty of opportunity to rise above your pain. You can find padding to compensate, but don't count on miracles. Point 2: if you can rise above the pain or find pumps that are comfortable, you can have a lot of fun shopping in the women's department!
One of the quandaries many habitues of the Cafe have cited is finding appropriate shoes that fit and are comfortable. Try Jay's Wide Shoes. It may be just a local chain, but I will bet they do a brisk online business as well.
Once you got a pair of heels that fit reasonably well -- expect slippage in the heel itself, for some reason women's feet are wider there than men's, to fix it try heel pads -- are comfortable -- Caultron, et. al. are absolutely right, shoes should be reasonably comfortable within seconds of putting them on -- you have the challenge of actually walking in them! Unless you're extremely observant you'll have to take my word for this, women manage to walk in high heels because when walking their feet land flat or toe-heel while we men walk heel-toe. In addition, when in heels they lead their strides with their knees rather than their feet. Hence the difference in landing.
You can thank my very ungrateful feet for reminding me of these facts. It's odd, the shoes I was wearing today are supposed to be the 2nd most comfortable heels Naturalizer ever made. Yeah right, about half of my heels are Naturalizers and these are the 2nd to least comfortable. So much for manufacturers' claims and customer reviews. They're a great place to start, but you've got to try on the goods!
Speaking of which, while running my other errands, I popped into one of my favorite stores today, Marshall's. I was just going to use the escalator to get back to my cat and make a quick check to see if I could find a skirt to match my red jacket (Good luck when I didn't have it to compare!). Then I saw those irresistible two words, "Clearance Event!" So I took the escalator, saw a blouse that looked promising but left it on the rack vowing to not touch it unless I found something else to try on at the same time. One of the staff asked if I was finding everything alright. Yes I was. After scouring the clearance area I realized I wasn't seeing any skirts and that same staff member happened by so I asked her about them. They had sold out their skirts before it was clearance time.
As I always say, "In for a penny, in for a pound," so I asked where the clearance dresses were. Just as I was about to give up, the fitting room clerk complimented me on my legs. When I turned around to acknowledge her comment she went on to say she wished hers looked so good! I would have demurred, but I realized she was old enough that she was probably telling it like it is and I would have sounded condescending. So I chuckled and redoubled my efforts to find something irresistibly cheap.
Found it! A light blue, turtleneck sweater dress for $10. With long sleeves to boot. When I told my new-found friend that they were both coming home with me she was quite pleased, as was the staff member who had directed me back there in the first place. She told me I had found a cute dress.
On the way to the checkout counter I snagged the red dress hangers I had been looking for -- surely you don't expect me to hang a red dress on a white clothes hanger, do you? -- and got to the end of their little maze just as the previous customer was finishing up. Confusion. So which of you three lovely ladies is going to ring me up? When one asserted herself I promptly knocked her bar code scanner off of its stand and the four of us had a great time bantering as my goodies got rung up and stuffed into my bag from Ross.
Bottom line: fit is essential in shoes or you'll have plenty of opportunity to rise above your pain. You can find padding to compensate, but don't count on miracles. Point 2: if you can rise above the pain or find pumps that are comfortable, you can have a lot of fun shopping in the women's department!
Otherwise, I haven't
(j/k)
You can not turn down the light that is you. I really don't think it is possible.
