Shoes

[karen2205]

Periodic whinge

I'm running out of patience with my pair of these black loafers. I've been trying to wear them in for some months now and I'm still not getting anywhere. Wearing them for a wander about the town centre at lunch time was enough to almost give me a blister on my heel.

It's not really summery enough yet to not have a functional pair of flat black shoes, so I think I'm going to have to go shoe shopping. Within Bury I have a fair degree of choice in shoe shops - there's a Clarks, three good independent retailers (plus some others who only sell silly shoes, plus a Barretts and I'm prejudiced and don't shop there). There's also an M&S with a shoe department.

I heard good things about MBT shoes about a year ago - who has them? Are you still wearing them regularly? Are they worth the price?

I've been browsing around Love those shoes recently - and I don't know what's science and what's marketing spiel.

One of the indpendent retailers near me sells Padders shoes - they look potentially sensible. They also sell Ecco which look good (well, some of their stuff does. I don't do shoes with air holes).

Comments

[weatherpixie.livejournal.com]

Do any of Marks and Spencer's footglove range suit your needs, they're generally really comfy. There's some pictures on the website.

[karen2205]

*nods* - I will go and try them out, in the past I've found them a bit narrow, but things change over time and with different styles.

[kht.livejournal.com]

I have some. I find that they're really comfortable but they stretch with time. Shoes that fit perfectly a year or so ago are now quite loose, even with two pairs of insoles. I hate shoe shopping :(

[weatherpixie.livejournal.com]

The other place you might try is http://www.hottershoes.com who at least do free returns if they end up not fitting...

My mum swears by them.

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

I have MBTs and they have helped me a lot with hip pain stuff. They are £130 though which is a lot of money. John Lewis stock them, as do Sweaty Betty.

My mother had a pair of Earth shoes and loved them, and everyone else I've spoken to about them who has had a pair has been very happy with them. I haven't tried them myself but next time I buy shoes I will probably buy a pair of them.

[jensolo.livejournal.com]

I found Ecco to be not worth the money. The ones I bought were $100 USD and I then had to go buy instep inserts because the shoes didn't have enough support, despite being told they were 'made for people who needed more support'.