Do you try to wear shoes that fit perfectly, as Cinderella’s did, or attempt to cram your tootsies into the ‘perfect’ shoe just like her evil stepsisters?
Many women are so determined to cram their feet in the wrong shoe, which in itself is not a natural look, just so they can wear certain styles, despite the truth and consequences.
I remember years ago, I was shopping at an incredible shoe sale in a very high-end store. So many gorgeous shoes and boots all around me, at irresistibly low prices, yet I became frozen as I could not take my eyes off one customer’s feet.
She was impeccably dressed and had towers of shoeboxes all around her. Her credit card was about to turn to smoke from her huge purchase. But I could not stop staring at those feet. You see, she had just finished testing out another pair of gorgeous, delicate, and pointy-toed high heels, and she looked fantastic until she sat down and removed the shoes. Never before had I seen feet like hers. They had bumps all over them, toes were curled in many directions, and the arch of her feet resembled the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
Please know that I am in no way exaggerating how deformed and unsightly her feet looked. I vowed right then, with the same power and conviction as Scarlett O’Hara did in Gone With The Wind, that as long as I would be wearing shoes, I would never be in foot pain again!
Why would I? I now saw first hand, actually first foot, what happens to women’s feet when they are forced to fit into shoes that look pretty, but do not return the compliment to the wearer’s feet.
Some women are so determined to fit into certain shoes that they are having procedures done to their feet beyond removing bunions, so they can wear designer shoes and high heels. Extreme measures for extreme shoes, with some women requesting to have their pinkie toes removed so they can wear some of the designer shoes that are so high you may get a nosebleed.
Keep in mind that the higher you are, the harder you may fall, so how about this wild and crazy thought? How about designers create beautiful shoes to fit our feet, instead of forcing us to fit into their shoes, causing us deformities, pain, and short tempers too!
There are thankfully, more and more shoe companies designing shoes to give more comfort, support, and style instead of pain, blisters, and twisted ankles.
I admit that I will wear a not-that-comfy pair of shoes for very special occasions, but I usually sit down pretty quickly to avoid the throbbing from starting as soon as I have bite to eat. In truth, I might subject my feet to this abuse about twice per year, and I always have a more comfortable pair to change into before my usually patient and typically pleasant personality changes to being short-tempered and slightly demonic. 😂
For every other day of the year, I have shoes that are comfortable and stylish. Search out designers and manufacturers that create shoes with padding, extra width, and the ability to hold inserts that have style. No matter what a woman’s foot issues are these days, there are enough shoe styles out there that the orthopedic shoe look is no longer your only option.
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