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Just discovered this site and I’m loving it. I read the old post on comfy shoes and would love to get some other shoe brand recommendations! I’m looking for high quality, conservative (2′ heel or lower) work shoes. Shoes that you can wear all day and in which you can walk further than 4 blocks. I have a pair of the cole haan air shoes (flats) that are OK and an excellent pair of heels from Botticelli. I’m very curious if y’all have any thoughts.
If you don’t mind spending some bank, I love, love love the Louboutin simple 70s. Could not be more classic and conservative, but still very feminine and flattering. Net-a-porter.com and Saks usually have them in the 70s height.
I love my Naturalizer Bohemia pumps. I have them in black and grey and want the taupe, as well. Currently on Endless for $80. I could walk for hours in them! Definitely recommend them.
Scratch that…. Go to Naturalizer’s website… they are on sale. :)
Stuart Weitzeman, Franco Sarto, Bandolino
Another shoe question – once a pair starts squeaking, are they done for? I have a pair of flats that I wear very regularly, I’ve owned them for about a year, they are in great condition but one shoe has started to squeak. It’s not terrible yet but I notice it and don’t want others to do so. Anyone have a fix for this, or is it time for a new pair?
If you can determine where the squeak is coming from, maybe try puttinig some WD40 in there? Or take them to a shoe repair shop.
or PAM! My husband always laughs at me, but I routinely use PAM in place of WD40…figure it’s all oil…and I can’t usually find the WD40 in the basement, but know where the PAM is in the cupboard…
Re stretching – if you want to save on the cobblers’ bills, get some plastic freezer bags/sandwich bags, fill them with water (they need to be sealed, obviously) stuff them in your shoes and put the shoes with the bags in the freezer. As the water freezes, it expands and stretches out the shoe.
This actually really does work. You may need to do it a couple of times if the shoes are really tight, though.
My grandmother used to do something similar with water, ziplocs and blackeyed peas (or whatever dry beans you might have, I guess), no freezer. Just let the beans expand.