larry

I just made a donation to a Salvation Army thrift store that included a pair of electric blue 4" stilettos with round toes. Those shoes were the most comfortable high heels that i've ever owned and after five years, they still looked like new. I ordered them through Fredericks of Hollywood and they looked good in the catalog but not on me. I'm not to much of a fan of lower heels but I found a pair of extremely pointed toe shoes with 2" heels tucked away in my basement storage area that I forgot about. I put them on and once again I felt the pain. I love the look but the pointed toes are too painful so I can only wear them in a limited capacity. I love em and I will keep em forever. What are your thoughts? Visual? Looks? Other? ....Thanks...Larry.

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Shafted

Hi Larry,

Both look and comfort are important to me. I'm fortunate in that I can wear a very pointed toe shoe due to the shape of my foot combined with the fact I have long toes that easily conform to the pointed toe shape. There are basically two pointed toe shapes, the classic pointed toe which has a rather short toe box and the euro toe in which the toe box extends beyond the toes. Many people who can't wear the classic pointed toe can wear the euro toe. You'll be surprised at just how roomy the euro toe box is.

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rainbow6562004

Hi, Larry, :D

I agree with Shafted, but wearing anything that causes pain is not a good idea. Destroying your feet to be fashionable makes no sense.

The style in pumps right now is pointed toes, probably not a good idea for you to walk around in. Perhaps you might wear them only when you can sit a lot. A possibility, after using a shoe-stretcher, as I use for most pumps?

High-heeled sandals tend to have a wider toe-box, so wearing them should be less of a problem, if you wear heels to walk around a lot. Slings, also, often have a wider front, so they might be a more fashionable alternative to the pointy-toed pumps.

Rainbow
PS. I'm sorry that you gave away those electric-blue shoes: lol! My favorite color and heel height. I just hope they weren't 13s!
:D

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stilettolover

I agree with Rainbow and Shafted. No use in pain for style. I live in South Florida, and when it is really hot and humid, I have to resort to sandals or the long pointy toes in a pump. Heat makes my feet sweat and swell terribly. So do what your feet are happiest with, and what is COMFORTABLE!!

Heels are GRRRREAT!!

S.L.

micha

Hi Larry,

I'm still angry about myself because of putting my 70ies platform boots into the Red Cross charity box. They had 3'' heels in a wooden style - the classical retro look. And they were male platform boots :P

But I thought: Impossible to wear these oldies on the street. This style is completely out! But later in the 90ies they would have been a real eyecatcher. Now this style is out again. A pointy style is the actual fashion. And I'm almost sure that the next fashion will be rounded too boxes

BTW: my own experience with pointy boots is that they are much more comfortable to wear than every other style! I have to agree to my preposters (Shafted, Rainbow and Stilettoheels). They allow even with 2 sizes too small a comfortable wearing. At least for me. My feet are slim and I'm getting a benefit of the long toe box.

nice greetings

micha

Nigel

I think I would have to say never throw out shoes (unless they are falling apart) there seems to be countless posts her about folk regreting it after they have done it!

everybody knows that fashions come around again, and when having a clearout, put them into storage or up in the roof!

anybody forced into getting rid of their collection in the UK should get in touch with me, I will put them in my roof and hang on to them for you. Then in a couple of years time when you miss your old heels, you can just come and get them.

there, no exuses now.

Nigel.

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JeffB

An interesting question, Larry. I suppose it would depend on one's personal preferences and what people value most. Speaking for myself, I try to shoot for both, even though it's not always easy to achieve as I want to look good and feel good.

If you're not familiar with me and my tastes, my favorite style is the standard pump with a classic pointed toe. Shoe width is, in my opinion, just as important a factor as the shape of the toe. If you find a shoe that's wide enough to accomodate your foot, then you'll be able to maximize your comfort, if not, then a pointed toe box can cause problems.

As for heel height, that can be a crucial factor as well when it comes to comfort. Some can wear towering heights of five inches and more with no difficulty while others can't manage anything over three inches. In my case, I can't bring myself to wear anything under four inches, but never exceed five because I wear my heels in public and do a goodly amount of walking.

Again, it all depends on the individual and what he values most. If it's comfort, tailor your likes in that area, you can never go wrong with shoes that make your feet feel good.

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Dr. Shoe

I buy boots by the look by I also find comfort to be a turn on too and such boots become my favourites.

TXT-1

I like heels that are comfortable on the eye, comfortable on the feet, and are comfortable on the wallet! :D

later,

TXT-1

Dawn HH

I'm one of the fortunate few that can wear a pointed toe box comfortably and have for decades now. That also gives me the good looks as well. I also have some shoes and boots with a flat toe or a snip toe and some with semi-pointed toe boxes, and some with the new extended toe boxes. So as you can see, I have a great variety of footwear styles.
Cheers---

Dawn HH

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