Weeks of painstaking searching for comfortable ballet flats led me to my local branch of Clarks where, ignoring the poster of two "mature" ladies above the K Shoes display, I finally found what I was looking for, nestling between the orthopaedic sandals and the sensible booties.
These.
I am many many years from retirement age. But oh, they're soooo comfortable....
Is there any hope? Please tell me they're OK.