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Shoes with arch support that aren't sketchers!
latenightprep · 04/03/2023 23:43
I've found out recently that I need arch support in my shoes (I have some insoles that promise arch support but don't think they really do much), so can anyone recommend something that isn't sketchers trainers? Thanks in advance!
Matchingcollarandcuffs · 09/03/2023 07:31
I am Sooo tempted to show DH this thread to show I’m not a wasteful Odin but instead just suffer for lack of the right shoes. I have hyper mobile Ehlers Danlos and can end up crippled from the wrong shoes, my once beloved Ugg Kensingtons have had me pretty much housebound for the past three days after wearing them for a full day commute to the office
bellac11 · 09/03/2023 17:59
How are people managing to fit their orthotic insoles into shoes?
I have to have shoes that come with a removable innersole so that I can fit my insoles in, otherwise my foot is lifted so far out of the shoe its unwearable/uncomfortable
I have to wear Camper or Josef Sobel at the moment
Calling · 09/03/2023 18:14
I have painful knees and tired feet and wonder whether wearing trainers so much is not a good idea. Have an appointment with a podiatrist so I could ask then, but in the meantime, lots of useful suggestions.
I have wide feet: does anyone have these and have suitable shoes?
Netcam · 09/03/2023 18:27
bellac11 · 09/03/2023 17:59
How are people managing to fit their orthotic insoles into shoes?
I have to have shoes that come with a removable innersole so that I can fit my insoles in, otherwise my foot is lifted so far out of the shoe its unwearable/uncomfortable
I have to wear Camper or Josef Sobel at the moment
I found that was the case even with removable insoles as the fit in never identical. I gave up on that strategy in the end.
Netcam · 09/03/2023 18:30
Calling · 09/03/2023 18:14
I have painful knees and tired feet and wonder whether wearing trainers so much is not a good idea. Have an appointment with a podiatrist so I could ask then, but in the meantime, lots of useful suggestions.
I have wide feet: does anyone have these and have suitable shoes?
Have a look at Finn Comfort Ikebukuro, they are amazing for foot problems and are fairly wide with a wide toe box. The dark brown suede ones are acceptable looking, for me anyway, but the comfort and support is incredible if you can rethink shoes being for walking and supporting your body rather than fashion. It requires a kind of change of mindset.
Calling · 09/03/2023 18:41
Netcam · 09/03/2023 18:30
Have a look at Finn Comfort Ikebukuro, they are amazing for foot problems and are fairly wide with a wide toe box. The dark brown suede ones are acceptable looking, for me anyway, but the comfort and support is incredible if you can rethink shoes being for walking and supporting your body rather than fashion. It requires a kind of change of mindset.
Calling · 09/03/2023 18:14
I have painful knees and tired feet and wonder whether wearing trainers so much is not a good idea. Have an appointment with a podiatrist so I could ask then, but in the meantime, lots of useful suggestions.
I have wide feet: does anyone have these and have suitable shoes?
Thanks @Netcam however it seems to have been discontinued. Drat.
Netcam · 09/03/2023 18:44
Calling · 09/03/2023 18:41
Thanks @Netcam however it seems to have been discontinued. Drat.
Netcam · 09/03/2023 18:30
Have a look at Finn Comfort Ikebukuro, they are amazing for foot problems and are fairly wide with a wide toe box. The dark brown suede ones are acceptable looking, for me anyway, but the comfort and support is incredible if you can rethink shoes being for walking and supporting your body rather than fashion. It requires a kind of change of mindset.
Calling · 09/03/2023 18:14
I have painful knees and tired feet and wonder whether wearing trainers so much is not a good idea. Have an appointment with a podiatrist so I could ask then, but in the meantime, lots of useful suggestions.
I have wide feet: does anyone have these and have suitable shoes?
Really, I'm surprised, they've been making them for years. Will have a search for you.
Netcam · 09/03/2023 19:41
@Calling I have bought them from here before. They speak English if you email them and are really helpful. I used Google Translate to understand the website and then paid through Amazon pay. I ended up buying multiple pairs and returning some at my cost, but it was still worthwhile overall and I knew I was going to do that.
schuherlebnis.de/markenschuhe/finn-comfort/finn-comfort-damen/halbschuhe/finn-comfort-finnamic-ikebukuro-damen-schnuerschuhe-schwarz-nubukleder
I have tried all of the Finn Comfort shoes as I visited a shop in Austria on holiday (my poor family had to wait and watch) and the Ikebukuro are by far the best, ones that look similar but are a different style are just not the same.
I am usually a size 5.5 although I can be 5 or 6 dependingon styles. My Ikebukuro are 5, the 5.5 were huge. And I wear them with thickish socks, something like Smartwool hike light ankle socks are my favourite. I think they need cushioned wool socks to work best.
RampantIvy · 11/03/2023 08:44
Why is it that most of these super comfortable shoes are only available online? I have to try on about 20 pairs of shoes before finding something I can walk in. Both Ecco and Hotter closed their shops in my local shopping mall.
I can't order 20 pairs of shoes, and I don't have time to spend hours queuing in our local post office to send stuff back.
I also have very painful arthritis in one foot @WhatHaveIFound and love walking, but find that I can't walk much more than two or three miles these days due to the pain. I have had a look at MBT and they only have a small handful of outlets, and the nearest one is 52 miles away. Do they have concessions in other outlets?
Netcam · 11/03/2023 09:00
RampantIvy · 11/03/2023 08:44
Why is it that most of these super comfortable shoes are only available online? I have to try on about 20 pairs of shoes before finding something I can walk in. Both Ecco and Hotter closed their shops in my local shopping mall.
I can't order 20 pairs of shoes, and I don't have time to spend hours queuing in our local post office to send stuff back.
I also have very painful arthritis in one foot @WhatHaveIFound and love walking, but find that I can't walk much more than two or three miles these days due to the pain. I have had a look at MBT and they only have a small handful of outlets, and the nearest one is 52 miles away. Do they have concessions in other outlets?
We tend to have courier or post office collections to return things. Can you do that? Any parcel with a Royal Mail return label can be booked for a collection online, at least where we live, even if the return label says take it to a post office. Most collections for returns are free, occasionally I have had to pay 60p. Most couriers do collections too.
RampantIvy · 11/03/2023 09:09
It's still a PITA not being able to try several different pairs of shoes on one straight after the other. I just CBA toing and froing with buying online and sending stuff back. It's so much easier walking around shoe shops and trying and buying the same day.
I must have awkward feet as my heels are narrow and slip out of shoes easily. One reason I can't find brogues to fit for example.
Netcam · 11/03/2023 09:38
RampantIvy · 11/03/2023 09:09
It's still a PITA not being able to try several different pairs of shoes on one straight after the other. I just CBA toing and froing with buying online and sending stuff back. It's so much easier walking around shoe shops and trying and buying the same day.
I must have awkward feet as my heels are narrow and slip out of shoes easily. One reason I can't find brogues to fit for example.
Agree that returning things are annoying. But if you want to find something specialist for foot problems you are unlikely to find it in the high street. I have spent hours going round every shoe shop in our city to find nothing that works. If you want to try a variety of shoes from manufacturers such as MBT, Joya, Vionic, Wolky, Allegria and Finn Comfort, really you have no choice but to order online unless you live near a specialist shoe shops that sells these types of shoes.
Enko · 11/03/2023 10:03
Netcam · 11/03/2023 09:38
Agree that returning things are annoying. But if you want to find something specialist for foot problems you are unlikely to find it in the high street. I have spent hours going round every shoe shop in our city to find nothing that works. If you want to try a variety of shoes from manufacturers such as MBT, Joya, Vionic, Wolky, Allegria and Finn Comfort, really you have no choice but to order online unless you live near a specialist shoe shops that sells these types of shoes.
RampantIvy · 11/03/2023 09:09
It's still a PITA not being able to try several different pairs of shoes on one straight after the other. I just CBA toing and froing with buying online and sending stuff back. It's so much easier walking around shoe shops and trying and buying the same day.
I must have awkward feet as my heels are narrow and slip out of shoes easily. One reason I can't find brogues to fit for example.
I have seriously considered a trip to Skipton to get to cheerful soles just so I could try on specialist shoes. I live in the SE and have no other reason to go to Skipton😀
Enko · 11/03/2023 10:07
PillBoxes · 05/03/2023 07:45
Why the hate for Skechers?
Unfashionable? Well mine are like walking on pillows so fashion be damned!
For me I cant tolerate shoes that close all around my feet. So no boots or trainers for me. My feet overheat and I'm not just talking they get hot I feel outright unwell.
If we go for a dog walk i may wear boots but i have a pair of shoes in the car for us going for a coffee. Once we are sat down I can't cope with the heat. Skechers are Almost all full cover (I'm aware some of their sandal type are not but I'm not a sandal in the winter type of person)
So that's the hate from me. I want nice looking shoes that are not a boot or a trainer.
Enko · 11/03/2023 10:22
AnotherEmma · 05/03/2023 09:46
Going to come back to this thread and look up all the recommendations. I have a bad flare up of plantar fasciitis atm.
I have Crocs for the garden and they are the comfiest (well, least painful) shoes for me to wear atm - I refuse to wear them out of the house, though! Interestingly the physio recommended Crocs.
I also have Birkenstocks which have very good support although the soles are a bit hard if your feet are in pain.
I do like my footwear to look good but I guess I am going to have to compromise as I haven't yet found anything (apart from Birkenstocks) that has good arch support and doesn't look fugly. I need trainers though...
It was plantar fasciitis. That made me spend the money on the Allegria shoes the difference was gigantic. I do feel for you the pain from PF is awful.
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