i wish i had a suggestion, however i will say that i sympathize.. the only
thing more annoying than the "rubber orthopedic soles" you mention is
finding a nice modern pair of mens shoes sans the ultra trendy squashed,
blunt, square-ish noses. eek.
billy
At 08:28 AM 1/4/00 -0800, Miss Becky wrote:
>I used to brave the Minnesota elements wearing almost exclusively vintage
>shoes, but in more recent years have chosen to wear newer Mary Janes,
>oxfords, go-go boots or Adidas trainers on weekends. My main complaint with
>shopping for shoes lately has been the almost total lack of plain,
>practical, or remotely attractive SOLES on numerous pairs of otherwise great
>shoes! Girls, (maybe guys too!) you've all been through it: spy a great
>looking pair of shoes (not too contemporary or trendy looking, in the
>Italian section or better) and rush over to examine it. Only to find them
>attached one of three horrid things:
>
>Those UGLY 'orthopedic' - looking mechanical rubber soles (usually these
>shoes also have an unattractive curved toe box);
>
>Huge industrial lug soles, suitable for hiking, off-road running or mountain
>climbing;
>
>Tall, square, chunky 4 or 5 inch stack heels.
>
>While everyone is inclined to their own tastes and discretion, all I can say
>about the three above trends in footwear is YUCK!!! While waiting for my
>boyfriend to find the pair of desert boots he wanted at the Clarks store I
>wandered over to the women's section, attracted by a smart - looking pair of
>suede Mary Janes with a big button fastener only to find the DREADED
>ORTHOPEDIC RUBBER SOLE. After more inspection I couldn't find a single pair
>of women's shoes in the place WITHOUT them! So disappointing...as they had
>quite a few pairs of women's shoes that were otherwise very sharp and well
>made. I don't think many girls wear the men's desert boot very well
>either. Clarks sells a lot of hippie shoes - clogs, sandals, hiking boots,
>thsoe awful Treks (sorry Brian) etc. so it's not like I was really
>surprised, but still..................
>
>If anyone has practical suggestions of places to check out for good women's
>shoes, excluding Prada and Payless, please share!
>
>Miss Becky
>
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