Heels, Yeah!

Extracted from Shape Magazine November 2013

After one hour and six minutes of wearing heels, most women are in pain, a new U.K. survey found. Still, more than 40% say they're willing to suffer for fashion. Sound familiar? Lessen the hurt with these tips from heel-wearing podiatrists in New York City:

1. Find the Right Fit: Narrow feet can slip around in shoes, so choose a heel with an ankle strap for added stability, Krista Archer suggests. If you have wide feet, your best bet is a wedge with a rounded toe box, which is more forgiving on joints than pointy-toed stilettos.
2. Be a Pencil Pusher: "Slip off your shoes under your desk at work, put your feet together and try to pick up a pencil with your toes to activate the 38 muscles in each foot and strengthen your arches," Suzanne Levine advises.
3. Stretch It Out: "Over time, wearing heels of the same height will cause your Achilles tendons to tighten and shrink, which can lead to pain," Jacqueline Sutera says. Do a few downward dog stretches each night to release tension in the back of your legs. 

foot with narrow flats on

foot without shoes on

If you notice deformities developing (hammertoes, bunions, taylor's bunion) or pain from your current deformities, don't hesitate to give us a call. There are plenty of conservative and surgical treatments available!

Wedding Shoes

As a bride-to-be, my current fixation is…wedding shoes! I'm hoping I'll be able to wiggle these into the wedding budget somehow, we'll see! 

As I've scoured the stores and websites (hello Nordstrom) I've become unsatisfied with my results (residing in Southwest VA doesn't help either). My original goal was to find hot pink satin wedges since the ceremony will be in grass. Then the whole "gold glitter" craze began and the pink shoes were out the window. After I found the dress I unfortunately came to the realization that I can't wear gold glitter shoes- as I have silver detailing on my dress. 

Now I've decided to go back to the pink shoes but they must be…pink glitter shoes!! And now my focus has somehow turned to Jimmy Choos and Christian Louboutins. And honestly people- it's my one chance to go ALL OUT! 

Of course I have a few rules in order for one of these ridiculously over priced pair of shoes to come to my hands: they have to be comfortable and they can't be in the quadruple digits unfortunately. 

Now let's get into why these shoes are priced the way they are and how to people (other than being their wedding shoes) justify them? 

At the low price of $3,395 these break my "quadruple digits" rule

A salesman at the Christian Louboutin boutique in LA explains, "each shoe is handmade in Italy using only the finest materials. Each craftsman has a specific job and they employ the best people. Christian left school at the ripe old age of 12 and has been designing shoes since then. His company launched in 1991 and his shoes have been a favorite of celebrities and royalty, Princess Caroline of Monaco was one of his first customers, ever since." Sounds like a good enough reason to me *visions of red soles dance in my head* -source 

One 'investigator' reports she has two pairs of Loubs and while she can wear them for a couple of hours, after that the effects of the narrow toe box kicks in…ahh the price to pay for beauty!

The one token of advice I've come across time and time again is, "buy what you can afford." I completely agree with this and that's why I'm using my wedding budget to pay for them!