Just got feet, don't got SHOES

there is absolutely no chance in hell of me commuting in heels. 40 minutes crowded train + 20 minutes walking = so not gonna happen

though i see women doing this all the time. they are obviously aliens. or have a higher pain threshold or magic feet or something.

or higher arches. i have 2 friends who have crazy high arches and claim that heels are more comfortable for them than flats.

Well, ideally around a 1.5" heel or so. Those totally flat ballet slippers that have been popular for a couple of years are DEATH to my feet.

oh yeah, i have non-existant arches.

i have crazy high arches and i need a bit of a heel - super flat shoes are super ow - i need at least an inch of heel or cushion or whatever

these girls are a special case, laurel. both routinely wear 3"+ heels as if they were fuzzy slippers.

Yeah, I didn't think I was one of those people! I sprained my ankle on Saturday, so I'm feeling a little nervous about heels right now.

i am wearing 3+" wedges today! i know they are not "real heels" but i am bascially 6 feet tall in them and it feels pretty awes. i have never worn "real heels" over 2.5" high tho.

i got the high arches. i think that is part of why i have such a difficult time finding flats i like! i have some 3 1/2" or so wedges. i can walk ok in them, it's just you have to take really tiny steps bc the surface area of the bottom of the shoe is cut in half or something!

hm - maybe it depends on the shoe tho?
the simple advice of 'just walk a little slower and with slightly shorter steps' (my steps are v long in first place) seems to have done wonders for me

http://www.6pm.com/n/p/p/7278580/c/216.html
i just ordered these (i checked it with laurel, and she said it was ok :)

i don't really love them but come on, $50.

(also i SWORE i wasn't going to buy anything online this week, oh well. i do need sensible work boots and i'm not going to find a cheaper pair. also that site has like 6 pages of campers for $50 fyi)

Ahaha! Wear them in good health, lovely!

okay so rrobyn put something into my head that I can't get rid of

http://i38.tinypic.com/11awyfm.jpg

Opinions? I wanted to go for pink but it's a light pink and that + salt + slush sounds like a bad combination, these I would like to think would at least wear it better... they are customizable from Timberland's website for $180 (eep) but look warm and walkable. Anyone own Timberland boots of any design, who can comment on warmth of shoe?? I go to North Bay sometimes in the winter, where it's not unheard of to see 5-6 feet of snow!!

I'm kind of sick of tall black "dressy" boots after wearing similar for the past few years..

oh man, my friends are hating those and calling them santa's shoes :( I just want something warm, comfortable, low heeled and available in size 11 that isn't your standard black boots for once! sigh

I also hate brown.. so my options are pretty much grey or red

I would go to an Army-Navy supply store and buy paratrooper jump boots before I'd pay $180 for those. Admittedly the color is cheering, but overall it wouldn't be a good trade-off for me.

Another thing: I don't know how warm they'd be, the website specifies that they're waterproof but says NOTHING about any kind of insulation...? Also I have a beef with the catalog copy, it says "perfect for jeans". Jeans?? What kind of jeans can you pull ABOVE YOUR KNEES to lace up a 14" boot shaft? Puhleeze. Maybe my GAP overalls from college.

Fair enough.. I've never worn Timberlands but I see them up here on people all the time and they generally look warm! It's funny that you suggest paratrooper boots because I was a total army boots girl for years and years before buying a few pairs of classic black boots. Hah. I figured the only way I could go was crazy red and rugged soled! I will keep looking..

Hmmm! Well, there are a couple of ex-Army boots types around here, so you're in good company (quincie?).

Did you look at Sorel? We used to have their kids' boots when I was little, and just keep handing them down in the family...I'd trust 'em, and I kind of like these!

DUDE HOW CUTE ARE THESE IN HERRINGBONE??@??

http://doddsshoe.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/media/8221.jpg

http://www.rabanser.com/es/images/m/tecnica_moon-boots_schwarz_black.jpg

i have these for when the weather turns really serious. they come off at the office, of course. if it's just mildly gross outside, i wear these (from sporto; insulated, which is v. important):

http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/100/0/AAAAArci_HIAAAAAAQAJWQ.jpg

http://www.zappos.com/images/743/7439617/5007-691791-d.jpg

sort of an impulse buy a couple weeks ago
dark burgundy patent

i'm not sure what to think about shoes like this

http://www.payless.com/Images/600x600/064100_7_600x600.jpg

i don't think i "get" peep toe boots

those have more problems than just the peep toe. but yeah, it's kind of weird.

i just tried on the corso como boots i mentioned upthread, and unfortunately they're really slouchy through the ankle. nothing against slouchy boots, but that's so not what i want!

ha yeah i perhaps did not pick the best example of shoe but the peep toe just really stuck out at me on that one for some reason.

I have the worst taste in the world, but I'm looking for some boot type shoes. What do you guys think of these?

http://www.zappos.com/images/737/7374123/6627-535664-p.jpg

kind of digging this in wine, though they're not really what i need right now... http://tinyurl.com/48ygbh

burt, those are dangerously close those things I think are called Wallabys (sp?)? Thus I would say you could do better, IMHO.

burt i vote Y on those, they're nice

xpost ha, i like wallabees
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/12/feeling-for-desert-boots-in-summer/

It's a desert boot style ... they've been a thing in NYC for a while, I guess.

For a while, yeah....

i have a strange compulsion to buy these: http://tinyurl.com/3f3dg7

i know it is wrong.

i am v tempted to get these (frye)
http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/fryeb/fryeb2007311496/fryeb2007311496_prod_medium_v1_m56577569831164330._SX201_.jpg
so ugly they are cool IMHO

i like those! i almost bought a pair last weekend that were sort of like that, but they have a sort of golf shoe fringe across the top instead of lacing up. if that makes any sense.

TZA: I dunno, I think those are a tiny bit precious but cute! Probably not a bad idea at all. Unless the quality is terrible, I didn't look that closely.

daria, I don't think they're ugly at all. But then I like Clark's, too.

Been wanting to get some Repetto Zizi's for a while

http://www.linternaute.com/acheter/accessoires-pour-homme-tendance-ete-2008/image/35403.jpg

^^woah; despite my better judgement, I like!

I got these recently; w/yellow laces

http://www.shoemall.com/assets/product_images/styles/large/620240OPT1Z.jpg

Photos don't really do the Repetto's justice, but...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_v8BTsp_Bess/R4vfCxT3a2I/AAAAAAAAABU/y0FcYesjhD8/s1600/sergeinoffice.jpg

i love repetto shoes.

Lauren, who made the very delicate brogue-styled black lace-ups you had on the other day??

you'll never believe it... steve madden. which explains why the "leather" already has started to flake on the toes.

Oh bah. I keep telling myself: NO MORE STEVE MADDEN. And then I hear the siren song of some glossy or metallic flat...

yeah i saw some boots on endless i thought were cute and then noticed "STEVE MADDEN" and did not click.

these are the bomb! unfortunately men's shoes, they are way too big for me

CONVERSE VINTAGE 1980'S AFRICAN SNEAKERS

http://jakandjil.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/leighchanel1.jpg
chanel

http://jakandjil.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/pierrehardy1.jpg
pierre hardy

i'm giving myself a stomachache, i want those shoes so much.

omgawesome.