For most women one of the greatest pleasures in life is shopping for shoes. That is unless they have wide feet. For women with wider than normal feet buying wide womens shoes can be a problem. This is because many women discover that retail shoe stores do not carry a good range of white womens shoes. Even when they manage to find wide width shoes the styles and varieties is usually very limited and many of the shoes are not particularly attractive.
The fact is that as we at age things tend to get wider this includes our feet. Also pregnant women and women have gone through pregnancy experience an expansion of their feet due to the extra weight and water retention so finding comfortable shoes becomes imperative. The wide width womens shoes are designed to help you easily fit into the latest fashion shoes and boots with comfort and style.
It’s not really surprising to learn that ladies have a tendency to wear the wrong size shoe or boot just to feel a little more comfortable. The problem is that narrow or regular sized shoes may well become too painful to wear and if there are no wide womens shoe sizes available, so picking the wrong size seems like the ideal solution to the problem. It’s not! Not only are many of the narrow style shoes (such as stiletto heel shoes) not designed for wider feet they actually do not look good in the wide width fittings.
Avoiding Foot Problems
Getting the right size show is not just about comfort and fit. It’s about avoiding foot problems and caring for the health of your feet. Medical studies have found that almost everyone will have some form of foot problem during their lifetime and over 70% of elderly people suffer from complaints of the feet. Many of these cases are severe enough that medical advice was sought by visiting a doctor. So it comes as no surprise to learn that the leading form of foot problems was caused by ill fitting shoes.
Wearing shoes that are too narrow causes a number of different problems. The most serious of these problems, called a neuroma, is caused when shoes are too narrow. They compress the balls of the feet together casing the nerves to be pinched and it can be very painful. In some cases pain killing injections are required and at the most extreme surgery may be needed. If left untreated neuroma can lead to a substantial loss of feeling in the foot and even when corrected by medication or surgery it may return with continued wearing of poorly fitting or too narrow shoes. Moving up a size or two is not the solution as the shoes will still not fit correctly. The only solution is to buy wider fitting womens shoes.
Some of the more common issues that can be caused by poorly fitting shoes are calluses or even bunions. Calluses, are not usually painful can be unsightly as the skin hardens. Bunions on the other hand can be extremely painful and may need treatment. All of these conditions can be alleviated or even avoided By wearing correct sized shoes. Many women will make the mistake of thinking that by wearing larger sized shoes they will be wide enough for a good, comfortable fit. This is not true, selecting wide womens shoes with the correct width fitting will ease any current problems and help avoid issues in the future.
But it’s not all bad news! Now there is a wide range of wide width womens shoes available across the internet due to the greater demand. Shoe manufacturers are finally realizing this and have started producing wide womens shoes in many new fashionable styles. So now you can look great and feel good too!
By: Mary Amos
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March 3rd, 2010Six Ways to Get Women’s Wide Width Shoes
February 3rd, 2010
Women’s wide width shoes pose a challenge to many tall women with wide feet. For the most part getting women’s shoes for this group of people can be expensive and time wasting. It even feels discriminatory when a brand does not consider women with big feet beyond size ten. Plus sizes normally start at size 11 and women’s size 12 shoes.
I have had such problem since I was fourteen. It has made me develop a passion to always know where to find tall women wide width shoes. It is not easy but I have narrowed down to about six ways you can get large the large sizes.
The first thing is to search the local shoes store. If you are lucky some will have big size women’s shoes. The variety will be very limited and you may have to settle for a shoe that you do not like, if you have no time, but, you can be lucky and get a good pick.
Normally the local stores will have a gorgeous display of shoes but will lack the women’s wide width or big sizes. So, the second way to get a large wear is to get in the store and a grab a style that you like, then ask the staff in there if they can order for you a similar one but in a bigger range. Give them your contact details. If you are lucky they will try and do that. This will not happen on all stores and definitely most brands do not even go beyond size ten. However I have been lucky in some cases and it is an easy way you can try.
The third way to find women’s wide width shoes is to ask friends, relatives and even strangers who have wide feet adorning beautiful shoes. Inquire from them where they get their picks and how much it costs. With time you have different leads and ways you can get your own.
Fourthly do an online search. It is amazing how many brands have women wide width shoes only in their online store and not offline. Make sure you buy from stores or vendors that have free returns. This is because, unlike normal size shoes, women with wide feet do not put on a given size, it is usually a range of two or three sizes with halves included. If an online store or vendor have free returns then you can do exchanges without any hassle.
Though this may not appeal to many. The fifth way to get wide width shoes and tall women pairs is to look in second hand stores. You may even get some new shoes there on a lucky day. Second hand stores stock all kind of finds, so if you frequent the stores you can get some extra wide shoes. The only problem normally is the shape of the shoes if the owner wore it for a long time. However if you need some casual or everyday sandals then you can easily get cheap large size shoes this way.
Lastly, the other way to get some big size shoes is to exchange them with your friends and relatives with big size shoes. If a shoe is pinching or too loose then offer to give it to someone who has big legs and ask them to give you a pair that is not fitting them. It is along shot but worth a try for those with a plus size problem.
It can be a challenge finding a good shoe, but there are some very nice wide width shoes from great brands. As a tall woman with wide feet do not give up on your search and always know you do not have to buy any pair just because it fits, do a search, be patient and give yourself a treat.
By: Grace Onyango
