GiuliaPiraino

Does anyone have any suggestions for a certain brand of "comfort heels" that look nice, but that you could walk relatively far in? We're spending 3 weeks in Paris and Barcelona and I'm taking my Privo clogs for everyday wear, however, they don't make me feel very pretty if you get my drift! I'm only taking jeans, dark jeans, so I'd like to dress them up with heels and accessories for dinner and shows. I need to go out and buy a pair of shoes that have those kind of high heels that look like they are hard but they are really soft, rubbery material, like the ones made by Sofft, Ecco, or Dansko, I know there are others. Anyone actually tried walking at least a mile or two in these? Here are some of the ones I found, anyone with direct experience, please let me know if they are worth the money because they run $100-$200. Thanks.

http://www.thewalkingcompany.com/com...&Sizename=

beaupeep

Well, I never heard of them but am sure going to buy those Veronica shoes!

GiuliaPiraino

Girl after my own heart, those are the ones I like too,LOL. I wonder if they would kill your feet? These are all supposed to be "comfort" shoes, but that's sooooo subjective.

elcon

Hi ladies, I have the veronica pumps by sofft. They are great, but not for distance IMO. The heels are a bit high. I think you would do better with wedge heels. The are usually more comfortble. I have some by Clark's that are great. QVC has a lot of them online.

marigross

I have had good luck with Aerosoles and with Liz Claiboune's Flex.

GiuliaPiraino

thanks checking QVC now!

GiuliaPiraino

Is this too ugly for evening footwear? I know Josef Seibel makes really, really comfortable shoes.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3000886/...011340&P=2

GiuliaPiraino

Sorry try this one http://tinyurl.com/4wpolf

Chicago_Heather

Shoes ... one of my favorite subjects. For dressy travel, I like a dressy ballerina-type shoe. If you go to Zappos and click on womens and skimmer/ballerina, you'll find dozens of super cute options. I've tried short, medium, and serious heels with little positive results as I walk a LOT in cities.

Sue878

They look nice to wear with jeans. But if you think they are ugly would you wear them?

StCirq

Everyone's feet are so different I'm not sure making suggestions helps, but I'm a total devotée of Unisa shoes. I not only walked miles all over Paris in a pair of their slingback suede shoes with 2" heels, I did the same all over Nairobi!

Course, I've never had any foot problems and can walk for days on end without discomfort - as long as I'm in the right shoes.

Fodorite018

I really like Munro's. I have quite a few pairs and they are all so comfy.

melissa19

I can vouch for Josef Seibel being super comfortable - at least on my foot, and I have a very high arch. I have some of their loafers that I have taken to Paris. If it wouldn't be too cold for a sandal, look for the JS Zee. I can walk all day in them!

Therese

BeautiFeel and Arche are both excellent options. Really and truly made for walking distances (and relatively expensive, but you get what you pay for).

MelJ

I've already noted I no longer wear heels, but even if I did, I probably wouldn't do it for travel now, because ballerina flats are SO popular--in Paris, at least--that you can get away with a cute pair of black patent leather, comfy shoes that will be much more comfortable, yet still stylish.

GiuliaPiraino

I like the way ballerina flats look, however, they hurt my feet, I think they are too flat, and also, my jeans are hemmed very long, since I never wear flats. I just feel prettier in heels and I would only need to walk a maximum of a mile, I would be surprised if we had to walk more than 2 miles. I think flats look better on really skinny girls, ie not me!

These are the shoes I always take to Europe, I've walked 100 miles in these I swear and they make my feet feel fab AND they have a heel! But, as you can see, NOT so pretty for dinner in a sweet little bistrot!

http://tinyurl.com/3fwnc4

FYI, if anyone is looking for amazing walking shoes, these are a huge winner!

djkbooks

The most comfortable shoes I own (or have ever owned) are Beautifeel. But, I've bought only the sandals, slides, etc., as I've never found a dressy style I like.

The only dress shoes I've found which are comfortable enough for a relative distance are Munro's. The style was discontinued, so I save them just for travel.

Everyone's feet are quite different though, with regard to what's most comfortable.

More problematic is that shoes that feel like a dream, even right out of the box, often do not go the distance, especially after hours and hours of pounding pavements in your most comfortable walking shoes.

Zappos is terrific - for the reviews, and the free shipping in both directions.

QueenyO

if you're wearing those shoes with pants then yes, they will work. I like "pointy shoes with dress pants. it depends, get Dr. Schollssp?

Christina

I actually think ballerina flats have almost zero support and are terrible for walking long distances, just about like flip-flops. I actually don't think any "dressy" shoe is appropriate for walking miles, nor any shoe with a high heel. That is bad for your feet.

Now I have jeans hemmed a bit long that I wear at home with about a 2 or 2.5" heel (I rarely wear higher) and they are okay when I travel with a mule or shoe with a kind of built-up heel and sole that isn't quite that high, but is enough so they aren't dragging 0on the ground. Sort of like that photo you posted from shoes.com but not quite that high a heel, really. Lots of stylish mules or even the many variations on casual shoes know have sort of a rubbery/flex sole that is about an inch thick with a slightly built up heel. Those work okay.

With pants, your shoes aren't showing that much that you need dressy high heel shoes, IMO, and you shouldn't need to be walking miles to go out to dinner, should you? aren't you just walking a couple blocks to/from some metro stop or something?

So I'd go with some kind of clog/mule thing with a couple inch built up sole/slightly higher heel but not get into dress shoes. And I agree with canning the ballerina flats for walking around miles.

NWWanderer

I bought a pair of Josef Seibel ankle boots at Nordstrom (Bee I think is the model name) for my recent trip to Paris and they were very comfortable for walking--I wouldn't use them as all day shoes since they have a bit of a heel but they worked great for going out at night even when we were walking or using the Metro.