New shoes ripping feet

Yes I do think M&S shoes are very unforgiving!
I'd go with Siebol, Rieker or Gabor.

At the risk of sounding like Shoe Zone Granny (?) has anybody tried those colourful woven summer shoes from Pavers? They also make a style which seems to be totally elasticated - sorry can't provide a pic- but if you have seen them you will know what I mean. They look very tempting.

Just bought some lovely trainer-type red shoes from Hotter and for what seems like the first time ever I was able to wear them out shopping with absolutely no discomfort at all. I love them. Normally whatever shoes I buy I get rubbing or blisters and not always the first time I wear them. Currently looking for pretty dainty shoes for DSDs wedding next month which will be a challenge - don't think trainers will be a good look!

I've got the same problem with a pair of footgloves, wearing them around the house to soften the heels . they are just what I was looking for so I think I'll presevere

This thread is like joining an exclusive but painful club where everyone speaks the same language i.e . words like Reiker, Joseph Seibel, Hotter, blister stick etc, all words unknown to these lucky people who just buy whatever shoes they fancy, walk out of the shop wearing them and live happily ever after and blissfully blister free. Jealous, moi???

Moshulu shoes are very soft, comfy and pretty. Also, Kiwi do a spray called Foot Silk which is very effective. Good luck - sore feet are no fun at all.

Having found the perfect shoes for a wedding later in the year they have sold out of extra wide in the colour I want and can't tell me if they are going to re stock [Hotter shoes, Monica].I've bought them in black but I really want beige or navy.

I've just looked at the Hotter website & can honestly say there is not ONE pair of shoes I would buy. Not one

Comfortable shoes are my bugbear! I haven't actually bought any new ones for years, as I just can't find any comfortable ones and prefer the ones I have worn in to my feet. I have bunions and most shoes cut right across at that point. Anything bigger and they look horrible and old fashioned. I also have sore soles on my feet. The chiropodist says it is because you lose the fat pads as you get older. Unless I wear trainers I can't walk round town like I used to do, even with gel pads in my shoes. I do have comfy boots though and have never had them off my feet since about October. With the warmer weather this week I have gone back into shoes which are having to be worn in again.

My father worked in the haberdashery department of the Coop before the war. His best friend was in the shoe department. He says that when a customer tried on shoes and they were a little too tight, he told them he would put them in the "shoe stretcher". He would take them out to the back, do nothing, bring them back in and hey presto! Suddenly they fit the customer.

(I doubt if anyone could get away with that these days!)

That best friend became my Godfather!

My problem, which should probably really be on another thread is that I have had several pairs of in-shoe socks (foam rubber for comfort, furry ones for warmth) and the have started riding up the heel. By the time I get to the end of the street they are somewhere around the back of my knee.

Blisters I don't have much trouble with, but I usually wear two pairs of socks and this may stop shoes rubbing.

LesleyC I fear my "fat pads" have relocated elsewhere on my body
But I have read of collegennfoot injections to "plump them up" - ouchy!!

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Collagen -I can spell, even if the iPad can't!

desertdiva I agree with you re all Hotter shoes but if the choice is to stay indoors forever or wear granny shoes which are very comfortable, I think you know what I have chosen!

In my walking coat pocket and handbag I carry a wad of sheep's wool which I picked off a fence. If a shoe starts to rub you sandwich some of the wool next to the skin and the lanolin in the wool will lubricate the sore spot to stop a blister forming. Just a get-you-home- remedy of course!

shysal, if that is just raw sheep's wool, it might be a good idea to wash it first (cold water and no soap won't take out the lanoline) Sheep's fleeces are not all that sanitary.

Some clever spark once filled a cushion with raw wool - it was later found to be crawling with maggots, hatched out from the fly eggs laid in the dirtier parts of the fleece.

Pavers multi coloured woven shoes are lovely but offer no support especially when you have feet that require support. Have just bought two pairs of hotter shoes in their sale and they are great, comfortable and so nice to find shoes that agree with my feet. Sorry for the lady who couldn't find a pair of Hotter shoes she liked.

I have the same trouble, I rarely find shoes that don't hurt. If I do have a pair that are fine they then suddenly for no reason rub my feet raw. In the summer I cannot have bare feet in shoes as they rub the sole of my foot and give me huge blisters. I have tried those little shoe liners but they pop off the heel and bunch up under the foot. (Sigh!) oh to have 'normal' feet!

I would love to wear hotters but as I take size 2 they are not available. I mainly buy on the internet. Pavers are a great for me as they do a lot of size 2s. There are a number of websites specializing in small sizes but the prices are ridiculous and they are very narrow fitting. I used to be able to wear size 3 from Dolce (under forty shillings). Apparently all the lasts were changed when they became metric. Size 2 now size 35 etc.

I have never been able to wear M&S shoes, even the so called flexible ones. I read a tip recently, can't remember where, to stop shoes rubbing put micropore tape in the areas where they are likely to rub. Sadly I don't think this would work after the event, but worth remembering for next time. I too like Gabor shoes, but you have to remember that there different styles are for different widths of feet, so worth checking with an assistant, if you can find one who knows the answer!! I also like Joseph Siebel and some Ecco styles. Got to the stage where comfort comes before style. I figure if I wear make up and large earrings people only look at my face and not at the rest of me - well perhaps I'm kidding myself!

I am a fan of Ecco shoes too.

Hotter shoes are comfortable but my best buy ever are sketchers go walk I can be on my feet up to eight hours and still feel very comfortable I have the black but they come in some lovely summer colours

The most comfortable (flat) shoes that I have ever worn are California by Gabor.
From the first day that I put them on, they felt wonderful and I can literally walk miles in them.
Suzied has also brought up an important point in that it they are leather uppers, then they can be stretched up to a point. If they are some sort of plastic, then I am afraid that you cannot do anything about them. I discovered many years ago that I cannot wear shoes made from synthetic material as they draw my feet as if they were in a vice. Painful experience.
Hotter seems to be very popular on this Forum. I will now make a point of having a look at them next time I am in town.

I went into a wonderful shop last week - didn't buy any shoes - but the assistants were so helpful!! I think it was called Robin Elt Shoes (in Malvern).
Until the assistant showed me, I hadn't realised that many good makes of shoes have detachable insoles, so you can take them out and have a bit more depth or else put in your own orthotics.

If anyone does buy any Hotter shoes make sure you find some sort of code to get a reduction...I had 30% off the ones I bought the other day. Seeing a chiropodist on Monday in the hope that she can sort my corn out [the corn is on my 'good' foot..the one without the bunion ].

Try the Dutch make Wolky, the Austrian make Legero, Softinos, made from very soft leather which are all worth tracking down on the internet. I have very broad size 7-8 feet with bunions and toes deformed by arthritis and all the shoes and boots from these dirms are not only comfortable, but not at all frumpy in style.