10.04.2006

skinny models, skinny feet, right?

For the first time in my 24 years of living someone told me I have a lot of of shoes. Well, not really. I once read that a woman owns an average of 12 pairs of shoes. Twelve! That’s so many.

Okay, so I admit I have more than 12 pairs of shoes. I probably have 13, but that’s not the point. I only really wear four of them. The other nine I pull out maybe once a year or not even that.

Truth me known I have always hated shoe shopping. Don’t get me wrong, I want to love shoes, it’s just shoes (or the suppliers) just don’t love my feet. When I walk into Nordstroms I feel like I am in high school. All of them are so popular so I have a crush on them immediately. But it’s just like high school; they don’t have a crush on me.

My narrow size just can’t fill the typical shoe, which makes it hard to buy the trendy peep-toe shoes or suede stilettos. And if I do find an alluring pair in narrow (key word alluring; I’m starting to realize narrow=ugly grandma pair of shoes) I can expect to shell out almost $100 or more. $100 or more = almost two clothing outfits and maybe even a small lunch.

But you know what gets me is the gimmicks – “We now offer extended sizes.” – Dillards. “We have the widest selection.” – Payless. I guess when they said widest they mean various wide size shoes (W, WW).

Nevertheless, I think its time for designers to start designing for narrow feet people like myself. I mean I just don’t get it, they design clothes for the skinny people, so why can’t they design shoes for skinny feet. It’s only fair.