jamie
January 28th, 2005, 12:36 AM
I have a very wide (D, maybe E) instep, and a very narrow heel.
I have to seek very flexible shoes, or else my heel constantly slides
in and out of the shoe while walking. The around-the-heel inserts
they used to put in my shoes when I was a child never seemed to work
in adulthood, they just caused even more rubbing as my heel slid in
and out.
For 20 some-odd years, I wore old-fashioned canvas Keds as a casual
shoe, white ones at home, and the all-black including black rubber
and grommets at work -- until a few years ago, when they altered the
"last" (form) when they added the terrycloth lining and called it
"classic". Suddenly their WW was only as wide as the W used to be
and half a size longer, and they didn't fit right any more.
With much searching in several shoes stores, trying to find a sneaker
that was both wide enough and flexible enough, I finally found one,
a leather Easy Spirit model, that fit the bill. They didn't have
as much arch support as the Keds had had, so I added a Dr Scholl's
arch support insert (men's, women's is too narrow for a wide shoe)
for my flat duck-feet, and wore them very comfortably for the past 2
1/2 years, and they are pretty worn out.
I've had difficulty finding this model again, as neither the model number
nor name was on the tag in the tongue of the shoe, and this particular
model was not shown on the Easy Spirit Website. I wasn't able to
find anything else in 3 or 4 shoe stores that was both wide enough
and flexible enough for my foot to stay in it.
Somebody suggested the Famous Footwear chain for wide shoes, and
I went there last week. Much to my surprise, they had the exact
model Easy Spirit that I was looking to replace -- it's the Strand.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize until I got home that the ones I was
wearing were 2W width, and the two pair I brought home were just W.
When I brought them back to the store for an exchange, they didn't
stock the 2W in the store, *but* they offered to send the two pair
of 2W Strand from the warehouse to my home for no charge. I'm very
happy, and now I know the model name in case I want to stock up on
more pairs, just in case this one is discontinued.
(The store said I'd be able to order them online in the future,
but unfortunately, Easy Spirit brand doesn't seem to be listed on
the Famous Footwear website. But google turns up plenty of online
shoe stores selling the Easy Spirit Strand model in the 2W width.)
--
jamie )
"There's a seeker born every minute."
I have to seek very flexible shoes, or else my heel constantly slides
in and out of the shoe while walking. The around-the-heel inserts
they used to put in my shoes when I was a child never seemed to work
in adulthood, they just caused even more rubbing as my heel slid in
and out.
For 20 some-odd years, I wore old-fashioned canvas Keds as a casual
shoe, white ones at home, and the all-black including black rubber
and grommets at work -- until a few years ago, when they altered the
"last" (form) when they added the terrycloth lining and called it
"classic". Suddenly their WW was only as wide as the W used to be
and half a size longer, and they didn't fit right any more.
With much searching in several shoes stores, trying to find a sneaker
that was both wide enough and flexible enough, I finally found one,
a leather Easy Spirit model, that fit the bill. They didn't have
as much arch support as the Keds had had, so I added a Dr Scholl's
arch support insert (men's, women's is too narrow for a wide shoe)
for my flat duck-feet, and wore them very comfortably for the past 2
1/2 years, and they are pretty worn out.
I've had difficulty finding this model again, as neither the model number
nor name was on the tag in the tongue of the shoe, and this particular
model was not shown on the Easy Spirit Website. I wasn't able to
find anything else in 3 or 4 shoe stores that was both wide enough
and flexible enough for my foot to stay in it.
Somebody suggested the Famous Footwear chain for wide shoes, and
I went there last week. Much to my surprise, they had the exact
model Easy Spirit that I was looking to replace -- it's the Strand.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize until I got home that the ones I was
wearing were 2W width, and the two pair I brought home were just W.
When I brought them back to the store for an exchange, they didn't
stock the 2W in the store, *but* they offered to send the two pair
of 2W Strand from the warehouse to my home for no charge. I'm very
happy, and now I know the model name in case I want to stock up on
more pairs, just in case this one is discontinued.
(The store said I'd be able to order them online in the future,
but unfortunately, Easy Spirit brand doesn't seem to be listed on
the Famous Footwear website. But google turns up plenty of online
shoe stores selling the Easy Spirit Strand model in the 2W width.)
--
jamie )
"There's a seeker born every minute."