Comfort Sometimes Means Cute
You love uber-high heels, but have to walk 50 blocks everyday, or at least it feels like 50 blocks. Your high school senior class voted you most likely to have a stiletto related death, or at the very least still be wearing stilettos when you’re 95 and nearing death. Not only that, but you know you’ll never be a foot model, because some of your favorite shoes have scarred you for life, yet you still wear them. Last but not least, wearing high heels from 6th grade on has caused your arches to be so high, wearing flats, the shoes that are supposed to be comfortable, is more painful than any of your 5″ heels. Sound familiar?
Such is the life of those of us with an affinity for artificial height and the high arches to match. We’ve tried it all, kitten heels, small wedges, arch supports, and no matter what our poor feet still scream “What the fuck? Let’s add another couple inches!” Our best hope was that Dr. Scholls would come out with an arch support for super high arches, but the good people at the Dr. Scholls think-tank came out with something better.
Actual shoes!
Dr. Scholls…SHOES? Just the sound of it makes me envision something my 90-year-old great-grandmother would wear, but after sifting through the childish jellies and the Crocs look-a-likes, an acceptable and comfortable pair have been found. The black and silver ‘Boa 2′ ballet flats are really cute and give a sort of shabby chic feel with the stencil silver flower pattern. If you don’t tell people who made them, they could pass as normal non-Dr. Scholls flats, or you could spill and receive awed ‘REALLY!?’s, like yours truly has done the last week or so.
The only downfall is their price— its a bit on the high side! On the Dr. Scholls website they cost $60, but at DSW, they were priced at $45 which is less but still substantially more that the $20-ish you could pay at Target, Forever21, or Charlotte Russe for a pair of ballet flats. But, after testing these flats out while walking around NYC and speeding around a restaurant with drinks, receipts, and whatever else, its safe to conclude these shoes were worth the extra $25.
How do you feel about shoes made by the corn, bunion, and jellin’ experts?
