shoes

Walnut,I dislike shoes immensley.If I had my way they would all be banned,though it makes my Podiatrist look at me in horror.I had good feet until I was made to wear shoes,now they are ruined :( How women can totter around in 6" heels is beyond me and some of the things they go up mountains in horrifies me :eek:

 

I agree with you, Kandy, I immensely dislike shoes and have about 20 pairs of toe-posts.

I drive barefoot and have done for over 43 years, so that gives my age away!

However, in saying that I liked teetering on high-heeled strappy sandles which is what I wore rather than shoes but not so much these days, although I still have two pais of 5" heels for dress-up jeans.

I do like my cowgirl boots, long and short and shoes, when I do wear shoes, because I'm a country gal at heart!

 

Hi Kandyfloss, thanks for the pics, but my shoes are not the same, they are called willowdale and have no back in them. They are navyblue but come in green too and have a liner in them.

Thanks for the warning about them being slippy, and for the tip of taking them when going caravaning i never thought of that, brilliant.

Whilst on the subject of shoes, lol, you mentioned about going barefoot, and i agree with you,there are so many people who have bad feet owing to the shoes they wear. Have you heard of the masia trainers/shoes? Because the masia tribe walk barefooted on uneven ground their backs are very straight, so someone invented boots that give you support and aid posture. The bottoms are curved, and i read they take a bit of getting used to but once you have mastered them, they are very comfortable. They are not cheap at around �£130 but i suppose if you are like me and don't want to have a round back you would want to buy them. I tried some on in a shop and found them fantastic, i felt like i was walking on air, I asked the shop assistant if i could drive in them and he didn't advise it, so i'm afraid they would be no good for me as my job is distributing. I would have loved them too. :(

 

Clogs are best once you get used to them (I don't mean the fashion ones)

 

Hi WG,I think I have seen your shoes at the garden centres.Mine have to be reunited with their liners in the cloggies.I tend to tidy things away and then have problems locating them.If I lived in a hovel I would be able to lay my hands straight on them :D

Those MBT's are great.I have read about them in fitness magazines and my friend has some and the sandels.She let me try on her trainers and it was so strange being able to rock backwards and forwards on them,but you are right it makes you stand upright.My friend lent me a DVD on them and it shows you have to learn how to walk and then run in them.I too would love a pair,but there are no shops round here selling them because you need to be fitted for them.I also have heel bones that stick out and so in ordinary trainers I soon wear out the insides where the heel sits,so it would cost me a fortune...I didn't realise the bit about driving in them though.I shall have to re Google and see what I can find out...

I like my cloggies as they are wide which accomadate my wide feet due to my bunions...and when you get out of the shower on holiday,they can be just slipped into,though everyone laughs at the bright blue colour

LoL,how do you drive barefoot?My feet would keep slipping off the pedals :D :D

 

MBTs sound fascinating! Shoes you have to learn to walk in?? :eek: Reminds me of learning to wear Scholls, ay bak in the 70s! Hurt my insep frequently, slipping off the wooden ones - leather ones were easer....

Will have a look at those boot covers today and see what the name is on them.

I sometimes drive bare-foot too - particularly after a long hard day, as I rarely remember to put alternative shoes in the van......

 

Ibought some of these recently. a bargain at�£22 inc delivery.
http://www.cottontraders.co.uk/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=450

 

This is what they look like - rigid thin soles, with treads. You slip your booted foot inside, so up with velcro, and can walk into anywhere you like and not make it all muddy. Called "muddlers" - can't remember where I got them, some catalogue or other, some years ago.

Trouble is, if you google on that, you get lots of fishing-related links! :D And one that refers you to a non-existent post in a walking forum..... but that mentions Millets having them....