Donna, Munro sells pretty much all of their shoes in wide width.
Musica, I totally agree - if the quality keep slipping across the entire brand consistently, that brand will be in trouble…
Yea, I’ve mostly been wearing walking shoes and cross-trainers but do try to buy at least one or two shoes that I can wear with dressier dresses. I’m sadly having to donate a pair of sandals that are no longer fitting properly. I just got a blister that popped from wearing a pair of shoes I bought (cheaply) at Ross to a wedding reception. It’s the first blister I’ve gotten on my heel in a very long time. I sure wish there were a better selection of comfortable shoes for women available.
HIMom, that selection exists - but you have to look above $50-100 price per pair generally. 
I personally love Paul Green shoes.
I have looked at The Walking Company and Clarks at all price ranges but rarely find anything that is comfortable AND attractive–it’s a tough combo for some reason.
I think that “attractive” shoes tend to make your foot small. Unfortunately that petite quality does not leave a lot of room for real support. It’s an orthopedic conundrum for those of us with really high arches…
Yes, I have been blessed with high arches and after some disasters in college (literally crippling me for a time), will NOT sacrifice comfort for fashion or appearance.
I have high arches and a wide toe box (thanks mom!), and over-supinate. My go-tos are an older pair of Danskos, AGL flats, older Eccos, a pair of Clark’s walkers, and surprisingly enough, some short boots. In summer I rely on Joseph Seibel.
The zippers on the boots have to be all the way to the arch or I can’t get my feet in them.
I wear custom orthotics in my running shoes, but haven’t used them in everyday shoes, probably because I take my shoes off at home and don’t walk that much at work.
I bought a pair of Franco Sarto oxfords that are fine if I don’t go far.
Basically, most shoes are ok, but nothing is great.
When I was a kid we didn’t have much, but we always had high quality, not cheap, shoes from Nordstrom. Shoes are nothing to scrimp on, said dad, and we didn’t.
Walking Co is not the place where I would look for formal shoes. “Attractive” is in the eye of the beholder and also depends on the person’s wardrobe and style preferences… If you can post a picture of a shoe that would fit your attractiveness criteria, maybe the posters here can suggest something along those lines style-wise - but more comfortable.
Oh, and comfort is also activity-specific. I have a pair of Louboutin kitten heels (thank you, Yoogi!) that are my go to shoes for dancing and formal office wear, but I would not dare walking 3 miles in them. I would not want to wear my Hokas around the office because my feet would sweat, but I would gladly run 26 miles in them. I consider both said Louboutiuns and said Hokas “comfortable.”
HImom:
Do you have a good old fashioned shoe store where you are? Where they actually still measure your feet with one of the steel looking things? Because I have one here in New England and many of the brands people mentioned are at this store. So it’s a “one stop shopping trip” when I go there because there are so many varieties and styles to choose from.
I’ve had good luck with more expensive brands like Munro, Naot, and Rieker and also had good luck with less expensive brands such as J Renee, Trotters, Bandolino and even Beezees by Naturalizer.
See if there is some “mom & pop” store near you within say 25 miles or so. Go and spend time trying on different brands and styles to see which will work for you! Plus, you get notified of these twice a year sales where their good brands sell for much less. Usually at the end of the Winter season and again at the end of the Summer season.
The most comfortable shoes I own are made by Cole Hahn. I have a high arch.
However I am also a narrow width. Finding any decent looking shoes is difficult.
My go to shoes are my Justin Fat Babies low cowboy boots.
Sadly, there are very few shoe stores left in our state and those that exist are usually very trendy, trying to reach folks who love stilettos and similar. I’m OK for now, but have always been challenged finding shoes that I can walk for miles in, since that’s generally what I look for in shoes. I want to be able to wear them to travel in and walk from the car to the gate and from one gate to the next without worrying that my feet will have “issues.”
It’s a constant challenge. Boots are pretty warm for HI’s temps and high humidity. I have tried out some shoes at Nordstrom’s, Macy’s, and local shoe stores, but have not found many that really “wow” me, no matter the price or style.
Another vote for Munro here. I suggest you buy shoes from Nordstrom, because of their great return policy.
For flat shoes, I’ve somehow wound up with 5 or more pairs of shoes made by Coach, so I guess they are comfortable to me.
I have given up on cute, comfortable shoes. My feet resemble duck feet, much more like a triangle than a rectangle. I wear a 5 1/2-6, which have become much more difficult to find in stores in the last 10 years.
SIL spends a lot of time in airports wearing dress slacks and absolutely swears by the comfort and arch support of AGL Attilio Giusti Leombruni ballet/ballerina flats. She gets hers at Nordstroms.
Since I already started looking up the story of Tieks… Interesting duo:
and why not share some of the windfall with the less fortunate ones (and positive publicity does not hurt):
My walking shoes are SAS (San Antonio Shoemakers). Not cheap, but they have sales twice a year.
I gave up on Cole Haan when they sold out to Nike. I thought the quality went way down. They are no longer owned by Nike but I haven’t been back.
My favorite ballet flats are Repetto.
I’m on my phone because I’m visiting my D now so I can’t link what I want to now. But I’m going to Italy in 3 weeks and I am trying to find a pair of shoes that will be comfortable and failing. Ugh! I bought a pair of Merrill trainer type shoes, uncomfortable. Wore them 2x, actually wrote to Merrill on the advice of a sales associate at one of their stores and sent them back. I think they are going to send me another style but not sure if they will arrive before I go.
Next I bought a pair of Cole Haans, zero grands. They were terrible and gave me blisters.
Now I bought a pair of Clarks, they are ok. Not great and I am feeling a hot spot of my heel.
I’ve been to a local shoe store and that’s where I bought the Merrells. Don’t know if I have time to go to The Walking Company before I go. But hate to spend a bunch of money and have things go the way they have been.
I do not want to wear my running shoes to Italy. For one thing they are bright pink and purple. I have a pair of Nike frees that are comfortable but they are bright bright pink and look a bit like clown shoes.
I’m not sure what to do. I am pretty frustrated with trying to find a pair of shoes for this trip.
I want to add that all of the shoes I bought were comfortable when I tried them on in the store and at home but uncomfortable when I tried them out and wore all day. I might have a 10year old pair of shoes that I think are pretty comfortable for this trip but would like another pair
I hate to go shopping and spend a ton of money on another pair that are not going to work out. My H says I have a shoe problem but the problem is finding that elusive pair of cute comfortable shoes that you can walk all day in.