MOB/MOG shoes

dietz199
Sun, 03 Mar 2019 19:56:08 +0000

I completely agree with @wis75 (a discussion on whether or not it is possible for the human foot to ever be ‘comfortable’ balancing on a narrow pointed stick in the back while shoved into a pointed toe front is subject for a whole other thread).

Will you be going outside at all - since it’s a summer wedding? Does the venue have grass? Heels and grass make for a very bad combination.

A month before my D’s wedding I broke a toe. The cute pointed low heeled shoes I’d planned to wear were out of the question. Luckily I was also wearing a long dress.

I found a pair of reasonably comfort sandals that matched the dress. I knew they would work for the portion of the event where someone might actually be looking at my shoes. Although reasonably comfortable for a short walk down the aisle and subsequent meet and greets, they didn’t have enough support (or broken toe coverage) for dancing or walking around for a few more hours.

I changed into a pair of uber comfy Taos tennis shoes. The color matched the dress beautifully. Only one person noticed. Happened to be one of my original bridesmaids who has always been the fashion conscious one. She came up to the dance floor, pull up my gown a few inches and said 'what the %^$, I’ve been standing on these (multi inch stilettos) for hours and you get to wear those?" And far from being 'old lady-ish, they were quite cute and funky.

BTW, D - the bride - changed into glittered tennis shoes at the reception. And she had a heck of a comfy time walking around meeting everyone and dancing the night away.

Why tell this story…because in the end comfort was king/queen. Yes, if someone else is so obsessed with the footwear of others then they do need get a life. IMO, nothing looks worse than women who are in obvious foot pain. You can tell a mile away. It’s the shifting from one foot to another. it’s the slipping off of the shoe under the table and the contorted look when they have to be slipped back on, it’s the sly attempts at rubbing a sore spot, it’s the really heavy leaning on a partners arm.

If you are considering a change of shoe later in the evening I’d say go ahead and get whichever ‘dress’ version makes you feel best and you can tolerate. Balance the length of the dress with a cute pair of dark blue tennies or such and have a blast dancing.