Comments on: Happy Feet

By: Jackie Joy

Jackie Joy — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:28:22 +0000

Oy, the first and last pairs are just…so old lady-ish! Ladies, something delicate and sexy is called for!

By: Plumcake

Plumcake — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:19:59 +0000

Yes, those sandals are all unabashedly awful, but tell me, do people still use the phrase “pretty is as pretty does” or is that phrase –like graciousness and polite manners– a relic that concerns only we aged folk of 28?

By: littlem

littlem — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:19:29 +0000

Bass Weejun thongs. Good at 10, 18, 25, 40, and 60.

You can run around town, you can walk on the beach, you can outre the rest of your outfit to death and not be so outre you’re fug.

Plus they actually last and are comfy on your feet, not like some of the trash sold these days.

By: cheeky

cheeky — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:50:08 +0000

Chiken and Noe, I agree with you completely. The sandals above are horrendous, old-lady shoes. I’ll take my lowly Reef flip-flops over those any day.

By: silverpatronus

silverpatronus — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:15:05 +0000

Most of what you lovely ladies have posted in the comments aren’t flip flops though. They are lovely, appropriate summer sandals. Anything with a heel strap or a mule with no toe thong is NOT a flip flop. Those dreadful toe thong/backless, ground slapping, shuffle-encouraging monstrosities, in any material, but ESPECIALLY those cheap rubber disasters, are flip flops.

By: Noe

Noe — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:35:56 +0000

@Chiken
I know!!!

I love the Manolo Big ladies BUT they might need to consult a bit more with the younger fatties to see what’s up with da fashions. Go to the Torrids, the Dorothy Perkins, the Evans online retailers for really up-to-the-minute fashion for us plump princesses.

By: Chiken

Chiken — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:49:40 +0000

Those sandals are horrifying. They are too old-ladyish for my 57 year old mother, and at 30 yrs old I certainly would not wear them. There are lots of beautiful flat sandals available online (see, e.g., below). I’ve said this before, but WHY is it that the fat lady part of the Manolo’s website is soooo anti-fashion? I thought this site was about helping us fat ladies look superfantastic?!?

http://www.piperlime.com/browse/product.do?cid=40118&pid=582161&scid=582161002

http://www.piperlime.com/browse/product.do?cid=40118&pid=580394&scid=580394012

http://www.piperlime.com/browse/product.do?cid=40118&pid=563925&scid=563925012

By: kristin

kristin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:27:31 +0000

I live in Chacos. They are made for hiking and outdoor sports, but they come in several cute styles. I have wide feet, too, and they are perfect!

By: Anne (in Reno)

Anne (in Reno) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:05:57 +0000

I have had very good luck with Clarks sandals, esp. since I also wear a 12 wide. They break in pretty quickly and are durable and comfortable for a not-unreasonable price in my budget. I think they are a step up from flip flops and wear them all the time in the summer.

By: Bex

Bex — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:43:58 +0000

@Oromin - me too! About the wide feet, that is. I wear a 12WW and although there are more options nowadays I still have a special place in my heart for flipflops - for a long time they were just about the only cute shoes that I could have in common with my narrower-footed friends ;) I’m 23 now and only just out of college, and I have absolutely no compunction about wearing them when I’m bopping around on errands or extremely casual events. On the other hand, there is no freaking way I would wear them to anything even slightly more formal.