Cute Trendy fall shoes

[rjand6more]

I hate shoe shopping.

I need some cute shoes I could dress up or down.  I can NOT do heels anymore.:(  A short wedge or short wide heel may be ok.

What are you wearing on your feet this fall?

[MEmama]

My Dr Martens! 😎

Cute with skinny jeans, leggings, dresses, skirts...a one stop, all purpose shoe. 🙂 
 

But yeah, maybe not what you’re looking for? 

[Selkie]

23 minutes ago, MEmama said:

My Dr Martens! 😎

Cute with skinny jeans, leggings, dresses, skirts...a one stop, all purpose shoe. 🙂 
 

But yeah, maybe not what you’re looking for? 

Love them. I have this pair:

https://www.zappos.com/p/dr-martens-1460-vegan-8-eye-boot-cherry-red-cambridge-brush/product/7821689/color/398292

[rjand6more]

33 minutes ago, MEmama said:

My Dr Martens! 😎

Cute with skinny jeans, leggings, dresses, skirts...a one stop, all purpose shoe. 🙂 
 

But yeah, maybe not what you’re looking for? 

I used to wear them all the time!

I don't like a tight fit around my ankles anymore tho.  

They are cute!!

[Miss Tick]

The price sends me into hysterics, but a friend has a pair from this brand that she wears all winter, every winter and loves. Similar look to Doc Martens but the low boots don't construct your ankle.

https://duckfeetusa.com/

[rjand6more]

13 minutes ago, SusanC said:

The price sends me into hysterics, but a friend has a pair from this brand that she wears all winter, every winter and loves. Similar look to Doc Martens but the low boots don't construct your ankle.

https://duckfeetusa.com/

Those are adorable!  Maybe if I don't buy anymore shoes for a year I could justify the cost!! haha

[Miss Tick]

49 minutes ago, rjand6more said:

Those are adorable!  Maybe if I don't buy anymore shoes for a year I could justify the cost!! haha

Me too. Maybe we can get a deal on 2 pair.

[Carol in Cal.]

I am wearing cute Altras, and my feet are thanking me all the time.

They are cushy, they are zero drop, and they are wide like Duckfeet in front so all my toes can spread out.  I had no idea how constrained my little toes were until they weren’t anymore.  I have three styles and I alternate them.  Happy happy happy.

[Liz CA]

1 hour ago, SusanC said:

The price sends me into hysterics, but a friend has a pair from this brand that she wears all winter, every winter and loves. Similar look to Doc Martens but the low boots don't construct your ankle.

https://duckfeetusa.com/

Love their philosophy. Have a few well0loved pieces rather than a bunch of stuff you never wear! And they are Danish...:)

[MEmama]

1 hour ago, SusanC said:

The price sends me into hysterics, but a friend has a pair from this brand that she wears all winter, every winter and loves. Similar look to Doc Martens but the low boots don't construct your ankle.

https://duckfeetusa.com/

Oh no!
Please please please delete the link so I can forget about these...they are adorable! Someone please hide my credit card! 😳

[Carol in Cal.]

1 hour ago, SusanC said:

The price sends me into hysterics, but a friend has a pair from this brand that she wears all winter, every winter and loves. Similar look to Doc Martens but the low boots don't construct your ankle.

https://duckfeetusa.com/

I have seen this on facebook and hoped that they were just hype.  Drat.

[theelfqueen]

Well I feel better about the $160 I just dropped on Merrell boots. 

[Carol in Cal.]

1 hour ago, theelfqueen said:

Well I feel better about the $160 I just dropped on Merrell boots. 

What size do you wear?  I have some Merrill hiking boots that I didn’t use much because they did not sit right on me—wearing them oddly stressed my right knee.  You can have them if you wear a size 8.  

[theelfqueen]

Nah I'm a 9 1/2 but thanks for the offer! 

4 hours ago, SusanC said:

The price sends me into hysterics, but a friend has a pair from this brand that she wears all winter, every winter and loves. Similar look to Doc Martens but the low boots don't construct your ankle.

https://duckfeetusa.com/

These look so cute!  I actually like the strap shoes in all the different colors, but do you know how they fit.  A wide toe box is good, but overall I have a narrow food.  I love my dansko’s, but can only wear a couple styles that come in narrows.  I don’t like that danskos are now made in China, but I do like that these are made in Poland.

I love the Merry Janes from soft star shoes.  They are zero drop, soft, and customizable.  They are also hand sewn in Oregon.

 

[Forget-Me-Not]

2 hours ago, Mom2mthj said:

These look so cute!  I actually like the strap shoes in all the different colors, but do you know how they fit.  A wide toe box is good, but overall I have a narrow food.  I love my dansko’s, but can only wear a couple styles that come in narrows.  I don’t like that danskos are now made in China, but I do like that these are made in Poland.

Check out Sanitas. They used to be the source of Dansko clogs before Dansko went to China. I have a pair of Sanitas clogs I bought years and years ago and other than the fact that I’ve scuffed the toes through my clumsiness, they are in great shape. 

[Miss Tick]

3 hours ago, Mom2mthj said:

but do you know how they fit.

I don't know. If I touch them, I'm sure I would never be able to let go. Plus my friend's get are petite like the rest of her and I am not. 😀

[Kidlit]

18 hours ago, Carol in Cal. said:

I am wearing cute Altras, and my feet are thanking me all the time.

They are cushy, they are zero drop, and they are wide like Duckfeet in front so all my toes can spread out.  I had no idea how constrained my little toes were until they weren’t anymore.  I have three styles and I alternate them.  Happy happy happy.

Ok, tell me more about Altra.  I really like my Hokas, but I’m willing to experiment. However, what I’m REALLY looking for is something that doesn’t look like an athletic shoe but feels like one.  I was looking at the men’s Cayd style, but the zero drop makes me concerned.  I’m not sure I know what that means, but I have plantar fasciitis that I try very hard not to aggravate, and a cushy heel is vital.  I actually do better with a wedge heel, but I don’t always want a “dress shoe.”  I teach elementary school so need something serviceable with jeans or more casual pants, but something that I could also wear with a skirt, etc.

[Carol in Cal.]

42 minutes ago, hopeistheword said:

Ok, tell me more about Altra.  I really like my Hokas, but I’m willing to experiment. However, what I’m REALLY looking for is something that doesn’t look like an athletic shoe but feels like one.  I was looking at the men’s Cayd style, but the zero drop makes me concerned.  I’m not sure I know what that means, but I have plantar fasciitis that I try very hard not to aggravate, and a cushy heel is vital.  I actually do better with a wedge heel, but I don’t always want a “dress shoe.”  I teach elementary school so need something serviceable with jeans or more casual pants, but something that I could also wear with a skirt, etc.

They really do look like athletic shoes. You might look at the Torin Plush—I have the regular Torins, and they already feel so luxe to me from a cushy standpoint but I understand that the Plushes are even more so.

I have noticed that most people seem to do better with EITHER Hokas or Altras.  They must have slightly different lasts, I guess.   Hokas just don’t feel right on me, and Altras might not feel right on you.

I used to have PF, and I feel like my Altras are cushy enough to not make it come back.  I find that they cushion my heels just fine, and that the cushiness molds enough to feel some support in the arch, but not like an actual ARCH SUPPORT IFYKIM.  But not like some hard shoes do where I feel like my arch isn’t even touching the shoe at all.  

For flattish shoes with skirts I used to wear Bjorns or Soffts when I had mild PF, and Earthies with mild to no PF.  The Earthies were great—more cushy, and a little arch support but not too much.  

I’ve also found that the biggest improvement to preventing my PF from returning was changing my gait away from heel striking, even when walking.  It took me a while to do this—I felt off balance at first, and I realized that I was sitting back on my heels avoid falling BUT if I sat forward on them my balance was actually much better, kind of like with skiing.  This was quite an adjustment to me after 60 years, but I couldn’t be happier with the results.

[Kidlit]

I’m not sure how trendy these are, but I just got Dansko Fawna maryjanes, and so far, so good.  I have no pain while wearing these, and that’s almost unheard of for me.  Here’s the link, and I’ll try to upload pictures of them on my distinctly unmodel-like feet. 😀

I also own a pair of an old version of the Dansko Sam maryjane clog (in embossed suede—so cute!), and they are quite comfy, too. 

[mmasc]

This is what I wore all last fall/winter and what I’ll be wearing this year as well. They’re super comfortable and warm. On my feet, they’re a little bit more of a tennis shoe feel than a boot feel—not clunky at all (which I really dislike in boots)

https://www.zappos.com/p/sorel-explorer-joan-camel-brown-ancient-fossil/product/9053708/color/751804

[J-rap]

Dr. Martens are cute, but all those laces would drive me crazy!  Also, I hear they take a long time to break in.  (My dd has a pair.)

I have a pair of of Timberland ankle boots, and they are so amazingly comfortable and they just pull on and off...  They required no break-in period at all.  I wear them every day, fall though winter (unless I'm actually walking in snow -- then I change to snow boots!).

Here they are:

https://www.backcountry.com/timberland-sutherlin-bay-double-gore-chelsea-boot-womens?CMP_SKU=TIM009A&MER=0406&skid=TIM009A-BKFUL-S10&mr:trackingCode=3C032072-F990-E811-8104-005056944E17&mr:referralID=NA&mr:device=c&mr:adType=plaonline&iv_=__iv_p_1_g_46024046046_c_225815088716_w_pla-576425395642_n_g_d_c_v__l__t__r__x_pla_y_7811_f_online_o_TIM009A-BKFUL-S10_z_US_i_en_j_576425395642_s__e__h_1020090_ii__vi__&CMP_ID=PLA_GOc001&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PLA&k_clickid=_k_CjwKCAjw8MD7BRArEiwAGZsrBf9YkumgXh_iFP8qPqgaUtBBSy2i7t33pV9qLogtZDnve81N6_1AUhoCJEgQAvD_BwE_k_&gclid=CjwKCAjw8MD7BRArEiwAGZsrBf9YkumgXh_iFP8qPqgaUtBBSy2i7t33pV9qLogtZDnve81N6_1AUhoCJEgQAvD_BwE#product_info

 

 

[Dynamite5]

I second Duck Feet. I've got a pair of their shoes I've worn for 3/4 of each year for 3 years now. They were comfortable from the get go but have broken is buttery soft. Just a quick swipe with leather conditioner at the beginning of the season before I start to wear them and they look brand new. You won't need lots of shoes because you will reach for these over and over again. I promise! 

[Mbelle]

These are super trendy.

https://www.vans.com/shop/slip-on-wild-dove-true-white?cm_mmc=GPF-_-google-_-merchantcenter-_-3Z4LNQ&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk8b7BRCaARIsAARRTL4jiE7fV1j8GiEJOM2aljmhi48j4UVO8MfbpLuHGMWt7TSTB_6ztpQaAhsxEALw_wcB

https://birdies.com/products/womens-flats-starling-chestnut-brown-suede?variant=32756731740240

https://www.shoes.com/fila-disruptor-ii-premium-sneaker/891181/2001800?cm_mmc=googleproductads_pla-_-none-_-none-_-none&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk8b7BRCaARIsAARRTL5vpN_0E07N_tm5F0__5OkTJD03r1dGEnjogUgfX_CSlEvK7p1U8YIaAic4EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[mmasc]

I really need to stay off the shopping threads. Now I want Duck Feet and mixing bowls...neither of which I need! This is exactly how I ended up with a Breville toaster oven last year. 😂

Edited September 28, 2020 by mmasc
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4 hours ago, Dynamite5 said:

I second Duck Feet. I've got a pair of their shoes I've worn for 3/4 of each year for 3 years now. They were comfortable from the get go but have broken is buttery soft. Just a quick swipe with leather conditioner at the beginning of the season before I start to wear them and they look brand new. You won't need lots of shoes because you will reach for these over and over again. I promise! 

Do you know anyone who sells them in a store - I can only find their website.  I have a gut feeling that they will be too wide for my foot, but I really want to try a pair.  The colors are so cute!

Just now, Mom2mthj said:

Do you know anyone who sells them in a store?  I can only find their website.  I have a gut feeling that they will be too wide for my foot, but I really want to try a pair.  The colors are so cute!

 

[elegantlion]

On 9/26/2020 at 2:01 PM, SusanC said:

The price sends me into hysterics, but a friend has a pair from this brand that she wears all winter, every winter and loves. Similar look to Doc Martens but the low boots don't construct your ankle.

https://duckfeetusa.com/

 

7 hours ago, Dynamite5 said:

I second Duck Feet. I've got a pair of their shoes I've worn for 3/4 of each year for 3 years now. They were comfortable from the get go but have broken is buttery soft. Just a quick swipe with leather conditioner at the beginning of the season before I start to wear them and they look brand new. You won't need lots of shoes because you will reach for these over and over again. I promise! 

Oh, you all are not helping. I've been eyeing the Falster for a while and had convinced myself they weren't worth the price. The saving grace is that they're out of my size in the color I want right now. 

[cabercro]

These Sorel Chelsea boots are my favorite. I wear them in all occasions except the dressiest of events. And they’re waterproof!

 

 https://www.sorel.com/p/womens-emelie-chelsea-bootie-1749291.html?dwvar_1749291_color=908&dwvar_1749291_size=8.5&ef_id=Cj0KCQjwk8b7BRCaARIsAARRTL7jk7uYF0qliIlrYs7ihmNlE93dDEwIvXImAccANvT8Ay8UX99UmnAaAnn3EALw_wcB:G:s&mid=paidsearch&eid=Google+PLA+US&s_kwcid=AL!3937!3!445050594453!!!g!749267101829!&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk8b7BRCaARIsAARRTL7jk7uYF0qliIlrYs7ihmNlE93dDEwIvXImAccANvT8Ay8UX99UmnAaAnn3EALw_wcB

[Dynamite5]

3 hours ago, Mom2mthj said:

 

Sorry--I don't know of a store that carries them. Bought mine straight from the website.

[theelfqueen]

9 hours ago, Mom2mthj said:

 

Amazon has quite a few - you could.order and return. 

[BookMamaLade]

Birkenstocks are great if you can afford them. They are even trendy right now. 

I have a few pairs of $5 ballet flats from walmart that I use inserts with. I can't do any sort of heel anymore myself, even wedges. The Dr. Scholls inserts where you stand on the footmap thing are worth every penny to me.

[theelfqueen]

So the merrells I ordered were narrow in all the wrong places 🥺 so they're going back (sad as my other pairs of merrell.boots are great!) My personal search for new waterproof brown boots begins again.

Edited September 29, 2020 by theelfqueen