While most men are happy with just four pairs of shoes, women need a full dozen to even begin to imagine their wardrobe as complete. Of course, women’s shoes also have a lot of variety and diverse looks so it makes it easier to shop for shoes that are fashionable and chic.

The biggest problem when buying women’s shoes is the quality of the shoe. Due to the numerous fashionable designs, it is very easy to get fooled into buying a shoe that either comes apart after a few wears, or loses its shape quickly. Furthermore, the most important element when buying a good shoe is comfort.

Start by doing your research when buying a shoe. Fashions change every six months, so be sure that you are buying a shoe that is either currently in fashion, or is a wardrobe staple that will always be chic, like a black pump.

Did you know that the earliest known shoes date from 8000 to 7000 BC?.. and were found in Oregon?. It was for protection of the feet.

Now, we can’t even imagine not wearing shoes… they are not only functional, but a fashion statement.. and a girl can not have enough shoes!

There is also shoe etiquette. It is customary to remove your shoes before entering a house, unless you are invited to keep them on, or you bring indoor shoes, such as your party heels etc.

For some societies, indoor footwear is provided for their guests, as it is considered rude to show the soles of your feet to others.

Over the years, many women have given up comfort for style, and have worn heels so high, that back problems have become the norm, and walking properly would be another story. As a young girl, you actually had to “learn” to wear and walk in high heels. If we wanted to look nice, this was about the only choice of shoe unless you wore your grandmother’s orthopedic shoes.

Thankfully, style and comfort have crossed paths, and we now have many choices, depending on our activities. Running shoes, sandals, flat shoes, pumps, work boots and the list goes on. We can now fashion our shoes with our outfits. We are also more aware of spine health, and posture, and will not put up with pinching and bad fitting shoes for the sake of fashion.

Shoes are now big business, and have now been engineered and designed to fit feet properly, and yet with style and comfort. This is especially important to those people on their feet all day, who had to sacrifice style for comfort. But if you take a look in any shoe store now, there are so many choices for your feet. Each brand keeps trying to come up with the next most comfortable and stylish shoe.. there have never been so many choices..

So, make sure and wear the right shoe for your activity, and your back, hips and feet will thank you from the bottom of their “sole”.. comfortable crocs and shoes

High Heel Shoes – a status symbol for the elite, a few more inches of height for the petites, a fashion fad for the style conscious and a sex symbol for divas. Femmes have very different and sometimes absolutely whimsical reasons for purchasing that latest daring and sometimes damn uncomfortable heels that may have hit the market, but buy they must. It sometimes occurs to me that women have some sort of undiscovered gene that tells them they owe a livelihood to their neighbourhood podiatrist. (more…)

Married With Children – Women’s Shoe Store from the episode “Business Still Sucks”

One way to prolong the life of shoes is by taking them to a cobbler to have the heels replaced. Prolong the life of a pair of women’s shoes by immediately fixing scuffs with tips from the owner of a shoe store in this free video on buying women’s shoes.