Crocspiracy

[nuncstans]

This may not seem like the most urgent of topics, considering that I never write here anymore and so a more appropriate choice would be I have overturned the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, Here Is My Proof; but there is something else riding the proper balance of frivolous and infuriating, pointless yet provocative, that has been firing up my

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[lovelikeyeast]

Keens. Keens keens keens keens keens.

[nuncstans]

Thanks for the suggestion. I am immediately scared of Keens because they define themselves as a hybrid. I am irrationally ill-disposed toward shoe hybrids (I believe I've insulted the sneadle in the past) because they seems to go along with an unnecessarily safari way of interfacing with the world, as though it is the ONE SHOE to fight lions, disperse/kill waterbugs, wade through slushy streets, ford rivers, ventilate while baking in the sun and warm while freezing int the snow. I want _less_ from a pair of shoes.

But I will consider the idea, nonetheless.

[lovelikeyeast]

Wow, I had no idea they were hybrids. I do feel like I have more comfort and energy walking in them. All this time I've been fueled by a hybrid power source. Who knew?

Mostly, though, they run wide, are super comfy and supportive (but not painful to those of us who are more flat-footed and don't have a high arch) and have a wide, curvy aesthetic that I think looks great (not all shoe designers pull this off).

That said: I think their sandals are hideous. But the bowlingish-style walking shoes are excellent, look cute, and are so much more comfortable and supportive than any sneaker I've found that I do wear it for athletic purposes. So it doesn't look like a sneaker, and in fact, I have gotten stares at the rec center and snide remarks from my snobby sister for wearing street shoes to work out in, but here you go, it works as a hybrid.

I have yet to try the various mary-jane styles, but find myself desperate for shoes that can be worn with skirts and no socks, so may break down and try them this summer.

[snarkophone]

red wing boots and asics sneakers. i also have wide feet and both of these have worked for me in the past. asics come in wide widths. they are perhaps not as aesthetically pleasing as other shoes but are IN NO WAY as fug as crocs.

[nuncstans]

Thanks. I actually love asics, so that will work, although I've just spent half an hour fruitlessly searching for the ones I liked in my size. Sigh. I'll also check out the boots end of things.

[pomo_drunkard]

I've got nothing constructive vis a vis an answer to your problem, but I sympathize. My feet are different sizes, which means that any shoe I fine is probably going to be just right for one foot, and too big/small for the other. It sucks.

I'm also wondering...you had an * there. Is there a footnote that no longer exists? Is there a director's cut version of this post available only for subscribers?

[nuncstans]

Oh. The last paragraph was going to be a footnote and then I just left it lazily as a somewhat-coherent conclusion. I guess now I'll leave the asterisk there so this comment makes sense.

[lovelikeyeast]

Oh, also, should you want to expand into a different genre of shoe and like cowboy boots, I cannot tell you how comfortable Ariat boots are. Some designs are adorable, some fugly, but they are rounded-toe, extremely supportive, well-made, and not outrageously expensive. They are my 2nd favorite walking shoe, behind the Keens.

[nuncstans]

thanks for the tips

[alsoname]

Custom-made shoes?? No idea how incredibly expensive that would be, though.

[nuncstans]

YES. this is the answer for me. It will be like $2,000 and I will convince myself it will be the only thing that will TRULY work, and after much anxiety and aggressive internet searching, I will give up. UNLESS...I make friends with a whimsical hippie cobbler and come up with a really good trade!!!

Excited now.