It will fit like Cinderella’s glass slipper – if it doesn’t, it will pinch and rub and cause blisters and pain – ouch!

If like The Ugly Sisters if you have to push, squeeze and hope that the fit will get better (because you just love that shoe) it won’t come to fit well no matter how much stretching and softening or insertion of inserts you are encouraged to do by the sales assistant.  The glass slipper had no give (yes, i know its a fairytale) but fitted Cinders well because the shape was the same as the shape of her foot and not that of  the feet of The Ugly Sisters.  The feeling you will feel is of no pressure, anywhere, including the seller. 

You will have to try on many shoes, or you may get lucky!  The fun is in trying on lots of shoes that you love the look of (this is play time) and then you will know when your foot meets the right fit because it will feel good right from the start.  (note – it is still a good idea to wear new shoes for only a couple of hours at a time initially to allow for minimal adjustment.)

The prinicpal is the same for wearing heels – the height of the heel has no bearing on the comfortability if the shape of the shoe ‘mirrors’ the arch of your foot, ie the shapes match.

Tip – if you have ‘fine’ shaped feet then you need to wear shoes and boots with fine details.  likewise if you feet and legs are on the heavier side then you need to wear footwear that tends to be have heavier detail to create balance.

              Put your best foot forward in a fabulous shoe -

 ‘I would much prefer that life would allow for a beautiful shoe all day long’ SJP