Comments on: The Beautiful Foot http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Manolo's Shoe Blog: Shoes, Fashion, Celebrity, and Manolo! http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-479948 Manolo's Shoe Blog: Shoes, Fashion, Celebrity, and Manolo! Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:42:08 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-479948 [...] says, just the other day, the Manolo wrote the following, The bunion in these fetish shoes belongs to that dreary spotlight hound, the Posh [...] […] says, just the other day, the Manolo wrote the following, The bunion in these fetish shoes belongs to that dreary spotlight hound, the Posh […]

]]> By: Tagatha http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-473595 Tagatha Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:13:45 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-473595 Why does this remind me of Cinderella's stepsisters and how they cut their feet to be able to wear the glass slipper? Why does this remind me of Cinderella’s stepsisters and how they cut their feet to be able to wear the glass slipper?

]]> By: Kimberly http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-473471 Kimberly Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:09:44 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-473471 <i>Perhaps, and I’m justing thinking out of the box here, if your toes hang over the lip of your shoes, you should try wearing a larger size?</i> I finally had my feet professionally sized and have switched to wearing only shoes in my wide width (D). The increased comfort has been remarkable, but I suppose it's not "fashionable" to pass up those narrow little pointy-toed shoes. Bah. Thank goodness for Zappos and their "wide widths" search! Perhaps, and I’m justing thinking out of the box here, if your toes hang over the lip of your shoes, you should try wearing a larger size?

I finally had my feet professionally sized and have switched to wearing only shoes in my wide width (D). The increased comfort has been remarkable, but I suppose it’s not “fashionable” to pass up those narrow little pointy-toed shoes. Bah. Thank goodness for Zappos and their “wide widths” search!

]]> By: Lilly Munster http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-473249 Lilly Munster Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:58:01 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-473249 My belief is if a shoe designer wants women to buy their shoes, they should be attactive and made to fit without pain. Trimming of body parts to accomodate fashion is insane. If a larger size dosen't work, buy a shoe that actually fits a human foot. I recently ordered a pair of Italian heels ,(almost 4" high) by Sesto Meucci that look sexy and are actually comfortable enough to dance in and have a well cushioned insole. I bought them in a "c" width. People ask me "Don't they hurt?" My belief is if a shoe designer wants women to buy their shoes, they should be attactive and made to fit without pain. Trimming of body parts to accomodate fashion is insane. If a larger size dosen’t work, buy a shoe that actually fits a human foot.
I recently ordered a pair of Italian heels ,(almost 4″ high) by Sesto Meucci that look sexy and are actually comfortable enough to dance in and have a well cushioned insole. I bought them in a “c” width.
People ask me “Don’t they hurt?”

]]> By: Toby Wollin http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-472959 Toby Wollin Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:37:00 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-472959 Actually, these are not the worst I've seen. TMZ.com has a spread on "extremities" which leads one to believe that there are many many women out there in the show business world whose abilities to smile through excruciating pain must verge on the magical. Janice Dickerson's feet merited multiple viewings as I recall, and there are shots of bunions and extreme cases of hammer toes which reminds one of the Manolo's piece on Chinese foot binding. This "cutting off pieces of oneself which inconveniently ruin the fashion line" is not a new thing: in the 19th Century, supposedly women (obviously women with money to spend on this) seeking a more fashionable waist conformation would have surgeons remove their bottom two ribs so that they could then lace their corsets more tightly. Considering the lack of antibiotics, anesthetics and other features of modern surgery, I consider THAT to be the height of madness, though recent news features about young ladies who are Type 1 diabetic using the technique of NOT taking their insulin in order to lose weight to be right up there. Actually, these are not the worst I’ve seen. TMZ.com has a spread on “extremities” which leads one to believe that there are many many women out there in the show business world whose abilities to smile through excruciating pain must verge on the magical. Janice Dickerson’s feet merited multiple viewings as I recall, and there are shots of bunions and extreme cases of hammer toes which reminds one of the Manolo’s piece on Chinese foot binding. This “cutting off pieces of oneself which inconveniently ruin the fashion line” is not a new thing: in the 19th Century, supposedly women (obviously women with money to spend on this) seeking a more fashionable waist conformation would have surgeons remove their bottom two ribs so that they could then lace their corsets more tightly. Considering the lack of antibiotics, anesthetics and other features of modern surgery, I consider THAT to be the height of madness, though recent news features about young ladies who are Type 1 diabetic using the technique of NOT taking their insulin in order to lose weight to be right up there.

]]> By: Ponytail http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-472956 Ponytail Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:35:22 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-472956 I was reading this piece, thinking "But if you have crappy-looking feet, there are things you can do to improve them that doesn't involve surgery". And then I read your last sentence... We agree ! I was reading this piece, thinking “But if you have crappy-looking feet, there are things you can do to improve them that doesn’t involve surgery”. And then I read your last sentence… We agree !

]]> By: jen http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-472432 jen Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:35:14 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-472432 How can she wear shoes like that with a bunion and not collapse in pain? How can she wear shoes like that with a bunion and not collapse in pain?

]]> By: Renee http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-472312 Renee Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:59:33 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-472312 ... don't they say that the second toe being longer than the big toe is a sign of intelligence? Obviously that is not the case here. I would love to see Posh in the matching surgery shoes. It might take her vanity down a notch. … don’t they say that the second toe being longer than the big toe is a sign of intelligence? Obviously that is not the case here. I would love to see Posh in the matching surgery shoes. It might take her vanity down a notch.

]]> By: Jezebella http://shoeblogs.com/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-471926 Jezebella Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:08:15 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2007/06/18/the-beautiful-foot/#comment-471926 Perhaps, and I'm justing thinking out of the box here, if your toes hang over the lip of your shoes, you should try wearing a larger size? Is that the craziest idea you have ever heard in your entire life? Perhaps, and I’m justing thinking out of the box here, if your toes hang over the lip of your shoes, you should try wearing a larger size?

Is that the craziest idea you have ever heard in your entire life?

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