Manolo the Columnist: The Elegant from Annie
Manolo says, here is the Manolo’s latest column for the Express of the Washington Post.
Dear Manolo,
Prom is approaching, and I’m currently looking for a pair of shoes to fit my wide feet. I’m having the worst time trying to find wide shoes that are HOT. I don’t want to look like a frumpy old lady at my prom now do I? Please help!
Christina
Manolo says, ayyyy! How well the Manolo remembers his own prom, the event which in hindsight should best be forgotten. Sadly, the memory of the the Manolo standing alone outside the gymnasium, dressed in his Edwardian finery, glumly making the sarcastic comments about the other students to no one in particular, is forever etched in his brain.However, just because the Manolo suffered the prom-based psychic disaster does not mean that others should not have the bestest time ever, with their fancy gowns, rented electric blue tuxedos, and stretch Hummer limousines, which will ferry them from the Olive Garden to the gym. Once there, they will shake their groove thang to the latest dance craze, be it the Soldier Boy, or the Hustle, or the Watusi, or the Charleston.
Unfortunately, the Manolo’s high school friend has just learned one of life’s painful little lessons: wide feet and sexy hot shoes, like oil and water, do not readily mix, at least not at the decent price.
Here is the Elegant from the Annie, the very reasonably priced, moderately HOT, satin dress sandal that goes up to the EE size.
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Stuart Weitzman makes many of their heels in wide (C/D), and while they are normally quite expensive, I’ve had great luck with sales at Endless and Zappos. Good luck!
RZS is exactly correct, the Stuart Weitzman shoes are available in the C and the D widths.
However, the Manolo did not recommend them in this instance, because they very costly for the high school girl, and they do not go up to the widest widths, and thus may not fit this young lady’s foot.
Still, if you can afford them, and your foot is not the EE, then they are by far the superior choice.
Wow!that’s a very nice pair of sandals.I remember my prom night as well i had pair of silver sandals with 3 inch heels.