You Walk Wrong

[Barbigirl]

Thanks

Barbigal...trust me. Having witnessed it, and reactions from the men around you, you walk right!

Gosh, what to say to that?
Thank you

 

[Feraud]

Thanks for posting that interesting article.
I definitely notice the difference between walking in shoes versus flat feet. The latter prompts a slightly crouching stance and different balance in the area from hips to knees. I might try a pair of the vivo's.

 

[gluegungeisha]

the ones I have:

these ones are nice too:

Martial arts shoes. I used those for Wushu, though they were too big for me (the sensei insisted that I needed the extra toe-room). I paid about $30 for them.

 

[gluegungeisha]

Stiff flats really are no joke, even when they stay on. Mine always slip off my heels if they won't flex with my foot. For some reason heels stay on much better. My favorite pair of flats have very flexible rubber soles. I even use them for Civil War dancing, when losing a shoe would be a very serious matter, and love them.

I'm a big fan of Kung Fu mary janes, though I don't buy them [first-hand] anymore, since they're made in China. The cheapest ones, like the shoes below, are the best. They're also $4 a pop. The soles are very flexible.

I tried to replace my embroidered Kung Fu shoes with the USA-made Demonia ones, but they're completely different shoes. The soles are thicker and stiff, and instead of the thin cotton used in the Chinese ones, they're made of a thick canvas. I like the Demonia shoes, but they don't have the same barefooted feeling Kung Fu shoes give me.

 

[Ada Veen]

Yes, gluegungeisha!

Look, here's a little Shaolin wearing them:

 

[Ada Veen]

fftopic: how comes you avoid things made in China?

 

[K.D. Lightner]

I recall the early 70's when a number of my friends wore those Earth Shoes, which were recessed shoes, your heel was lower than the rest of your foot. It was supposed to be close to walking barefoot.

But, people had problems -- when you started wearing them, your legs and calves ached; if you tried to stop wearing them, you'd find your legs and feet screaming at you. Like heels, you wear them too long and you were stuck with them.

I feel very vulnerable when I am barefoot. Also, I am a diabetic. I even wear socks to bed.

I wear Ecco shoes and sandals. They are expensive, but well made, last a long time, and they are the only shoes that do not hurt my feet after I've walked in them for more than 15 minutes.

karol

 

[gluegungeisha]

fftopic: how comes you avoid things made in China?

Mostly for non-Fedora Lounge-approved political reasons, in addition to avoiding the support of sweatshop labor.

 

[gluegungeisha]

Yes, gluegungeisha!

Look, here's a little Shaolin wearing them:

Haha! Wow. I think I still have mine at my parents' house, but again, they're huge on me.

I also have a pair of secondhand Pumas that are really great, as far as sneakers go.

 

[Sunny]

I'm a big fan of Kung Fu mary janes, though I don't buy them [first-hand] anymore, since they're made in China. The cheapest ones, like the shoes below, are the best. They're also $4 a pop. The soles are very flexible.

I tried to replace my embroidered Kung Fu shoes with the USA-made Demonia ones, but they're completely different shoes. The soles are thicker and stiff, and instead of the thin cotton used in the Chinese ones, they're made of a thick canvas. I like the Demonia shoes, but they don't have the same barefooted feeling Kung Fu shoes give me.

My goodness, I hope the Demonia ones are the ones that CW "sutlers" sell as "dance shoes." I suffered through a couple years' worth of dances before I got wise. The ones they sell have hard soles, pretty stiff, that made even my resilient feet hurt as a young teenager. It wasn't that they had no arch support; it was that they didn't conform to the foot at all, so I had to dance flat-footed. Ugh!

 

[gluegungeisha]

My goodness, I hope the Demonia ones are the ones that CW "sutlers" sell as "dance shoes." I suffered through a couple years' worth of dances before I got wise. The ones they sell have hard soles, pretty stiff, that made even my resilient feet hurt as a young teenager. It wasn't that they had no arch support; it was that they didn't conform to the foot at all, so I had to dance flat-footed. Ugh!

I doubt that Demonia shoes would sell their products in that type of outlet, just because they're more subculture-oriented. Most of their stuff is targeted towards the punk/goth/rockabilly scene, though they do sell their shoes through sites like Babygirl Boutique. I got mine on Ebay, since I was looking for a certain design that wasn't on their website anymore (the mary janes with two embroidered birds in each shoe).

That's definitely the problem, though! I'm hoping I can at least wear them in some, because I do like their look.

 

[Sunny]

I doubt that Demonia shoes would sell their products in that type of outlet, just because they're more subculture-oriented. Most of their stuff is targeted towards the punk/goth/rockabilly scene, though they do sell their shoes through sites like Babygirl Boutique. I got mine on Ebay, since I was looking for a certain design that wasn't on their website anymore (the mary janes with two embroidered birds in each shoe).

That's definitely the problem, though! I'm hoping I can at least wear them in some, because I do like their look.

Well, maybe it's the manufacturer; and they certainly only have black ones. But they're standard issue at the run-of-the-mill shops. Or maybe it's just another knock-off. Either way, I'm glad that there are good ones!

 

[tuppence]

bare-foot

It's not true.
I've been bare-foot all my life, and the specialist says I have the worst feet he has ever seen(for my age).
They are a paraphiliacs worst nightmare.

 

[K.D. Lightner]

Sometimes I've felt like mother nature gave me a pair of feet not suited to wearing shoes. I had a wide width, high instep and high arches.

I couldn't even wear cowboy boots, which I dearly wanted when I was a kid. I was strictly Buster Brown's.

No problem these days, but back in the 50's, you rarely saw women's wide width shoes. When I asked the podiatrist I saw in 1961, the one who told me to avoid pointed toed shoes, which were all the rage, even sneakers had pointed toes, I asked, "what should I be wearing?"

He said either boy's sneakers or women's golf shoes. I did as he suggested and my feet felt fine, but I spent the rest of my college life looking and feeling like a nerd-girl.

Once in awhile, I could find a pair of loafers that didn't cut into the top of my feet. Those were my "dress shoes."

My feet grew, I guess they grow all your life as mine were 6 1/2 D when I was in high school, 7 1/2 D by the time I was in New York, and now they are women's 9 D or E. Or, happily, a men's 8 D or E. I can even wear a double E and they'll fit.

More choices than ever before mean happy feet and happy Karol.

karol

PS -- Oh, yes, and I wear a cowboy boot men's size 8EE

 

[DerMann]

Even for walking around all day, there's nothing I prefer more than my sturdy pair of ammo boots.

Double soled for durability, and consequentially, support, and they lace up just up to my ankle to get just a bit of ankle support. Only thing is I had to buy some sort of insole for them, as the nails used to hold the heel in place were poking my heel.

 

[LondonLuke]

Oh, really interesting. apparently people with high arches tend to roll inward on their feet a little bit, so their muscles are not aligned properly. You can also have the opposite problem of rolling outward.

My heels always wear out on the outside of the heel, does that mean I have a high arch?

 

[Miss Neecerie]

It could mean that...or any number of other things related to leg structure, foot structure, etc.

 

[dhermann1]

I have very flat, somewhat narrow (C width, try finding C width shoes!), and have always had terrible problems with my feet. There are times when I have to stay off them for days because I've practically crippled myself by walking long distances. I also recently learned that I have a "touch" of arthritis in one knee, and I'll bet in a couple other spots in my poor aching feet.
A number of years ago I realized I enjoyed going barefoot when I was at our cottage upstate, but that was only a couple of weeks out of the year.
This is great information. I'm going to try some of those Vivo shoes.

 

[Foofoogal]

My son walked at 6 mo. of age. I didn't put shoes on him.
I had a friend who insisted on putting those baby shoes on their baby that had the high ankles. (cannot for life of me remember the name.)
This friend of mine took their child to the pediatrician at the time and the doctor no kidding opened the window and threw the shoes out of it.
The doctor said we learn to walk by feeling our arch and raising it or something.
I went barefoot all the time as a child. I take my shoes off the instant I can whenever. I do normally wear socks though as I am so cold natured.

I did do a very funny thing the other day though. I normally buy about 1 1/2 inch heels or so. I flat had to have this pair of heels the other day. So not me. I am generally practical. They are red and white with garden flowers all over and about 3 inch heels. I then of course had to have an outfit to match and then jewelry. I seriously think I am reverting back to dress up like a kid. I finally am able to buy myself stuff after always putting my children first for years.

 

[Sunny]

My heels always wear out on the outside of the heel, does that mean I have a high arch?

Stand barefooted on a flat surface and have someone look. My mother has a very high arch - incidentally wears down the outsides of her heels - and you could slide a ruler completely under her foot without touching it. This is with your weight on your foot, of course. Mine works that way with no weight on it, but the space disappears when I stand on it.