One foot smaller than the other - solution needed!

mandatory

Evening all!

I'm planning on wearing some nice shoes for the work Christmas party and I'm new to wearing heels. I hope to be wearing some sensible wedges (haven't bought them yet) but my problem is that my right foot is smaller than my left, so when I try shoes on in shops and attempt to walk the right shoe just comes off. Not very ideal when wearing heels!

I wanted to know if anyone here has the same problem and has come up with a good solution (that is also fairly inexpensive). Thanks!

diable

If you are new to wearing heels then wearing then to a party will be a mistake.

mandatory

It's mostly a sit down dinner and I don't drink, plus the shoes I've been looking at don't seem to be too high. Heels aside this is still a problem for me in flats, luckily I don't have a dress code at work and I wear Converse but I do want to start making an effort with my clothes next year.

LutonGirl

Do your proposed shoes have closed in toes and a proper back to them? If so, you could put an insole into the shoe with the smaller foot. You can get them in a Pound Shop. I have a pair of "posh-ish" shoes that always slip when wearing tights so I put insoles in and no more slips.

mandatory

LutonGirl wrote: »

Do your proposed shoes have closed in toes and a proper back to them? If so, you could put an insole into the shoe with the smaller foot. You can get them in a Pound Shop. I have a pair of "posh-ish" shoes that always slip when wearing tights so I put insoles in and no more slips.

They're closed in shoes with a proper back. I was looking at these but I will try and find something a little lower. I'll try and get insoles, I was in a pound shop today too! Thank you for the suggestion.

Valli

mandatory wrote: »

Evening all!

I'm planning on wearing some nice shoes for the work Christmas party and I'm new to wearing heels. I hope to be wearing some sensible wedges (haven't bought them yet) but my problem is that my right foot is smaller than my left, so when I try shoes on in shops and attempt to walk the right shoe just comes off. Not very ideal when wearing heels!

I wanted to know if anyone here has the same problem and has come up with a good solution (that is also fairly inexpensive). Thanks!

Years ago there was a scheme to match people up with the 'same' sized feet but opposite sides IYSWIM.

That's what you need - someone with 'twin' feet.
Other options would be to try insoles/gel pads/heel grips to make one shoe 'internally' smaller.

lil.smartie

I had this when I was younger and Clarks would order me 'odd' shoes

Kate

diable

mandatory wrote: »

They're closed in shoes with a proper back. I was looking at these but I will try and find something a little lower. I'll try and get insoles, I was in a pound shop today too! Thank you for the suggestion.

They are wedges I thought you were talking about 6" stiletto's, raising my hopes up like that was bad...... :rotfl:

mandatory

diable wrote: »

They are wedges I thought you were talking about 6" stiletto's, raising my hopes up like that was bad...... :rotfl:

Sadly I lack the grace to walk in stilettos!

booter

I suppose it all depends how much smaller the foot is, but a friend of mine whos one foot was a half size smaller than the other would pad the larger shoe with foam rubber cut and shaped to fit the toe. HTH