Comfortable but pretty day shoe recommendations

[desertMermaid]

I'm not marking this off-topic b/c it is somewhat fitness related.

I'm taking a trip in which I will be walking everyday and want to travel light. I want to take only one pair of shoes if possible. I want to be able to go out to a nice restaurant at night and dress up and look good with the same pair of shoes in which I just spend the day walking. Does anything like this exist?

[yogapam]

Are you looking for shoes or sandals for the summer? My favorite comfortable sandals are Orthaheels and they have some cute styles that you can wear with a dress. I have walked all day in mine as they have great arch support.
http://www.vionicshoes.com/women/sandals.html

[intelsana]

Originally Posted by yogapam

Are you looking for shoes or sandals for the summer? My favorite comfortable sandals are Orthaheels and they have some cute styles that you can wear with a dress. I have walked all day in mine as they have great arch support.
http://www.vionicshoes.com/women/sandals.html

I totally agree! Love their shoes!

[BigBadBetty]

I would recommend bringing two pair of shoes just to give your feet a break. You could make the second pair a thin pair of ballet flats. They barely take up any room and can be made dressy. Tieks are the expensive ones, but there are many knock-offs for 1/10 of the price.

[suegy3]

Soft, Clarks and Born have cute comfortable shoes. You might want to also check The Walking Company.

[mspina]

I second Sue's suggestion to look at Clark or Born - they have some stylish looking shoes that are super comfy (usually I think these types of shoes look very granny-ish, but there are some stylish options available as well).

[desertMermaid]

Originally Posted by mspina

I second Sue's suggestion to look at Clark or Born - they have some stylish looking shoes that are super comfy (usually I think these types of shoes look very granny-ish, but there are some stylish options available as well).

Yup, that is going to be one of the challenges. I don't want granny shoes! Also the recommendation for two pairs is sensible.

[Tugger31]

My Reef brand shoes are by far THE most comfortable type of shoe I own. The quilted insert is SO comfy for walking for hours!! I have a pair of Reef quilted flip flops and love them too!

http://shop.reef.com/reef-tropic/d/1409

http://shop.reef.com/reef-dew-kist/d/2207_c_290_cl_8595

http://shop.reef.com/reef-sea-foam/d/2152_c_290_cl_7542

[rad]

Originally Posted by desertMermaid

...I will be walking everyday and want to travel light. I want to take only one pair of shoes if possible. I want to be able to go out to a nice restaurant at night and dress up and look good with the same pair of shoes in which I just spend the day walking. Does anything like this exist?

Yes!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These are the best shoes I purchased during this Century. In the winter I was wearing Birkie insoles, primarily in Clarks, which I also swore by. Go figure.

And they come in Narrow and Wide widths. You will never, ever look back. Read about the love-fest on Amazon.

[buttons11]

Originally Posted by rad

Yes!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These are the best shoes I purchased during this Century. In the winter I was wearing Birkie insoles, primarily in Clarks, which I also swore by. Go figure.

And they come in Narrow and Wide widths. You will never, ever look back. Read about the love-fest on Amazon.

I will say, I just didn't get it...until a couple years ago. I started with my Betula Butterfly sandals from HSN in tan. Once I broke them in, my feet said 'What took you so long!!!"

Seriously though...how can it be possible to walk in shoes that cram your feet in to a shape that is clearly not shaped like your foot. And why did it take me so long to figure this out <v8slap> No matter...my feet are happy now and I think they are cute. Love doesn't describe it.

Later I managed to snatch another butterfly pair in magenta on clearance. Last year I got a pair that have a gladiator look on the upper in a cute metalic hammered black. And then a soft bed sandal in bronze that I wear walking at the near by Nat'l Park. Walking for MILES at a time. No blisters, very little foot fatigue. And get this...less lower leg/ankle fatigue too. I didn't even know that kind of fatigue could be avoided. Corns are nearly gone, and no more thick calluses on the bottom of my forefeet. Between my Birki's and my yogitoes my feet are recovering their original shape [no more painful inflammed bunions...gone] & my toes have much better, more natural spacing. I have four pair plus black pattened leather clogs I used to wear to work. Haven't bought new shoes since. The only wear on those original butterfly sandals after nearly four years is a bit on the soles but they can be resoled. I don't have any thong style yet, but they are next, when the budget allows. They travel great, soo light weight and take up very little space. These have taken me alll over downtown San Diego, all over the Zoo...twice, Balboa park, up and down Sunset Highway, multiple boardwalks. To keep this fitness related...now that my feet have improved I can jump, dance, and do planks without chronic foot pain.

Ok...I'll stop but you get the picture. Anyway...I hope you find something that is comfortable & suitable to you As said in another post recently, bugger the rest.