People with wide or flat feet - what are your favorite shoes?
I've got heart problems which means my feet are pretty swollen, so normal shoes aren't really comfortable anymore. I've been wearing Alterras and I love them and the wide toe box, but the wide sizes are only in a boring color. So I'm looking for suggestions from you lovely folks.
After trying Barefoot style shoes (which usually have much wider than normal toeboxes) I can never go back.
Vivobarefoot shoes are expensive, but pretty high quality and have a great toebox.
Freet are more affordable and often made of recycled material, but some of their designs can be slightly odd looking. They hold up well though, very nice quality from the reviews I've seen. They're made in the UK, I believe.
Splay shoes offer what is essentially wide toebox vans.
There's tons more though. I'd recommend Anya's Reviews to narrow down what suits you best, she's pretty legit in her info from what I've seen.
Lems are great wide-toed shoes, and they're about half the price of the Vivos I had. They're comfy, plus also great for orthotics.
True, forgot about them! Only issue with Lems (or at least their boots) is their construction doesn't lend itself super well to resole-ing (though neither do Vivo's, really), though I have heard of cobblers doing it by grinding down the existing sole and gluing on a replacement.
The Jim Green Barefoot African Ranger is constructed like a traditional boot, so is easily resoled by any cobbler, but I had to send mine back since they weren't wide enough for me (they seem to be on the more narrow end of 'barefoot' style boots).
But for how affordable lems are, they're a solid choice and have way more cushion than vivos.
This. Barefoot shoes and never look back.
Altra makes feet shaped shoes, which means they're great for people with wider toe boxes. L.L. Bean leather boots are pretty great for wide feet. Asolo's Drifter is also good after a little break in period.
I use Altra Lone Peak for hiking and there's indeed lots of space for your toes. Never had blisters again.
I wear size 14US double wide. I usually wear brown boots , but last time I bought shoes, New Balance had some fun sneaker colors.
New Balance do wide fit, but they're expensive to buy from their website and hard to find elsewhere. I usually keep an eye on Amazon and pick up a pair whenever they're cheap
They're great wide fit shoes too. Most other shoemakers make the whole shoe wide, whereas New Balance still keeps a pretty tight heel cup, but has a nice roomy toe box.
It's interesting, I have very wide and flat feet, but support shoes makes my foot slimmer and shorter to the point my Brooks Adrenaline GTS are a full size down from my Vans and at least half a size down from most regular shoes.
I love the pair of Flux shoes I got about 6 months ago. Zero pain of Morton’s neuroma
I don’t have wide feet but I love the brand Camper. A lot of their shoes have a wide style toe - I’ve been told they can look like clown shoes but I don’t care. It’s a good brand with quality shoes that make unique styles IMO
I recommend Softstar shoes. They mostly have leather shoes offerings and some shoes come in their "primal" width which are generously wide. However I do have uneven feet with one foot that doesn't even fit in Softstars correctly. But they're still the shoes I choose because the leather has some stretch over time
I have haix, but have to get their boots in extra wide since they run more narrow.
I love their sneaker style composite toe though. Huge toe box that never feels tight.
Timberland boots. Expensive but theyll last forever so the price is worth it. Paired with some good insoles. As for colors its very hard to find anything like that in bigger sizes.
Dr Scholl work like a charm.