New Shoes...

I've been looking casually for new dress shoes for quite awhile. I had a pair of black ballerina flats that I gave up wearing a long time ago (too tight in the toe box to wear for very long) and have since worn either my black knee high boots (fabulous boots) or a pair of Steve Madden slides (most comfortable dress-ish shoes ever). Neither really cuts the cake as dressy enough, especially when I don't want to wear knee high boots with a skirt. So anytime I was in Famous Footwear (far too often), I'd look and perhaps try on a pair or two without really finding anything that worked.

I decided that my trip to Florida required a pair of dress shoes, both for Christmas Mass and any fancy restaurants we might attend. I began my search online, but didn't really see anything I liked. I looked at Kohl's--same result. Today I spent an absurd amount of time in Famous Footwear and walked away with two pair of shoes (I'm not entirely sure I'll keep both).

First, a pair of Connie peep toe pumps:

I like these because they're classic with a twist. They fit the best of all the shoes I tried on, so they won by default.

And these Bandolino flats:
These are actually similar to my now too small ballarina flats. I'm considering keeping both because these fit decently without any adjustment and are good for being dressy while still being okay for walking long distances (to class, etc).

Of course, to make either pair actually fit I need heel liners (both pair) and gel ball-of-foot insoles to prevent my foot from sliding forward (the pumps). The woes of having very narrow heels! I'm pretty happy I found shoes that might work (and they better work for quite awhile! too much hassle...). I wish my feet were easier to please in the shoe department!