In our life, we will have multiple pairs of shoes. High ones, flat ones, pretty ones, comfy ones.. and the list goes on. And I love shoes as much as I love diamonds :) But, I have one problem: I cannot wear pointed shoes or high heels (which are my favorite.. double sadness)
Reason being: I have flat feet and (irritating) bunion. And this had deprived me from wearing my favorite heels. As such, there are so many times that I brought pairs of pretty heels and thinking that it my feet will try to adapt to it but in the end, it's my shoes that will be placed in the storeroom. Not getting to see the light ever again :(
I'm not sure if you know what is bunion and how it's formed. Let me share alittle with you here:
Bunion is like you are having a little 'bump' on the side of your big toe or small toe (aka a "bunionette"). It's actually formed either by 1) hereditary genetic condition called overpronation or 2) wrong footwear.
(photo from: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/picture-of-bunion)
Yea, you see it right. Bunion is like the 'extra' bone. It can be rather painful if you continue to wear wrong footwear. I'm not sure when my feet started to have bunion, very sure it's not genetic coz my mum does not have it. I think it was formed when I'm in primary school. I remember how the side of my school shoes (at the big toe side) will start to wear out and there will be a hole there. >.<"
So being young and ignorant, I ignored that 'bump' and it started to grow. But thank God mine is still not as worst & painful as others. I do have friends that have very bad bunions. Their big toes literally overlap with their 2nd toe! And so if you have bunions, there are a few things you can take note to prevent it from becoming worst:
1) Wear lower heels (less than 2 inch?)
I know this may be difficult, especially for those that love super high heels. But for the sake of your feet, give it a little TLC by wearing something lower.
2) Wear comfy shoes
This differ from individuals. To some, covered shoes are comfortable, to some, slippers are comfortable. So rule of thumb is to try out the shoes, and make sure that it is comfortable. For me, I can't wear sneakers for too long, my feet will hurt.
3) Buy custom orthotics
Ok, this one I must say.... it doesn't work for me. I've tried and tested. This thing cost me about $300+? And I use it less than 10 times. The reason for the lack of usage is because this can only be used when you wear covered shoes! How to use this when you are wearing sandals or open toe heels? Unless you are those that wear covered shoes wherever you go, you can try this. If not, don't bother.
4) Run lesser
I'm not asking you to be lazy here. Running is not only bad for your feet but also your knee & hip joint. Instead, try yoga or swimming which provide less stress to your feet.
As for me, I've been looking for a comfortable flat that I can wear and I found this:
My 1st Tory Burch "Caroline Ballet Flat"!
I'm loving it :).. The shoes are so comfortable. As a flat feet person, this shoes really give TLC to my feet. The one I got is this:
Nice eh! It's in deep navy shade. They are really very comfortable and I'm so glad i've found something I can wear without having a 'bad feet-day'.
You can check out their website and they've lots of pretty and comfortable flats. Their wedges are also very comfortable. There's only 1 outlet in Singapore which is at Wisma. No harm popping by to try them. It's worth to invest in good shoes :)
