sarah2653

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Ladies and cobblers, what's the point of high ankle straps anyway? (lemmy.ml)
 

compare these 2 high heeled sandals:

the ankle strap on the white model seems like a good choice: it's low enough for the feet to slide in and wont touch the leg, meaning nothing constrains the ankle's rotation.

the red model seems like an odd choice: won't it make it ankle rotation more cumbersome? It would be more logical to attach the ankle strap to the foot and not the leg. Or am I missing something?

It also looks strange, having an ankle strap so high. Why would the designer attach the strap right at the end of the slingback and not in the middle, like in the white model?

Ladies, would you advise buying half a size smaller than your usual one for high heeled sandals? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] sarah2653@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

but if its the wrong size it going to stay the wrong size no matter what you do.

I was afraid of that.

Ladies, would you advise buying half a size smaller than your usual one for high heeled sandals? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] sarah2653@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

correct, half a size smaller. Title corrected.

I want them to be as versatile as possible, so both events only and all day long. Would the smaller size be a problem?

I can buy em, test em for 4 weeks and return if not happy with them

Ladies, would you advise buying half a size smaller than your usual one for high heeled sandals? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] sarah2653@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

nice, a cobbler :D

shoe size is largely a suggestion.

does this mean the same nominal size can mean differences larger than half an inch in length? 0.25 in?

In this case, the seller provides both the sizing and the shoe's length, explicitly stating to trust the length more than the sizing, that's why I'm giving it a shot.

It is possible to stretch shoes

Now I'm curious. How would you stretch this stiletto sandal? see below

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Ladies, would you advise buying half a size smaller than your usual one for high heeled sandals? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by sarah2653@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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my regular shoe size is US 11 (10.5 in, 26.7 cm), so I'd be buying a US 10.5 (10.3 in, 26.2 cm).

A coworker I know does this sometimes. She says its ok with heeled sandals and slingbacks, but not ok with pumps, because sandals and slingbacks are open.

What's your experience? I really like that model and size 11 is sold out.