The shoe Gods were smiling yesterday

Like most women, I love shoes. In fact, I’ve devoted many posts to my love of heels. However, my feet seemed to be conspiring against me when a year ago they randomly grew a half size.  Not only did I no longer fit into about 1/2 the pairs of shoes in my closet (believe me, there were almost tears…) but they grew to an obscene size 10.5 – a size nearly impossible to find.

You can imagine my horror, then, when I quickly realized that walking into a shoe store and leaving with a couple pairs of shoes was a thing of the past. Most brands do not carry sizes higher than 10 and others carry 11′s, which are (luckily) still too big. Even online shopping, a favorite sport of mine, has failed to produce favorable results.

But yesterday my luck – at least in the shoe department – changed. Nordstrom Rack must have taken pity on me for my quest of 10.5′s. I found four (yes, FOUR) perfect pairs of shoes in varying prices. Obviously I bought them all. Its not everyday that you can find “plus size shoes” that are actually decent looking.

What do you think?

Bandolino

Note the shorter heel, which is a new look for me.

Stuart Weitzman

The most expensive shoe of the four – but they look hot on and they’ll be perfect for summer weddings/events.

Enzo Angiolini

These were on sale for $23 – how could I say no? Plus, I love the color of these shoes – it’s a new look for my collection

Cole Haan Flat Leather Riding Boots

Seriously comfortable and effortlessly chic – the photo doesn’t do them justice.

It must be said that I have the world’s most wonderful husband. Upon arriving home with the aforementioned pair of shoes (and who am I kidding, a few additional odds and ends) Will was happy that I had found cute shoes to “fit my flippers” (his words, not mine, I was not amused!) I am so glad that I am not one of “those women” that must hide purchases from her spouse. You know me, it wouldn’t happen anyway!

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