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  • January 13, 2013 at 11:02 AM #20451
    scaredyclassic
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    http://theprimalprofessional.com/

    I’ve been following this regular working guy’s shoe production business for a while and I am really ecited about the product. i don’t know if it’ll ever see actual production but I am dying to get my feet on a pair. I also admire his ambition and drive in getting this obviously needed product to market.

    basically it’s a dress shoes rigged up for barefoot feel.

    yes, it’s expensive, but in a way it’s very cheap when compared to podiatry work.

    if anybody has feet that hurt, I would think about shoes.

    I hate shoes….

    i really really really want these shoes

    January 14, 2013 at 6:34 PM #757713
    CA renter
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    They need those for women, too. Can’t figure out why nobody has managed to make a woman’s shoe that is stylish, yet comfortable. Doesn’t matter how much you’re willing to spend, women’s shoes are torture devices.

    January 14, 2013 at 10:51 PM #757723
    bearishgurl
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    [quote=CA renter]They need those for women, too. Can’t figure out why nobody has managed to make a woman’s shoe that is stylish, yet comfortable. Doesn’t matter how much you’re willing to spend, women’s shoes are torture devices.[/quote]

    I understand, CAR. I went barefoot most of my youth and when I wasn’t wearing Dr. Scholl’s wood sandals, I wore moccasins in the snow which caused my feet to “spread out.” I now can’t fit into the most “stylish” shoes, ESP the heeled sandals. I prefer:

    http://www.olukai.com/ProductPurchase.aspx

    (most of them work well in water, also)

    http://us.shop.ecco.com/women/women,default,sc.html

    (the sandals are the most comfortable)

    http://www.clarksusa.com/eng/categories/womens/clogs

    Their clogs feel great and are nice-looking and have the look of boots when wearing flared or boot-cut jeans/pants with them.

    http://www.naturalizer.com/en-US/Womens/_/_/Boots~Ankle/_/Products.aspx

    Their ankle boots (abt 3″ heel) are VERY comfortable. (I don’t like to wear tall boots in SD because they are too hot.)

    I wore pointed stiletto pumps for years back in the day (even while pregnant, lol) when working in dtn SD.

    Bad, bad mistake which I am now paying for :=0

    January 15, 2013 at 3:49 AM #757724
    CA renter
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    Thanks for the suggestions, BG. Yes, those ankle boots are what I prefer to wear when having to wear “proper” shoes. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to find professional clothing to go with them. We need women’s pumps that are extremely comfortable and don’t squeeze the toes like most pumps do. Like you and scaredy, being barefoot was always my thing and, as you’ve said, it can cause your feet to not quite fit into most women’s shoes. 🙂

    Never did understand how women could wear stilettos for more than two seconds, and wearing them while pregnant must have been tons of fun! 😉

    January 15, 2013 at 8:00 AM #757730
    scaredyclassic
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    the problem with eccos and other shoes is that the soles are not really flexible, they’re too thick, you have no ground feel, there is still some cramping of the toes, though less and you are not flat on the ground.

    any lift from the heel affects posture, gait and shortens tendons.

    the reason women become addicted to high heels is they’ve distorted their leg tendons so much and so long that they actually do feel uncomfortable when they stop wearing them.

    bunions, caused by shoes. tight shoes. women get corrective surgery and get right back to miniscule shoes.

    shoes are dangerous, not as dangerous as guns, but scary.

    i used to wonder how in the hell women in China could put up witht he foot binding when i heard about it as a little kid.

    then i grew up and reaslized we basically dothe same thing here, though we hobble women less.

    movement needs to be integrated into daily life. women’s shoes are antithetical to that important goal.

    January 15, 2013 at 12:22 PM #757745
    bearishgurl
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    [quote=CA renter]Thanks for the suggestions, BG. Yes, those ankle boots are what I prefer to wear when having to wear “proper” shoes. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to find professional clothing to go with them. We need women’s pumps that are extremely comfortable and don’t squeeze the toes like most pumps do. Like you and scaredy, being barefoot was always my thing and, as you’ve said, it can cause your feet to not quite fit into most women’s shoes. 🙂

    Never did understand how women could wear stilettos for more than two seconds, and wearing them while pregnant must have been tons of fun! ;)[/quote]

    CAR, here’s a big collection of VERY comfortable pumps. Some styles come in wide widths, as well.

    http://www.sofftshoe.com/fall2012-pumps

    I have some very similar dress sandals to these, which I got at Nordstrom’s Rack for just $38 🙂

    http://www.sofftshoe.com/Sofft-Ibiza-in-Black-Patent-color

    Of course, we didn’t know about these brands back in the day … and only one or two of them likely existed back then. We know so much more today about what working all day in stilettos will do to your feet (and your gait, as scaredy mentioned). I had to work on pilates reformer machines to correct my gait and posture and STILL have to do daily exercises for this.

    I DID have some more practical “Easy Spirit” pumps in my collection of stilettos back then but they were annoying to wear because they activated the metal detector in the Federal Courthouse every time I had to go thru, frequently carrying a load of stuff :=0 (This was before 9/11.)

    A lot of the paper and file shuffling we did manually on our feet carrying stuff and rolling baskets up and down elevators and back and forth across the street is just done electronically from cubicles and judge’s benches by pants-wearing clerks now, thanks to e-filing and pdf documents :=]

    We weren’t allowed to dress that way. Skirts and hose were mandatory on days we only popped in and out of courtrooms as well as stayed in there for hgs.

    January 15, 2013 at 1:14 PM #757749
    no_such_reality
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    Hmm, he’s not on kickstarter. I’m surprised as it seems like a good launch to select a funding level that will allow him to do an initial run large enough to get better pricing.

    He could even do a $50 pledge logo’d t-shirt.

    $100 pledge a branded shoe care bag

    $200 pledge, cap toe shoes.

    $350 pledge, both shoes.

    Target source of say $250k?

    etc.

    What’s a decent bulk run on a shoe manufacturing order? 500? 1000? 2000?

    January 16, 2013 at 12:14 AM #757791
    CA renter
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    [quote=bearishgurl]

    We weren’t allowed to dress that way. Skirts and hose were mandatory on days we only popped in and out of courtrooms as well as stayed in there for hgs.[/quote]

    So glad we are finally past this! I remember those days as well, though it was more at the tail end of it, thank goodness.

    I’ll check those shoes out. Thanks, BG! 🙂

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