A post by Interior Designer and Aging in Place Specialist Mitzi Beach:
Oh my aching feet.
But….no Ruth Buzzi shoes for us either!
No 4-inch platform heel shoes either!
For me, those days are gone, gone forever.
Does Oprah do more than just sit and look gorgeous in all of her VERY high heels?
Even if those platform ones are supposedly comfortable? I would love to know the actual standing time she has while wearing those stunningly beautiful high heels!
Why? ‘Cuz I am so down-right jealous!
As a shoe-a-holic, where can I find a shoe maker for beautiful and stylish shoes that are comfortable and safe at the same time? [Falling can change our lives forever and ever].
Oh yes, the aging of feet is a very big issue. Not only for vanity but also our comfort and being able to physically stand for whatever activity without pain!
What about you ladies?
Are you fighting this not-so-easy part of aging gracefully? What is graceful about wearing shoes that pinch or cause agony while wearing?!
Just looking at the photos above, I see women twisting ankles or far much worse in permanent damage or serious falls.
Seriously, there are millions of us over 50, so why does this shoe crisis exist?
Yes, as a shoe-a-holic, this is a crisis to me!
Giving away so many of my beautiful shoes because they hurt so badly is more than just giving shoes away. It signifies another tangible fact of my aging which I cannot believe has to just be without options. I can handle a lot about aging but my shoe options….really?
Okay, this sounds really really vain, but I betcha if my like-minded kindred spirits out there voice what they’re thinking, we would hear a scream as loud as Hilly in The Help as she reads about that infamous pie.
We want to wear pretty shoes again!
Where are the shoe manufacturers who want to fill this huge void in the shoe industry?
A few years back, I was excited to discover Hathaway Shoes in Kansas City while working a huge design job for my most favorite clients. I bought several [well, maybe more than several] pairs.
THEN, another big day for me was when I discovered Jill Hathaway’s newly opened Shoes Boutique in Leawood, Kansas. Jill gets it! She stocked in her very chic boutique with beautiful but comfortable and safe shoes for all occasions…even dressy formal shoes. She is definitely leading the way and I applaud her marketing genius.
Even more, she understands the 50+ market and at this point in retail, this is way too rare. Why, for Pete’s sake?
This demographic of woman over 50 is huge and so strong. Come on shoe manufacturers!
You can certainly do better and be more creative than comfy & pretty flats. We Baby Boomers, all 18 million of us, want more options. I know it’s happening but oh so slowly…hurry up already!
WAKE UP AND SEE US!
Living and loving life together,
Mitzi
Mitzi Beach has been a practicing Professional Interior Designer, ASID, an Aging in Place Specialist for 30 years.
At sixty-something, Mitzi is busier than ever with her residential Interior Design business, large family, cooking, traveling and exercising. She shares her journey on her website, MitziBeach.com and is a role model on how to explore the new territories in cyberspace for those who didn’t grow up in the computerized era. Her mantra? Who says we are too old for learning this stuff???
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