http://comfortableshoes.wordpress.com In search of that elusive pair of comfortable shoes... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:16:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's very rare that one finds a shoe in which all good things come together - elegance, sexiness and comfort. My recent discovery of the Cole Haan Fiona Air Sling has been a beautiful experience. Comfortable shoes too often mean dowdy and sad. Comfortable heels are often an oxymoron rather than a reality. Cole ... http://comfortableshoes.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/elegant-comfortable-heels-from-cole-haan/ A YouTube video shows style reporter Pamela Gross offering up her favorite Prada's for comfort customization. This is a perfect depiction of how beautiful high heels and the shape of our feet rarely go together. Pamela did you really say: "if a shoe doesn't hurt, it can't be beautiful!" This is just wrong, yet so true of what ... http://comfortableshoes.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/a-reporter-cuts-up-her-pradas-in-search-of-comfortable-heels/ During her orthopedic surgery residency, Taryn Rose searched fruitlessly for stylish shoes that wouldn't destroy her feet. The podiatrist turned shoe designer found that her own quandary was shared daily by all types of women. Her quest for comfortable stylish shoes presented a unique opportunity. Rose turned first to a favorite salesclerk at ... http://comfortableshoes.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/a-podiatrist-turned-shoe-designer-offers-high-fashion-comfort-shoes/ Ouch! Women's feet are hurting! According to recent data from the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society: Women account for 90% of foot surgeries in the U.S. at an estimated cost of 2 billion dollars. 82% of women reported having foot pain. 72% reported one or more foot deformities. 86% of women wore shoes ... http://comfortableshoes.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/some-painful-statistics-make-a-clear-case-for-seeking-comfortable-shoes/     Clemen Billins/Getty images Cole Haan, the high end, artisan crafted shoe brand has been owned by the Nike company for about 10 years. So it was only a matter of time before the two divisions merged their shoe lines and came up with "Cole Haan Nike Air Technology," or comfortable high heel shoes ... http://comfortableshoes.wordpress.com/2007/08/23/nike-air-and-cole-haanlook-what-youve-started/ In search of comfortable shoes The quest is long and arduous. Yes, I've taken on the task. I will not stop wandering, and yet continous wandering is the thing that causes me pain. For it is my feet that require attention, to be lovingly surrounded with support, softly clad and fashionably rendered, ... http://comfortableshoes.wordpress.com/2007/08/22/hello-world/