landsend mary jane trekkers

these are cute, i got a pair in black. they look super comfy too.

i'm also going to get pale green and baby blue...

sorry, that is the UK link, there is the US link:

lands end US

well, you got MY attention!

Veeery nice! I love the blue!



I just saw they ship to Australia as well! Yay!!

they do look comfy don't they!! My type of shoe!!

They do look mighty comfortable These will be great for senior and family sessions!!! I am ordering the light tan for summer.

I HATE dressing for weddings.....I try to find nice shoes that will match my outfits that have fairly low heels! My feet are always aching. I am not a heel girl I would love to do weddings in shorts and tennis shoes

Thanks for the tip Tami !!!!!!

suuuuuuper cute! Thanks Tami!

I have the regular beach trekkers and LOVE them. Lands End is so awesome that they made brown and purple ones that match my branding! I wear them with long pants to non-church weddings all the time. I've been thinking about getting the sandals, too.

I've gotten 4 or 5 pairs of shoes from Lands End, thinking the same thing: "they LOOK super comfy"
they are NEVER comfy for me.


They sure are cute looking, but Lands End shoes always make me sad because they look so cute & end up painful, so I don't order them any more.


Don't order the other colors until you get them & try them!

why? are they made poorly? i buy a lot of lands end stuff, i have a few pairs of the velvet loafers and i love those, they are dressy and casual and great for weddings in the fall.

I recently went shoe shopping with my mom and they were having a buy 1 get 1 50% off special. I got one and I was about to leave.

"WAIT! Its buy 1 get 1 50% off!!!"
"I know......? Did you want a shoe?"
"No silly - you must buy another shoe"
"What the hell am I going to do with 2 shoes??"

a las I left the store with 2 pairs of shoes. now I guess I like having more than one pair although I basically have to alternate because I cannot bring more than 1 pair of shoes on trips - the only room for shoes is on my feet.

Everyone has such different feet that it would just depend on if they are comfortable to you. I love love Danskos and shoot most weddings in them - others hate them. Go figure.

Keens are my favorite!

Agreed! These shoes are awesome! And Crocs are great too. They make cute styles other than their famous clog; very condusive to even weddings I think.

they finally came in (they were on backorder) and they are super comfy - i like them, they seem to have support while being soft inside. of course i havent worn them for 8-10 straight yet... but i am going to keep them.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Keen's shoes, all of them are so unbelievably comfy

For the ladies who are Keen fans, I just snapped up a pair of these in the tan and rust (I should take a photo to show you how cute they are in person...I'll get to it):

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/27936840/c/123633.html

They are hands-down some of the COMFIEST and still cute! shoes I've ever owned and I've gotten tons of compliments on them already. So yeah - I'll add to the Keen lovin'!

OH - if you are lookin' to buy some Keens but have never purchased before, go a half-size up. And...if you troll around and see the Sienna Ballerina flat - warning - it is NOT as comfy as the Mary Jane. Just my two cents.

Also - BIG BIG fan of Earth shoes. I wear the black Mary Janes to work with black dress pants and intend to wear them on longer shoots (weddings and such). GOOD STUFF FOR THE FEET!

Black Mary Jane Earth shoes

I love, love, love these Merrells. Merrell Spire Emme

Does anyone know of a comfy shoe that's got a little more sass or even sexiness to it? My husband (we shoot weddings together too), if he had his way, would have me in some stiletto shoes lol. I'm looking for something comfortable to shoot all day long in, but that has that "sassy" factor I'm looking for as well. Any other recommendations?

I just have to say that this thread is hilarious with DJs picture at the Avi! LOL It took me a second to look at the name! LOL

Steph

pooh! they dont come in my size---

Those are super cute! Looks like they're out of size 5, though...

Has anyone tried the Nike/Cole Haan shoes?
They are so pricey, but so beautiful, and I've heard random unreliable stories about how great they are .. .

yes. i bought a pair of really nice looking sandals from cole haan that have the nike sole - i have had them now almost 4 years and i love them to death. i can wear them all day and nothing. my feet and legs feel great.

Thanks Tami - I think I'll have to invest in a pair of those Cole Hann shoes . . . and it looks like there is a sale!

I just picked up a really cute and comfy pair of shoes the other day from Clarks' artisan collection - it's called Herring. SUPER comfortable and did I mention cute already? I got them in black and I might go back and get them in silver too... very soft leather and the sole is a soft rubber so no clickity-clack on marble church floors.

Did I hear sale? Where? I must know these things.

EDIT: After putting my head back on, I found the 20% off sale on their website.

THREADJACK ALERT:

Here's yet another rookie mistake of mine: Wearing new shoes on a long shoot for the first time.

Bought a new pair of shoes (relatively Pricey, wide, stretchy supposed to be comfortable shoes) that I thought would work but 2 hours into my 4 hour shoot I had STINGING BURNING toes. (I was walking all over a campus of an organization in 90 degree heat shooting buildings and dying on the inside walking on curled in toes.) I have day 2 tomorrow and I'm going to have to wear flip flops or my feet will be burning stumps.

My feet are a size 6 and a half long but I have to wear 8's because they are so wide. Anybody else have wide hobbit feet like mine? What do you do? I saw one photog talk about wearing dressier flat flip flops. Anybody shoe toes at a wedding? I might have to do it.

Shoes are the bain of my existence. I'm actually going to an old lady store soon to see what I can find. Lord help me.

i soooooooooooooo feeeeel your pain. i am the queen of new shoe foot pain. can i just tell you that 9 years ago i went on a job interview with some new shoes i brought back from the states.

middle of hot sweaty summer

no nylons. by the time i made it half way, my feet were a bloody mess, i had to stop and get bandaids and of course the bandaids over here are crap and they did not stay on. when i made it to the lobby of the office, i had to go off to the side and clean up my feet the best i could and walk like nothing was wrong.

i had to take a train back to the station afterward cause i had to walk barefoot.

i couldnt wear shoes for two weeks and i still have the scars on my feet.

oh and i did not get the job.

The nice flip flop was actually my preferred shoe last year, it was really great for beach weddings, and when your jumping up on chairs or beds real quick, probably go for a ballet flat or dansko for more formal

Oh dear... I can totally relate to this. I will never, ever, ever! wear new shoes to an all-day event (or even a half day event) without breaking them in at least a month in advance.

I still have parts of my feet/toes that are numb and tingly because of various shoes. And the pain that goes with that at the time of wearing said offending shoes! OMG. Brutal. I swear there is nothing worse than searing pain in your feet and having to walk around on them all day because you don't have an extra pair of shoes on you. I've resorted to buying a cheap pair of flip-flops from some random local store in the area so I can relieve my poor feet.



+1 on the ballet-flat type of shoe. Either that or a really supple/soft leather outsole that will breathe and expand a bit. Don't forget to break them in either! Depending on the shoot, you could get away with wearing dressy flip-flops or something that's more forgiving like an open back, slide-your-foot-in style of shoe. Good luck and let me know if you find anything b/c one of my girlfriend's also has wider feet and always lamenting over the lack of options in pretty, comfortable shoes.

it can be crippling.

I, too, have hobbit feet! Exactly the same length/width as yours!
I've found that round-toed pumps work MUCH better for my little bear paws!

Also, the sandal wedge from Crocs are pretty much the best work /dressy shoes that I've ever found!

I don't want to give away my secrets here, but all the ladies that are not a size 9.5 (I know, I have giant feet) should go check out REI.com's outlet section. I picked up a couple pairs of keens for half off there. If you have an REI store near you, they will ship to the store for free so you can pick them up. And even though it's the outlet price, sales aren't final, so if they don't' fit, you can send them back.

Well, good to know I'm not alone.

I bought some black Diesal mary janes tonight. They have a bit of hot pink threading, so not the perfect solution, but in a pinch (literally) they will do.


BTW, photo of the dressier crocs please! Dressy and Crocs? I don't get it. ; )

Tami, your story sounds like a NIGHTMARE.

neither do i, cause they are one damn ugly shoe.

I do! There is a line of shoes called Sofft which is just amazing. The cushioning in the sole is like nothing else I've tried, and they have arch support! This is the one thing that people with very high arches need to be able to walk at the end of the night.

They cost around $100, and I've found them at Dillard's here in Texas.

There are many styles to choose from, as well as heel heights. I can't recommend these enough.