There’s a photo on my phone of about seven shoe boxes stacked in my mother’s hallway, half of them open, and a pair of her tights hanging off the top one like a flag of surrender. That was week two of us trying to find Alexander Wang shoes that wouldn’t hurt her wide feet. I’d said I’d help, she’d said fine, and neither of us had any idea what we were doing. Here’s what we figured out about Alexander Wang shoes for wide feet and what actually works, including the dumb parts.

Measure Your Feet Before Choosing Alexander Wang Shoes For Wide Feet

We started by guessing, which went about as well as you’d think. Mum swore she had wide feet, but when we wrapped  https://alexanderwangg.com/ a tape around the widest part of both, the left was clearly bigger than the right, and that bigger one is the one that should decide the size. We found that out after a return, naturally.I’d measure in the evening when feet are a bit puffy, standing up, and I’d jot the numbers down on the phone and hold them next to the chart on the product page. I also stopped trusting the size number on its own, partly because two pairs with the same number sat completely differently on her.

Which Alexander Wang Shoes For Wide Feet Are Worth Trying First

The shape of a shoe turned out to matter more than the name on it, and if you’d like to check what’s out there, you can scroll through the Alexander Wang shoes and read the fit notes and photos for each style. What I looked at was the toe box and whatever strap was on it, because those two things changed everything for her, and I’d never have thought about that before this month.Pointed toes were out within a day. She wore one pair around the kitchen, and by the time the kettle boiled she was sitting down with her shoe off, muttering. Rounder and squarer shapes gave her toes some air, and anything with an ankle strap or a buckle over the top let her loosen the shoe later in the day when her feet swelled, which was a small thing that ended up mattering a lot. Soft leather beat stiff leather too, since the stiff kind rubbed a sore spot on the side of her foot.Flats and low heels were easier for her than tall ones, which you’d expect, because a steep heel shoves your weight forward onto the front of the foot where the squeezing is worst. Sneakers surprised me, since a couple of them were narrow through the middle, so I wouldn’t count on casual shoes being roomier.

Why Going Up A Size In Alexander Wang Shoes Can Backfire

My first plan was just to go up a size, and I was proud of it for about a day. The width was finally okay, but her heel kept popping out on every step, and she’d started gripping with her toes to hold the shoe on, which looks funny and hurts later.What got us closer was a half size up in a softer style, plus a thin grip on the back of the heel and a cushioned insole so her foot stopped sliding forward. I’m no shoemaker, so I can’t say it works for everyone, but it fixed the slipping for her.There was another thing I only noticed later. Width and volume aren’t the same, and her foot is wide but quite flat, so shoes with a low front felt tight even when the sides had plenty of room, while shoes with a taller front fit nicely. If your foot is high on top, I’d look for laces or straps that open all the way.

Breaking In And Stretching Alexander Wang Shoes For Wide Feet

New shoes rarely feel right on day one, and for wide feet the first week can be rough. We broke her pair in at home, an hour at a time, wearing thick socks for the first two days to soften the material a little. It was slow and kind of boring, but it beat wearing them out all evening and coming home with blisters.A local shoe repair shop also stretched one pair a bit for a small fee, and they had it done in a day. I’d ask a shop like that before trying anything yourself, since a heating tool or a harsh spray can damage leather, and I’ve heard a couple of sad stories about that. Not every material stretches either, and the man at the shop told us a smooth, firm finish only gives a little.

Check The Return Rules Before Ordering Alexander Wang Shoes For Wide Feet

Wide feet make sizing harder, so the return rules ended up being the most useful lines on the whole page. We checked how many days we had, whether the tags had to stay on, and who paid to ship things back, and we only ordered from sellers that made returns simple. Try shoes on indoors, on a clean floor, so they can still go back if they don’t work out.