Cute Shoes That Won't Kill Your Feet

I am a firm believer that you shouldn't have to sacrifice style for comfort. I feel like this comes from my pet peeve of people wearing running shoes with jeans. Like, where are you running? You're wearing real pants. If you're in leggings, yes, I get it, you're committing to the athletic wear look that says "did I just come from the gym or am I just running errands, you'll never know". I do this a lot on Saturdays when I'm going to get cat food. 

When I was younger my family would go on vacations and my mom would force me to wear running shoes everywhere because we were doing a lot of walking and I'm sure she didn't want me to start complaining after an hour. She's a great mom, and I appreciate her looking out for my feet and our vacation, but as I got older and I started figuring out my personal style, I realized that just because you're going to be on your feet from dawn 'til dusk doesn't mean you have to throw your completely normal wardrobe out the window. 

In my real day-to-day life I rarely wear what my mom would consider "adequate walking shoes", but I never feel like I'm uncomfortable. Now honestly, on vacations I'm wearing my Chacos if I know we're legitimately going to be walking a lot that day, but unless we're going on a nature hike through the Redwoods or camping I'm going to wear my regular shoes. No one wants to look back at pictures and think "oh that's a really cool shot of all of us but I wish I wasn't wearing those New Balance sneakers from 2004".

So in the spirit of keeping up your style no matter what you have on the agenda for the day, here are some cute shoes that won't totally kill your feet. From grabbing coffee on the weekends, to going to work, or galavanting around Europe, you can be comfortable and put together. Here's to you, Mom!

Flats

Booties

Slip-Ons