Find these shoes!?

April 23, 2006 12:17 AM

I hate shopping, but need new shoes. Have you seen anything like these ANYWHERE in a 9 or 9W? Anything vaguely similar?

I'd be terribly grateful. Have I mentioned I hate shopping?

posted by rexruff to shopping (9 comments total)

Rockport's Avian is similiar. Not sure about the sizing.
posted by small_ruminant at 1:25 AM on April 23, 2006

This one is less career-ish, but still cute.
posted by small_ruminant at 1:29 AM on April 23, 2006

www.zappos.com Free shipping!

I've seen shoes like that at Nine West.
posted by fshgrl at 1:44 AM on April 23, 2006

This may be a stupid question, but have you tried calling local Naturalizer stores to make sure that they don't have any in your size in stock? The website has them in your size in brown, which would indicate that it's a stock issue, and stores sometimes have shoes in sizes that are no longer available on the website.

Also, this has less of a heel, but looks roughly similar.
posted by posadnitsa at 7:33 AM on April 23, 2006

I have to second zappos as well. They do have free shipping, but best of all they have free returns for up to a year.
I have ordered from them many times (and returned a few) and have been VERY happy with their speedy shipping, good selection (I have huge feet), and easy returns.
They have these two Naturalizer shoes that look, but they don't lace up. Surf around their site for other brands.
posted by j at 10:10 AM on April 23, 2006

Hey folks,

Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I'll follow up on several -- especially just calling naturalizer, and checking out Rockport.

I hesitate on Zappos only because it seems like my size is never exactly 9, sometimes its 9W, sometimes 8 1/2 W. For the Zappos fans, are you easy to fit or do you just exchange five times til you find the right fit?

Thanks a ton,
s.
posted by rexruff at 10:58 AM on April 23, 2006

I have that problem as well - sometimes I'm a wide, sometimes I'm not.
If you read the reviews, people are very good about saying if they felt the shoe was 'true to size" or "true to width"...
I've never returned the same item more than once, but since the whole process is online and automated (you just click on what you'd like to return and then print out a label to affix to your box that they shipped to you orginally), I don't think they'd complain.
Good luck!
posted by j at 11:48 AM on April 23, 2006

Zappos has free shipping and free returns, so what I have done is just order all 3 possibilities at once (usually for style/color; my size is easy), try them on when they arrive (on carpet, so they stay new), and then pack up the pairs I decide not to keep and drop them off at the post office the next day.
posted by xo at 1:12 PM on April 23, 2006

Rexruff, I actually ordered that exact pair (in brown) from Naturalizer earlier in the year. They ship directly from stores (as opposed to a central warehouse), so I would definitely suggest calling them to see if they can call individual stores to check the inventory. The customer service people were awesome when I needed to deal with them.

Also, those particular shoes seem to be pretty narrow, even in the wide widths. So if you got the 9 1/2 (M or W) (which are in stock in black per the web page), they would probably fit you okay. I bought the 9 1/2W, and I almost wish I would have bought the 10W, because they are just slightly to tight in the toe. They make my feet look really skinny, though. :)

One reason I bought from Naturalizer is that if they didn't fit, you can return them to any local store. Which is easier than having to ship them back. Nordstrom is also good to order from online. With every order, they include a postage-paid fUSPS tyvek envelope if you need to make a return. Very easy to return, just stick in the envelope and throw it in the mail.
posted by sarahnade at 1:24 PM on April 23, 2006