Women with Wide Feet

I also have very wide feet and difficulty finding shoes that will fit (and shoes that are helpful for my plantar fasciitis). I have been known to buy men's shoes for this reason:)

The best tennis shoes I have found in women's are brooks. I love my keen hiking shoes. I have them in men's and women's and the men's are definitely more comfortable even though the women's are a "wide". They are my go to shoe for Europe. I also recently bought a pair of men's crocs. They have a canvas top and look like a dressy tennis shoe. They are extremely comfortable, don't look like mens shoes, weigh next to nothing, and will be in my bag for my upcoming trip.

Thanks for the suggestions. My feet are not wide but require wide a toe box. Three foot surgeries, a broken foot and arthritis make my feet very picky. No straps or seams across the toes. My go-to shoe has been discontinued - Alergria Essence - so I'm looking for new shoe styles/brands.

Thee are a couple of lasts Ecco seems to have in regular rotation that work well with my need for a wide toe box and narrower heel duck feet.

The shoe industry term for a shoe with a narrower than normal heel is a "combination last" so you might have luck searching on that term.

I have wide feet and high arches. Shoe shopping is hell! I'm leaving for Europe next week and when I started thinking about shoes I'll take for the trip I discovered my very comfortable and European trip proven leather Tevas we not in my closet. I searched my house high and low and they were nowhere to be found. I tried on countless sandals, bought a few to wear around the house, and ordered at least half a dozen online when I couldn't find them locally. None of them worked. My Tevas aren't being made anymore, though they are still available online in limited quantities. Unfortunately I couldn't find my preferred black in my size. I searched the internet and found only one pair, on Amazon. They came from Canada and were definitely pricier than I originally paid. I was so happy to get them. No doubt the other pair will show up.

I like how Sketchers fit my foot. I just have to pay attention to the arch support. The shoes with memory foam seem to work well. The shoes I'm taking have a Goga mat sole. I have taken them to Europe and they were fine.

I'll be taking my Sketchers Go Walk 3's, Teva Capri Universal sandals and a pair of Nike flip flops with memory foam on my trip. I use the flip flops around my lodging.

Good luck finding the right shoes. I hate shoe shopping as much as bra and bathing suit shopping!

I have the same challenge with my feet. I have found that the Nike Air Zoom Structure are super comfortable - the only pair of Nike shoes that I can wear. (I used to only wear Brooks but the fabric always wore a hole next to my little toe so I quit wearing them.) Naot has always been great for sandals, although I feel like the more recent styles run more narrow than before. Vionic sandals have been my go to - excellent flip flops.

Skechers have many styles available in both regular & wide fit.

Yup, I have high arches, wide feet, and very straight feet (like a toddler's foot or a duck's foot because I've always tried to avoid shoes that force my big toes towards the other toes in a pointy shoe --- so I have what they call a "natural" foot). The only shoes I am now willing to wear besides wide Chaco sandals are Altra Zero Drop sneakers. Because my favorite women's Altras are no longer made, I wear the black or grey MEN'S Escalante style. I don't even have to break them in --- they are comfortable brand new. Use Zappos or find a shoe store that sells them and try on every style --- they are weirdly all different. Run small, too. You may not like the non-pointy look of them, but in black or grey it's somehow not as noticeable. I've had young Italians in Florence actually admire them --- I'm pretty sure they were not teasing me!

I used to wear Keens and wide New Balance running shoes with custom made orthotics and had all sorts of foot problems (Morton's neuroma, etc) --- the Altras have no arch support at all but somehow my feet are now fine. I think it's because they have no height at the heel at all. That's the "Zero Drop" aspect. And why do we need our heels higher than our forefeet anyway? It's not, you know, natural.

Anyway, try some and see what you think. The Escalantes are very lightweight, too. More like the Keds sneakers I wore as a child than like most running shoes now. Oh, and I should say that I had to buy longer laces so that I could accommodate my high arches with looser lacing. Nothing's perfect!

I’m an Altra devotee as well. The last 3 trips Ive worn the Altra Lone Peak. They have a thicker sole so seem better on cobblestones altho my feet were still achey after climb up the blasted rocky path at St Michael’s Mount. Yikes! The ache resolved overnight and no sign of PF.

I also wear CorrectToes toe splints and the Altras are wide enough to accommodate my foot + Injinji toe socks + CorrectToes.

I have the additional problem of having not only wide feet and high arches, but also periodic bouts of Planter's Fasciitis, so I must have something with a heel for comfort. My last trip, I wore a pair of Mephisto walking shoes, but they wound up pressing into the back of my heel (which is also affected with planters) so they were causing me some discomfort by the end of my 2 week trip.

Anyone have any suggestions?

I’ve only been to Europe in summer sandal season. Wide foot, high arch, plantar fasciitis issues. Looked high and low for comfort for my feet with sandals that were also pretty enough for skirts.

This is what I found. I have them in black and silver. I get compliments on the silver all the time, they are very pretty one.

https://www.thewalkingcompany.com/abeo-cheri-neutral-silver/47819

Great price right now!