Ballerinas and smelly feet

I feel your pain, socklessness makes my feet honk. Personally, I wouldn't go to Primark - I'd buy a couple of decent pairs instead - Clarks have some nice ones. Don't wear the same pair two days in a row. You can get some scented insoles too - they're disposable - you change them every few wears.

Or you could wear those hideous half-foot sock/tight thingies!

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maybe not eh?

Speaking as someone who has feet that can make pain blister from 50 paces, whatever you buy it should either be fabric which can go in the washing machine, or leather the whole way (with an acceptance that they will have to be thrown away sooner than you'd hope).

I kick my shoes off under my desk at work. that saves on whiff opportunity

Sprinkle baking soda in them at night, shake it about the shoes and empty in the morning.

Fresh shoes every day (apparently)

I bought 6 pairs of the £3 ones a couple of weeks back - 2 pairs in the pewter, 1 black, 1snake skin & 2 in a soft gold & 1in a sort of coral red.

Problem solved with kiwi fresh'ins

http://www.kiwifreshins.com/

Aha - those sound like the future. Where do you get them?

I really can't be doing with buying expensive flat shoes, although I daresay leather overcomes the problem.

I remember reading in Take a Break or Lovin' It (or some such magazine in a hospital waiting room) one of their top tips to avoid smelly shoes was to stick pantie liners in them daily

I suppose it depends on whether you prefer the embarrassment of smelly feet . . . or being found with gusset liners stuck to the soles of your feet when they slip out of your shoes

As for the shame if you're ever in an accident . . . well, they don't give you a top tip for dealing with that, do they?

Bicarb also sounds good.

But, Kieren, I'd worry that by the time I got to work they'd already pong, and the hyperchic, beautiful French girl who sits opposite me would have to press a scented hankie to her perfect conk.

Think I got them in sainsbury's or wilkinson £2.99, they come in shoe sizes & I bin them every 5 days if I wear them daily , but I swap around (shoes , not the inner sole thingy)

Shoes are really comfy & don't dig in like the ones last year did.

Get yourself to Primark if you can tomorrow, they zoom out fast.

I'm sure your Osteo would have mentioned if this was the case but I have partial fusion of the spine and scoliosis and have always been told that flat shoes with no support are almost as bad as high heels.

Apparently to get any benefit from losing the leg slimming and lengthening effect of my vertiginous heels the replacement shoes should have a slightly stacked heel and good support at the arch, someting most ballerina shoes, alas, do not provide.

The fresh-ins are the ones I've used. I think mine came from Sainsbury's.

WSS. I see a lot of peope with foot and gait problems and invariaby they're either wearing heels every day, or flip flops/ ballet shoes/ Uggs. You need something with laces or a strap and a thick well supporting but flexible sole.

Now hold on. Just. A. Minute. ?

Fortunately I think what he's trying to avoid is the increased impact on my knees and shortening of my achilles tendons/hamstrings you get with heels. Does that make sense?

When I snapped my achilles tendon I was told to wear heels as often as I could - because as you say it shortens the tendon and puts less pressure on than flats

Rather than the absolute flatties I had a pair from Primark that had the tiniest of little heels - just made them a bit more comfortable

Absolutely what Jules.40 says, as long as they have leather insoles rather than material or even worse, plastic 'leather effect' linings, you should be pong-free!

Primarché have some fab leather soled flats, go forth and purchase!

Hello Sophie, I wonder if you mind me asking what the problem is? I have arthritis in my knees and I can't wear heels because of the impact. They are not trendy, but I find that wearing birkenstocks is a life saver - they support my feet

and minimise the impact on my aching joints! I have personally found that completely flat shoes are too crashy if you see what I mean.

Ali x

Birkenstocks ?

It's basically runner's knee, caused by biomechanical dodginess and weakness in my lower back and glutes. I am hoping to run a marathon in two weeks and he's said no heels until then to minimise impact on my knee. I have MBTs which I wear quite a lot, but I just want pretty (and non-smelly!) shoes for work and going out.

LOL! I know - they're really not pretty by any stretch of the imagination!! Especially when you have great big size 7 feet like me!

Sorry about your knees. Running's what made mine give up - or I should say made me finally give in and get them checked out.

Wow-good luck in the marathon! You're a braver woman than I am!

Ali x

WTS. If you can get away with wearing ballet pumps you deserve smelly feet. T'wouldn't be fair otherwise, as otherwise they would be second only to Laboutins in the shoe hierarchy. Since I can't wear them, their only redeeming feature is that my osteo prefers me wearing heels to them.

What the Andi and Rache about ballet shoes being too flat.

I'd bet you anything that your osteopath would have a fit about you buying ultra cheap ballet shoes - absolutely no support for your feet at all. You'd probably be better walking barefoot.

Seriously, if you want to run a marathon soon, this is not going to do you any favours!

I'd echo what others have said about getting shoes with some support. If you're going to be running that marathon, you will have happier feet if you get some shoes with ankle/arch support.

I was about to tell you how bad my feet used to be in Pointe shoes then read the post properly!.... I'll get my coat...

Just a little post to say I found those disposable insoles absolutely rubbish... they crumple up under your foot and are REALLY uncomfortable..