Whether they cost ten dollars or 300, a woman’s choice of footwear say much about her mood, her values, and her personal style. Take Danskos, for example. Now this is a shoe for the active woman who wants support and comfort without having to wear tennis shoes in public. Available in an endless variety of styles, this is the comfortable shoe for the woman who swore she’d never wear comfortable shoes. I know, because I am that woman. My feet are wide, yet the styles I tend to like simply do not come in wide widths. All my adult life I’ve suffered in the name of fashion. I’ve worn strappy leather sandals, cork wedges, kitten heels, high-heeled loafers, you name it. But comfortable shoes? Ha! Forget it. I’d rather go barefoot through the snow.

Being a girl from the city, I was absolutely taken aback when I first moved to Indiana. It didn’t take long for me to notice that almost no-one wears stylish, high heeled shoes around here. And those who do are apparently not appreciated for their sense of style. Rather, they’re seen as frivolous. And not in a good way. I was in the country now, and I was surrounded by sensible conservatives. I never got compliments on my colourful shoes anymore. I got sideways-glancing looks of disapproval.

To say I stuck out like a sore thumb in the red suede stilettos with the brass grommets that I like to wear with my distressed jeans is a gross understatement. Suddenly, dismayed to find there was nowhere to wear all my fun shoes, I packed them up (along with my single girl outfits) and my sassy, single girl attitude. I wasn’t a single girl who could spend half her paycheck if she wanted to on handbags and shoes anymore. I was married. Thoroughly married. To a wonderful man who appreciates the wisdom of the “comfortable shoe-wearing woman”.

So, on the day my adorable new husband took me out to Main Street in search of sensible walking shoes, that I found my first pair of this Dansko footwear. Before we entered the store, I told him that I was was determined to be sensible. Inside, I felt sad. I felt sure that pleasing my husband meant I would have to go home with a truly ugly pair of walking shoes. Shoes made for old people in personal care homes. Shoes made for those with multiple orthopaedic complaints. What I found that day was like an epiphany. There they were – cherry red Mary Janes, with just a bit of a heel, and a buckle strap across the bridge of the foot that once in place, would stay that way. Just looking down on these darlings makes me smile!  These are seriously sweet shoes! They rock as you walk! The sole is designed to roll forward as you step onto the ball of your foot, then rock gently back as your weight shifts to the other foot. What ingenious engineering.

I have clocked countless hours in my Danskos. I wore them through two pregnancies – back-to-back and with only three months between. I never, not once, complained of lower back pain, and I was on my feet a lot. My knees hurt a bit, but I’d never blame the Danskos for that. I blamed the babies. My feet never felt better. Sure, the toes are round. “All the better for wiggle room, my dear”, says the sensible woman my husband would like me to be. And in my red Dansko Mary Janes, I know he smiles with pride, walking with his cool-yet-sensible wife, hand in hand down the nature paths and along Main Street in quaint little main-street Indiana.

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For golfers who prefer to walk during their round of golf, ECCO brand shoes have “Direct Inject” technology creating a lightweight but strong outside. The direct inject feature provides stability and cushioning allowing for extended time on one’s feet without becoming fatigued. Since the soles of these shoes are built with out glue or stitching, they prove to be long lasting – perfect for many rounds of comfortable golfing.

The Ecco golf shoes were designed with golfers in mind. Each pair includes the Ecco swing stabilizer providing an internal system that helps stabilize heels during every golf swing. Ecco has also eliminated a distraction during the golf game by providing each pair of shoes with waxed laces that will stay tied and not throw off the rhythm of the game. If golfers prefer to wear a spikeless shoe, Ecco also has those available. Still providing traction and grip, these shoes won’t create divots or scratches on sensitive greens.

Colors and varieties of Ecco golf shoes abound. Men’s styles range from the Classic saddle to the Flexor model to a casual tennis shoe style of golf shoe. There are many color options ranking from the more conservative but chic white and black combinations, to brown (all colors of brown and white). Ecco golf shoes also provide a more contemporary vibe of a mix of reds (lava), blues, and black and tans for the shoes as well.

The women’s styles of Ecco golf shoes are just as appealing. Several styles sport a classic wing buckle, to traditional laces, to a Velcro strap look. Great bold colors here as well including pink, blacks, tans, and silvers. Ecco golf shoes range from $110 to $430. Features and styles vary with each pair of shoe allowing the golfer to choose the perfect Ecco brand shoes for their golf game.

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