Why can’t we find a nice Cole with a two inch heel, at a reasonable price, in our size? Hmmm, we can. Below is a listed of shoe manufacturers offered for two reasons. First, find out if your favorite retailer carries the brand, find the shoe style you want and have Ms. Retailer special order them; and second, call the manufacturer and find out who, in your area, stocks their line of shoes. Of course, nationwide, Nordstrom’s and their markdown outlets, The Rack provide the widest selection of larger sized ladies shoes. There must be others as well. In Southern California, and elsewhere I suspect, retailers like Coast Footwear and Chic Wide Shoes also have some larger (11 +) in stock or available.
If you know shoes, and most of us do, you know that Ferragamos are to die for, but I have also had good luck with Magdesian Bros., both of which I bought at Nordie’s. Oh, by the way, my shopping experience at Nordie’s has been exemplary -- never a question about a return, never an eyebrow when I buy pumps while in drab, never two glances when I shop en femme.
So take this list, my friends, and go forth, buying pumps and flats, slingbacks and laceups! Enjoy!!!