Anyone have a lot of trouble walking in wedges?

I swear by wedges-- I love them... always have... I love the fact that it's like wearing a heel, yet so much more comfy because your feet are not contorted into strange positions...

Now, every NEW pair of wedges-- purchased over the last year.. I CANNOT walk in.

I am wearing a new pair from 9 West today-- and I thought they were "sensible". In fact when I got them (I ordered online) I thought that they looked like something my mother would wear... SO, as I am walking to the train-- I took a full on digger on the sidewalk... scraping the knee of a very expensive pair of jeans and scraping the side of my relatively new Kooba.

I am so upset that these pieces of clothing are now "ruined" in my mind... and am so ****** I have yet another pair of shoes that I am going to be afraid to wear.

I live and work in an urban area-- so I do a lot more walking than other people-- and I also have to walk on a lot of uneven sidewalks etc. Perhaps this is the problem--

I am not even a total klutz-- so I have no clue what the deal is!

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how high are they? I have seen wedges that are 4"+

I agree that it's easier to walk in wedges (for me at least) than heels, but I still can't wear anything too high. the ones I bought are 2.5"-3" TOPS!

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On city sidewalks, I have a problem walking in wedges. At least once a day, when I do more than 10 minutes of walking in NYC, I trip a little because of uneven sidewalks, cracks in the street and a slew of other reasons.

Sorry that you fell!

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these are SOOO not high. 2 inches-- maybe 2.5.

I think the problem is that they make the sole of them narrow, which they did not do in seasons past-- I have another pair that is much more narrow and I occassionally lose my balance, but don't eat concrete regularly... these 9 West ones-- are narrower than the part where my foot goes, but not like suicidal narrow!

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Wedges are a definate try before you buy shoe in my book. I have a few pairs I love, they are very comfortable and pretty easy to walk in. I would say I could sprint in them, but they are sturdy. I tried on a pair this weekend, the arch support was so off, they were awful.

I'm sorry you fell!!! Glad you didn't twist an ankle or anything really bad like that.

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these are the shoes--- not scary at all right???

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I love walking in wedges. They are SOO much easier for me than regular heels. Sorry you scratched your stuff

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they hurt my ankles sometimes if they are really high

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I actually have a harder time walking in wedges than I do in heels.

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I do not wear my shoes to work....sneakers and shoes in my bag. Is this an option??

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I hear you, i LOVE wedges but I'm always afraid I'm going to crack my ankle!