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Stylist Advice- Help, my heel is too small and I trip out of my shoes!

 Dear Sharon:  For the past three years, I trip out of my shoes. It started when I was on the my way to job interview when, all of a sudden, both my feet slipped out of my pumps! I had been wearing these pumps all year and now they didn't fit. It was a nightmare just to make it to the door of the interview as I couldn't take a "normal" step without losing a shoe. So embarrassing! From that day on, no strapless pumps fit me ever again. I have tried so many heel grips, heel pads and even innersoles at the same time, but nothing worked. I have squeezed into a size smaller shoe and although the shoe was super tight in the front,

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Best platform wedge sandals comfy enough for diehard flat-wearers

Robert Clergerie 'Arco' Espadrille at Nordstrom
  How to find a flattering shoe with a bit of 'lift' when you are a flats devotee. Hey Sharon-- love your piece on the best platform shoes of the season. I, however, am a chronic flat-wearer; the height of my footwear varies only if I wear thick socks with my Adidas. Which are the best (ie easiest) platform pairs to wear that won't send me to my local podiatrist ... know any good ones?!- (New York, NY via e-mail) You funny lady, sounds like you're digging for hubby's digits. Yes, to the rest of you, my husband is a foot doctor, however that has never made a noticeable style difference in the hundreds of shoes that occupy my closet.

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The Decisive Shoe Buying Guide

What Shoe to Wear With What Outfit and When-- Shoe Shopping Tips Star Jones from ABC television's The View shares tips about how to select the right pair of shoes Dear Sharon: Help! I want some basic rules for shoe shopping. I'm afraid that when it comes to shoes my fashion IQ is zero. There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to the shoes, sandals, boots, and flip-flops I see people wearing. The only thing I learned from my mother about shoes is: no open toe or white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day. Is this an old school myth, or is this still true? Can you wear open toe shoes in the winter? If so, should

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