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With a good of shoes on her feet, women can adjust to anything. And she can do it pain free. No other wearable object wields such power. Women all over the world covet the almighty shoe. We hunt for them, compare them, store them for next season, keep them long past their due date, and expect them to gloriously update the dreariest of fashion ensembles.

Whether they cost 10 bucks or 300, a woman’s shoes say much about her mood, her values, and her personal style. Take Dansko shoes, 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 person. 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 fashion. Rather, they’re seen as flashy. 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 colorful 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 earthy virtues of the “comfortable shoe-wearing girl”.

And so it was, on the day my wonderful new husband took me out to Main Street in search of sensible walking shoes, that I found my first pair of Dansko footwear. Before we walked into 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 seniors in personal care homes. Shoes made for those with multiple orthopedic 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 beauties 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.

Walking is something that some people do quite a lot of, in their work or leisure time (or both for those lucky few). When walking is by an individual, the purchase of a good quality, comfortable shoe is very important. Mephisto sandals, which claim to be the finest walking shoes on earth, are the kind of footwear someone who spends much time walking would want to consider.

If you are looking for a pair of shoes that you can wear to work or into the city, something that will appear nice, then Mephisto has you covered. Mephisto sandals are quite comfortable, as well as stylish enough to wear to the workplace or out on the town.

For instance, Zuriel for women is a stylish slip on style with a leather upper that has a shock absorbing heel. These features will reduce stress on the wearer’s back, ankles and hips. Other Mephisto women’s sandals styles are available, including the most casual styles, like the low heel cork sandal with a comfy toe divider, perfect for those summer days at the lake. There are even women’s boots that are available featuring fun, funky styles to more classic type styles.

For the men out there, there are many different categories of Mephisto shoes available such as: casual and walking, boot, dress, all rounder and Mephisto men’s sandals and clogs. Some of the sandals that are available have a latex foot bed that molds to the foot. The all rounder category includes running, hiking and outdoor shoes for men that are made with the utmost comfort and quality in mind. Mephisto even sells men’s boots. The boots have leather uppers and a gore tex (waterproof) lining.

Sale prices (in some cases, significant discounts) are now available for the following styles:

Adama
Adelie
Agacia
Agave
Babata
Balena
Balika
Bjorg
Caterina
Canisia
Egonia
Elka
Feigin
Felda
Fengia
Hafren
Hannel
Helen
Mariet

For walking, hiking, running or leisure, Mephisto shoes can offer you solution. You can easily and quickly shop online for these shoes, or you can visit a local retailer in person. Whether you plan on spending time on the streets, shops and offices of the city or at leisure in nature, you can be sure that Mephisto can offer you a quality made shoe at a great price. An added plus is that many of the shoes are resoleable, so that you can get extra mileage out of your shoes.

You can easily and quickly shop online for these shoes, or you can visit a retailer in person. Mephisto shoes, which are advertised as the finest walking shoes on earth, are the kind of shoes a consumer who spends much time walking would want to buy.