Cute Shoes for Fat Feet

I'm on a constant search for shoes made for wide or double wide feet (I vary depending on the style) that don't look like the same pair of orthopedic slip-ons you saw your grandma wearing last month.  I know not everyone with a plus size body has wide feet, but it's fairly common.  Personally, my sister and I have had freakishly wide feet since we were children, so I think bone structure is more to blame than fat, though they do get wider as I gain weight.  In any case, I think it's a common enough problem that I thought I'd list some of the coolest shoes for the new season that come in wide or double wide.

Naya 'Fennel' Peep Toe Bootie: It's hard to tell in the photograph, but this leather bootie has a gorgeous swirly cut-out lattice work detail.  Aside from that, I love the curve of the, the oxford-esque style of it, and the springtimey peep toe.  This is the kind of wide shoe that I dream about.  Additionally it is apparently crafted out of bamboo and vegetable-dyed leather, but personally I don't really care.  Sadly, all this chic styling comes with a hefty price tag - $194.  My senior prom shoes cost half that!  Oh well, maybe I'll win the lottery...

Gabriella Rocha 'Athens' heel: What I love about this shoe isn't the style (well, it's the style too of course) but the astonishing array of colors and textures that it comes in.  It comes in leather, kid leather, patent leather and the colors black, navy, camel, sky blue, fuchsia, deep purple and bright red.  The style is a kind of sexy mary-jane that still has a retro innocence to it, like a '50s pin-up; like, yeah it's sexy, but in a classy way.  Moderately priced at $69.

Naturalizer 'Lorie' Espadrille: Naturalizer is usually a good place to find stylish shoes in wide widths, and they didn't disappoint - in searching for a pair of wide espadrilles, I found only a handful, and these are by far my favorite.  It strikes me as odd that there are so few, considering that they're big this spring (well, espadrilles are big every spring it seems) and plenty of cute discount-store incarnations for "normal" feet are around.  Sigh.  The strappiness of these is cute and I find the curve to the sole aesthetically pleasing.  I'm not a big fan of beige/nude (well, because I am only a few shades off beige, and it looks terrible on me) but perhaps these will come out in more colors later, since they're new.  Fairly pricey at $79 but Naturalizer shoes are good quality.

Evans High Heeled Clogs: Like everything else from the 1970s, clogs are back - but these aren't your mom's chunky-heeled hippie-dippy clogs from high school.  These high heeled, slingback, peep toe clogs are a very 2011 incarnation.  All of Evans shoes come in extra wide, but I've never purchased from them so I don't know how wide it truly is.  But I know I seriously want those shoes.  (btw, British shoe sizes, like everything, are different.  Look up a conversion chart.)  £39.50/$62.55

Faux Suede Tassel Boot - Though the slouchy suede boot has been in style for a few years now, the tassel updates it.  Spring 2011 runways had lots of tasseled details, on belts, necklaces, purses, you name it.  The way it's styled here, it also strikes me as very 70s.  And, aside from all that, it's a really cute essential style that'll look good over jeans or tights and I don't think this style is going anywhere soon.  The one downside?  The site doesn't have a half circumference listed, but since it's a plus size site and extra wide fit, I'll assume it's probably wide calf.  $50

'Jordan' Woven Ribbon Ballet Flat - How cute are these shoes?  The ribbon being woven through the flats gives it a very unique and feminine look.  I love flats with interesting details, since they're usually less glamorous or fun than their high-heeled counterparts, but infinitely more comfortable.  The one downside?  These strike me as very overpriced at $64.99 for a pair flats made of man-made materials instead of leather.  But I'm definitely going to be eying these to see if they go on clearance.