Beautiful & uncomfortable VS. Average & cozy

[nicenspicy]

I'm having a problem picking out a black pair of sandals. I want to bring the vavavoom ones, which I've never worn before. They are GORGEOUS but a bit uncomfy. I only plan on wearing them for a couple of hours for a dinner. They make the outfit more dressy & stylish.

On the other hand (foot, actually), I could wear the old standbys that are more comfortable and could possibly be worn with more outfits. The are ho-hum and more casual.

I cannot bring BOTH. I'm already bringing 6 pairs of shoes :o & DH is bringing 4.

[mrsred]

I'm having a problem picking out a black pair of sandals. I want to bring the vavavoom ones, which I've never worn before. They are GORGEOUS but a bit uncomfy. I only plan on wearing them for a couple of hours for a dinner. They make the outfit more dressy & stylish.

On the other hand (foot, actually), I could wear the old standbys that are more comfortable and could possibly be worn with more outfits. The are ho-hum and more casual.

I cannot bring BOTH. I'm already bringing 6 pairs of shoes :o & DH is bringing 4.

 

First thing is that if you've not worn the gorgeous shoes before, I would advise wearing them around the house (that's what I always do) and get them broken in a bit and you'll be able to judge how comfy (or not) they really are.

 

As for the other shoes...I can't comment. All of my pretty shoes are comfy and I wear heels more often than not, so I think it's a personal preference.

 

But...if you cannot bring both pairs, then go with the ones that you can wear with more outfits. I usually pack at least 10 pairs when I go anywhere for more than a week, so I'm not the best to ask.

 

Let us know what you decide!

 

~e

[happysinglemom]

I packed 10 too - wore them all. Bring both!! :D

 

(Okay - if only one - bring the vavavavoom ones - it's only for dinner.)

[Ehpride]

I packed 7 or 8 for 5 days with 2 nights pre-cruise :)

[nicenspicy]

Thanks guys, now I don't feel so bad packing a suitcase of JUST shoes. I think I may hit the 10 mark this go round.

I think I will take them. What's one more pair of shoes?:D

[envy4u]

Just bought another pair today . We just can't have enough shoes girls . I will have to hide them form DH or else he will make fun of me again . He says I need a luggage just for shoes and bags and he is almost right about that .

[missybirchfield]

I always carry a suitcase with nothing but shoes in it!! Lots of shoes!!

 

Missy

[Sunshine91]

I don't remember my total count (it was a lot!), but I didn't have to resort to a bag just for shoes. I KNOW he would laugh at me for that. :eek:

 

I wore silver-sparkly heels for all 3 formal nights on Noordam's 10 day. However, I simply could not dance in those shoes & really dislike dancing barefoot. After dinner or the show, I would go back to the cabin to change shoes to a pair of black mid-heel sandals that also stayed on my feet very well. Then I could dance the night away in the disco or crows nest.

 

Agree w/mrsred - wear those vavavoom ones around a bit before your cruise. Get used to them - remember, the ship is moving so you may be leaning left & right with the motion of the ocean. Also, can you scuff up the bottoms a tiny bit to give you a little traction? I usually like to walk around on a concrete sidewalk for that.

 

Happy cruising :)

[Jane110]

Bring both!

 

I usually bring about 10 pairs for a cruise.

[Ehpride]

Thanks guys, now I don't feel so bad packing a suitcase of JUST shoes. I think I may hit the 10 mark this go round.

I think I will take them. What's one more pair of shoes?:D

 

Now the question is...how many evening purses are you bringing? :D I think we had 8 small evening purses between the three of us :o

[MGC]

Gee, I think on my last cruise, I took 3 pairs of shoes - sandals and mules for daytime, dressy sandals for night. Of course, there were no formal nights on that cruise (all 'resort casual'), but I still probably wouldn't have taken more than that anyway if I had a formal night. :cool: I think you're supposed to take luggage so you have somewhere to put the souveniers!

[Kat_in_Texas]

I've been having the same dilemma, wondering if I should take my black beaded (and oh-so-cute!) sling back heels or my tried-and-true (still cute but not as trendy cute!) comfortable lower heeled dressy shoes for formal night. I don't plan on taking both as both outfits will work with either. I decided to take the comfy ones. Better safe than sorry. And I know I'm going to have enough trouble packing without figuring out how to squeeze another pair in. I figure if they both look okay why stress about it? No one's going to be looking at my feet anyway.

 

To each his own!

[zotzer]

Bring the comfortable ones.

 

The problem with bringing "iffy" shoes is they can rip up your feet and make even your *comfy* shoes uncomfortable (if you get a blister in the wrong place).

 

Tracy

[48is24is1]

I would say...take both. I'm a shoe hog. I guess that would make me a shog.:D

[Jane110]

First thing is that if you've not worn the gorgeous shoes before, I would advise wearing them around the house (that's what I always do) and get them broken in a bit and you'll be able to judge how comfy (or not) they really are.

 

As for the other shoes...I can't comment. All of my pretty shoes are comfy and I wear heels more often than not, so I think it's a personal preference.

 

I agree 100%.

 

When I buy a pair of shoes I wear them around the house and if they're not comfortable, they go back to the store.

[gjules]

I say bring both pairs. I, too, would wear them around the house a bit first, but if they are uncomfortable you can always change into the more comfortable shoes after dinner. I don't remember how many pairs of shoes I took, but I did take one pair of hot pink shoes to wear with only one outfit. :p I'm so glad I did, because one of my favorite pics from my cruise is of me in that outfit!!

 

I would caution against putting all your shoes in one suitcase, though (not sure if you're kidding or not...) if that case is delayed or comes up missing...you'll be *gasp*:eek: SHOELESS!!!!:eek:

[Nebr.cruiser]

I'd probably bring both pairs, six really isn't that many shoes! I usually bring a tote bag for 'other' things that don't fit in my suitcase--it usually ends up being mostly shoes.

 

However, be sure to wear them around the house for a while. We recently went to East Africa and had one dinner that required more dressed-up clothes. I brought a pair of low-heeled slides with a black woven piece around the toes that I had bought last summer on sale but had never worn. I brought them because they were small, light and dressier than the sandals and sports shoes that were all else I needed.

 

Of course, they absolutely tore up my feet on the side of my big toes, blisters and raw wounds. I only wore them a couple of hours, with very little walking involved, and had terribly sore feet almost the whole rest of the trip--no fun at all. They hit the wastebasket as soon as we got back to the room!

 

So test those cute shoes out! Good luck.

[Liner]

I always carry a suitcase with nothing but shoes in it!! Lots of shoes!!

 

Missy

 

DITTO!! :D :D

[Silvery Seas Cruiser]

My ankles are shot. Comfort ahead of fashion for me. Blisters aren't pretty not even in Jimmy Choo shoes.

[aisling323]

I'd take both and start with the cute ones and change into the comfy ones if they started hurting. One of the advantages of a cruise is that your room is always fairly close.

 

I have got to have my DH read this thread so he will stop laughing at me for taking 8 pairs of shoes on a 4 night cruise! I keep trying to tell him I'm normal. :D

[caribbean dreams]

At my age, comfort is always before style.

If i find a pair of cute shoes that i may want to wear, i walk around the house in them for awhile to see if they will wear any.

[ncamy]

If you are flying, please don't put all of your shoes in the same bag! Split them up among different suitcases. I, like many of you, always take a lot of shoes. But my foot is difficult to fit (it is thick but not extremely wide) so I always fear losing my shoes and not being able to quickly replace them.

 

Take both pairs but pack them separately!