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Comfortable Women's Shoes | Gabriella Rocha Ginger: Affordable Kitten Heel

Do you have a holiday party coming up and need a dress-casual pump that's comfortable, stylish and affordable? How about the Gabriella Rocha Ginger kitten heel? The Ginger is one of Zappos bestselling dress shoes due to its darling mary jane styling and wallet-friendly price point of $65. Customers like the round toe box, variety of colors and feminine yet manageable 1 3/4" heel.

I had some extra time tonight to play around on Polyvore. While I don't claim to be a stylist, the Gabriella Rocha Ginger looks pretty nifty with this outfit (mostly from Boden), don't you think?

Comfortable Women's Shoes | Naot Matai: 5 Star Comfort & Support

The Matai continues to be one of Naot's most popular styles.  The quirky curly-q and slope of the toe box put me off at first, but the style started to grow on me after Jenni Prokopy of ChronicBabe.com reviewed them on BDS last year. 

 Then I tried on a pair--straight out of my mom's closet on Thanksgiving Day. I'm sold. The Naot Matai felt custom-made for my feet with all their problems--bunions, hammertoes, fallen arch and mild plantar fasciitis, if you must know. I kept them on during Thanksgiving clean-up to see if they'd hold up to a "on-your-feet" job and found them to be incredibly supportive and very comfortable for my RA-afflicted feet. Apparently over 300 Zappos customers and my mom agree: the Matai is one of Naot's finest.  As mom put it, "They're cushiony, the pewter color goes with much of my wardrobe and the velcro strap is easy to fasten."

Special comfort features of the Naot Matai:

• Adjustable instep strap
• Lightly padded rear collar to protect from annoying heel rubbing
• Removable anatomical footbed absorbs shock (and allows shoe to accommodate orthotic)
• Good arch support
• Deep heel cup protects heel bone and helps body balance
• Lightweight rubber, polyurethane and latex outsole is flexible yet durable.

A word on size: Naot advises ordering down a size as shoe runs slightly large, but my mom ordered a size 40, her usual size, and it fits well. I'd say order down only if you're between sizes.

Where to buy the Naot Matai:

• Zappos: $162, free shipping both ways.
• OnlineShoes.com: $161.95, free shipping and exchanges.
• PlanetShoes.com: $162, free shipping and returns.

See more comfortable, stylish shoes by Naot:

Comfortable Women's Shoes | 6 More Black Friday Shoe Deals

• BarkingDogPick: Birkenstock Rosemead $48.98 with free shipping (remember a Birkenstock "narrow" fits like a medium).
• Amazon: 30% off regular price boots and slippers with free Super Saver shipping.
• Endless: 30% off regular price boots and slippers with free OVERNIGHT shipping.
• PegasusShoes.com (great selection of comfort footwear--love their sale section): 20% off sitewide (excludes Ugg) with promo code BF20 and free shipping.
• Shoemall: 25% off $25 or more plus free shipping with promo code: BLACKFRI
• Shoebuy: 20% off plus free shipping with promo code: THANKS2009

Comfortable Women's Shoes | Black Friday Shoe Sales

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones from the Barking Dog, Guard Dog and two little pups.

Are new shoes on your list? Take advantage of these 8 Thanksgiving/Black Friday sales and get those comfortable shoes you've been dreaming of...

• PegasusShoes.com: $25 off Ugg Classic Cardy and Classic Argyle with free shipping. Use promo code UGGCARDY25 at checkout.
  
• Shoesteal (Shoes.com outlet): Up to 75% off all shoes plus save an extra 25% with promo code Turkey25.
• Shoes.com: Extra 25% off newly reduced footwear with promo code YAMS.
• 6pm.com: Aquatalia shoes $39.95, Free People Apparel 60% off, Clark's 80% off, Simple footwear 70% off and more great deals.
  
• OnlineShoes.com: 20% off regular priced items with code 9Turkey.
• Eastern Mountain Sports: 20-50% off everything (except Merrell, Patagonia and Ugg which offer free shipping).
• FootSmart: $20 off $100 with promo code SAVE2009.
  
• Sierra Trading Post: Free shipping on orders of $100 or more plus 10 Black Friday bargains featured every two hours.

Check back later today for 8 more Black Friday deals.

Comfortable Women's Shoes | Clark's Wave Cruise: A Walker for Problem Feet

If you've got problem feet and your doctor has told you to wear trainers for the rest of your life, or better yet, custom orthotics, this comfortable shoe is for you. I'll never forget the day my rheumatologist told me the only shoe I could wear with my orthotics was a big, fat pair of New Balance gym shoes. Clark's new Wave collection has an exhaustive list of comfort technologies designed to, "enhance the experience of walking--allowing you to walk longer and farther with less fatigue and greater comfort." Just what the doctor ordered.

The dressier look of the Wave Cruise makes it a perfect commuter or travel shoe. Heaven knows you don't want to be the tacky American in a far-away land in your shockingly white and ultra-casual gym shoes.

PlanetShoes.com has the best description of the new Clark's Wave comfort technologies from rocker sole, to dual density removable Ortholite footbed. I'll let you read them for yourself. Currently only a handful of Wave Collection styles exist. No customer reviews yet, so I'm hoping to see stars--five of them to be precise.

Where to buy the Clark's Wave Cruise:

• PlanetShoes.com (sizes 6-11, medium width) $100, free shipping and returns.
• Zappos (sizes 5-11) $100, free shipping and returns.

Another fantastic Clark's collection is the Un.Structured line--many with removable footbeds. Read Erin's review from July.