Wednesday 20 January 2010

These shoes are made for walkin'


And that's just what they'll do!  When worn by the adorable Miss 'Walking' Paige. Every day is an adventure with the little darling; today's was a trip for her very first pair of shoes. Wow - much more of a travail than I expected. I knew proper fitting of these precious little feet was important, but didn't realise just how long it would take - and how much variation there is in sizing from one brand to the next.

According to the Start-Rite gauge, she was a size 4G (whatever that means). However, the Start-Rite shoes didn't fit. Nor did the pricy Italian ones, nor some other of the many brands I'd never heard of. Turns out Paige's right foot still has a bit too much baby fat (on the feet, who knew? in addition to length and width you need to worry about foot *height* for little feet) for most shoes. Luckily Geox to the rescue, clearly catering for the plus-sized baby foot.  (nope, I didn't know they did baby shoes either...)

And voila - Paige has her first pair of shoes... and so the slippery slope to Louboutins, Choos, and Manolos begins...