Vionic Women's Walker Classic Shoes Review

If you notice almost none of these shoes are left in wide widths. Yet seeing only one rating and no reviews, I decided I best speak up about these sneakers. This last year has found me miserable with feet issues, and I enjoy walking and hiking. My feet were even in pain with my trustee Keen Targhees, used in the past for a month-long walking trip. Most Vionics seem to run narrow, and even the wide widths were too narrow in the toe area. Finally I purchased these last fall in black suede. So comfortable I even wore them with a dressy tartan at a fund raiser! Yes, pain and older age prevailed over fashion and vanity. The budget for many of us is tight these days, but seeing how few of these remained in my size (7 1/2 wide) I just now pushed the "buy" button. I may not find a perfect fitting shoe again. These even have traction on ice(lot of that lately) and have proven themselves stable on gravel. If you have any of my feet issues, I highly recommend that you push the "buy" button, adjust the budget with what few pleasures we can still maybe afford.

I have been looking forever for the perfect shoe fit and finally found it! Better yet, I found it in purple! :) Looking at other reviewer comments, I can verify that the heal cup is perfect and a bit narrow, but that fits my foot perfectly. I have ordered shoes in wide or extra wide before to get the toe box area wide enough for my bunion, but the heal area was too big and floppy to properly support and cushion. I have trouble with plantar fasciitis, so proper heel support is important.As the barefoot picture shows, I have relatively narrow heels, a high (although somewhat collapsing) arch that extends from the heel to to the ball of my foot, and a wide/square toe area. I also have a bunion on the right foot. These shoes are the perfect fit for my feet. The arch support is right where it should be, the width at heel, middle, and toe are perfect. I ordered my typical size (9.5W) and the fit is perfect. I have ordered this size in other shoes (Brooks) and the fit felt good except my toes were to the end of the shoes, so I had to send them back.I spend long hours on my feet as a teacher so I am hopeful that this perfect fit and support will finally be the key to not limping my way home at the end of the day.

After working out in running shoes for many years, I started getting periodic calf injuries due to overpronation. These shoes are definitely heavier but stiff enough so that I don’t get re-injured. They have held up well and still look new after a couple of months, which surprises me because they are so white. While you can run in them if you have to, these are best for walking and situations like fitness classes when you need more stability than speed.

I've been dealing with Plantar Fasciitis for almost a year, and I've gotten various advice from doctors, forums, and best of all, a shoe salesman. I didn't develop PF by being an active runner. I didn't develop it from plyometrics, or any dynamic and explosive exercise. I developed PF by being too heavy and trying to get to a 10,000 step goal :( This makes it no fun to try and continue that increased activity. The first steps are a real killer in the morning and long days of standing and walking leave me limping.I'm almost over the Plantar Fasciitis now, thanks in no small part to these shoes. I was frustrated that advice from the doctor wasn't helping, and the solutions that runners used and discussed only left me in more pain--all that advise was geared toward preventing PF and helping the athletic recover from a sports injury. The advice I got from a local shoe salesman has really saved me though.First for me. NEVER WALK BAREFOOT, especially early in the morning. I keep a pair of Nike sandals (which are surprisingly supportive) close to the bed and step into them first thing in the morning.Second for me. Get a really GOOD pair of walking shoes for my days off. I opted for these walking shoes. What a difference from the Skechers I'd been wearing. Thanks, Amazon! The local shoe salesman basically explained that I absolutely did NOT want a shoe with a flexible sole. This was the opposite of what an athletic sufferer may want to do. Having the flexible sole forces your foot to get stronger and stretch out the injured section of Plantar Fascia. For me, being the very non-athletic sufferer, it was causing me to constantly re-injure the foot. What shoes work for you may be completely different than what work for me, but I feel I found a good shoe. More belowFinally for me. I purchased a set of the Superfeet BLUE Premium Insoles for my work shoes. They add the same kind of support to my work dress shoes that I was finally getting from my sandals and walking shoes. I spend approximately five hours of my day standing and walking, logging 6-8k steps on average. I can finally get through each day (for a few weeks now) with nothing more than normal fatigue. I feel like if always used these insoles and followed the no-barefoot advice I would have been free from PF a long time ago.As anyone who has Plantar Fasciitis knows, it can be a real activity killer. But the combination of the above practices has really allowed some healing over the last several weeks. In fact, I have recently taken up golf and have decided that when I have time or am only playing 9 holes I will walk a course. I am wretched at golf, but it's absolutely awesome that I've gotten through about 100 holes of golf without any PF pain!I will be ordering more shoes from VIONIC and will have great things to say. The one thing I will mention, though, is that they do run small. I wear a men's 13D. If I had to order shoes outside my size I could get away with a size 12.5--my feet aren't long enough to have any issues with an undersized 13, but those of you who find your toes crammed into your shoes I can't help you. If in doubt, order these shoes a half-size too small. You will be receiving a great shoe! What I needed out of a day-off shoe was support, and these shoes have been great. In reference to the golf, my first few rounds I wore these shoes instead of golf shoes. They provided good enough traction that I could play during the tail-end of a wet winter, but more importantly I found I can finally walk a couple miles without massive Plantar Fascia pain!I haven't had to break these shoes in, and I have no blisters or hotspots. Very, very happy with my purchase...I will also be posting an edited version of this review for the insoles I purchased, but I really want to recommend these shoes!