Beautiful Wooden Heel Sandals
I love the appearance of wooden heel sandals. There’s something about the natural grain of the wood underfoot, paired with a leather upper in the latest style, that makes wooden-heeled shoes so beautiful. This season, there’s no shortage of wooden heel sandals to choose from as many designers have put wooden heels in their 2009 Spring and Summer collections.
Personally, I prefer to find shoes that have solid wood instead of stacked wooden heels (thin layers of wood glued together). You will pay more for solid wood but the appearance of natural wood grain is well worth the beauty. Also, keep in mind that if the entire sole is made of wood, this makes for a very hard surface and can have an impact on the comfort of the shoe. Memories of my wooden clogs from the 70′s are coming back! They looked great back then but they were not very comfortable by the end of the day. However, you’ll find that most designers today will add something to cushion the footbed of wooden-soled shoes.
For me, the more wood the better, so I usually look for platform or wedge sandals. Here are a few of my favorite shoes with solid wood in the heels and platforms.
Vaneli Tearly Light Tan Leather with Brown or Red Crocco and a 3 inch glazed wood wedge |
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Corso Como, Dara Heel with 4 inch wooden heel and 1/2 inch platform
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Steve Madden Woven Leather Platform with 4 inch heel and 1 inch platform in Black or Gold |
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You can find a large selection of wooden heel sandals at www.endless.com Just enter “wood heel” in the search field.
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