Guilty.
We know the feeling.
You’re on a night out and you’re having a great time. The drink is flowing, your dance moves are phenomenal and you’re the life and soul of the party.
But on the inside, you’re dying. You need to get home and take off these bastard shoes because your toned looking calves are actually just very well contoured and you can’t maintain this painful stance for much longer.
You regret everything.
And you’re not alone.
A new survey by Long Tall Sally’s has revealed that 75% of women wear shoes that cause agony on a night out.
Their “If the Shoe Fits” survey found a third of women have hit the town in shoes they know will leave them unable to walk for up to TWO DAYS after.
The survey revealed that stilettos are considered the worst kind of shoe to wear for comfort, followed by strappy heels or peep toes.
Three-quarters of women confess to owning at least one pair of shoes which are “absolute agony” to wear while a third of women admit to having “sit down shoes” which can only be worn to seated events.
Lindsey Clark, Head of Garment and Shoe Tech for Long Tall Sally said:
“Our research suggests 32 percent of women are wearing the wrong size shoes. Even the most beautiful shoes will look unattractive if they’re two sizes too small.
“Stats show that 62 percent of women haven’t had their feet measured in more than five years, and 45 percent in more than 10 years.”
Alas, of the women surveyed, more than half agreed that the shoes looking nice are the most important factor on a night out.
Sadly, this often results in them throwing in the towel.
According to the survey, the average person lasting just two hours on a night out before having to take action.
In this scenario, more than half would opt for dancing or walking in bare feet, while a further third would carry a spare pair of comfortable shoes in their handbag.
Fourteen percent of women have simply given up, cutting a night short because they couldn’t stand the pain any longer.
