Friday, September 3, 2010

Nearly Narrow — Can’t Find a Narrow Width for Your Child? Try These on for Size!

Our site owner’s been in your shoes–you’re where she was when The Narrow Shoe.com was born. You’ve shopped everywhere…in the department stores, in the “mom and pop”  stores and now you’re frantically searching on the web, but your boy’s narrow feet or your girl’s narrow feet are too large to fit in the narrow boys and girls shoes they once fit in, yet their feet are still too small to fit in adult sizes!   Now what?

Well, we suggest these brands to try on for size.  No, these aren’t true narrows, but our site owner and our customers have found that they will fit their kids narrow feet, so we say give ‘em a go!

Our partners offer free shipping an returns, so what do you have to lose?

For Girls and Boys:  Amiana Kids, Mighty Joe by Amiana and Primigi

Amiana - 15-AO400 (Youth/Adult) (White Leather) - Footwear

You’ll  find Amiana’s girls shoes (Sizes from Youth 1 – Women’s 5.5) at Zappos.com and at 6pm.com.   Amiana’s slim design is a great option for young girls with narrow feet, who are looking for high style, high quality shoes.  While they’re a bit pricey, whether you’re looking for shoes, sandals or boots, Amiana Kids shoes will coordinate perfectly with the most fashionable clothing.

The styles have a women’s feel and look, but are always tasteful and appropriate for girls. They are actually handmade with the finest leathers and materials in factories in Spain and Italy ans are available in sizes that accommodate the young girl and even include women’s sizes.  Here’s what Zappos.com recommends when ordering Amiana Shoes: Amiana dress shoes tend to run slender. It is recommended that you order a half-size up for this item. If your child is a size 2, you would order a size 2.5. ; Amiana’s modern approach to sizing accommodates a preteen girl’s growing foot, which is shaped differently than a child’s. Sizes 5-7 are made using a woman’s last which allows for a true fit.

Mighty Joe by Amiana - 9-AO365 (Toddler/Youth) (Tan Shiny Box Calf)  - Footwear

Similarly, we recommend Mighty Joe by Amiana for boys who wear narrow widths. Mighty Joe is also available at Zappos.com and at 6pm.com.   Just like their shoes for girls, Amiana’s Mighty Joe’s are made with quality leathers, shiny box calf, and rich suede, in European taste and styling in this polished sophisticated styling for boys.  Again, they run slimmer,  so, they may just be a good fit.

We suggest you look at the reviews on  the Amiana Kids and Mighty Joe by Amiana shoes you’re considering, as their  sizing is based on European shoe design.   Some of them run smaller than others, so you may want to order a size up.

Primigi Kids - Almadia (Infant/Toddler) (Violet Leather) - Footwear
Primigi Kids – Almadia (Infant/Toddler) (Violet Leather)
is available in Violet, Pink, Silver and White, Primigi Kids – Almadia’s triple hook-and-loop closure offers an adjustable and secure fit. These sandals also have a padded collar, soft leather lining, cushioned footbed, and are flexible, lightweight, shock-absorbing, breathable, and anti-bacterial.   The triple hook-and-loop closure make this a great option for little narrow infant and toddler feet!

Primigi Kids - Shandy-E (Toddler/Youth) (Silver) - Footwear

Primigi shoes, sandals and boots are available in bigger sizes as well.  Such as Primigi Kids – Shandy-E (Toddler/Youth) (Silver)

and the Primigi Kids

Primigi Kids - Bartel (Toddler/Youth) (Brown Leather) - FootwearBartel (Toddler/Youth) (Brown Leather). As do the others, the Bartel has their Sky Effect System, a special insole that offers all of the characteristics of a normal Primigi insoleas well as some unique features such as: flexible, lightweight, shock-absorbing, breathable, and anti-bacterial.

Not sure why Primigi doesn’t  use tbe N size classification for some of their shoes,  but they don’t.

For Girls: Rachel and Geox

Rachel Shoes Toddler/Little Kid Leann Dreaa Shoe

Rachel Shoes Toddler/Little Kid Leann Dress Shoe –find them at Zappos.com, 6pm.com and endless.com

Our site owner found the Rachel Shoes Toddler/Little Kid Leann Dress Shoe to fit her daughter well when she wore a smaller size. The slim lines of this shoe along with the criss-cross straps at the top of the shoe (the vamp) kept her foot and heel in the shoe, it was comfortable for her to wear and most importantly, she loved it so much that she wanted to wear it all the time!

The  Rachel Kids Shoe collection offers very stylish and trendy shoes, sandals and boots for girls that are stylish but at the same time affordable. All of their shoes are made with high quality leathers and materials.  Definitely worth a try!

Geox Kids - JR Jodie (Toddler/Youth) (Pink Flowers) - Footwear

Geox Kids – JR Jodie (Toddler/Youth) (Pink Flowers) – Footwear The printed sequins on upper make the classic ballet flat modern and she can just as easily wear it with a dress as she can to play in the playground, at camp or at school. This great shoe has a hook and loop closure, for a secure fit and an ultralight, waterproof and breathable rubber sole.  This shoes runs quite narrow and was a huge favorite of our site owner’s daughter, who happens to love all things sparkly!

Have you tried these great narrow fitting shoe options yet for your child?  If you’ve liked them, tell us about it so we can add it to our Narrow Shoe Review!

More of the Best Selling Narrow Shoes in May, 2010

Which narrow shoes have been the best sellers this month? It’s been quite a mix this month, with narrow girls sandals, women’s narrow comfort shoes and narrow dressy work/evening shoes! We’ve got a few more days left guys — what shoes will the men and boys be buying?  Well, the best selling narrow men’s shoe this month was…drum roll please…..the New Balance 1500 Outdoor Shoe–too see it scroll all the way to the end!

Lucky girls are wearing Stride Rite - Wendy (Toddler) (Rose/Ballerina/Cantalou) - Footwear Stride Rite – Wendy  (Rose/Ballerina/Cantalou) and Stride Rite - Wendy (Youth) (White/Silver) - FootwearStride Rite – Wendy (Youth) (White/Silver).  This sandal’s pretty flower appliqués make it perfect for casual or dressy occasions. The cushioned footbed offers all-day comfort  and the padded collar helps protect ankles from chafing.  Double hook-and-loop closure provides a fully adjustable fit!

Stuart Weitzman - Sashay (Hummus Aniline Patent) - Footwear

Someone is Sashaying down the street in Stuart Weitzman’s  Sashay peep toe pumps!  This Patent leather peep-toe, made in Spain,  has a leather lining, brushed leather sole and a 4″ heel.


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Narrow Women’s Shoe Products We’re Taking Stock In

Silver Rollup Shoe

We’d like your input!

The Narrow Shoe.com is considering adding some products to our store that will have us managing our own stock.

In  our current business model, our partner sites do all that heavy duty stuff for us  (billing, packaging, sending, returns, etc.).   We like these products so much, though,  we can’t resist the urge to do some heavy lifting ourselves!

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The Look in Narrow with a Celeb Twist

Remember that television show “The Look for Less,” which recreated a high end look for a low end price? Well, we thought we’d do the same thing by finding “The Look in Narrow” for shoes! This year, we’re changing thing up and now our Look in Narrow” is all about celebrity style with a narrow shoe twist! Now you can get the Look in Narrow” with a celebrity inspired ensemble to go with it!

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Narrow Shoe Review

We all know which shoes don’t fit well, but what about the shoes that do?  Do you have a shoe style or brand that you’d recommend?  Inquiring narrow shoe wearers and fashionistas want to know!

We’d love to hear from you.  Please send your shoe review to us by clicking on Contact Us at the top of the page on the right side.

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