Fashion ::: SHOES
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Finding fashionable shoes
tend to be narrow and tight rather comfortable. Brands worth a look
I’d love to wear skirts more often
than broad. include Clarks, Ecco, Geox and
but I can’t find the right shoes. I
“Also, RA can make it painful to Fornarina. For shoes that work with
can’t wear flats or high heels as my
wear high heels because these skirts, wedge heels can be a good
throw the weight forward on to the compromise between flats and high
ankle is fused. I can wear boots in
balls of feet. Fashion shoes also heels.
winter if they have zips – but what
tend to have very thin soles and
can I wear the rest of the year?
they can make it feel as though you
Kate Llewelyn
are walking on pebbles.”
Managing laces
Trainers are a good idea because
I find it hard to do up shoe laces.
It’s a big problem for everyone with
“they have nice, cushioned soles.”
Any ideas? Andy Fiolet
RA – men as well as women. As Rob
Luckily, not all of today’s trainers
Moots, professor of rheumatology
look like something only a hip hop
You can get elastic shoelaces that
at the University of Liverpool, says:
star or an athlete would wear.
will turn a lace-up shoe into a slip-
“With RA, the places
Many modern styles are
on shoe. They come in black or
that tend to be most
a cross between shoe and
brown. You lace and tie your shoes
affected are hands and
a trainer, with easy to do
in the normal manner just once and
feet. For instance, feet
up Velcro straps and soles
then the laces stretch so that you
often become broader
that have a fair amount of
can slip your foot in and out. There
because people lose
thickness and cushioning.
are a few suppliers advertising on
some of the arches –
Some brands of shoes
the internet. One can be found at
yet fashionable shoes
have trainer-like qualities,
www.bordersindependentliving.co.uk
Look for shoes that have
too – they are broader
fitting, have thicker soles
Shoe tips
Velcro straps or ones that
come in wider fittings
and Velcro fastenings and
Prof. Moots says: If you are having
like these from M&S aim to be stylish as well as
real difficulties you should ask for an
appointment to see an orthotist.
Rather than trying to fit your foot
The bra dilemma
Fashion Extra
into a shoe like Cinderella, you may
need shoes to be built to fit your
The only way I can do up my bra is to fasten it first before swivelling it
feet. Shoes have got a lot better.
round and then putting my arms through the straps. I need a sexy,
front-fastening bra – but does that exist? Kate Llewelyn
Kate says: I like to have regular
pedicures – they help to relax the
Most of the front-fastening bras tend to be sports bras or not-very-
muscles in the feet. Besides, it’s hard
sexy-at-all support bras. Even a search of the online retailer
to moisturise your own feet and
www.figleaves.co.uk – which has a huge range – produced only one
make your nails look nice.
possibility. The Splendour New Diamanté large size backless bra has
Toni says: Make sure shoes are really
extra support for larger cup sizes with its lightly padded cups and a
comfortable before you buy. Don’t
slightly wider halter strap. However, it was only available in white and
think that they’ll stretch or that
you might find the diamanté chains a little bit of bling too far. The you’ll wear them in. They won’t and
Calvin Klein Perfectly Fit bra was available in sizes 32A to 36D.
you won’t.
ORACLE Fashion and beauty solutions for people with rheumatoid arthritis
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