PHYLLIS | Wide shoes in ten colors

A high arch and a wide foot at the same time. I have been told for years that shoe does not exist.

Wide shoes are usually made flat, on the assumption that a broad foot is a low one. If your arch is high as well, the extra width comes with nothing underneath it, and you end up with a shoe that is roomy at the front and unsupported in the middle. It is a specific kind of frustration and it narrows the shelf down to almost nothing.

These are built for both at once: room across the forefoot and support shaped up into the arch, with a sole that absorbs the impact rather than passing it through. The fit itself flexes, so an unusual foot shape is accommodated rather than forced. Ten colors, from black and cream through lilac, purple and red, in US 5 through 14.

Why women our age keep coming back to them

• Width and arch support together. The room is at the front and the support is in the middle, which is the combination most wide-fit shoes leave out.
• The sole takes the impact. Shock absorption underfoot is what makes a supermarket floor or a long tiled corridor bearable.
• The fit gives where your foot needs it. A flexible upper adapts around a bunion or a high instep instead of pressing on it.
• Ten colors and sizes to US 14. The widest choice in the collection, in both senses, so a large or unusual foot is not left with one option.

Buy more, save more

• Buy 2, save 10%
• Buy 3, save 15%
• Buy 4, save 20%

The discount is applied automatically at checkout.

How they fit

True to size, in US 5 through 14, and cut wide through the forefoot. If you usually have to buy a wide fitting, your normal size should work here. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one, particularly if your instep is high, since that is where a shoe runs out of room first.

30 days to change your mind

If they are not right, send them back within 30 days for a full refund, with no restocking fee.

A few recent reviews

I take a US 11 wide and I have bought men's shoes for twenty years. Not anymore.
Georgia Lee W., Albuquerque

The lilac is a soft color, not a bright one, if you were hesitating.
Loretta B., Sarasota

Bought two pairs. My knees are noticeably better on shopping days.
Adela K., 75