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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wore black sneakers to a wedding once when I hurt my foot. No one cared.

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+1 I wore a pair of Keds to a black tie wedding last month. I've got chronic instability in one ankle from repeated injuries in my youth. I also wear custom orthotics in both shoes. I have hallux rigidus (a type of osteoarthritis) in the foot of my good ankle and have a Morton's extension in that orthotic for additional support.

I, literally, cannot get one foot into heels. The cost of dress shoes/flats that I can wear with orthotics would be much more than what I paid for my dress. So, I wore a pair of [b]Keds that I blinged out on top and Chromed the bottom. [/b]My orthotics fit, they were comfortable and I could dance in abandon without pain or instability.

Oh, BTW, very few people at the wedding are aware of my disability. I'm a healthy weight, fit and active (as evidenced by my dancing). I know some women judged me (men don't care) but I have no Fs to give. I did what worked for me in keeping with the spirit of the event.[/quote]

Good for you! What does the bolded mean?[/quote]

PP here. I blinged the shoes on top by using a hot glue gun and rhinestones (crafting 101 - basic basic beginner level stuff!)

"Chroming" the sole is just applying some leather/suede on the front half of the sole. It turns any shoe into a "dance shoe". The only caveat is that means you can't walk on non-dance or non-carpeted floors unless you're willing to re-do the chroming later. Not a big deal, just a little work.

Here's a good video on how to do it. You can get the supplies easily on Amazon or a craft store. I use a shoe glue even if the leather already has adhesive since the sole has tread. That's just me. If you're doing it to heels, do not do the actual heel. It makes the shoe too slippery.

https://youtu.be/oB152ldXfvg?feature=shared[/quote]

^^PP again. Forgot to mention that sometimes I have to buy longer laces to fit my foot, orthotics and heel lock lace the shoes. YMMV[/quote]

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