Women’s Shoes Tips and FAQs

• HSN is the place for hard-to-find women’s shoes, with size 5 ½ to size 13 in wide and narrow styles. • Some styles aren’t for everyone. Pick the trends you like that work with your personal style and lifestyle.

• An easy way to match women's shoes with fashion: pair simple outfits with elaborate shoes and eye-catching fashions with understated shoes. This creates a focal point so the shoes and fashion don't compete for attention and clash.

• Pick women’s shoes based on the occasion and environment. For example, do not wear evening shoes or flip flops to the office or stilettos for a day of shopping.

• Matching your shoes, belt and handbag looks put-together, but it’s not a fashion rule. Another option is to match two accessories and make the third a statement piece.

• Unusual textures and finishes add interest to simple women’s shoes styles.

• Look for zippers, lace, buttons, fringe, cutouts, charms, eyelets, metalwork, inlay work and other embellishment details that stand out. Bold colors, prints, unusual shapes and fabrics also make shoes the focal point of an ensemble.

• Animal print shoes can be understated if they are not matched with any other animal or graphic print.

• Wear women’s shoes with graphic patterns to break up monochromatic or neutral outfits. Solid fashions go with printed shoes and vice versa.

• For a sleek and professional look, wear high-quality women’s shoes with hardware accents.

• Women's shoes with heels add height, elongate legs, and create a posture that makes you appear slimmer.

• Chunky heels and dark fabrics make thick ankles appear thinner.

• Pant leg hems should show toes and a portion of the heel, otherwise the pants are too long to be worn with those women’s shoes.

• Wear shoes the exact color of your outfit or a shade lighter or darker.

• Black shoes go with practically everything. Pastels are the most difficult to match with black shoes, but will work if black exists somewhere else in the outfit.

• For a polished look, pull a color from the shoes to use in jewelry accents or accessories.

• Tan, light brown, nudes and khaki women’s shoes make legs look longer and feet smaller. • Uppers: Leather, suede and fabric breathe and help reduce the chance of forming blisters.

• Soles: Leather and rubber are the best materials to aid with absorbing shock, providing a smoother step.

• Insoles: Leather and suede breathe, contour to feet and help reduce the chance of creating blisters.

• Heels: The most comfortable heels are no more than two inches high and are thick and supportive.

• Size: Women’s shoes sizes vary by designer and style. • Feet naturally swell, so try on women’s shoes at the end of the day when they are their largest.

• Do not wear the same shoes every day. They last longer when they have time to dry between uses.

• Feet are rarely the same size, so buy the size that fits your largest foot.

• Feet size changes with age, weight fluctuations and pregnancy, so check your size before you buy women’s shoes.

• The best fitting women’s shoes leave a thumbnail’s width between shoe and big toe.