A Shoe Showdown: Comfortable Footwear

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It has been a couple of weeks since I read this, but with Shomore's review of the new Kenneth Cole technology, I recalled this article in the Chicago Tribune about a showdown with four shoes and their comfort levels.** Here's the set up:* Ellen Warren purchased 4 pairs of shoes, then 4 women wore them, giving their assessment of each shoe.* Here are the shoes in comfort order.

Naturalizer's Magee $70 at <a title="naturlizer" href="http://www.naturalizer.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?p=EC0219805&amp;pg=3005932" target="_blank">Naturalizer.com</a>

<a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/naturalizer.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10333" title="CT Shopping05.jpg" src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/naturalizer.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="376" /></a>

Cole Haan Air Lyric Maryjane pump*<a title="cole haan" href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2321118-10273706?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zappos.com%2Fn%2Fred irect.cgi%3Fq%3Dvz354685017z2%26zcj%3D1&amp;cjsku= 754280972" target="_blank"> $182 at Zappos.com</a>

<a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cole-haan.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10331" title="CT Shopping04.jpg" src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cole-haan.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="730" /></a>

Kenneth Cole Stud Bolt** was $175 at <a title="kenneth cole" href="http://www.kennethcole.com/home/index.jsp?clickid=topnav_logo_img" target="_blank">Kennethcole.com</a> but this style isn't available anymore.* The Stud Bolt does not seem to be a part of the 925 series.* The "hype" mentions that the technology was 4 years in the making, but I couldn't find the shoe listing any longer.

<a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/kenneth-cole.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10332" title="CT Shopping02.jpg" src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/kenneth-cole.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="448" /></a>

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Taryn Rose Diles <a title="tr" href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2321118-10475705?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.endless.com%2Fdp%2FB 0023W6AM0%2Fref%3Dasc_df_B0023W6AM0940843%3Ftag%3D endlesscj-20%26creative%3D380333%26linkCode%3Dasn%26creative ASIN%3DB0023W6AM0&amp;cjsku=B0023W6AM0" target="_blank">$475 at Endless.com</a>

<a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/taryn-rose.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10334" title="CT Shopping03.jpg" src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/taryn-rose.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="318" /></a>

It is a great article with wonderful information.**Read the entire article at*<a title="chigago trib" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/columnists/chi-ellen-shop-shoetest-pg,0,2540333.photogallery" target="_blank">Sexy Shoe Showdown</a>.