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Doctor Bradley Schaeffer approves Calla shoes for bunions

Who is there that knows the pain people feel because of ill-fitting shoes better than a Foot & Ankle surgeon? Having to fix the problems caused by years of bad footwear, Dr Bradley Schaeffe...

Top tips for heels surviving from a podiatrist and us

There is no underestimating how important proper foot care is, not just to ensure the health of your feet, but also to ensure that they carry you through your life comfortably. This is even mo...

Wedding shoes for bunions

A wedding can be either the most beautiful or the most stressful day of the bride’s life. It is no wonder that with all the pressure to make sure that everything is perfect, some brides forget to r...

Running with bunions

Good news and bad news So, let’s start with the good news first. Running does not actually cause bunions! The bad is news is, running can make them worse, fast. This is primarily due to ill-fit...

How to "Cure" Your Bunions Naturally

In the event you develop bunions, in most cases they cannot be cured without surgery. Because it is a gradual angling of the large toe and then the swelling of the large toe joints, bunions are...

Let's end the uncomfortable shoe era!

Whether or not you suffer from bunions, we all know the pain of wearing uncomfortable shoes – a pair of high strappy heels or courts that pinch the toes. If you’re all too familiar with the squ...

Famous problem feet: do the Kardashians have bunions?

The Kardashians: with their TV show having just concluded season 14, there is no denying – we all obsess over them. The Kardashian empire spreads over TV shows (it is not just ‘Keeping Up’ anym...

Why do you get bunions?

If you've ever wondered about the answer to this question or have any others relating to bunions, in this first of a series of blog posts we asked Louise Smith, a practising podiatrist of over ...

Things I have learned about dealing with a shoe factory in Portugal

It has been 9 months since I visited Porto, the heart of the footwear industry in Portugal, and as yet I have still to receive my first set of samples from the factory I chose to work with (but...

Why do we love wearing high heels?

Dating back to Roman times, women have been on a fashionable quest to quite literally stand out from the crowd by tottering around in vertiginous heels. During the 16th century, European royalt...

The size of the bunion problem

Bunions are one of the most common of foot complaints seen by foot specialists in the UK. Women are much more prone to developing bunions than men, with an estimated 30% of the UK suffering fro...

Getting samples from shoe factories

The hardest part so far about my Calla shoes journey has been getting samples from the factories.  I visited factories in Portugal back in April, and 3 months on I have only received one lot of...