As a tall girl, I naturally have always had big feet. It is so difficult for me to find nice shoes in my size (41 in European, 11W in North American), because stores don’t stock a lot of larger sizes. Since the summer lineup hit the shelves at the beginning of the year I’ve been looking for�?comfortable summer shoes with a chunky heel, and despite searching across Canada and in the US, I wasn’t able to find anything nice that actually fit. On-trend shoes�?in larger sizes�?sell out quickly, leaving�?us�?to choose from boat shoes, clogs, and the occasional ballet flat.�?Usually European stores are even less likely to stock my size, but I finally hit the jackpot�?when I found�?a beautiful shop called Massarotto in Castelfranco, Italy.

From left to right: Albano, Kei Nezz, Kei Nezz, Inuovo, and Codici e Segni.�?Voila, summer shoe collection complete! At Massarotto I found five beautiful pairs of shoes, all�?Italian-made.�?The�?staff at Massarotto is fantastic�?-�?when�?I�?asked the clerk for a pair of shoes I saw in the�?window, she asked me a few questions - light colour or�? dark, high heel or low,�?sporty or classic - and disappeared�?down the stairs.�?She returned with the shoes I asked for as well as five other pairs she thought I would like!�?Throughout our time in the shop she kept refining the selection�?of shoes and bringing me more to�?try based on my taste.�?They even had different�?heel heights in the same style of shoe, so�?when I wanted them a bit higher�?she brought out the options.�?Normally Italy is not known for customer service, so I was so pleasantly surprised by the�?one-on-one attention I was getting in the busy shop. The clerk�?even noticed that one of the sandals was a�?bit too tight and punched a hole�?for me right there. I am very pleased with Massarotto, and I highly recommend it!

Keep an eye out for these shoes in my blog posts, including this one from Riva del Garda!