Charleston Shoe Co. is a woman-owned business that has donated thousands of shoes to women in developing countries and to U.S. healthcare workers. The owner, Neely Woodson Powell, was inspired by a shoemaker she met in Mexico in 1996 and studied shoe design at Savannah College of Art and Design.
Neely sent me some of Charleston Shoe Co.'s bestselling shoes. The company aims to spread what Neely calls "Shoe Joy" with shoes for women that are both cute and comfortable.
The first four photos are of the Cannon in Linen. The last four photos are of the Sumatra in Black.
Obviously, their shoes are really cute! I'm not sure why, but I tend to pick out shoes that either have high heels or are flats. So these designs with a small heel definitely fill a gap in my wardrobe. I love how versatile they are. They go well with a lot of different outfits.
I'm impressed with how comfortable the shoes are. They feel really supportive. I started dancing at a young age, and I was a professional dancer in my early and mid-twenties, so I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't have pain in my feet off and on. Later on, I had a severe case of axonal Guillain-Barré syndrome. I recovered, but I was left with residual nerve pain, which flares up the most in my feet and hands. So I definitely appreciate well-made shoes! I will be wearing both pairs of shoes a lot until it gets cold again in the Midwest.
