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Sandals for Bunions - Cover, Conceal and Camouflage!
While we all cheer the arrival of summer, some of us find open-toe season stressful.The Danform Shoes team understands that many customers, often those with bunions, are self-conscious about their feet.Our deep collection of the best shoes for bunions includes the latest foot-healthy sandals to make your summer wardrobe shine.
Wellness driven styles from Taos, Vionic, Aetrex, Birkenstock and Wolky are top recommended brands for relieving foot pain from bunions.
Taos The Show has cushioned arch support, multi-point adjustments and cushioned straps. The bunion-friendly trifecta!
Some customers find bunions painful, others just find them annoying—but everyone agrees: finding shoes that feel good and look great can be tough.
The good news? Pretty, practical, bunion-friendly sandals do exist. You might just need a little expert guidance to find your perfect pair!
The best shoes for bunions offer four essential features:
Arch support – Helps reduce pressure on the big toe, align the foot, improve stability, and slow future damage
Forgiving materials – Soft leathers minimize irritation on sensitive spots
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Wide toe box – Gives your toes room to breathe for all-day comfort
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Multi-point adjustability – Customizes the fit and prevents slippage
Now, back to the fun stuff: how do you choose styles that are good for your feet and ones you actually love to wear?
Cover your Bunions with Full Coverage Sandals
If you have bunions—often paired with hammertoes—you might lean toward a clever concealment strategy. Some sandals offer subtle coverage with strategic straps, while others use thicker leathers to fully hide the bump.
Voila! Behold the Remonte Jocelyn's bunion concealing magic!
Sandals that combine orthotic-level support with supple leather create a polished, go-anywhere look. Cover and conceal your bunions—if that’s what makes you feel your best
Pictured top: Dansko Reece. Bottom: Remonte Jocelyn
Pictured top: Taos Loop. Bottom: Spring Step Blissful
CONCEAL YOUR BUNIONS WITH CAMOUFLAGING SANDALS
While some people with bunions shy away from open, strappy styles, Danform Shoes embraces them! With cleverly designed lines, many sandals offer just the right amount of coverage where you want it—without putting pressure where you don’t.
Take the Birkenstock Mayari for example: its criss-cross design delivers subtle coverage and Birkenstock’s signature arch support for all-day comfort.
SPECIAL OCCASION STYLE
Finding stylish sandals that add height and disguise bunions can be a challenge. When you’re shopping for dressy options, a wedge is often more forgiving than a traditional heel. Soft leathers and padded straps offer extra comfort that lasts into the evening.
And while it’s always wise to choose the healthiest shoes for everyday wear, we get it—sometimes fashion sense wins out over common sense.
Neutral and stylish, the Birkenstock Soley adds height without stressing the foot and its adjustable front buckle accommodates a bunion.
Birkenstock Franca's criss-cross design subtly cradles your bunions in all the right places. Its molded cork footbed offers orthotic quality pain relief.
Birkenstock footbed's wider toe box allows feet to position naturally, promoting long-term-foot health.
The Aetrex Jillian's leather lined straps soothe your bunion and showcase your summer style. Note how the Aetrex footbed has cradling contours that the typical flat sandal lacks.
FIT TIP: Choosing footwear with high-quality arch support is the #1 way to reduce pain and slow the progression of bunions.
Those go-to shoes you wear day in and day out play a critical role in your long-term foot health!
Sometimes a little Creativity is Key
Danform Shoes Fit Experts can give even a not-so-bunion-friendly shoe a little extra space. With tools like the ball and ring stretcher, we can gently loosen leather to reduce pressure where you need it most.
And as one of our favorite customers wisely says, “If you wear the right shoes most days, you can afford to be ornamental once in a while!”
Flat-soled sandals like the Born Iwa (shown above) may not be ideal for everyday bunion wear, but their leather uppers can be customized to your foot—especially when our Fit Experts reach into their toolbox of tricks.
Your feet will thank you for choosing a wedge over a traditional high heel.
Accept Your Bunions and Show Them Proud!
Our customers are getting more comfortable in their own skin, making wellness minded decisions....knowing smart choices pay off for lifelong foot health.
Open toed sandals with arch support may be the best medicine for bunions. Wellness minded brands like Oofos and Olukai let you spend the day in healing comfort.
Bunions don't have to mean foregoing fashion in favor of fit. In fact, many of our customers come to Danform Shoes on the recommendation of their medical professional because we value wellness - but not at the expense of style. Whether you are battling a foot condition like plantar fasciitis, recovering from surgery, or simply choosing to proactively care for your feet, we have the largest selection of therapeutic footwear in Vermont.
BROWSE OUR BUNION FRIENDLY FOOTWEAR COLLECTION!
Most importantly, our full team of knowledgeable Fit Experts knows how to match your unique feet with the perfect pair from the thousands of shoes we have in stock. You’ll always find a warm welcome as we work together to find the shoe that makes your day—and keeps your feet happy, healthy, and active for life.
We understand it takes an extra step to skip one-click shopping, but we promise the personalized experience at Danform Shoes is well worth the visit!
Stop by any of our 3 Vermont locations to get some advice or shoot us an e-mail. We love to help!
Special thank you to Betsy, Carroll, Tim, Robin, Sean, Kathy and Dale from Danform Shoes Shelburne for their expert contributions to this post!