While buying a good quality pair of shoes may seem like something pretty obvious, it's not as easy as it sounds when you actually get into the store. Sure, style and looks have something to do with the right shoes, but there are a lot of other factors that need your consideration when you want to take care of your tootsies. Before you make any important shoe decisions, take a moment to think about your feet.

For some women, the concept of looking classy without spending much money seems impossible. Many equate Designer clothing and accessories with dressing classy. You can still achieve the looks you see in magazines and on the runway without emptying your wallet. It is a great feeling to get a bargain when an item looks much richer than what the price tag indicates. Here are some simple tips to achieve a classy look whether you're heading to the office, the gym, or for a night on the town.

You walk into most shoe stores to find a great pair of dress shoes, and you see a couple pair of shoes you just love, but the largest size is 10! And the pairs of dress or casual shoes you find, look like something your grandma or even grandpa would wear! Stores just don't understand that all women don't have small feet! However, you can find and buy lots of great dress shoes for women with larger sizes now, if you know where to look.

In my first article "How to Dress Italian and Look Good", I wrote about what gives the Italian woman the edge on class, elegance and style. While the formula for looking good includes copying and then personalizing it, a crucial factor is being body conscious. An Italian woman for instance is very much in tune with her body weight, shape and height. She will follow fashion trends but not at the expense of looking worse.

There is no comparison. Womens' Italian dress shoes are far more superior to any other footwear. Not only have I been studying the Italian women's style of dress for the past ten years, but I live within the Italian footwear industry. My husband and his family have been making Italian womens' footwear for the past 35 years in Italy. Through them, I have been continuously exposed to everything that goes into making this fabulous product. There is an attention to every detail within every phase of production. The outcome of this work is obvious when you pick up an Italian made shoe and wear it. But even the best Italian shoe will not look good if you don't know how to wear it.