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"The truth is, I&amp;#x27;m basically a size six in shoes. In more than a few recorded instances (a pair of Proenza Schouler wedges at the Barneys Warehouse Sale, hand-me-down Doc Martens in the 8th grade, unearthing a pair of Chloe gems amid the ruins of DSW), however, I&amp;#x27;ve been known to squeeze my tootsies into a five and a half. But now it looks like I&amp;#x27;ll have to own up to my true size, sale or no sale, because size fives are in fact a dying breed. The Huffington Post reports that more and more shoe manufacturers are phasing out their fives and starting their lines at a six...and that the ever-elusive five may soon be as hard to spot as a Bald Eagle. There are definitely a select few advantages to having small feet--I buy all of my sneakers and Topsiders in the boys&amp;#x27; department, where they&amp;#x27;re substantially cheaper--but for the most part, it&amp;#x27;s already slim pickings out there for us petite girls. I can&amp;#x27;t imagine how much harder it&amp;#x27;s going to get when all of those former fives invade the six sale rack and have to throw elbows over the last marked-down wedges while the eights and nines thoughtlessly rub their good fortune in our faces. Are any of you guys out there a size five? Do you have trouble finding chic, sophisticated shoes that actually fit your feet? Have you been having more trouble lately, since the fives are reportedly being phased out? Or are you a size 12 and have an equally hard time scoring shoes that are big enough? Share your shoe woes with us! Oh and...my two best secrets for small shoes: Nordstrom (consistently one of the best shoe departments around!) and here in New York, Giordano&amp;#x27;s, a boutique that carries nothing but small shoes (4-5.5 only!), and has great stuff from Donna Karan, Christian Lacroix, Stuart Weitzman, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and more! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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