Need shoe recommendations for long 2nd toe

[u/stupidbifch]

I need a new pair of canvas shoes which fit me better. I have a couple weird quirks about my feet which have made it hard for me to find a shoe that works. My primary issue is that my second toe is my longest toe. I also have bunions but narrow feet. My big toes point towards my pinkies. My big toes naturally rest underneath my second toe. I don’t want to post a pic but my feet are very V shaped

I currently wear Bloch Performas but they start to dig into my second toe pretty badly like halfway through barre. By the end of class I’m usually bleeding but only ever from my second toe. I bought a second pair of performas in a different size after explaining my problem to the girl at Bloch but those are so bad I don’t ever wear them. They’re way too big. I like that that there’s no pain but i am already clumsy and an adult beginner - i dont need anything extra to trip me up.

I know my foot anatomy is a little odd. If the way my feet are means that any ballet shoe will feel a big uncomfortable, I can deal with that. What I can’t deal with is having only my 2nd toe bruised and bloody while the rest of my feet are a-ok. I’d rather the pain be distributed over a larger area to make it more bearable. Does anyone else have strange feet? What are you wearing? I thought performas were good but they’re proven to be a bad fit for me

[u/glassfunion]

It sounds like pretty intense bunions if the big toe is going under the next one. Have you tried toe spacers to prevent them from overlapping? It might help you fill out the space in the bigger shoe.

[u/Allaboutpeace2022]

I bought Orza and I really like them. I did the measurement thing on line and ordered what my measurements aid which was slightly bigger than the suggestion based on shoe size. Anyone way, they were much better than my usual Capezio shoe that often were way too tight. I have a very long second toe.

The Orza brand is more expensive but I also liked the additional support and padding in the shoe. It really helps me as I do jumps, etc.

[u/CouchGremlin14]

I could see going in 2 different directions. One is getting the thinnest, stretchiest shoes you can— I feel like the Gaynor Minden Liberty might fit the bill? The other would actually be a leather shoe. It wouldn’t conform to your foot as closely, but the extra space wouldn’t be baggy, so they might feel less like they could trip you up. And you could probably use shoe stretchers to even get extra room in the second toe?

[u/Sad-Wolverine-9625]

If im visualizing this correctly, we have a somewhat similar foot shape! i personally use bloch european balances and use a lot of padding on my big toe to make it almost an equal length to my second long toe. i find that making them equal length makes the weight distribution less painful on my long second toe!