One of the many joys about being a male is the fact that I don't have to worry about such issues as this.
The joy of being a hardheaded old lady is I don't deal with it either. My most expensive shoes are a pair of Danner hiking boots, functional and good. My everyday shoes are Dr. Scholls shoes in black. I am wearing cheap walmart water sandals with socks right now. Life is good when the feet don't hurt...
I'm female, and I don't worry about "issues" such as this either.