Red, I would have seriously bought you any shoes you wanted, because shoes are the *only* thing I bought in Spain! However, I was disappointed in that most of the shoes I saw were cheap and ugly and it was not like Italy. Until I got to Malaga... OMG to be able to go in and say "size 36" without the people laughing at you. I found a chain with cool shoes that I can order online, no stores in the US.
And, besides, I would have given you free counseling.
Veronica, I am wearing a pair of shoes today that look just like the black ones you had pictured first, except less of a heel. I got them at EMS, not usually a place to get shoes I could wear to work.
There is a very expensive shoe store in Concord center, with all of the brands listed above. They have an upstairs room, where the shoes are all like 30-80% discounted. I bought a pair of 350.00 shoes for 95.00. However, I did go to Nordstroms to get shoes for Scott's wedding; I wanted classic dressy sandals or slingbacks without a 5 inch heel, but with more than the old lady type heel. In my size, it's next to impossible. But, I ended up with some nice slingbacks with a 2.5 inch heel that I can wear again.