I know that it isn't/shouldn't be any of my business (as a male) what shoes women wear, but on the other hand, I'm partial to the argument that, like Chinese foot-binding, there is something crippling about "women's" shoes that allows me to argue against them on something other than aesthetic grounds. ('Cause I have to admit: docs and workboots are, er, hot in Young Geoffrey's eyes.)

On the third hand, I suspect that person at the shoe store knew sweet fuck-all about human anatomy. Your big feet are mostly likely a result of your plow-pulling, peasant heritage. :)