I want a pair. Badly.
A few years back I scored myself a pair of fabulous boots. My friends dubbed them my sexy boots. They had a square toe, were an odd burgundy color (which, even more oddly, I liked), came to just above my ankles. Had a square heel that was just high enough without being break-neck high. And they were comfortable. I could wear them for a day out shopping or for a long night of dancing and still be able to feel my feet at the end.
And then my sexy boots died. I wore those boots until I could wear them no more.
Then the search for new sexy boots started. I searched and tried on but none of them were quite right.
And then I found them. Simple dark brown boots, with a modest embellishment at the top of the boot, pointy-ish toe (not uber pointy, but not round either) and again heels that were just the right height, though these heels were more narrow than I was used to. These boots too were comfortable for long wear times.
These boots still have life left in them. They do not yet need replacing. They do, however, need a sibling.
This time I want tall boots. I want boots that come to the knee. I also want them to fit both in the foot and calf. I need wide-calf boots. I also need a wider foot size as well. Regular sizes are just a smidge too tight.
I ordered a pair last year that I really liked. I paid more for them than I wanted to but I found a pair online that I liked. I was excited when they finally arrived. I ran home, ripped the box open and tried them on.
Oh the disappointment. Calf size was perfect, shockingly. The foot size, however, not so much. I even ordered a foot size half a size larger than I normally take. And it was WAY too tight. I double checked my order and I did in fact order a wide foot width. I checked the boots, up they said they're wide as well. However, apparently not wide enough. So back they went.
And my search continues.
A friend of mine posted these on Facebook, and I love them:
YUMMY BOOTS
Issue #1: a 15" calf will NOT fit me
Issue #2: the foot sizes won't fit me either
But I love them. They are very much along the lines of what I am looking for. I've checked Aldo, The Shoe Warehhouse, Zappos....and haven't found anything yet that I really like.
Ugh. Like clothing manufacturers, why is it so hard for the shoe people to translate "regular" sizes into sizes appropriate for us curvalicious ladies? And why are they so damn hard to find?
My search will continue. I will find them........eventually.
If you have a cobbler nearby, or a really good shoe store, you should be able to get your boots stretched that extra little bit that you need. Sometimes this is MUCH easier than narrowing down the perfect pair! (Just like getting pants altered..)
ReplyDeleteOh! I never thought of that!
ReplyDeleteHi Erin,
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to tell you if you are interested in knee high wide calf boots in wide widths, I recently found a great company - http://www.WideWidths.com. They specialize in boots for wide calf women and all of them also come in wide foot widths and large sizes to 12's and 13's. I got blessed with both of these "attributes" :- ) and I have never owned a pair of knee high boots my whole life until a few weeks ago when I learned about them after doing a search on Google. I am as happy as can be since I have a 19 1/2 inch calf and they actually had my size!! I now have 2 pairs already! They list the calf measurements for all the foot sizes and widths and this way you really know what you are getting since all of the other companies I have purchased from before unsuccessfully over the years claim to have wide calf boots but they are only about an inch or 2 larger than the "standard" boots in the shoe stores. As you well understand, it was very frustrating and upsetting. They are getting even more styles for Fall 2010 and I'm saving my money for a third pair: http://www.widewidths.com/oregon1.html. Good luck!