I think the boot hunt is over
Thank you Fluevog, finally I can remember how to spell your name, also, for these cute boots:
Aren’t those cute?! But fuck all, I wish I could wear knee high boots or at least mid calf boots. I KNOW I am not the only woman in the history of boot wearing to have fat calves so come ON BOOT MAKERS! make some larger calved boots already.
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November 14, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Totally check out Zappos.com. I believe one of their search criteria is ‘wide calves’ on their search engine. (I have just the opposite problem — because i have such large feet, its assumed I have wide calves and then my legs flop around in the boots.)
November 14, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Have you tried on anything knee-high from Fluevog? They’ll cost a zillion dollars but I think they have some wider-calf boots.
My own wide-calf boots are from Born, but they aren’t super interesting; Naturalizer makes even more boring wide-calf boots. I hear tell that proper horse-riding people boot companies have a big size range, but I have not investigated.
Most importantly: those boots are adorable!
November 15, 2008 at 5:15 am
nice choice
November 17, 2008 at 4:04 pm
You are not the only one. I looked for years before finding a pair that fit. Even the wide calf ones were too small. And while I realize that I have big calves, they aren’t freakishly big, so you would think that the wide calf would fit. But no. Some online stores provided the calf measurement, so I knew not to waste my time. I finally found mine at Lane Bryant’s website.
November 18, 2008 at 10:56 am
I feel your pain on the knee-high boot thing! I am constantly on the quest for a pair that fit, and I don’t consider myself plus-sized either (I’m a size 6 to 8). To hell with those chicken-legged girls, we need cool shoes made for normal people! Endless.com often puts the measurement on the leg opening and you can search by “extended calf”. My problem is I don’t have $200+ to spend on boots. SIGH!
Incidentally, I once bought lace-up knee-high boots from Fluevog online, and had to return them because they gaped open even when laced up. Poo.
January 7, 2009 at 12:03 am
I’m with ya Minni..my calves are not necessarily big looking but yes, I do have a bit of excess fat in that area, and therefore most high boots don’t fit me…wahh!
May 6, 2009 at 3:56 am
Boots!
I guess my calves are pretty slender compared to, say, my waist size. My luck has varied, though.
Usually I get boots in a size 10, so that I can wear thick socks, and also so the calf is bigger. (My big toes measure 8.5 & 9, but my 3rd & 4th toes are long compared to average, so my athletic shoes tend to be 10s also. my KangaRoos are 11!)
My bf bought me some Fluevog knee high motorcycle-style boots, and they are bigger than I’d ever have thought to buy–a men’s 9–and the calves just fit. I need to get one of them stretched, actually.
I’ve got a great pair of PVC lace-up knee highs from Hot Topic that fit well and don’t gap. (& only $40-)
On that note, their sister store, Torrid, for women sizes 12-26, has shoes and boots specifically made wider; you may want to try there.
Hopefully I can meet you soon or in the desert!