Friends, this post has nothing at all to do with sewing. Well except that I am sewing heavy knits and sweater knits, and of course my thoughts naturally trail off to, "Which boots do I wear with this lovely frock?"
So friends do you have as hard of a time as I do finding boots that fit over your calves? There was a particularly devastating Christmas morning a few years back where my sweet hubby thought he had solved the problem by buying me a pair of "wide calf" boots made by Naturalizer. I was stoked when I opened them. Surely they were the answer to my meaty calf prayers. Unfortunately, they didn't fit over my calves. Or should I say that they didn't zip anymore once they met the bottom of my calf. The bottom of my calf people.
Then one day I discovered a great site called WideWidths. I am in no way affiliated with this company, other than having bought boots from them in the past. I have a pair of black Ros Hommerson boots that I purchased from WideWidths that get a ton of wear. Currently I am lusting after a few more pair of boots on their site.
I need brown boots ya'll! I need them bad. What I love about WideWidths is that no matter what size your calf is, they most likely have a boot or two that will fit it. What I don't love is that a lot of the boots come in a wide widthimagine that. I don't have wide feet, I just have really large calves. Is it too much to ask for a girl to have a boot that their foot doesn't slide around in like crazy?
Sure there are ankle boots, and you don't need me to show you pictures of those, but there is one other sector of boots that I think I should mention here. We will call them the comfy utilitarian type boots. The ones that you can hike 5 miles back to a pumpkin field and kick leaves til your heart's content and have feet that are as happy as they are at home in your warm fuzzy slippers.
For this category my pick is any boot in the FitFlop brand. A few years back when I was suffering with severe plantar fasciitis, I got some FitFlop flip flops and later that year some FitFlop chukka style boots. FitFlop shoes much like the one's at WideWidths are for sure investment shoes. But if you suffer from low back issues or have fascist feet, give them a try, your feet will thank you for it. Again, I have no affiliation with this company save for owning some of their shoes.
I am digging this pair, but they even offer tall MukLuk Style boots. MukLuks can be a curvy gal with curvy calves best friend...assuming that they have a nice wide tongue, and when all else fails I will fall back on MukLuks for great Fall boots.
So tell me friends, what sources do you have for wide calf boots? Are you craving brown boots like I am?
So friends do you have as hard of a time as I do finding boots that fit over your calves? There was a particularly devastating Christmas morning a few years back where my sweet hubby thought he had solved the problem by buying me a pair of "wide calf" boots made by Naturalizer. I was stoked when I opened them. Surely they were the answer to my meaty calf prayers. Unfortunately, they didn't fit over my calves. Or should I say that they didn't zip anymore once they met the bottom of my calf. The bottom of my calf people.
Then one day I discovered a great site called WideWidths. I am in no way affiliated with this company, other than having bought boots from them in the past. I have a pair of black Ros Hommerson boots that I purchased from WideWidths that get a ton of wear. Currently I am lusting after a few more pair of boots on their site.
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| Julia Boot Pic from www.widewidths.com |
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| Jordana Boot Pic from www.widewidths.com |
I need brown boots ya'll! I need them bad. What I love about WideWidths is that no matter what size your calf is, they most likely have a boot or two that will fit it. What I don't love is that a lot of the boots come in a wide width
Sure there are ankle boots, and you don't need me to show you pictures of those, but there is one other sector of boots that I think I should mention here. We will call them the comfy utilitarian type boots. The ones that you can hike 5 miles back to a pumpkin field and kick leaves til your heart's content and have feet that are as happy as they are at home in your warm fuzzy slippers.
For this category my pick is any boot in the FitFlop brand. A few years back when I was suffering with severe plantar fasciitis, I got some FitFlop flip flops and later that year some FitFlop chukka style boots. FitFlop shoes much like the one's at WideWidths are for sure investment shoes. But if you suffer from low back issues or have fascist feet, give them a try, your feet will thank you for it. Again, I have no affiliation with this company save for owning some of their shoes.
I am digging this pair, but they even offer tall MukLuk Style boots. MukLuks can be a curvy gal with curvy calves best friend...assuming that they have a nice wide tongue, and when all else fails I will fall back on MukLuks for great Fall boots.
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| MukLuk Moc 2 pic from www.fitflop.com |
So tell me friends, what sources do you have for wide calf boots? Are you craving brown boots like I am?
