Boots for Fat Legs

happy84 ↓

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 1:19 am

Need help finding boots for fat feet. Tried on a million pairs and not a single zipper closed all the way!

ClaRivka

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 1:49 am

I like the kind that is leather all the way around and no zipper. naturalizer makes them. just pull them on.

hila

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 1:55 am

see a recent thread
http://imamother.com/forum/vie.....boots

lots of stores and online places there...

bubby ↓

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 7:10 am

Try Silhouettes.com. Don't know how they spell their name, though.

Aribenj

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 5:06 pm

zippers won't do. They either have to be lace-up, reach mid-calf or lower, or stretchy. But if they're stretchy, chances are they're not real leather. Cheaper though.

rivk241

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 7:16 pm

why dont you buy a bootie- I wear them they are short boots- very stylish and does the job of a full boot

DefyGravity

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 8:01 pm

Isn't it possible to get boots stretched? I hope so, because I have several pairs I need to take to the shoemaker to get stretched. I have a very hard time finding boots that'll fit over my calves.

Blue jay

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 8:05 pm

They do not exist! Im overweight but I wouldnnt call myself obese, and the only zipper boots that fits these calves are the thick winter ones.

Tefila

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 8:45 pm

B'h
I have long boots that have a stretchy panel and zip up beautifully keep me warm and look so elegant. I bought them at payless last yr

Yocheved84

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 9:09 pm

www.widewidths.com They had for wide calves. I've always had a problem w/ boot shopping but now adore my boots from them. Smile

↑ bubby

Mon, Nov 09 2009, 10:49 pm

You know, even though I'm....chunky, shall we say, my legs are disproportionately huge, mainly because of bouts of phlebitis & now they are very swollen from water retention which no medication seems to be able to get rid of. So please don't think fat legs are because the owner of these pins is heavy. So many overweight people I know have great legs. I think it's the luck of the draw.

Mrs Bissli

Tue, Nov 10 2009, 10:34 am

Also you can get really built-up calf muscles from running and ballets. Not sure if you have one where you live but there's another company called Duo Boots that specialise in wide calf boots. You can give them specific measurement. They use high-quality leather.

Raisin

Tue, Nov 10 2009, 11:00 am

bubby wrote:

I'm relatively overweight and my lower legs seem to have stayed the same size. I have fat fingers though!

levial

Tue, Nov 10 2009, 1:22 pm

Aerosoles makes a stretchy kind. My tip is to put them on like stockings (roll them down, start at the toe) as opposed to pulling over the whole leg to get to the foot part.

Nordstrom carries wide calf ones, but they will be wide, not fitted. Think equestrian boots, not stocking-tight ones..

Barbara

Tue, Nov 10 2009, 1:25 pm

DefyGravity wrote:

Isn't it possible to get boots stretched? I hope so, because I have several pairs I need to take to the shoemaker to get stretched. I have a very hard time finding boots that'll fit over my calves.

If they're close, the shoemaker may be able to stretch them. S/he might also be able to put in an elastic insert.