Comments on: Boots for the Big Calves http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:39:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Louise http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-29531 Louise Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:55:06 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-29531 Thanks for the recommendations, I've gone on to both Duo and We Love Your Feet and found a pair I really like on Love your Feet. They also had these great reflexology socks which show all the pressure points on the soles of your feet ,so I am determined to get my husband to get my feet some attention! 5 years married and still waiting for my foot massage! Thanks for the recommendations, I’ve gone on to both Duo and We Love Your Feet and found a pair I really like on Love your Feet.

They also had these great reflexology socks which show all the pressure points on the soles of your feet ,so I am determined to get my husband to get my feet some attention!

5 years married and still waiting for my foot massage!

]]> By: Ally http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-21513 Ally Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:04:29 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-21513 I've got wide feet and wide calves and have found the UK site We Love Your Feet have a great range to choose from. I'm a size 9 and have always found boots impossible to find. Would definitely recommend looking at their wide fitting boots page I’ve got wide feet and wide calves and have found the UK site We Love Your Feet
have a great range to choose from.
I’m a size 9 and have always found boots impossible to find.
Would definitely recommend looking at their wide fitting boots page

]]> By: stephjay http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-20476 stephjay Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:29:26 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-20476 I am the proud owner of two pairs of fab Duo boots! they are fantastic! I splashed out £130 on my first pair and they are definatley worth it! I bought an english size 6 an my calf size is 17 1/2 inches, the feeling I had when they zipped up the first time is worth the money of both pairs!! Now most of my friends have ordered pairs aswell! The delivery was very fast to the uk and are very quick to deal with my enquiry regarding my second purchase! my advice is to go for it you wont regret it! I am the proud owner of two pairs of fab Duo boots! they are fantastic! I splashed out £130 on my first pair and they are definatley worth it! I bought an english size 6 an my calf size is 17 1/2 inches, the feeling I had when they zipped up the first time is worth the money of both pairs!! Now most of my friends have ordered pairs aswell!
The delivery was very fast to the uk and are very quick to deal with my enquiry regarding my second purchase!
my advice is to go for it you wont regret it!

]]> By: Em http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-20370 Em Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:06:55 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-20370 First of all, love the Manolo. You are de best! And thanks to everyone who has included info on their wide calf boot purchases. This stuff is so helpful to us wide-calf girls. (And btw, I'm not overweight. My calves stay the same, even when my weight fluctuates.) I too have 16" calves and haven't worn boots in years until recently. What big calf women need to keep in mind is that the larger the shoe size, the larger the calf. (i'm talking about how boots are made, not how YOU are :) ) If you're a size 10 or larger and you order a "wide calf" boot, it will probably be huge. (such as the poster who posted here about the lumiani) The calf info on zappos is usually incorrect. For example, I found Two Lips Carla boots for $25(!) at Nordstorm rack. http://www.zappos.com/n/p?dp=2625281&c=6 In a size 10 their calf is 16 " and fits me just fine. Yet zappos lists this boot as having a 12.5 calf! (Probably in a size 5 or something!) I would have never ordered it at Zappos based on their description. A casual, urban-chic grrrrl boot for women with larger calves that I highly recommend is harley davidson ignite 13". Check it out at zappos http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/5777281/c/3.html What makes this design so ingenious is the tongue and lacing in the back. When I first saw it , I thought the lacing was purely decorative. But it’s what allows this boot to provide a custom fit for wearers with wide calves. At its widest point my size 10 boot measures 14.5 inches, not accounting for the tongue. At its widest point, the tongue measures 5 inches across. Which means, thanks to the tongue, this boot can expand for quite a few inches beyond 14.5. It should be able to be adjustable to fit calves of about 15 to 17 inches. (I’m allowing for 1 inch of tongue to be tucked into the boot on either side in my calculations.)Once you set the laces the way you want, you never have to do it again, since there is a zipper. The boot (size 10) measures 14 inches from instep to top of boot. This is a fairly high boot, but not super high. Very comfy right away. I have checked out the duoboots website (found it before I found this thread) and was impressed with the style. I'm leery of buying such an expensive product from overseas. I hope someone who bought from them posts here with their experience (and includes their shoe size, calf info, etc.). First of all, love the Manolo. You are de best! And thanks to everyone who has included info on their wide calf boot purchases. This stuff is so helpful to us wide-calf girls. (And btw, I’m not overweight. My calves stay the same, even when my weight fluctuates.)
I too have 16″ calves and haven’t worn boots in years until recently. What big calf women need to keep in mind is that the larger the shoe size, the larger the calf. (i’m talking about how boots are made, not how YOU are :) ) If you’re a size 10 or larger and you order a “wide calf” boot, it will probably be huge. (such as the poster who posted here about the lumiani) The calf info on zappos is usually incorrect. For example, I found Two Lips Carla boots for $25(!) at Nordstorm rack. http://www.zappos.com/n/p?dp=2625281&c=6 In a size 10 their calf is 16 ” and fits me just fine. Yet zappos lists this boot as having a 12.5 calf! (Probably in a size 5 or something!) I would have never ordered it at Zappos based on their description.
A casual, urban-chic grrrrl boot for women with larger calves that I highly recommend is harley davidson ignite 13″. Check it out at zappos http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/5777281/c/3.html What makes this design so ingenious is the tongue and lacing in the back. When I first saw it , I thought the lacing was purely decorative. But it’s what allows this boot to provide a custom fit for wearers with wide calves. At its widest point my size 10 boot measures 14.5 inches, not accounting for the tongue. At its widest point, the tongue measures 5 inches across. Which means, thanks to the tongue, this boot can expand for quite a few inches beyond 14.5. It should be able to be adjustable to fit calves of about 15 to 17 inches. (I’m allowing for 1 inch of tongue to be tucked into the boot on either side in my calculations.)Once you set the laces the way you want, you never have to do it again, since there is a zipper. The boot (size 10) measures 14 inches from instep to top of boot. This is a fairly high boot, but not super high. Very comfy right away.

I have checked out the duoboots website (found it before I found this thread) and was impressed with the style. I’m leery of buying such an expensive product from overseas. I hope someone who bought from them posts here with their experience (and includes their shoe size, calf info, etc.).

]]> By: Halfmad http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-18433 Halfmad Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:55:03 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-18433 Well, I too have 16" calves, and I have the very boots Manolo recommended sitting in front of me in the Zappo's box. (I bought them before I read this site.) They are supremely gorgeous, BUT--the calves are HUGE. If your calves are 18-19", I think these would fit. I never thought I'd find calves TOO big for me. Sadly, I am returning them. (Although, at least that's $300 I get back.) Well, I too have 16″ calves, and I have the very boots Manolo recommended sitting in front of me in the Zappo’s box. (I bought them before I read this site.) They are supremely gorgeous, BUT–the calves are HUGE. If your calves are 18-19″, I think these would fit. I never thought I’d find calves TOO big for me. Sadly, I am returning them. (Although, at least that’s $300 I get back.)

]]> By: Ruth http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17579 Ruth Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:49:55 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17579 Well, if you have both big calves and big feet (10+), check out Dreamshoes. All of their wide boots have wide (pardon the expression) shafts to fit a big calf. Well, if you have both big calves and big feet (10+), check out Dreamshoes. All of their wide boots have wide (pardon the expression) shafts to fit a big calf.

]]> By: Isara http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17364 Isara Mon, 27 Feb 2006 02:14:21 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17364 Oh thank you! Thank you! I usually end up purchasing half-calf boots, since nothing will fit around my 18" calves! Oh thank you! Thank you! I usually end up purchasing half-calf boots, since nothing will fit around my 18″ calves!

]]> By: Purse_ho http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17296 Purse_ho Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:25:45 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17296 Thanks for the link to duo boots! they have the size i need! my problem is i have TINY feet, small ankles, and gigantic calves. the boots that manolo recommended are beautiful, but the shoe sizes are TOO big! i can't wait to receive my duo boots! Thanks for the link to duo boots! they have the size i need! my problem is i have TINY feet, small ankles, and gigantic calves. the boots that manolo recommended are beautiful, but the shoe sizes are TOO big! i can’t wait to receive my duo boots!

]]> By: sue http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17230 sue Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:14:44 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17230 Duo boots have got an online sale on at the moment, I just bought a gorgeous pair of boots - and Di, your legs would not be the slimmest they can fit, I think they start at 30cm, about 12 inches round, and as others have said make boots for athletic/chunky claves as well, lots of styles and colours. Duo boots have got an online sale on at the moment, I just bought a gorgeous pair of boots - and Di, your legs would not be the slimmest they can fit, I think they start at 30cm, about 12 inches round, and as others have said make boots for athletic/chunky claves as well, lots of styles and colours.

]]> By: Wendy http://shoeblogs.com/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17193 Wendy Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:00:58 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/02/22/boots-for-the-big-calves/#comment-17193 I also have 'larger' calves and a very hard time finding boots. But I recently found these <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/8h117nmvsmu9BFHHFCG9EAEIHEB?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zappos.com%2Fn%2Fp%2Fdp%2F9193590%2Fc%2F72.html" target="_blank" >Enzo boots</a> at a local dept. store, and they fit my 15" calves perfectly! So I bought them in black & brown. I also have ‘larger’ calves and a very hard time finding boots. But I recently found these Enzo boots at a local dept. store, and they fit my 15″ calves perfectly! So I bought them in black & brown.

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