tephra | (no subject)

It really sucks to be a woman with large feet. Particularly if you have a thing for boots.

You see, those sexy high heeled shoes they sell in sizes larger than 12 usually aren't made for women. And it follows that the really sexy thigh high boots in sizes larger than 12 (heck, probably most of the 11s and 12s) are likewise not made for women. Now for the shoes that's not much of a problem, though sometimes the ankle straps are a bit short (men tend to have more delicate ankles than women do for some bizarre reason), but with boots that go more than a couple inches up the leg it's a different story. Guys have stick legs, at least compared to the gals, particularly to gals that need shoes in sizes over 12 (I'd be inclined to say over 9 in reality).

Needless to say a site like this is a bit like finding water in the middle of a desert.... it just happens to be 100 feet below the ground.

[As an aside, it's funny as hell to go shopping in a store that specializes in high heels in large sizes. I'm often the only woman there.]

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I always puzzles me that pants makers seem to think that if you have long legs, you also have a size 40+ waist. huh??

The garment industry is just weird. It's better than it was in many ways (I can actually find jeans in TALL sizes now) but they still don't make tops for large women (and perhaps women in general, I don't have much cause to look at sizes below about 24 in tall sizes. I guess tall women put all their "extra" height in their legs and not their torso (and their arms aren't any longer than those of a woman of average height).

And I don't even consider myself all that tall really. At least until I find myself in a group of women of average height (and size), then I feel like a freaking giant. :P