I’m an idiot. I will
get that done and out of the way first, because I really am.
You know that phrase that gets
trotted out, usually in movies, about when nothing else in your wardrobe is
working “Shoes always fit”. Well in my
case, I seem to be working the opposite way to everyone else.
See my clothes fit me quite well
thank. Yes I am a fat girl but I still loves
fashion and I buy clothes that I love and look good (now that’s a statement and
half coming from where I was this time last year!!!). No problems there. My footwear however, they are like beautiful
torture devices.
The problem is that most of the
pairs that I own don’t fit properly. I
have wide feet that don’t always fit into the standard widths you find in the
shops and it took until yesterday,
yes I did say yesterday, to realise that there was another way. Wider fittings.
Now you see why I called myself
an idiot at the beginning of this post.
For years I have just
“managed”. I have surrounded myself with
beautiful shoes, many of which that pinch because they are a bit too tight and
my solution has always been “I’ll break them in”. You know what that entails. Weeks of uncomfortable tightness until the
leather eases a little, sore feet, rubbing against your skin etc etc.
The other day however I was
ordering my new Winter boots when I happened across a beautiful pair of t bar
wedges that I instantly fell in love with.
I noticed that they were available in a wider fitting so for the first
time I decided to give it a go.
OH MY GOD.
They are comfortable! They don’t
rub, they fit perfectly, I can walk easier in the heels (something I always
struggle with no matter what the height).
They are perfect. I feel like I
should buy the entire stock out in case they go away.
So just as I once had to resign
myself to the fact that yes, Evans was “for me” and not run past it in that
“I’m not fat really” kind of way; now I accept that wider feet need wider
fittings in order to be comfortable.
I may be a slow learner, but I
get there in the end. Anyway, here is a
picture of my new lovelies, found at +Simply Be .
Bless Ya! But where have you been?! New Look do great wide fitting shoes too!
ReplyDeleteWell, you got there in the end... even if you did put yourself through the 'no pain, no gain' route by just getting by! Wide fit shoes are a god send and the selection available is beginning to get better. New Look has a fab range, and Evans have nice designs now and then. I think Very also have a range, too... I just got a pair of studded boots in the EEE fit from Simply Be, and I've even got width to spare! It's great! Love the shoes you bought xx
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