Ok,
I have been wanting a pair of those Black Boots that come just below the knee. I finally decide that I am going to splurge a little and but a pair. I cannot find ones that fit me! Apparently I have fatter calves than the rest of the population :rolleyes: . Ok, I'm a little overweight, about 30 lbs but I keep hearing that a size twelve is the average size of women in America. So how come I can't find boots that fit? I tried on four different pairs at Kohls today and three of them I couldn't zip. The one pair that I could zip were too tight. Even if it felt Ok, (which it didn't) they looked awful :shake: .

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, were you able to finally buy some?

There was a similar post about this yesterday, i believe...seems like they found the boots they were looking for at www.silhouettes.com (http://www.silhouettes.com)

Shoes.com is a pretty cool site. I had trouble finding knee-high boots when I first started to like them. They're cheaper than the zip-up kind, but the pull-up kind will stretch and stick to your leg.

Ok I also have full calves and there are awesome boots, at many plus sized clothing sites...try these three:

www.roamans.com
www.lanebryantcatalog.com
www.jessicalondon.com

I love tall boots and actually found a really cute pair of black leather ones, that were wide calf at a thrift store. I love boots and own several pair, with more on my Wish List Always :D

Also, if you find a pair of boots you just HAVE to have, and they are a bit too narrow in the shaft, you can have a good shoe repair shop, put a small (or larger if needed) elastic gore in the back seam, or side seam, whichever works and looks best. I have had this done many times and it is not to expensive.

Hope this helps a fellow boot lover! :D

I have fat calves too, well, muscled calves, and have problems with finding boots. So i have settled for just getting ones that hit right below where my calves start to get bigger.

Good luck finding a pair. :smile:

I've been having internet connection problems tonight. I tried posting earlier, but wasn't able to. It seems Rhainy has given a more complete listing of large shanked boots that I gathered. Here is my one offering. I know there are others, but I can't find them right now; http://www.avenue.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?categoryId=18048&storeId=326&langId=-1&catalogId=40000000326

Hope that helps. And I"m going to go look at what Rhainy posted and see if I can find some boots for me! ;)

Thank you all for your replies and the links. I appreciate it. I'm going to check a couple more stores tomorrowm before ordering online. I guess I am a little leary of ordering shoes without trying them on.

I felt like such an oaf. It's bad enough having clothes fit too small but boots! Oh, well. :wink: Thanks again!

Chiming in late here to suggest www.zappos.com, I've had good results with them. And I have very large muscular calves for my size/weight. Manlegs to go with the Manfeet. Ahem. :rolleyes:

Ditto what Dianyla said. My entire family has large and wide calves. We all hve managed to find boots and shoes to fit.

For example: I wear a size 12 EEEE. Zappos fits the bill. Comfortable and the calves fit loosley and I have larger legs being 6'tall. Thank God for Zappos.

The day you order they ship. I have ordered my shoes on a Thrusday and recieved them by Friday noon. And the shipping is free. " Free FED EX?" YUP. Right to your door.

No, I don't work for Zappos. Just a great shoe/boot source for the entire family.


PattyE

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, were you able to finally buy some?

I have the opposite... my calves are too thin and they slip down. :lol: Eventually I've settled on the fact I'm never going to get good knee-highs and now I wear either calf or ancle boots.

I have the opposite... my calves are too thin and they slip down. :lol: Eventually I've settled on the fact I'm never going to get good knee-highs and now I wear either calf or ancle boots.
You could 'stuff' your boots with legwarmers? Would look especially cute if the legwarmers were a fun color and just the top was peeking over the brim of the boots... 8)

I got mine at Hot Topic. I have big, wide feet and large calves so I was pleasantly surprised that they fit well! The boots have a zipper down the side and laces up the front so you can adjust them to fit larger legs but you don't have to stop and do up 20+ eyelets every time you put on your boots. I love them! You could also check Hot Topic's plus-sizes sister store, Torrid. HTH, and good luck! :smile:

ETA: Easy link to Hot Topic website's boots section (http://www.hottopic.com/store/nodePage.asp?LS=0&RN=129) and Torrid's website's boots section (http://www.torrid.com/store/nodePage.asp?LS=0&RN=234)

Here's a link to an older thread (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=4564) that may have additional resources. Good luck!

i have two pairs of bongo knee-high boots that have lacing up the front and a zipper on the side. i bought them at sears. :)