Sunday, October 31, 2010

Boot Season

So, boot season is here again.  I loooooove boots.  I think it's probably my favorite shoe to wear and own.  However, I have a secret related to boot season that I feel I must share.  Maybe someone will know of a support group I can join.  I love boots, but I don't own as many as I wish I did.  I prefer the ones that are at least knee high.  And why exactly don't I own many of these knee high boots that I love so much?  I...have...abnormally large calves.  Man calves.  Body-builder calves.  I'm not kidding people.  It's a serious issue.  So many cute boots out there to try on.  But that's all I can do, try them on, try and force them over my calves, throw them on the floor in defeat, and storm out of all these stores that are prejudiced against my kind.

I don't know how I got this way.  I've always been athletic, but have never done anything so serious as to make my calves grow exponentially.  Maybe genetic?  I just mentioned this issue to my sister, and asked if she had big calves too.  She said, "They're not small."  So, there we go.  We can start our own support group now.

The last time I went shopping for boots was with Ryan and my brother-in-law, Alex, last time we went to visit Oregon (Ryan's home.)  After many past boot seasons of searching for some UGGs to no avail, I decided to try again.  Who knows, maybe Oregon is used to bigger calved people?  I've never really tried to shop on the West Coast before.  Yeah, I'm sure everything will be different this time.  Not at all.  Even Alex tried to help me. "Hey, it looks like this pair might fit over your calves.  Or what about his pair over here?"  No on both accounts.  Thanks for trying though, Alex.

So now, here is where I stand, in flip flops of course.  No new boots for years now.  And now, the cutest boots are out for the season.  The leather, with not much of a heel, with a little buckle around the ankle, preferably brown boots.  Every time I pass them in a store, I stare longingly at them, and then look away in shame as I exit the premises.  Ryan told me he'll get me a pair for Christmas, but I told him not to bother.  No one wants to cry on Christmas morning.

Please contact me if you know of a store that caters to my kind.

10 comments:

  1. Friend, OMG. I have the same problem. Man calves. In HS, when I played volleyball and we had to wear those knee high socks I had the worst time. I had to stretch MENS socks before I could wear them :) Trust, you are not alone.

    Check out this link http://www.oprah.com/style/The-Best-Boots-for-Big-Calves

    Also, http://www.zappos.com/womens-wide-boots~1?gclid=CISvkJqh_aQCFU465QoddH2miA

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  2. Lauren, Are you kidding me? I can not believe there are actually websites! You really came through for me on this one :) Thanks for being great!

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  3. I love the new brown design! Definitely more you :)

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  4. Its so funny cause I always envied you cause you had normal sized feet. I have big feet and it sucks. I guess everybody has that thing about them thats different.

    Joy

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  5. So I wanted to tell you, you are not alone. I too suffer the heartbreak that is fashion. However, it is not my calfs that are keeping me down. I have an abnormally sized waist. I am seeing a specialist and he has told me that I suffer from a completely curable condition known in medical circles as "fatasshefferitius". I am working on controlling the side effects of this terrible illness however it seems my love for Chick-fil-a has some sort of adverse effect on my progress so it has been a long hard road.

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  6. Oh Anonymous, I love that you didn't sign your name but I know that it's my one and only Katie :) Thanks Joy, and your feet aren't that big, come on. Love you guys!

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  7. Karen, you know I've always loved your legs. I find it a crying shame that you're having this problem when you have the best legs ever. Maybe this just means you're meant to show them off and NOT cover them with boots.

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  8. Oh Kosha, you save my life everyday I talk to you. If only you could live here with me. Or, I could live in NYC with you, which is where I've always known I belong :)

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  9. I love everything about me. I'm perfect in every way. It's a gift. Good luck with all your boot shopping, Gigantor. I hope you find the perfect big-calfed boot for this winter. Your feel will enjoy the winter much more in they're in something other than flip flops. You're welcome.

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  10. oh karen you crack me up! I hope that you find some good boots off those websites!

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