Found boots that fit my calves -- keep or return?

Marianna, I really like them. They are a good slouchy boot style that Angie keeps advocating. They look good on, and they are versatile if they are wearable with dresses and jeans. I say keep.

My only hesitation is that in the first picture, they look slightly non-uniformly slouchy - they look kind of tight around your ankles and then they balloon out right above that. But I think that is just an odd photo, because in all the other photos they just look slouchy all over. What do you think?

16 years ago

marianna

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Hmmm... well they don't feel tight around my ankles. Maybe my calves are just bigger in proportion to my ankles? Not really sure. I see what you mean though!

16 years ago

shana

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Marianna, calf fit on boots is an issue that is near and dear to my heart since I have been struggling with it myself. I am sorry to sound dense - these are slouch boots, right? I quite like them with the jeans and in the side shot but when I see them on your bare legs from the front, I think the part that juts out on the sides look a little weird - like it's adding width to your legs. I wouldn't consider it a deal breaker since it can be so difficult to find boots that fit in the first place. I see what Medusa is saying too - I think I would have liked them better if they were a couple of inches longer. But then again, I am far from being an expert on slouch boots so take my comments with a grain of salt.

16 years ago

Angie

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These aren’t slouch boots. But I wonder if you can make them more slouchy by pushing them down?

16 years ago

marianna

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Just tried it... they do look sort of better pushed down...

16 years ago

Tanya

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Keep! I really like how they look!

16 years ago

Lee Hovey

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Love hem!
A couple thoughts...
I am a large calved girl myself, and not to hijack your thread, but I did a blog post a while back on boots available for larger calves. Here's the link in case you are looking for other options.
http://tomboyfashion.blogspot......t-bug.html

Also, I don't think it looks offensive to have that fold of leather, but I wonder if you could bring them to a leatherwork shop and have them trim out the excess if it really bothers you. though I bet the leather will soften with wear and lay flatter eventually.

16 years ago

elpgal

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Marianna, As an aside, this post has some links for boots for wide calves.

http://www.mywardrobetoday.com.....rsday.html

16 years ago

medusa

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Marianna, what did you decide about the boots?

16 years ago

marianna

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I still don't know. I just ordered another pair on Zappos that Angie said were killer. These: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7576432/c/20650.html

I just ordered them tonight so I should have them by Thursday or Friday and then I'll decide. I still like the original boots I bought and they fit really well, so we'll see! I can't keep both pairs so I'll decide which are more comfy and go with those. Thanks for asking.

16 years ago

Mac

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*bump*

How did these boots turn out for you, Marianna? Other large-calved girls (well, at least THIS large-calved girl) wants to read about how your search progresses : )

16 years ago

marianna

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So funny that you bumped this, Mac. I actually realized that with those adjustable snaps I am able to turn them into slouch boots! I actually wore them yesterday... here's a picture:

http://i985.photobucket.com/al.....G_2020.jpg

So I put them on the last buckle and scrunched them down. I had someone at work tell me that I had "spunky" boots that reminded him of the 80s. Ha.

The Viggoti ones that I ordered from Zappos I ended up returning. They were defective... they buckles came all scratched and the length of the shoe was a bit short (and I wear the biggest size they make). They fit my calves perfectly though and the leather is nice. I'd recommend them!

I also bought a pair of cheap boots at Torrid that are a little too big on the calves, but they're comfy so I kept them. I've already worn them and they were comfortable.

Also found a pair of boots at Nordstrom that would not zip on my calves but they sent them to a cobbler and stretched them (for free!) and they fit now! Yay for cobblers. I haven't worn them yet but they were really expensive and they're gorgeous so I need to figure out how to wear them.

16 years ago