https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 03:31:35 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177899 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:06:02 +0000 Isabel 177899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>mrsh is right. If there is alot of leather, it changes the silhouette. So you need to start off with a smaller calf to begin with. All the boots I have done have been wildly successful. My cobbler is always very honest and on a couple of occasions hasn't done it for the reason that mrsh mentioned. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177872 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:36:31 +0000 Katiepea 177872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I so get your frustration in regard to this issue, but only reverse! I'll swap your skinny calves for my fat ones! Deal?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177870 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:30:49 +0000 mrsh 177870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can sympathize, I have the same problem; small calves and big feet (size 10). So boots are nearly impossible to find. Even the suggestion of taking the boots to a cobblers makes the sales person gasp, mostly due to the fact that there is a LOT of leather that the cobbler would have to take in..and this would make the boots look not so great. I have managed to find a couple of mid calf boots that work okay. But next time I will try to take the boots to a cobbler anyway, see if there is anything they can do.<br /> I like Angie's suggestion of finding slouchy boots. I might try to find a pair of slouchy boots that would work well with dresses. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177805 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:05:13 +0000 Isabel 177805@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the same problem. But I found a wonderful shoesmith that takes in the shaft ....I don't buy boots often, but when I do , I almost always have then tightened. </p> <p>( The only ones I haven't are two pairs of Clarks that I own. ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177780 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:31:58 +0000 Angie 177780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try slouch boots. Easier to find for skinny calves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177642 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:43:54 +0000 Kate 177642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My calves are between 12.5" and 13" and my La Canadienne Tahra boots are perfect when I wear skinny jeans underneath (and close enough for my liking with skirts and dresses), so I would check out that brand. Zappos comments were really helpful, I would just do a word search for "calf" for the boots I liked, and if people commented on how the calves were too small, or were the only boots that fit their small calves, bingo! Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177633 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:16:56 +0000 crazyone 177633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dusty, I have very skinny calves as well, so I got a cobbler to take in my boots to fit my calves. This worked pretty well, and now my boots fit like a glove (and there's a slight stretch panel in them, so he made them slightly smaller than they should be so they stretch out and fit very tightly). This cost me about $60, but I live in an expensive area and I didn't shop around for prices. So I think the best option is to buy boots you like and find a cobbler who can do this for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177618 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:00:17 +0000 Laura 177618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, if it's Zappos, you could always try them with free returns. Sometimes their measurements are way off.</p> <p>Otherwise, look for La Canadienne, Stuart Weitzman, Eric Michael, and certain Frye boot styles. Those brands have been better than most for small calves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177612 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:41:13 +0000 Beth 177612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel your pain, too:( With 13" calves, I gave up in frustration last winter. I refuse to look like a fireman. Grr. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177585 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:26:59 +0000 Louise 177585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Argh how annoying x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177572 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:03:40 +0000 Scarlet 177572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel your pain. Too bad it's not possible to cinch the laces up or something. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177560 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:17:56 +0000 Dusty 177560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I was definitely looking at the circumference. My calves measure a whopping 12" exactly. I had no idea my calves were that skinny. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177547 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:44:01 +0000 Queen Mum 177547@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>On that one the circumference (14.5) is actually bigger than the shaft height (14)<br /> I have the same problem Dusty. My calves measure about 13.5 at the widest point so that knocks out a big chunk of the boots out there.<br /> I wish there was a filter for calf circumference on zappos. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177540 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:28:08 +0000 Angie 177540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dusty, the shaft measurement is not the calf circumference measurement. The shaft is the height of the boot from the ankle upwards. Are you confused or am I confused? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177507 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:19:38 +0000 April 177507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This issue continues to torment me. I'm sorry if ladies with wider calves also feel discriminated against, but it is about a hundred times easier to find boots specifically made with a wider calf circumference than it is to find anything smaller. I guess the feeling is, "if you can get your leg into it, it's fine" -- but it's not fine to look like you're standing in a hole. </p> <p>Duo is a great idea, except that the shipping from the UK adds a lot to the price, and if they aren't comfortable you have to ship them back. </p> <p>Do keep us posted if you find anything! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177499 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:47:09 +0000 anne 177499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry to read about this Dusty. Don't have suggestions from here in Aus, I am afraid, but send my sympathY </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177497 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:45:08 +0000 Megan 177497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I sympathise Dusty! I also have narrow calves and had LOADS of trouble finding boots. I had success recently (thanks to a very very helpful sales girl) with a brand called rmk. I think they might be australian. The style of boots that I have are called Posey.</p> <p>Otherwise, have you checked out DuoBoots? They have loads of calf widths available. They do have sales reasonably regularly so it's worth checking often </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/arrrgh-stupid-skinny-calves#post-177494 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:41:36 +0000 Dusty 177494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found these boots on Zappos:</p> <p><a href="http://www.zappos.com/david-tate-valentine-black-calfskin" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/david-ta.....k-calfskin</a></p> <p>They're pretty much exactly what I want - class with just a bit of edge (I love the lacing up the back) a low, substantial heel. They come in my size, the sale price is in my price range. But......the shaft circumference on a size 7 is 2 1/2" bigger than my calves (and it's honestly one of the smaller ones I've seen on Zappos). I'm positive that in a size 11, it'll be even bigger. They're so perfect, but I know the calves just won't work. </p> <p>Sorry, just a vent. </p>