https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 09:34:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-272376 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:18:33 +0000 Kari 272376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great advice and wisdom on this thread. I really only need my boots stretched *slightly* - I don't even think I'd want them stretched a full half inch, more like a quarter inch - and my calves have really not grown a lot, but just enough in the wrong place so that the last 3 inches of zipping my boot is very difficult. I wouldn't mind having a little tiny bit more room even if my calves *do* shrink slightly.</p> <p>Okay, come 2011 I will give the Nordstrom flagship shoe repair a shot. If I'm SYC-ing the quality pieces in my closet anyway, I can focus on maintaining and repairing my existing wardrobe.</p> <p>Thanks for your feedback! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-272192 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:37:57 +0000 Beth 272192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep cloud9, my boots are definitely tighter at the end if the day than in the morning.</p> <p>Kari, I'd be interested to see what Nordies says. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-272188 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:35:44 +0000 Angie 272188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kari, take your boot stretching challenge straight to Nordies downtown. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-272147 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:30:18 +0000 cloud9 272147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, interesting, I have never heard of leather "shrinking".. , only stretching out. I still suspect water retention (vs weight gain). Water retention is usually all over body, that happens to me sometimes, especially a few days before periods. I definitely could see a difference with my boots. I have wide calf, so sometimes even at the end of day I can feel tightness in the calf area. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-272057 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:41:20 +0000 tarzy 272057@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, no! I feel your pain. I know how hard it is to find boots that fit, and your boots are such a big part of your wardrobe. </p> <p>If you just need a little easement, I'm sure it can be done. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-272045 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:03:52 +0000 taylor 272045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh bummer "( No idea how to fix this other then some gentle stretching. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-272032 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:22:57 +0000 mamaKate 272032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have "athletic" calves and have needed knee-length boots stretched at the tops. Any cobbler or shoe repair / fine shoe store can do it - but it can't stretch too much, only half an inch or so. And it cannot be reversed! And it takes a few days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-271973 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:15:54 +0000 Mellllls 271973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>i'd just be reluctant to alter boots if they used to fit. i'd be worried that my calves might shrink and then the boots would be too loose. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-271952 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:31:01 +0000 Kari 271952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's been gradual since September (the start of boot season), but I've never had this happen before.</p> <p>Unfortunately, unlike other parts of my body, my calf size doesn't really seem to correspond to weight gain or weight loss. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-271946 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:22:41 +0000 Mellllls 271946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Before you do anything, do you think the boots have gradually been getting tighter on you or was it sudden? You could just be temporarily retaining more water or a change in humidity could cause the boots to fit differently. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/help-boot-stretching#post-271943 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:19:34 +0000 Kari 271943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a little nervous because some of my boots that used to be simply close-fitting are suddenly very tight at the top of the calf, like to the point where I'm afraid the zipper might not go all the way up. </p> <p>I know some of you have had boots stretched by cobblers, but the only professional shoe repair service I have ever had is to get my heels re-tipped. </p> <p>How much can (or should) they get stretched? Can they stretch them in a single spot, such as the top of the calf, so I don't end up with incredibly baggy ankles? Are there certain kinds of leather that are stretchable, and others that aren't? What should I expect so far as cost? Can any cobber do this, or should I take my boots to a specialist (Nordstrom flagship? Or the manufacturer, since one of the pairs are Clarks boots?) </p>