Middle-aged spread

[julesjones]

In the course of tidying up I pulled down the box with my favourite pair of boots; the ones I haven't worn for a few years for various reasons. Those reasons include being somewhat thicker of calf than when I first bought them. I thought I'd try them on to see if there was any prospect of getting the zip done up all the way if I lost a bit of weight, which is something I really need to tackle for medical reasons.

Damn things won't even fit on my feet now. This isn't from being overweight. This is just a change in the shape, as far as I can tell. Being realistic, there's not much chance of me wearing these boots again.

I mourn for these boots. These boots were that rarity, high heels I could wear in reasonable comfort. I only wore them three or four times a year (mostly at cons, where I was sure of being indoors on flat surfaces all day), but I liked having at least the theoretical option of wearing shiny black high-heeled boots. I suspect the best option for disposal will be donation to the Redemption jumble sale, where they are likely to find a good home with someone else who likes shiny black high-heeled boots you can actually walk in.

ETA: in the comments, miladyinsanity points at Duo Boots, a shoe and boot maker which makes ladies' boots in a wide range of calf sizes as well as foot sizes. I work in that area of the city centre, and I've probably walked past their bricks-n-mortar shop on my way to work without realising what they were. I shall be calling in there after payday... Yo, siri_eerin, want to go shoe-shopping next time you're in town?

Comments

[miladyinsanity.livejournal.com]

Really, the only thing you can do is square/squarish heels.

Seriously though, where are you at? Are you near one of the shops at all? I've never bought a pair without trying them on first.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I went to the King Strret branch. And I probably walked round in the two pairs I was trying to decide between for about five minutes each; but as I said above, it's twenty minutes before they get painful.

[miladyinsanity.livejournal.com]

Normally, if my feet hurt at the balls of my feet, it's because they don't fit right?

[julesjones]

If you normally wear flats, wearing high heels can be horribly painful after a while because most or all of the weight that would be spread across the heels is shifted to the balls of your feet, plus you're in a different posture and thus having muscles stretched and compressed in odd ways. Even with shoes that fit perfectly, it has much the same effect as changing to a job that requires standing for hours at a time -- you get used to it after a while, but initially that extra pressure on your feet leaves them very sore.

[miladyinsanity.livejournal.com]

Ah, that makes sense then.

My shoes, flat or otherwise, generally get equal attention.