Where in London can I buy shoes for DS - size 48 feet

[Zimniy]

My lovely, enormous DS has size 48 feet (I suspect his feet are still growing) and we are really struggling to find shoes for him. We order trainers and sports shoes online but, as he really wants a pair of proper shoes, I want to find a shop where he can try some on and therein lies the problem - we cannot find any shops that have a selection of size 48 shoes in stock. We are going to London soon and I was hoping that there will be somewhere that stocks shoes for big feet. Do any lovely mumsnetters know of anywhere?

@Zimniy Try Ecco - they do bigger shoes and wide fitting. Ds has big feet and Trickers fit him

My husband is either a uk 12 or a 48 (can’t remember which). There is a massive variation between brands in translation of eu sizes to uk sizes and vice versa. You might find he’s a 48 in some brands which is a uk 12.5 or he might be a uk 12 which can be a 47 in some brands. So if ordering online with free returns I’d order a couple of sizes. Also measure his actual foot length and look at the size chart for that brand. Good luck.

TK Maxx sometimes have big size shoes instore and like others have said Sports Direct often have them in too. There’s lots of big feet in our family, size 14, 13 and 12.5. They all buy online. It’s fiddly and takes longer than buying in store but they generally don’t have a problem finding something they like.

Grensons on Lamb Conduit Street. Not cheap, but very good quality. Churches, but terribly expensive. Loaks, also not cheap.

https://www.grenson.com/shop-mens/shop-by-collection/all-mens-footwear/

https://www.loake.com

@Zimniy or trousers long enough. just out of interest, how long and where do you get trousers esp. joggers for him?

Depending on your son's age & taste (!!), Converse go up to very large sizes (like 17 or something) presumably as they were originally for very tall basketball players!

Re; trousers, John Lewis and M n S I think do a 35 length leg.

Nelson.nl claim to have 1000 styles in size 48 and 1260 in 43, including Sketchers, PME, van lier, DM and Timberland. I think they'd carry at least some stock in store in a city in NL up to 45 because it's not that big for Dutch! We're a lot taller than Londoners or Germans, but you'd have to go properly into the Randstad to get big sizes rather than staying near the border or islands.

@isodontknow the joggers we get are Moonlight mansion and Vicinity for fashionable ones and Schneider for sports.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

Just checked. A 48 is a size 14. You're not getting a 14 on the high street in my experience

On the Clarks website it has 48 as 13. I've bought DS size 13 in a Clarks shop. He is a 14 in trainers and rugby boots etc so I think Clarks come up quite big.

I have never found a shop that sells for my DS's although some of the big and tall might.
One DS a UK 13 the other a 15.

A lot of stores stock stocking at 11 although a few do stock bigger-just so few you have to get lucky. I think online your best bet.

Try zalando, adidas and walk tall. or amazon. I often just google adidas size 15 and see where it leads!

I've regularly bought size 15 trainers from amazon. Think when your feet are that size, there's no room to be fussy tbh. Karrimor. Sometimes sports direct do them but not always

Try Clarks Outlet too. My hairdresser is a 13 and he’s got shoes from there. Maybe also try Rieker as they can often order in larger sizes.

I feel his pain, I’m a 43/44 which is somewhat better served these days but as a teenager it was a nightmare to find shoes, particularly as I have narrow feet and heels.