to be annoyed that it's easier for people with wide feet than people with narrow feet to buy shoes? It pisses me off.

[ethelb]

Honestly. It's true. I have two pairs of shoes and a pair of trainers as shoe shopping is such a 'mare.

And what if you have long narrow feet with a high instep but a different size for each one? Like me? Although if they do half sizes I usually find that I can manage OK with one foot being a closer fit than the other. And I blister easily too. (Maybe that's because the size isn't quite right?)

The nylon doesn't burn my inners but just doesn't come up far enough and my thighs rub. Not nice. I suppose I could wear those 'directoire' knickers that old grannies used to wear for that reason.

I have wide feet and cannot find shoes to fit! I end up buying a size bigger sometimes, but then they are too long.

I have to have a triple E fitting in boots or I cant get them on

lavolcan what is a directoire knicker and where do I get them from?

I can't get boots to fit my fat calves.

YANBU

YABU.

I have wide feet, and usually have to go up a size or two to get a shoe that's wide enough for my feet. And then it looks like I'm wearing clown shoes, because there's so much empty space at the end of the shoe.

I appreciate it's hard for people with narrow feet too, but the people it's easy for is people with feet of a "normal" width.

Take comfort, narrow people, in the fact that your feet will always look more elegant. The most expensive and beautiful shoes are made for narrow feet, you can wear converse without a care and will never find the perfect pair of sandals only to discover that your toes are scraping the ground on either side. DD1 has got little fairy feet and even at 6y always looks fashionable because of them (or maybe because all of her shoes are £££ as she has the step out issue).

Try finding shoes for size 4, narrow, flat feet that need orthotics!

:o

Directoire knickers are those ones with legs which go to the knees. Just doing a quick google, I found these: www.woods-online.co.uk/shop-by-product/traditional-underwear/directoire-knickers.html

I have wide feet and dropped arches. I find it impossible to buy shoes. I tend to wear uggs in winter and fit flops in summer. Even shoes labelled for wide feet don't fit me. I've also had a double bunion removal which doesn't help.

My dd has inherited my awful feet. When she needed school shoes we had 5 trips to buy shoes. They didn't have even have 1 pair of shoes that would fit her in...Bantano, Clarks (including adults) m&s and Charles clinkard. I was seriously losing the will to live. Finally got some hush puppies but she hates them.

I wholly sympathise - Ferragamo or James Inglis cater for narrow feet, although the styles can be a bit dull. Jimmy Choo is also good for narrow feet and has some lovely styles, although it is a bit pricier.