Gutted - legs too fat for new boots

[FreeButtonBee]

Other than to lose weight, what can I do?!? Have just bought these biker boots as I wanted a really nice pair that will last forever.

They have just arrvied and are beautiful and really comfortable on my foot and i LOVE them. But I have short stumpy legs and well developed calf muscles and they just hit my calf at the wrong spot. They are about half an inch in width from being okay (or if I was an inch taller they'd be fine too!). Am I deluded in keeping them and hoping they stretch? They're not uncomfortable on my calf but there is a bit of a silly bulge of fat muscle where they dig in. I suppose I could wear them more slouched once the leather loosens up.

Would a cobbler be able to help? Normally I just admit defeat and send them back but I luff them.

Alternatively, if anyone can find an alternate pair of lovely lovely black biker boots that will fit my thunderous legs, that would also be great.

[HappyAsIAm]

I have calves on the big side compared to my feet (size 3 1/2). I am 5 foot 1 inch too. I have always bought boots in Hobbs and they have a fair variety if styles once all the winter stock comes in. They've lasted ages too - I bought two pairs of knee high heeled boots about 4 years ago, and they're still going strong. They were £200 each, and have been an investment.

I agree with the others on your boots though, sorry. They just loook too tight. its not your legs, its the length of the boot.

[MrsCampbellBlack]

Agree those boots are not great - and at that price you need to love them and not put on something that makes you feel fat even when you are most definitely not.

How about these?

[catswipe]

Love those oakland boots. Boots are too tight- def a poor cut. I've seen better too.....

[tethersend]

How about these?

[LeBJOF]

They look nice, Tethers. I quite like the Marks ones too, but I'd prefer leather to suede.

[SuePurblybilt]

I have just sent my brown bikers into the cobblers to have the zip replaced, they've also been re-soled. I wear them to death .
They're like the Marks ones but in chocolate brown suede and leather mixed and from Clarks, of all places (rock on). If you can find something nice in Clarks, they do tend to come up wider on the calf measurement. They also come up to just under the knee - I do agree that yours stop at the wrong place, sorry.

[noddyholder]

these would go with most things

[callmemalcolm]

Mango best do far

I got delivery if clarks Mary portas suede ankle boots today. ? La rose? Lovely

[mrsravelstein]

i LOVE your boots, i am now trying to justify buying myself a pair.

i think your issue is not to do with fat legs but to do with being a shortarse. i too am a shortarse, so knee boots end up flapping around above my knees, and mid calf boots such as your new biker boots often end up sitting too high on the leg, hence why they are hitting the widest part of your calf. whereas on a taller person even if they had exactly the same size calf as you, they'd sit below it. sigh.

they are by far the nicest bikers i've seen, so i would definitely consult wtih the cobbler...

[FreeButtonBee]

Right, have just got the shorter ones and they are perfect! Further up the leg than I thought (so can easily wear socks with them). They stop just below the fat bit of my calf! Hooray! Plus I can get my hand into the gap at the top which means I might even get away with wearing them with jeggings/skinny jeans, which would be great. Not quite as nice as the longer moleskin versions as they are all leather but the leather is good quality - thick but supple. Nice buckle detail etc etc. So short of leg, I recommend them to you.

[oldraver]

I had been searching for ages for some calf length boots but noe seemed to fit due to my chunky calfs, due to cycling and using an industrial machine for years. I eventually got some from Evans .

I want some new wellies and I think will have to go for the short version