This might be very exiting if you have big feet....

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I'm a big 8. 9 when pg or v overweight. Over the years I have worked out where to get shoes to fit, but I am fed up of wearing men's socks. Women's socks are always size 4-7 - too short. Men's socks are always black, or chunky, or sporty or argyle AND too long on the leg and baggy on the foot. So I generally have the choice of nice coloured socks with holes in the toes or black/macho socks that fit on the foot but run half way up to my knees and slide under my heel. I am sure I am not alone.

Was in M&S on Friday and found these! these. Pretty colours and fit perfectly! I got the 8-9.5. DH does not believe that they are men's socks (his are all black/chunky/sporty). He calls them my metrosexual socks. I love them. Will be buying more. They are the sock of my dreams.

No one else out there with big feet and boring or holey socks?

Not me but will tell my Bigfoot friend

I love M&S freshfeet, been wearing them for years and it's really easy to match the pairs up.

We all wear these chez Dexter - I am size 8 so is dh and dd is size 7.

I'm not that bothered about socks, I just wear DP's! But I'm very interested in hearing some of your top tips for shoe buying. I'm 8-8.5 and really sick of coming away empty-handed from shoe shopping expeditions.

Spatchcock

First of all, don't even look at Fly London. I love their boots, but their 8 is tiny! Boden 8 mininscule too. Hobbs 8 fits me, but they don't do all their styles up to this size.

High Street places where an 8 is generous and fits my 8-8.5 feet - M&S, Next, White Stuff, Fat Face. Next, Office and Nine West (at Debenhams/House of Frazer) also do a 9 in some styles. Accessorise sometimes too.

Doc Marten "Fashion" range g up to a generous 8. I have 3 versions of these boots in different colours/slightly different style.

More specialist big foot shoe shops - Duo (few shops, also on line) - up to 43, Viva la Diva (on line) and Amber and Rose (on line).

Hope that helps!