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Where to buy shoes for wide feet?

18 replies

Smorgs · 08/08/2013 16:28

Having crammed my poor feet into standard width shoes for many years I now have to accept that my poor bunioned toes deserve better. I've also recently broken my ankle so I really should start taking better care of my feet. However I cannot find anywhere with decent, fashionable shoes for wide feet.

Mine aren't huge but they are wider than average. Every shop I've found seems to assume this means my calves are wide too, which they aren't. Clarkes have a few fairly nice styles. I don't need heels but would like some nice boots for winter and maybe some casual shoes too...

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higgle · 08/08/2013 16:45

Duo if you are stylish, Hotter if you are not! I think Duo do wide fitting boots with width of legs in a range of sizes.

noisytoys · 08/08/2013 16:50

New Look?

chosenone · 08/08/2013 16:54

Clarks wedges and heels with the spongy soles are heaven. Fit flops and yes new look.

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 08/08/2013 16:54

M&S do quite a few too. You get the odd nicer pair in Hotter, I go to an outlet place that sells them.

Allthingspretty · 08/08/2013 16:55

M and S
Clarks?

Gingerdodger · 08/08/2013 16:56

Next do a wide fit in some styles.

trinity0097 · 08/08/2013 17:02

Evans do lots of wide fit shoes.

GreenSkittles · 08/08/2013 17:02

I have EEE feet, superwide!

I get most of my shoes from Evans (the favourite of budget drag queens according to the sales assistant!) and New Look's wide fit section.

valiumredhead · 08/08/2013 17:05

Evans, hotter, clarks, pavers,ecco-I buy from all of them.

Smorgs · 08/08/2013 17:37

Thanks higgle duo seem to be exactly what I'm after, and they are in France too, brilliant.
Thanks for the other suggestions but I'm not keen on new look as I've always found the quality a bit poor and never find any styles I like in m&s. Will have a look in next when I'm over later this month but I don't generally find much my style in there either.
Any other suggestions?

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BikeRunSki · 08/08/2013 17:49

White Stuff come up wide, as do DMs ( the fashion.range, not the workboots ).

JennySense · 08/08/2013 17:57

Duo and Clarks, occassionally M&S

CoTananat · 08/08/2013 17:58

Yeah I have this issue: normal calves but wide feet. I bought these Clarks (omg these terrible names) last winter and they are okay. I mean, the foot was okay but tbh I could get thermal leggings, jeans, thick socks, and my whole hand down the calf. But they're fine otherwise - very comfortable and much nicer in the flesh than on the website.

I really loved the Duo Brindisi but had to send them back as they only do calf width and not foot width fitting. It was a tragedy. They are really beautiful. The nubuck is gorgeous.

I don't know why wide feet implies wide calves!

StyleFreeZoneandPanicking · 08/08/2013 18:06

Ecco, Duo and weirdly Russell and Bromley - I do have wide calves and can't get into their boots, but their shoes are good on wide feet and it sounds as though the boots might fit you too.

MadBusLady · 08/08/2013 18:49

M&S seem to be very variable and come up wide anyway in some of their non-wide styles so always worth a try.

Generally get used to buying what you can when you can! The choice is not great or consistent. I just bought a pair of Clarks worky shoes I really don't need, cos I know when I next need to look for some there'll be fuck all. I am basically resigned to having very few pairs of genuinely great shoes, the shoe threads on here make me Sad because 90% of the high street stuff just doesn't fit on my feet.

Smorgs · 08/08/2013 20:00

Thanks ladies!
cotananat weird isn't it, I know a few people with this problem but not many shops seem to cater for us.
stylefreezoneandpanicking will check out Russell and Bromley thanks
madbuslady good tips thanks, I know how you feel though, I am reluctantly packing away boxes of kurt geigers etc to give away or sell. It's breaking my heart (but they have already broken my feet)

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JimbosJetSet · 08/08/2013 20:03

Hush Puppies are wide fitting (and comfortable!)

susiefen · 08/08/2013 20:04

New Look for me too and agree - I have skinny calves but wide feet, so wide fit boots are a disaster. Also - why do they think wide feet means you don't want to wear high heels? So many wider styles are very old fashioned...By the way, Duo also have an outlet bit of the website with good reductions

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