Boden grils' boots size 38 £59 and women's size 38 boots £179 - spot the difference

[MaggieLeo]

girls boots nice purple boots

women's boots nice purple boots

i might even prefer the girls ones, leather not patent. and less of a trainer shoe soul. They wouldn't go up that far on an adult's calf would they? I'm only size 12 but have inthe past found it a tight squeeze zipping up fancy boots.

wdyt? bad idea to order the girls ones?!

It's worth a go with free returns.

You need to have thin calves.

I bought the converse style trainers this summer (girls) for me.... they had

MINI BODEN

printed on the back of the heel.

They had to go back

oh that's funny!!

mini boden. not so bad for a woman, but makes me think of samantha from sex and the city, she was having great sex with a man who was not quite her height. she lookedinside his jacket and it said bloomingdale for boys

back to the calf issue though... I was thinking that the top of the boot might not come up as high as the round part of my calf.. they look like low boots, just a bit higher than ankle.

am i kidding myself?

I've just got a mini Boden coat for myself, was tempted to go for some boots too.

Give it go, you can always send them back.

go for the girls boots - and thank for pointing them out, i'm going to have a go with the purple ones

a coat?! you must be a sylph!

I wish the catalogue said how many inches tall the boots were, then I could measure and see if it went up to the 'fat' bit of my calf.

size 8, 5ft 4, the 11-12yrs fit perfectly .

Can you email them and ask how tall they are?

that's interesting! I used to wear children's clothes when I was size 8. Good for you. Saved a few bob I bet!

I will email them and ask them. good idea.

there's a tab "Body/garment measurements" next to those boots...does that have the info you need?

Back height: 32.0cm 12.6" for size 38

sounds great- I have skinny calves-off to look now!

knickknakc, they emailed me back and did not even mention that I am blind not to have seen that tab. I didn't notice it though. tvm!

so, size 39 is 33inches tall so I reckon that is comfortably under the round part of calf so they should zip up fine (i think!) famous last words.

i mean 33 cm obviously. 13.1 inches

I have my eye on a Next age 15-16 winter school coat - the grey swing one...

large chunky legs, huge feet, size 14.

I got a great spring jacket in Monsoon girls age 12-13, lovely trapeeze shape and orla kiely-esque lining, for about 10euro in the sale. I have had lots of compliments on it! Also buy ballet flats and wellies in monsoon girls.

Got a lovely pale gold cardigan from boden age 12, and breton t shirt last season.

There has to be some benefit to being short

this coat, bottom right?

The dark brown buckle boots look a bit like fly london boots but have an 8 week wait.

I used to do this when I was anorexic, C&A underwear from the teens dept! I can't do it now, makes me feel weird...I'd rather pay a bit more and feel like a grown up. Purely psychological though!!

Plus they don't do girls boots in a 42

Those girls boots are hideously shiny and foul. They look like they're made of plastic.

Soup, I thnk the last thing I posted on style and beauty, you said it was hideous too! you also hate my children's names! ah well!

The girls ones are FAR nicer than those crinkly cellophane effect womens ones.

Orange especially good

That's what I thought flight. women's ones look cheap imo. girls ones look leather.

i tried boys baseball boots and they were terribly short in the foot. i think am just too bigly footed.