Knee high boots for very wide calf

carolinespring

Hi, Hope someone can help me here. One of the girls I work with is going to be 21 soon and all the staff have decided to club together and get her the present she really has always wanted... A pair of knee high leather boots Black/dark brown, now that might seem easy but trying to get then to fit her calf is another story.

She was in a very bad car smash in her teens and has had a huge amount of work done on her leg so her right calf is a lot bigger than her left. Places like Evens,Simply b, M&S, Jones the bootmaker are fine to fit her left calf but not the right. The right calf is 59cm and the left is 54cm.

She really is the most lovely young woman and it would make her year to have a pair of knee high boots, ahe can get away with 1/2 length one but so want a long pair.

Cost really dosent matter as We are all going to chip in for them. I wonder if anyplace makes boots?

Really hope someone can help and looking forward to lots of replys. Thank you for reading

stripysocks85

Oxendales allow you to choose the different calf widths, but I'm sure they'd both have to be the same. If you chose the larger size, would it be too big then for her smaller calf?

These are the ones I bought, as I have a slightly larger calf than normal high boots would allow.
http://www.oxendales.ie/shop/product/details/show.action?pdLpUid=FZ379&pdBoUid=9056&LpgUid=11116505#colour:0,size:

The ones on Oxendales are cheaper than the ones on Duo Boots, but go and see for yourself.

Twee.

Try Duo Boots
http://www.duoboots.com/products/boots/

You can't get two different widths though, but it suggests to go for the bigger calf.
AFAIK a few of the posters here have ordered from them and were satisfied.

carolinespring

I will have a look a the duo website now but Oxendales are the same size as simply b (owned by the same company) and will not fit the right leg. She has tried them before.

carolinespring

Just had a look on the duoboots site and they only go up to a 50cm calf. Anyone know of wider calf boots

Evil-p

Hmm, interesting one! I have large calves myself but have been lucky this xmas and got a 2 pairs (brown and black) of leather flat boots which i wanted for ages! My black pair i got in Korkys and have 3 buckles up the side and a piece of fabric so you can open the buckles and the fabric kinda fills the gap between the boots if that makes sense!

I wonder if you wrote a mail to Duo or one of those crowds and explained the circumstances would they be prepared to make 2 different leg sizes?

carolinespring

She would be happy with just the larger leg size and as one of the other girls said she can wear a knee high sock in the left if reguired. Its just the 59cm calf

ha-ya-said-what

http://www.fittedbootstore.com/contact-us


found them there now!! Hope they can help you out!

carolinespring

ha-ya-said-what wrote: »

http://www.fittedbootstore.com/contact-us


found them there now!! Hope they can help you out!

Thank you. I have sent them a e-mail but I am sure it will be monday before I get a reply. The calf size only go up to 52 cm ont he site but it dose say they have a bespoke service, so I am hopeful

Any more ideas anyone??

Professey Chin

A google for custom knee high boots brought back this company
http://www.aylaboots.com/

Maybe see if they can supply different sizes on each leg?

carolinespring

From what I can see both sites only go up to a 54cm calf. Have e-mailed both places and waiting on a reply. This girl has a 59cm right calf. It would really make her birthday if we could come up with the boots...

Help please

carolinespring

Can anyone help..

phasers

I was just reading about a place on Talbot St called Tara Leathers that I think makes made to measure footwear, maybe give them a go?

http://www.goldenpages.ie/ms/ms/tara_leathers+shoe_footwear_repairs+dublin+ms-90020444+p-2.html

If they don't do it, they may know of somebody that does!

carolinespring

Thanks will phone them this morning and let you know how I get on

Leah-G1

If money isnt an issue you could always buy her two pairs of the same boot. One pair in a size 59cm and one pair in a size 54cm? just take out the ones you need. I know it seems a bit of a waste but it might be the only way?

carolinespring

Cant get 59cm calf any place, the dont go that big

carolinespring

phasers wrote: »

I was just reading about a place on Talbot St called Tara Leathers that I think makes made to measure footwear, maybe give them a go?

http://www.goldenpages.ie/ms/ms/tara_leathers+shoe_footwear_repairs+dublin+ms-90020444+p-2.html

If they don't do it, they may know of somebody that does!

Phasers, You hit gold. I rang and spoke to a man called James Brennen and they can make the boots, no prob. Only thing is they will cost about E1000, yeah, I knows it stings... we did think that about the 500 euro mark but this is a lot more. We are going to have a meeting in work to see what to do but it is a hell of a lot of money. I know it would make her really happy and we had decided that we would chip in 50 each and use anything left over for perfume etc.

Anyway the guy I spoke to was very nice and would be willing to come down and do the fitting here. He said to have a look at styles and that so of high boots would make her legs look even larger. to think about a flat riding/militery look. Any ideas welcome and if anyone knows of a similar place that might make boots cheaper

ha-ya-said-what

http://www.taylormadeshoes.co.uk/location.htm

http://www.shoemakers.org.uk/

One thing you can be sure of, you will always pay more in Ireland! But there is a few of them dotted around Ireland to compare quotes just google on google ireland, ireland only shoemaker

beautycouture

Try this place tuttys in kildare, they are very old traditional shoe makers and i would say they can make anything you want, they make shows from scratch to order

http://www.tuttyshandmadeshoes.ie/craft.html

AvaKinder

Not sure if this style is what you're looking for but I always have difficulty getting knee highs but these fit great

http://www.amazon.com/Demonia-SLUSH-215-Black-Pu-Size-10/dp/B0018LPL8G/ref=sr_1_219?ie=UTF8&s=shoes&qid=1263420570&sr=1-219

the red isn't actually on the boots, it must be the insert they use to hold them up. Basically there is no tongue, and they lace and zip so stretch very wide, and longer laces could be bought to make them wider

They are also really comfortable. I wore them for an entire parade march through town, and late into the night. was on my feet for around 21 hours, not a bother

Evil-p

carolinespring wrote: »

He said to have a look at styles and that so of high boots would make her legs look even larger. to think about a flat riding/militery look. Any ideas welcome and if anyone knows of a similar place that might make boots cheaper

I think they need some detail cos plain leather boots with make her legs look bigger so maybe buckles perpindicular to the zip of some kind of lacing detail might distract from the size of her legs, particularly since one is wider than the other.

It kinda depends how she intends wearing them but if they are for frequent, everyday use (low heel or flat) I think you can go for lots of detail however if she intends wearing them as dressy boots i think it needs to be toned down!

Don't know if anyone has said it yet, but you lot are the coolest work friends i've ever heard of!:)

carolinespring

beautycouture wrote: »

Try this place tuttys in kildare, they are very old traditional shoe makers and i would say they can make anything you want, they make shows from scratch to order

http://www.tuttyshandmadeshoes.ie/craft.html

Have called Tuttys and I am waiting on someone to call me back. We have all had a chat in work and the most we could pay would be 600-700 euro so that pretty much put the first place out of the running. I am going to call hom and tell him we cant go that high.

Please keep coming with the ideas.

carolinespring

I was in Dublin on wed and decided to pop into Evens and have a look, I came across a pair of flat leather knee high boots with with a buckel around the ankle, really lovely ones. Anyway when I measured the calf it was 58cm and not the 59 needed. The boots were in the sale reduced from e120 to e60. the girl in the shop told me that the can be stretched by a shoemakes as leather will strech so I took them and plan to drop them into the shoe maker tomorrow and hopefully he can get the extra cm. It was apure fluke as Evens boots normally dont come that wide. I really home they will fit our birthday girl and that she will be happy with them.

phasers

That's brilliant Carolinespring! That's a great bargan

harveydent

Hi, did you get a pair sorted for your friend?
Another suggestion would be to call Bryans Master Cobblers in Talbot St 01-8783765, If you get boots that suit but are are too wide they can be taken in and resized or if they are too thin they can be let out on one or both boots, give them a call i'm sure they'll be helpful and i'm sure more reasonable than others mentioned.