Comments on: Sasquatch spotted on the Lower East Side

By: Joel Jacobs

Joel Jacobs — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:46:00 +0000

Just be glad you’re not my father. He has size 15 shoes, and nobody carries them, except for specialty stores, which, needless to say, do not carry the brands that are featured in “Sex and the City.” Me, I got lucky. 13 is the largest size regular stores carry.

By: Harlene

Harlene — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:05:30 +0000

Ah so I AM part of a club after all! After hating my size 10 feet for my entire life, but still finding cute size 10 shoes to cover them up, I was mortified when I became a size 11 after the birth of my second child. Seriously, nothing cute comes in a size 11. But to make matters worse, I started a new job this year at a corporate office thus necessitating a complete overhaul of my shoe wardrobe. When I saw all the women in my office accessorizing their tailored trousers with pointy, strappy, 3-inch heels, panic set in. I realized cloggs and crocs were simply not going to cut it. It took me weeks of searching, but then I found Aerosoles. And while you do have to spend some extra time looking through the shoes that your grandmother would wear, there are some definite gems in there, AND they come in a real, and really comfortable, size 11. And the best part is, they are mostly under $75! Choo on that my size 8 friends!

By: Jean-Francis

Jean-Francis — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:54:11 +0000

That’s another thing we have in common, a longer second toe. I’m a size 14 and can’t find anything good in Quebec. The best place I found is Nordstrom Rack. They go up to size 20 for men and 13 for women. And the prices are great.

You should try to find the nearest store on Google. Oh, they also have great clothes. I found a Zegna suit there for $300!

By: Alyssa Goldberg

Alyssa Goldberg — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:30:57 +0000

My current tibia fracture can be directly related to wearing a pair of running shoes which were too small! My feet also “go to eleven” to quote Spinal Tap.

Steph, I have to say you truly are the Judy Blume of the over 35 set! Maybe you can write the sequel, “Are you there Doc? It’s me, Margaret”

By: Kely

Kely — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:25:42 +0000

Payless has saved my life! I used to be a 10 and am now an 11 after the three kids. I also ask if they carry tranny sizes when I enter a store.
I wear flip flops (very cute ones mind you) in the summer and uggs in the winter. I have officially stopped trying to wear any kind of heels. I feel there is enough suffering and pain which we have no control over.

In Brazil they have Havaiana stores, whole HUGE stores and they offer real Swarovsky crystals to attach (with a hole puncher-like thingy) to the strap of the flip flop. There crystals were designed especially for Havaianas and they are adorable!!
I will pick you up a couple of pairs next time I go.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:20:57 +0000

Yes, we all have to live with our feet… I have the opposite problem. My feet are too small, Way too small for my body. I am a size 6 1/2 or 7. I used to be a size 5 1/2 when I was young. I think if I had size 10 feet I wouldn’t have had so many sprains and breaks. I have little prissy uninteresting feet. Now I am all about getting big stable long lasting shoes, preferably not in leather (but will subcumb if I must.) I’ve worn my old thick hippie leather sandals to the bone, had them since I lived in New Mexico or Arizona in the mid-90s. Somewhere I have a more femine black pair. Now I am in the market for some new durable sandals, since I do, after all, get a manicure, and want to show my prissy toes and feel the breeze (while not falling on my narrow feet or tripping since I’m a spaz.) Any ideas?