female only Shoe Size Disappointment

Shamrockgirl60 · August 30, 2008

Found this forum, I bought some new shoes today and was in a size 9W and not a 9 1/2. It depends on the shoes I think. I don't wear heels and haven't for years due to food problems, I hope with the weight off I can get some nice small heels.

*slim* · August 31, 2008

Until I started having swelling issues, my feet never really looked like they belonged to a fat girl. My size 7 feet don't match me at all. Of course, I am just a BIT on the short size. Ok, a LOT on the short side.

CilBoogie · September 5, 2008

I have really little sized feet (being only 4'11" that would make sense) and I usually wear a 6 1/2W or 7W. When I was thinner, I actually fit into a 5 1/2. I bought a pair of gladiator sandals that didn't fit and I was pretty disappointed, but I kept them anyway because I got banded yesterday and I know one day they will fit! (If that day comes and they aren't in style, I can just wait until it comes around again!)

I'm sure eventually your feet will shrink and you'll be wearing anything you desire! Good luck.

She Smiles · September 6, 2008

We don't really have W sizes (I'm assuming that means wide?) commonly in Australia unless you are buying a specialised brand. I probably needed a wide shoe at my highest weight though. I was in anything up to an 8.5 at my highest weight and could have NEVER squeezed my foot into a high heel of any kind, my feet were just too fat.

Last week I bought a hot pair of tan stilettos. Size 7. I have a fair few pairs of shoes I just can't wear anymore because they are too big (and actually probably wouldn't want to - I went more for total comfort than looks then)....I should give them to charity.

Jachut · September 6, 2008

I would say that was true for my feet too - I would have had a wide fitting had they been available but they're just not common here in Australia. Now I can fit my feet into more dressy shoes than I could but they're still wide. And 5 year old Eliza's teeny little feet look like little squares too, they're just as wide and shapeless as mine.

But I was a size 10 and am STILL a size 10, just can fit into more size 10's kind of thing.