Who the fuck are boots made for, I wondered. I started studying women’s calves. I noticed that some women must never use their legs because they seem to have no muscle attached to their fibias at all. When these skeletons wear high boots, there are big gaping spaces between the leg and the shaft. It seems that boots are made for those deprived of nourishment and exercise. A few months ago, Entertainment Weekly had a small blurb on shoe repair shops that celebs take their boots to have the shaft narrowed. Again, this is a sign that there is something extremely wrong with beauty standards in the US. I can’t fit my fucking normal size leg into a boot, and these women need the same boots narrowed to fit tightly? Unbefuckinglievable.
I finally saw my dream boots at the John Fluevog store. (See left - beautiful, no?) I was nearly crying when I couldn’t zip up the shaft over my calf. The salesman came over to me and said kindly that most women have the same problem, but that the leather will stretch over time and then fit OK. I asked him why, if most women could not zip the boots, did they not cut the shaft a bit wider in the first place? He had no idea. I don’t either. Fuckers, but I bought them anyway.
Nice boots. I'd have bought them anyway, too.
ReplyDeleteif it makes you feel any better, I know a lot of women have this problem if they athletic & have muscular legs. it's interesting that the salesperson said it was normal for most women - it sounds like "big legs" is just a symptom of having a BMI > 10. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have the SAME DAMN PROBLEM (even when i am at my doctor prescribed "ideal" weight) the good news is that the lovely folks at John Fluevog will stretch the tops for you if you ask real nice..
ReplyDeleteYep, they fit great now. Every once in a while, especially after I run (although I am NOT athletic), it is hard to squeeze in. I liked them so much, I got a similar pair in pink (on sale).
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem. I have ice skater's legs. They're beautiful. When I was skinny, my legs were still shapely, now that I am .. um .. shapely, my calves are still perfect.
ReplyDeleteIt's frustrating, even a little upsetting, for someone with weight issues to now assume that the calves are fat.
I mention this issue on my blog, occasionally (which you link to, I found you through my logs), and I think I'll have to do a whole article on them, now that I see it's this big thing. I thought I was a freak for having athletic calves.
Nice feminist effort you're putting in, here, by the way. Sort of shock-attention-y.