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Boots for wide fitting feet (E/EE)!

(16 Posts)
CvD66 Tue 01-Nov-22 11:22:29

I struggle every year to find knee high boots preferably with a 1.5 in heel for my size 5 wide feet. My preferred suppliers Hotter & M&S insist on putting buckles on wide fitting boots. I am a leg crosser so ruin tights when wearing this type of boots. Can anyone recommend a better supplier?

Whitewavemark2 Tue 01-Nov-22 11:32:29

Try Gabor.

25Avalon Tue 01-Nov-22 11:38:53

There’s Pavers. I think they may have a sale on as well.

25Avalon Tue 01-Nov-22 11:43:53

Also Clarks

Yammy Tue 01-Nov-22 11:43:58

I was going to suggest Gabor as well, I have the opposite problem very narrow feet and definitely a 4 and a half. Gabor sometimes does half sizes and standard and wide fitting.

Alioop Tue 01-Nov-22 11:56:04

I buy mine from Pavers

silverlining48 Tue 01-Nov-22 11:57:26

I wish I could find boots with wider calves. I have had much embarrassment trying to get too tight ones off so rarely try them on now.

janita Tue 01-Nov-22 12:02:06

I too had this problem till i found www.widerfitshoes.co.uk/....... I no longer have a problem :-)

rosie1959 Tue 01-Nov-22 12:09:21

My daughter gets wider fit from Evans Womens clothing store
They have quite a large selection
Gabor is my go to brand although I had to return the last pair as they were not as wide
Marco Tozzi are also quite generous although I am not sure about full length boots as I only wear ankle style

Elegran Tue 01-Nov-22 13:02:56

I second the suggestion of www.widerfitshoes.co.uk/ Lots of different styles, and fittings go from E up to EEEEEEEE.

Mamissimo Tue 01-Nov-22 13:19:47

silverlining48

I wish I could find boots with wider calves. I have had much embarrassment trying to get too tight ones off so rarely try them on now.

There's a company that specialises in having a range of calf sizes - I've had lovely boots from them and although dear they last .....for more than 10 years so far 😁

duoboots.com/

Baggs Tue 01-Nov-22 14:12:31

I have narrow/average width feet but with widely spread toes. The toe boxes of even those at widerfitshoes look too narrow just where the width is needed. The shape is just wrong. My big toes don't bend inwards except at the very tip.

I go for Groundies and/or Birkenstock whose soles are the same shape as my feet and have a straight inner edge for the big toe.

Baggs Tue 01-Nov-22 14:14:41

Apparently the phrase is "anatomical toe box".

paddyann54 Tue 01-Nov-22 15:35:28

Try JD WILLIAMS online they do wide fittings in feet and wider calf ,my late MIL used to get hers from them

silverlining48 Wed 02-Nov-22 08:50:08

Thanks Mamissimo

CvD66 Wed 02-Nov-22 14:00:49

Thank you all for the most helpful information. I still rest amazed how many boots for people with wider feet have buckles on (probably to address the calf issue) which are hopeless for an inveterate leg crosser such as me. I ruin tights!?!