Quote Originally Posted by maillotpois View Post
On the shoe thing: don't have kids. I went up a full size with the kid. And since I started at a 10, and am now a solid 11, I can't possibly have any more kids or risk only being able to shop at the drag queen stores (not that there's anything wrong with that, and at least I'm in the right city for it).
I'm a size 12. Was size 11 already in high school, and yes, though I'm now getting shorter, my feet have grown. You're gonna have to clue me in on where to find these drag queen stores, except they may have way more fashionable shoes than my tastes run to, having grown up using clogs with dresses and trainers with pants. I remember getting one of those handwoven, artsy-folksy ankle-length Guatemalen skirts that I wore with a ditto gauzy blouse and silver jewelry because that was the only way I could look dressed up with clogs. I did like the outfit, though, so it didn't make me bitter and frustrated. Never really missed wearing spiky heals and pointy toes; never felt the need to suffer for fashion. Only real problem was finding shoes once in Zagreb when my luggage didn't arrive for 3 days. Women there just aren't my size! Luckily a colleague there knew where the drag queen store was (or at least, the store called "Big" -- which I wouldn't have known since it was in Croatian) and I found the comfiest pair of heels I've ever owned. Still wear them when I have to dress up that much, though even they didn't feel all that great after 3 straight days.