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HaloNick

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Shoe shopping is such a pain. I've gone to different stores (still not brave enough to go into a woman's boutique) and they only go up to a size 11 or 12. I'm a woman's size 15. I can find pants and tops in my size, but shoes are such a pain, especially boots. I don't know why they just stop at 10-11. I know certain online shoe suppliers like Pleaser and XYD and onlymaker exist, but I want to be able to find shoes right at the store. And the only way to get shoes in my size any other way is by getting it specially made. That takes time and costs a lot of money. I honestly feel bad for cis women with big feet. The struggle must be real :S

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Shoe shopping in brick and mortar stores is really a challenge.  I have women-size feet (6.5-7.0) but because I wear wide sizes, i can find nothing.  I've pretty much given up and gone to online stores, like Zappos.  Sorry I can't be of more help, Nick.  Good luck.

 

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My mom is a cis-woman with a size 11-11.5 shoe. She needs wide width too. She CAN'T find shoes, unless she gets really lucky at some of the larger shoe outlets. She orders them by mail if she's really desperate for new shoes. Lucky for me, I can wear size 8W mens (my preferred shoe), so its easy for me to go shoe shopping. Funny thing though, when I tried to find dressy shoes for female wear (moving out of that!!) I could not find shoes wide enough. I can't help that I have man-feet...my feet knew better than I did what my gender was!

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Luckily my feet aren't wide, but long. I shift between a men's 12 and a men's 13 depending on the shoe. It's still ridiculous that so many stores don't expand the sizes despite numerous studies showing that the average American's foot is getting bigger. 

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There are soooo many things that play into shoe size.  Besides length and width, style has a lot to do with how shoes fit, feel, and look.  My spouse and I can wear the same size styles for the most part if they are slides.  But pumps...ugh.  Unless it's a rounded, square, or wide toe-box, I really have a hard time finding something that fits well, is comfortable, and looks ok.  Shoe shopping can be so difficult. 

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Ugh, finding shoes is a major source of my shopping frustrations. I have big feet for men, and thus even bigger for women, and finding anything cute is basically impossible. Pleasers is borderline, but with them running small, I'm not willing to take the chance. I end up having to buy from crossdresser shoe sites and picking the most normal-looking shoes I can find in my size.

 

For casual not-exactly-female shoes, I go with DC or Vans. There's also Doc Martens.

I would love a pair of chunky mary janes and might actually try ordering shoes custom-ordered to my measurements.

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