quack
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Oct 22, 2014 8:46:35 GMT -5
Post by quack on Oct 22, 2014 8:46:35 GMT -5
cowboy boots - they're cut differently
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Oct 22, 2014 8:50:45 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2014 8:50:45 GMT -5
cowboy boots - they're cut differently except you're supposed to wear those with daisy dukes :-)
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Lizard Queen
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Oct 22, 2014 8:57:20 GMT -5
Post by Lizard Queen on Oct 22, 2014 8:57:20 GMT -5
That would be an interesting sight in a courtroom!
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happyhoix
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Oct 22, 2014 9:25:50 GMT -5
Post by happyhoix on Oct 22, 2014 9:25:50 GMT -5
Whoever commented that boots are like jeans and you have to try on a million pairs to find just one pair that fits was right. I have the problem of skinny, spindly chicken legs, and size 11 feet. Clearly, shoe/boot makers believe that if you have big feet, you must also have a wide calf. Therefore, I can almost fit both legs in one pair. UGH! Have no fear, though, I also get to experience this sizing phenomenon with clothes as well. I'm 6 feet tall and what I like to think of as normal sized. However, clothing manufacturers believe that height correlates equally to waist size. So, if I want to wear a size 18, I can find all sorts of pants long enough. Otherwise, forget it. I tend to buy a lot of skirts and flats. When I lived in Florida, this wasn't a problem. Now that I live in Chicago, I'm cold a lot. I was reading an article a while ago about how up until recently people made their own clothes or had them made for them. Same thing with shoes. There was no buying clothes off the rack, in different sizes - sizes actually didn't start until sometime around WWII. You might only be able to afford one suit or one nice dress, but it fit you. Now we mostly get clothes sized for some generic person, and unless you happen to have that magical generic shape, you'll struggle to find clothes that fit right. Kind of makes me want to get all my clothes custom made, if that didn't cost an enormous amount of money. For me, I've always had what I call a 'farm wife' shape. Wide hips, very sturdy, muscular legs, cankles, broad wide feet. Perfectly designed to walk behind a plow or pick cotton all day. Not suited for delicate high heeled shoes, calves too muscular for most boots, not capable of mincing dantily in high heels and a pencil skirt. The fashion world does not really make outfits flattering to farm wife shapes.
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sesfw
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Oct 22, 2014 9:54:01 GMT -5
Post by sesfw on Oct 22, 2014 9:54:01 GMT -5
The fashion world does not really make outfits flattering to farm wife shapes.
Boy .. ain't it the truth. I've never had the correct shape for nice clothing. I gave up on heels and panty hose about 35 years ago and if I ever have to wear a skirt again I don't know what I'll do. The only dress I wear is a long black one for chorale concerts. And that dress is shapeless.
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nutty
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Post by nutty on Oct 23, 2014 8:03:20 GMT -5
Boots are my weakness, come to mama pretty brown boots.
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Knee Deep in Water Chloe
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Oct 23, 2014 9:12:33 GMT -5
Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Oct 23, 2014 9:12:33 GMT -5
It's conversations like these that make me glad I'm not cool enough for boots.
Congrats on the weight loss swamp!
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Artemis Windsong
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Oct 23, 2014 9:41:45 GMT -5
Post by Artemis Windsong on Oct 23, 2014 9:41:45 GMT -5
I love my ankle high boots.
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movingforward
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Oct 23, 2014 9:48:10 GMT -5
Post by movingforward on Oct 23, 2014 9:48:10 GMT -5
I love my ankle high boots. Hell yeah! I just bought 3 pairs of ankle high boots Does it help that they were buy two get the third pair half off
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Artemis Windsong
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Oct 23, 2014 18:58:02 GMT -5
Post by Artemis Windsong on Oct 23, 2014 18:58:02 GMT -5
Yes, it does help. I just bought a pair of ankle boots at Sears. I hit a great deal.
If I find that boot site again, I'll let you know.
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nutty
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Oct 23, 2014 19:11:02 GMT -5
Post by nutty on Oct 23, 2014 19:11:02 GMT -5
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