how to shop for shoes

[Annaiyah]

I can't stress enough how much i hate when i go shopping at a department store and stumble upon a pair of shoes or sneakers i love and then be angry that my feet are too long to fit them.

Shopping for shoes is a problem for us trans girls because we have a shoe size that is beyond that of a genetic bio girl (most or some of us do anyway), so that begs the question: where are trans girls supposed to find shoes that fit our feet when regular women's shoes don't fit our feet?

I wear a 15 in men's shoes. That calculates to a 17 in women's shoes. Even in online stores that cater to crossdresser/transgender people their shoes typically go up to size 15 or 16 (in women's shoes) at the largest.

It's unfortunate enough that there is obviously no surgery in existence to reduce the size of the feet.

[Julia-Madrid]

Hi Anniayah

I can truly sympathise with you and other girls with large feet - it must be really hard. 

But here's the other side of the coin.  I'm an average woman's shoe size.  And all those beautiful shoes in my size... let me tell you hon, most of them are impossible to wear and come into the category of sheer torture.   

It's not quite the same, I know, but even if you did have small feet it doesn't guarantee that you'll be able to wear what you like.

Trans women.... what a funny crowd we are!

[April_TO]

Julia, you always make the most insightful post.

Anyways, Anniayah - you can try long tall sally I sometimes buy from them and trust me even if I am size 11 women the fitting isnt right sometimes.
We are indeed a unique beautiful creature.

Hi Anniayah

I can truly sympathise with you and other girls with large feet - it must be really hard. 

But here's the other side of the coin.  I'm an average woman's shoe size.  And all those beautiful shoes in my size... let me tell you hon, most of them are impossible to wear and come into the category of sheer torture.   

It's not quite the same, I know, but even if you did have small feet it doesn't guarantee that you'll be able to wear what you like.

Trans women.... what a funny crowd we are!

[noleen111]

i am not as bad as you girls, but I can relate.. My feet are average for man, but a bit on the larger size for a woman...

I wear a lot of high heels (especially boots in the winter) for make my feet appear smaller than they are...

[Obfuskatie]

At least your SRS surgeon will have plenty of material to work with[emoji6]

To be serious though, feet need to be proportional to our height or we would have horrible balance.  If you have issues finding the proper fit from a specialty store, there are always cobblers.  Custom shoes will probably fit better than mass produced machine made pairs anyway.  I have no idea about how much it would cost though...

I have women's size 11m feet, but half of the shoes I find in my size are either too narrow or small.  And the size 12s are often much too large, unless they are athletic shoes.  Trust me though, cis women have just as hard a time finding shoes that fit.  My mom has one foot that is slightly larger than her other, which makes it especially hard.  Cool thing is that Nordstroms lets you buy pairs with different sizes for right and left feet.


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[Anna R]

Hi Anniayah

I can truly sympathise with you and other girls with large feet - it must be really hard. 

But here's the other side of the coin.  I'm an average woman's shoe size.  And all those beautiful shoes in my size... let me tell you hon, most of them are impossible to wear and come into the category of sheer torture.   

It's not quite the same, I know, but even if you did have small feet it doesn't guarantee that you'll be able to wear what you like.

Trans women.... what a funny crowd we are!

Tried to get boots last year, you know, the really nice to the knee type, and am size 8 Aust (43 in european ) and seriously not possible,arch is too high.

[April Lee]

I am guessing that most of us have some issue with size in some part of the body, but feet is less than an issue for me than most. I am 6'3 1/2", and for me its tights and leggings that are the main problem. I have to expect that jeans will naturally be short, and i will need to wear them tucked inside knee high boots, which I have pretty much made a regular part of my style. But fortunately, I have pretty small feet for somebody of my size. In male sizes, my feet were actually narrow, so in female sizes I am average. I can usually fit into a 11 in in women's sizes, but sometimes a 12.