Comments | voire: bond girl

voire

bond girl

Jan 14, 2006 22:16

http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w%5B0%5D=search%3Abond&pp=1&view=detail&p=1&colourID=327 > they're mine. I had the lovely sales girl stretch out the calves (I've got non-stick-like calves, you see) so I can't return them. But they're ( Read more... )

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petticoatlane January 15 2006, 16:51:02 UTC

Hehehe, I like your thinking, miss n.

Those are bellisimo! xxx

voire January 17 2006, 03:48:10 UTC

I wore them at work for 8 hrs today. The leather is ridiculously stiff & it started to hurt in the afternoon but hell, they looked awesome :D

petticoatlane January 18 2006, 00:43:42 UTC

No pain, no gain, eh? :D At least you look dazzling: mental happiness for near inability to walk is more than worth it, methinks.

This all takes me back to my younger years; limping off the school bus and having to phone my mother to drive a dew hundred yards to pick me up because shoes had created blisters the size of goodness-knows-what on my feet. I needed two days off school before I could walk again! But ahhh.. those were a lovely pair of shoes in the end. *kisses the memory of them*

voire January 18 2006, 03:44:57 UTC

Only a girl would understand the pains of fashion!

xx xX

your_sedative January 16 2006, 00:05:42 UTC

Urgh, I am never able to buy boots like that (I really, really want to!) because they're always too tight around my calves.

But...damn, those are sexy! Yummy angel, you are. xox.

voire January 17 2006, 03:51:24 UTC

I didn't think I'd ever find a pair of boots that fit my calves, but I've learned a few secrets over the years:

- LEATHER is my best friend. That synthetic shite just looks horribly bad despite it's claim that it stretches. Nothing stretches and ages like leather.
- heat opens the leather's pores and thus makes it shapeable
- lace-up boots are calf friendlier

I love boots. They look amazing and they keep your legs warmer than nylons and socks. :)

x

petticoatlane January 18 2006, 00:45:47 UTC

Ooh, am taking those tips to heart missy. I'm in the midst of trying to find boots myself (I have too many dashing skirts and not the footware to accompany them! Woe is me!) and am also having a tough time with it all.

I shall definitely be on the look out for a nice lace-up leather pair now. Yes sirree!

voire January 18 2006, 03:42:58 UTC

Skirts and dresses with boots is my favourite look, even in the summer. Add in a pair of tights, and you've got my favourite outfit.

Tis a shame you need to spend a fistful of cash in the search of boots that accomodate non-twiggy-calves. !

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dryerase January 17 2006, 09:03:34 UTC

How hard is it to get boots stretched, by the by? I had a gorgeous pair that was so close in the calves, but not enough to make them work properly. How much give is there, usually, and where does one go to get these things stretched (or can you do it yourself)? I just ordered a pair or two from Nordstroms online. God, I need boots desperately, but the calves are always, always a problem. I wish Stuart Wietzman a slow, painful death for assuming that most of his clients have calves that are twelve inches in circumfrence. I'd happily fork over the 600 USD, but my legs are not that thin.

voire January 18 2006, 03:33:22 UTC

For reference: The largest part of my calf is about 2/3 inches below my knee. If I can get the boot up my leg, and I"m having difficulty around 2" from the top of the boot (the largest part), there's no doubt that with time they'll stretch. In my experience, if I can get the boot zipped within 3 inches from the top of the boot, I think the boot can be easily mechanically stretched to fit. There will be a breaking in period, but that's always a given with 100% leather boots ( ... )