Girl, your body is fabulous just as it is. Traditional stores don’t agree? Well, I’m here to tell you different. Here is your style guide for the plus fabulous woman. In today’s review, we’re talking wide calves and sexy-as-hell winter boots.
Look, the truth is, there are some butt-ugly wide-calf boots out there. We’ve all seen them. They’re the easiest ones to find and they are scary as shit. Not only that, some of the ones on the market claim to be wide-calf but cut off circulation to your ankles when you try to put them on. What the hell gives with that? Well, I’ve rounded up some hot as hell boots for a variety of styles (because not all of us big gals shop at Lane Bryant, am I right?) that are actually adorable and are actually wide-calf.
For the Femme Fatale:
For the Puddle-Jumper:
For the Fire-Starter:
For the Mistress of the Slopes:
For the Gutsy Glory:
For the Footloose Female:
For the Haute and Heavy:
For the Femme Bohemian:
For the Rugged Pioneer Gal:
For the Rockstar Hiker:
In all honesty, there’s not a boot on this page I wouldn’t wear, which leads me to believe that those of you in a high-boot conundrum might be able to find something here you like, too.
10 replies on “T&A Fashion Advisory: Wide-Calf Boots for a Winter Goddess”
Meghan, these are the mostest amazingest boots evah! I’ve been searching for trendy wide calf boots for the last two years and all I can find is classic leather ones for HUNDREDS of dollars. I might order a pair of these very soon. Muwah!
I would like to know what kind of legs “regular” calf boots are designed for. I’m a shortie, and most of my clothes run in the smaller sizes, but nine times out of ten that I try on a pair of knee-high boots, I cannot get them zipped all the way up. I think I have a pretty normal, healthy, athletic calf, but those darned boots just won’t zip up!
MMm…. boots. Love me some boots. Excellent choices. I can squeeze my calves into most boots– but I’m ALL LEG, so high boots look mid-calf, etc. In my head though, I’m rockin’ it.
You could try thigh-high boots for the knee-high effect, and so on.
Or have a pair bespoked when you save up some moolah.
I have this problem, too (although I have flamingo legs, so my problem with boots is I can never find one with a narrow enough calf). My “over-the-knee” boots are just below the knee, high calf are mid calf, and ankle boots just look absurd.
Um, I need those Lassen’s yesterday. That’s a good looking boot.
One thing on this, make sure you measure your calves before you order! Many “wide calf” boots are still not even wide enough, depending on how fat your calves are. Mine are really fat, they are about 18 inches around, so even the wide calf wellies, which tend to have a shaft circumference of 16″, are too small for me. And tragically, even when I find boots wide enough to fit my calves, there is never ever enough room left over for skinny jeans or leggings, so I can I never have that specific look. Tragedy!
Love the cowboy boots though.
Excellent point. Some retailers will sell wide-calf boots in a variety of calf widths. And of course, if the “tongue” part is broad enough, lace up boots often offer some relief from needing to find a perfect measured fit because you can loosen the laces a bit. (They still have to be pretty close, I know, but there’s sometimes enough elbow room to help.)
I know I’ve seen zip-in boot extenders before, but I can’t remember where. Basically, it’s a panel of leather or cloth with zippers on either side that can fit into regular size boot zippers to fit larger calves.
Love this! I usually end up going to Evans for my boots!