I believe every woman deserves to have quality footwear, not only the “normal” sizes.-Melissa Longlade As a fashion hub, France is still conjuring and attracting new design talent. Melyadé brand based in Paris is looking to set itself a part in the world of footwear through its specialty sizes for women. Queen Feet women around the world should rejoice in its newest ally in the fight…
Shahirah Ahmed, Wardrobe Stylist + Fashion Blogger at ShahirahAhmed.com Age: 28| Shoe Size: 12| Hometown: Sacramento, CA “God didn’t give me these feet for no reason, so why not put them to good use!” In high school, I stacked my shoe boxes on the top shelf of my bedroom closet, strategically hiding the description against the wall, so no one would see the “SIZE 10 MEN”…
Name: Danielle| Age:36| Shoe Size: 12| Hometown: Detroit, MI Queen’s Court A 10! A 10 is the smallest shoe size that I can remember wearing. That goes back to the 3rd or 4th grade. By the time I entered 5th grade, I was wearing an 11/12 in women’s shoes. During my middle school and early high school years, I didn’t find it hard finding shoes. Mainly…
Jada B. Size: 10| Age: 24| Mississippi, USA Shoe Struggles: My experience with large feet has been an ongoing struggle for years of not being able to find a fashionable shoe in my size. My feet have been this big since about 9th grade. I wear a 10, and a 9 1/2 in most heels. Most men like women with smaller feet. They’ll even go as…
Chaffron M. Size: 9.5/10| Age: 30| Hometown: Mississippi, USA Clown shoes. That’s what I saw when I looked down at my long, skinny feet attached to my long skinny ankles and legs. I think I was about eight when I realized my feet weren’t so small. I mean, it’s kind of hard to tell an eight year-old to act her age and not her shoe size…
Shoe Size: 11.5| Age: N/A| Country: The Netherlands Growing up in the Netherlands, a country that is known for it’s tall people, I didn’t experience that many difficulties when shopping for the right shoes. Most local shoe stores here in Amsterdam sell shoes up to size 12 (Size 42/43 in EU-size). Although my feet were bigger than most of the kids in middle school, it wasn’t…
*This post does contain an affiliate link that’ll ultimately redirect you to the retailer mentioned below. Avery B. Size:10|Age: 22|Texas, USA Long story short, I’ve had the same shoe size since I was like 12. My foot was always bigger than my classmates, but I was also always taller, so it made sense to me. The first time that it was brought to my attention was…
Jazmin T. Size: 12| Age: 21| Mississippi, USA Unfortunately, I have had larger feet all of my life. Growing up, my feet were always bigger than the other girls and sometimes the boys. I used to get picked on and used to be so embarrassed to tell people what size I wore. It seemed that I skipped over all of the small sizes. I remember being…
Anonymous Size: N/A |Age: N/A| Country: Nigeria Dear Specialty Shoe Lover, It’s a cruel and unusual punishment to subject a girl to wearing men’s shoes. At ten years old, that was my reality because my immigrant mother hadn’t yet discovered Payless (a shoe store that carries sizes up to 13 in women). I remember sitting in the backseat of our 1996 red Pontiac in tears-gone…
Kymberly Y. Size: 12| Age: 19| Mississippi, USA If I ask almost any girl of today’s world what their shopping addiction consists of, the answer will most likely be makeup, clothes, and/or shoes. For girls with larger feet like me, the third category is not an option. At 19 years old and standing at 5’9″, my feet have reached a women’s size 12. This makes shopping…
Hey y’all! Thanks so much for dropping by. I’m Amara Nicole, a modern Mississippi Belle with a heart for all things creative. Oh yeah, I also have an interesting relationship with shoes. My tiny corner of the Internet is the space where I invite you all into my Southern Queendom, where I highlight my adventures at home and abroad on my journey to self-liberation. Read more..