Iasia C. Age: 23| Size: 12| Mississippi, USA Being a sister with big feet has its pros and cons. Let us start with the negatives then the pros. It is not attractive to have feet that are larger than any guy that wants to date you. As a tall woman, already, I feel it adds on more insecurities for me when dating. Thankfully, I have been…
Brianna S. Age:28| Size: 11| Oregon, USA I’ve a shoe size of 11 in a size 7 world. Being a size 11 in shoes has been both a blessing and a curse. When I was a sophomore in high school picking out shoes for my first prom, I picked a racy pair of red stilettos with gems and straps that hugged my ankles just right. My…
Kenya M. Size:11/12|Age: 22|Mississippi, USA I remember in middle school, I wore the biggest size shoe out of all the girls in my class. However, I was never insecure about it. My mother and grandmother have bigger feet and I can only assume that’s why my feet are big. The only problem I’ve had with having bigger feet is finding shoes. It always seemed like my…
Beverly Beal, Fashion + Lifestyle Blogger Size:10| Michigan, USA Skinny, glasses, and big feet; sounds like a recipe for disaster to any kid. I was that kid. Already extremely shy from being an only child, you don’t know how different you are until you get around a group of people who look nothing like you. I wasn’t that tall, average height, skinny with large feet. My…
Faith D. Size:10/11|Age: 21|Alabama, USA Growing up, I was usually the youngest of my class but the tallest, and with height comes weight and big feet. I often weighed more and required clothing from the “lady’s” department because junior sized clothing was cut short. I was never ashamed or teased for my body. My parents made sure I knew I was beautiful at a young…
Merin D. Age: 21|Size: 10| Arkansas, USA When I can, I squeeze into a 9 ½, but most days, I wear a size 10 shoe. Bunions on both feet add width to my already long feet, making finding a pair of comfortable shoes almost impossible. For certain shoes, such as running shoes, I simply buy men’s sizes, which actually have ranges of widths to choose…
Marcela S. Size:11|Age: 21|El Salvador Well, growing up with big feet was not nice. I remember telling my mom whenever we used to go out shopping, “Why did I have to be born with big feet?” Seeing my classmates and some of my cousins with nice shoes and knowing I couldn’t even think of getting the same shoes because of my size was really sad.…
Growing up with long feet was tough to say the least. Like many little girls, I loved dressing up in my mother’s many shoes, aspiring to one day be able to fill them. I was never able to fit my mother’s shoes as I grew. I got a little older and took on the biggest challenge of my life at the time, “big school”. Grade school…
Valerie D. Size: 10|Age: 54|Mississippi, USA Toe Woes I can vividly recall squeezing my size 10 feet into a 9 shoe. After constantly being teased about my large feet, I became embarrassed. I first became aware of this anomaly when I was in the 5th grades. “Oh my, what large feet you have Valerie”, one of my classmates exclaimed, “I only wear a size 7 ½,…
Aliyah C. Size: 11|Age: 21|Michigan, USA I hated the size of my feet growing up. I was already being teased for my dark complexion and being taller than all the boys in my classes. On top of this, I had long feet, or “boats” as some people would call them. I wouldn’t say much in class, because I didn’t want to place any focus on my…
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..