Size 11 womens dress shoes?

Question

I wear 11's and I can almost never find dress shoes that fit - when I do it's a very very limited selection and they are usually ugly or painful. I have no problem finding casual shoes in 11's (particularly tennis shoes), but I struggle so much with dress shoes. Does anybody have advice on stores which carry AFFORDABLE shoes in larger sizes? (I live in a big city so name anything and hopefully we'll have it!)

I've looked at zappos.com before but those are way out of my price range. I really cannot afford to spend more than $50 on a single pair of shoes... :(

Answer 1

Have you tried Lane Bryant stores?

I've been out of management in the shoe business for many years, but they used to specialize in shoe sizes above 9 as they do in plus size clothing.

Unfortunately, the US has turned over most or all of our shoe manufacturing to China. Also, most stores have refined their merchandising practices to eliminate "fringe" inventories.

China does not manufacture the broad range of sizes which the US had done in past years. Here we used to stock a basic 108 shoe sizes, plus a few others in wider widths and above size 11. Too bad.

I hope Lane Bryant can be of help for you. They will be expensive, I'm sure, and have always generated higher markup. However, with style changes so often and quickly, markdowns are considerably higher on "fringe" sizes.

You should look for their sales and try to buy basic styles, looking ahead to the next season, such as present summer shoes for next year. Fall styles are arriving now and by October, they will be placed on sale, as new Spring merchandise will be arriving in late Oct.-early Nov. When you find your size on these sales, look ahead to next year.
In a year you will have the seasonal shoes when needed.

As a guide:
SPRING shoes begin arriving in Nov.-Dec. Sales begin May.

Summer shoes begin arriving in March-April. Sales begin
Late June-July.

Fall shoes begin arriving in July-August. Sales begin Oct.-Nov.

You can see the pattern that is used to bring in new seasonal styles early and the planned clearance in order to make stock space for the new season.

It's a good idea to make contact with a sales person and always buy from that person. Leave your name and contact info. You will find that one will be interested in keeping you as a customer and will be willing to contact you when new merchandise arrives in your size, AND will contact you when they are placed on sale.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Well I live in Houston, texas and we have a store called Brucettes Shoes. They carry shoes from the smallest size to the largest size. My mom wears a 11 1/2 shoe so she has to shop there all the time. You can even order online.
www.brucettes.com
Hope this helps!

Answer 3

The Avenue. It's a plus size clothes shop, but also sells shoes that are in style...and many of them are in larger sizes.

Also know what a Black friend once told me....she also wore a size eleven. She shopped at a certain Mall because more ladies of her race shopped there...so they stocked the larger sizes and she could always find her size. Since that seems to be the case, find the Malls where those with larger feet shop, and they will stock your size. This lady told me that many of her race wore a larger size.

But I have shopped in The Avenue...and know they have them. It is also true that larger size ladies, often have larger feet...so check other plus size stores as well.

Answer 4

Style In Heels is a new on-line store front that specializes in larger sized womens shoes US 10 thru 15

www.styleinheels.com

Answer 5

http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/722000248/show_all/1/size/13/page/1.html

Try this link from Zappos.com

Answer 6

Try these zappos.com, skechers.com, and store.delias.com.
Happy shopping.

Answer 7

go here to find out : http://www.anpshoes.com