kids shoes

[luvmyfam444]

have a gf looking for her 8 yo dd some Easter shoes...she'd like either bone or white - or both....her dd has a narrow foot & wears a ladies size 7.....she is desperatly trying to find shoes WITHOUT having to by $50 a pair (which she can find COle Haan, etc)

DO you know of a place that carries little girl looking shoes that come in bigger sizes? Any websites you know of???

 

[EthansMom]

I may not understand the question correctly. Your friend's 8 yo is wearing a women's size 7? Are you sure that's correct? I would think she'd be in a girl's size 7.

For children's shoes in different widths, I usually go with Stride Rite (for shoes that will get lots of use) or Payless Shoe Source (for shoes that will only be worn a few times). My kids both have wide feet and it costs me a mint to keep them in shoes.

 

[FreshTressa]

No...I'm sure she means a women's 7.

My DS 8 wears a woman's size 7 shoe. (Men's size 5-6) which is IMPOSSIBLE to find narrow enough in the men's section.

I had to buy him women's tennis shoes. Luckily they are black pumas and you can't tell, but it is a tough age for shoes. They look like little kids and want to wear little kid style shoes, but they don't come that big.

I think kids are bigger these days than when I was young. My DH is short, and my kids still wear sizes much larger than their ages.

Sorry no advice for the shoes. I would just keep looking in the womens section till I found some. I know some stores have more "junior" styled shoes. I have bought inexpensive shoes at Mervyn's and Fred Meyer's before.

 

[FreshTressa]

Oh...Idea...

How about some ballerina flats??

There seem to be lots of those out in women's sizes.

 

[golfgal]

My 10 year old DD has big feet, 8 1/2 in womens. I can usually find her something appropriate at Kohls. I have had some luck with dress shoes for her at Walmart, but not so much lately. It is hard to find them shoes that don't have 3" heals!

 

[luvmyfam444]

yes - that's exactly the problem thos awful heels that they put on shoes...

THANKS for the ballerina flats idea - that was my idea to her but she said they don't stay on 'cause her ankle is so small that if she doesn't have a strap (like a Mary Jane) they just fall off of her....

She has found something online that she's just gonna order for the $60 range - but I just thought I's check & see if there were any other stores out there that may have something cheaper...

THANKS for your help!

 

[tw1nsmom]

Just a suggestion for keeping the ballerina flats on her foot. My mom used to sew a piece of deorative elastic on the shoe that would go over the top of my foot. They ended up looking a little like mary janes.