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    Default Platform Heels for Wider Feet

    I take a Size 5 shoe (US size eight) - but have problems when it comes to clear platform stilettos - as they seem generally to be made for very narrow foot widths.

    Does anyone else have have a broader foot and have the same problems? Can you recommend a good place to go for "stripper platforms" for a wider foot??

    (I am in the UK - so an online store or one that does mail-order would be cool).
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    Default Re: Platform Heels for Wider Feet

    Ok, I haven't actually tried them yet, but I think Pleasers are supposed to be better. I think. I'm a little on the wide side myself, and so far I've only worn Ellies, which I LOVE for the arch support, but they're a tiny bit narrow, it's true. I plan to give Pleasers a try - I'll post back after I do.
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    Default Re: Platform Heels for Wider Feet

    Hiya Puss in Boots

    I have wide feet and wear tonys, a little pricey but worth it!

    I will look up some places to get them in the UK for you chick

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    Default Re: Platform Heels for Wider Feet

    Try using a hair dryer to soften the plastic and pull as you heat.

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    Default Re: Platform Heels for Wider Feet

    custom made shoes, including width. Beware, pricey! I've had luck with Tony's shoes and the hairdryer trick Daniela mentioned.

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    Try using a hair dryer to soften the plastic and pull as you heat.
    Do you need to do this every time you wear them - or is once enough to widen the plastic vamp to fit?
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    ^^^ You should only have to do it once. Just heat the plastic and stretch it out. Once the plastic cools, it will keep the stretched-out shape.
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    Default Re: Platform Heels for Wider Feet

    OK. I've just taken delivery of some 6" black soled mules by Fredericks of Hollywood that I bought on eBay - they weren't expensive - but they ARE narrow.

    So - how do I work this hairdryer thing??

    Do I heat the plastic with the shoes ON - to form them around my foot? Or do I heat and stretch with my fingers - trying them on in between?

    And HOW do I know how much to heat them?

    Any advice is welcome.
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    Default Re: Platform Heels for Wider Feet

    Try in the Netherlands. As a race, the Dutch are very big. I mean taller than average. As such, a large part of the population has v big feet.
    I buy a lot of my shoes from there in the December sales (I take a UK size 13) and almost everything is in stock for larger sizes.

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    Default Re: Platform Heels for Wider Feet

    I love my jantes. I tend to prefer wooden platforms, and I HATE the plastic ones. Call their helpline and you can ask the guy if the plastic platforms are as wide or almost as wide as the wooden platforms--because those suckers go almost straight down (but still look sexy.)

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    Yup, my feet are very wide- I stick with Pleasers or Jante

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