Still... What's up with Zara shoes these days? And their sizing?
After chatting with a friend about the upcoming sales (they start the day after tomorrow here), and feeling depressed because I learned this morning that my second job interview is next Tuesday (God help me), I decided to pop into Zara to try on a pair of brown, kitten-heeled knee-high boots I'd had my eye on for a while. They were huuuuuuuge on the calf (even with jeans tucked in!), and the leather was very stiff, really uncomfortable. And their size 5 is more like a size six-and-a-half! Even with big, fluffy sports socks.
I remember just a couple of years ago, every pair of Zara boots I tried on fit like a pair of gloves and I just HAD to buy them. I still wear them all, and they're the most comfy shoes I own. But this A/W, I can't seem to be able to buy Zara shoes. Where, o where am I gonna find a great pair of boots under 140 euros? I'm skint, and I need shoes. And I need to build a work wardrobe from scratch. But before I buy anything I need to put on half a stone. That would be 3 kilos. Gosh. That's a lotta weight. OK, I'm off to eat a sandwich now.
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You’re lucky. I wear a ridiculous size 2. There are only a few shops stocking such small-sized shoes (leaving out kids’ shops) and they cost A FORTUNE. Some shops actually put an extra charge on each size smaller than 3. I mean it. Because so few are manufactured . Having them tailor-made costs like smuggling ivory, no the fucking elephant. If this isn’t discrimination I don’t know what is.
On the other hand, a pair of my shoes lasts for ages, because I can only walk around in trainers. I look so miserable in high heels old people get up and leave me their seat. This has really happened!
At 1/06/2006 12:19:00 AM, 
Ilaria K.
Yeah, will buy a pair in every colour -_________- I wonder, if something was ugly in the Eighties, why bring it back now, and even uglier? Just shove it back where it belongs, together with the yellow legwarmers and the electric blue jackets with the humungous shoulder pads è__é
Fimb, I know how it feels. It's the same for me when I go shopping for clothes. Even the smallest size they have tends to be big. I'm a size 6 now (an Italian 38, Eur 34), used to be even smaller. Shopping for trousers is a nightmare. I mostly wear skirts these days, as they allow for weight fluctuation. And how lovely it is when people tell you to "just eat more". è_é
I resort to buying trousers and jeans in those shops for clueless 14-year-olds, full of cheap polyester shirts that end just below your tits. Ugh.
Oh, and I must say I LOVE the elephant metaphor :p