I have been in search of a pair of tall cowgirl boots for over a decade— but being a wide-calf girlie, booties have been my only option to date. I am short and have small feet (6.5) but my calves are approx 17” in circumference. I am a mid-size girl so not like super overweight and I don’t have a medical condition causing wide calves or anything. I am just muscular and not ‘standard’ in the eyes of boot designers, I guess. I live in Alberta, so the Western style is always in fashion around here and quite frankly, I’ve felt left out. When I discovered these online with the corset feature, I had very high hopes. “Wide tongue to fit all sexy leg types.” It sounds like they get it! I was on the fence about these because Lane does not accept International Returns and they are not cheap. I eventually took the plunge and ordered them. They arrived really fast! The craftsmanship of these boots is really great. They fit perfectly in the foot so I would say they are true to size. However… the strings on the corset feature are too short so I can’t lace them up all the way. If you are looking to accommodate a wider calf, you will have to replace the laces because there is only enough length to be laced up without much extra width. This seems like a major design oversight. I can’t return them so I am stuck to find a solution on my own. I feel that I can’t be the only person with this problem… Lane should provide extra long laces if they want people of various calf sizes to take advantage of the corset feature. It would be easier to trim the length of the laces if they are too long than to have to find all new laces if they are too short. They were soooooo close to being perfect but ultimately ended up being incredibly disappointing and just made me feel like garbage about myself and my wide calves. Lane didn’t accommodate *my* sexy leg type. :(
