Mary Fisher wrote:
"Rod" wrote in message
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B) My feet are very unusually shaped and I need HH+ width and have a very
high instep.

I have the same problem. Buying commercially made shoes is impossible.
I get my shoes from Cosyfeet - who do not do protective shoes.

Same with Simpleway.

Any suggestions for suppliers?

I have used steel-capped wellingtons, a couple of sizes too big. They can be
cut down.

Or of course you could always get some hand made to your spec. I tried that
once for ordinary shoes, they were VERY expensive. Spouse makes most of mine
but they don't offer any protection, being made from soft vegetable tanned
leather.


(Note: Intentionally applying angle grinder to feet to reduce width is
*NOT* an option. :-) )

I have looked at the little toe side of my feet and wondered if I could do
without it ... I also considered branch loppers for my hammer toes but
eventually had them strightened (not 100% successfully) by the NHS.

Nobody realises what a problem it is. Size EEEE is useless!


I have pes cavus (high arch), extreme width (across the toes/forefoot),
relatively narrow heel, and toes that are almost prehensile! Tendency to
slightly drop feet and to both stand and walk with feet at approx. 90
degrees to each other. Recent research suggests to me that there could
be a minor (probbaly congenital) neurological problem - not quite
Charcot-Marie-Tooth but close. In truth, I could possibly get shoes to
accommodate one fo these problems - but nothing I have found manages all
of them.

I too have had shoes made - but unsuccessfully. Somehow they just did
not feel right. So I usually stick with Cosyfeet and various inserts.

--
Rod

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