The end result was that to fit her feet, we had to move up one or two sizes. Not a real big deal, right?
Just wait, it gets more complicated. Size Really Really Does Matter Yes, two inches can make all the difference. Although for some people that sums up their entire love life 😎 for me, it’s where the skate manufacturers fall short in a big way. At this point, we’ve got skates that will fit her feet. Victory is ours! Yeah, right. We start to snap on the buckles…and come to Problem Number Two! Now as connoisseurs of female gams will attest, female calves, like the rest of the female form, can range from slim to curvy. Apparently, in their infinite wisdom to build only medium width skates, the skate companies also built their skates to fit only skinny to medium width calves. My sweetie has curvy calves (and very sexy ones at that 8-). Attempting to close the top buckle all the way, amounted to applying a tourniquet on her lower leg. This was the case for every skate with a buckle on the top. Rollerblade, K2, UltraWheels, Nike didn’t matter. In most cases, the skates would have fit, if
