Yeah I know, sounds unusual but I'm in a fix and Lord knows I can't think of a more informed panel of folks anywhere so I thought I'd share this to see if help is available from any of my friends here. Ya see about 3 years ago thanks to an amazing series of events, we discovered my daughter had a tumor on her pituitary gland and her growth hormones were dispursing at an incredible rate. (Surely you remember Andrea the Giant.... same disorder) Anyway.. we got medical attention and all's well now. She's a healthy happy teenager with one distinct drawback. Her shoe size is a whopping 15 men's. Yep, for the last couple of years we've only been able to find her shoes to fit in men's sizes. This has worked well for her as she's not a dress up fan anyway but she's a junior this year and there's the prom to think of. I've searched high and low for women's shoes to fit her and come up with zilch. I know somebody somewhere makes them but so help me I can't find them. Do any of you have a clue where to get her some ladies shoes and while I'm at it have her measured because ordering needs to be accurate with width and instep. If I seem desperate I am... I so want her to have the option of attending this traditional event as seemingly normal as possible. Men's sneakers won't seem normal.

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Check to see if you have a custom shoe store, I think if you look up Orthotics you may find something. One of my friends has one foot bigger than the other so he gets custom dress shoes made, not cheap though.

Glad your daughter is okay too!

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its my only thought , I know it to be expensive but have you checked around you area for a shoe maker to make her a dress shoe...or a leather shop? My only other thought is to call the shoe companies (that make dress shoes) and ask if they can make one that size. sorry this is all i can find out for you and all i can think of ........... i have asked a few of my lady friends and they had the same ideas as me ............

so i think that makes her a size 13, or would it be 17, women's? i did a search on google for size 13 and 17 women's dress shoes and got quite a few hits. one of the better ones...
http://www.fantasiawear.com.
i hope she can find something cause nothing can make a girl feel sexier than a knock-out pair of shoes. i wish her luck and lots of fun at prom.

Nice find wyndhy! I agree, and remember dad even daddy's little girl needs to feel like a women.
Very nice

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We've talked of this before Bear and I can still understand your concern. I'm not sure, but couldn't she be measured at an athletic shoe store. Some of those athletes go off the scales in shoe size, and someone has to be able to measure them. At the least, you could talk to the manager and get him/her to suggest something. Or, maybe even you family doctor could suggest where she can be measured. Nothing worse than a pretty shoe that hurts. You don't want to take it off, but it's killing you! Yikes!

As for a pretty shoe instead of a sneaker...thanks to wyndhy...the link above has some beauties!

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As much as I appreciate the finding of that site I'd already checked it and in her size they only have a few select styles and the least heel they have for her size is a 4" heel. She's always worn flat shoes, you think sticking her in a 4" heel would be fair? Not to mention she's 5' 10" tall and the guys hoping to dance might be intimidated by the extra height. Sorry if I seem to be picky but I'm thinking a simple flat pump is the way to go but it also seems the most elusive target. Thanks a ton for the help. Love You folks.

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Yeah...you are the daddy and don't want to send her to the prom in cfm heels. I was thinking you were gonna say that

I would think a leather goods person could custom make a pair of leather flats that look almost like ballerina slippers. Leather comes in many different styles and colors.

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Some nice shoes at this site....

http://www.customshoes.net/

I looked on there site and they have a pair of pumps that have a thicker heel (so they would be easier to walk in)not too tall at all but still will give her the pretty shoe, hope this helps

Try doing a search for shoes for crossdressers...

This link shows a nice black satin shoe with 1 1/2 inch heel...
http://www.allheelsformen.com/Merch...tegory_Code=SSS

This is a cute pair... http://www.queenfashions.com/images...5-JESSE300.jpeg

http://www.queenfashions.com/sexy_high_heels.htm is the main site page - this particular shoe is at the top right.

I am sure that there is a lot more out there - you just have to do a search.

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Just because I was curious...if she wears a size 15 in men's shoes, then the conversion for that to women's would mean that she wears a 16 1/2 or 17 in women's sizes...

One thing to look at and you may consider this...if she is really tall and doesn't want to wear heels at all for the consideration of her date - many bridal stores carry those ballerina type "slippers" that look really cute and stretch to fit the foot. They can be dyed to match her dress too!

And to be honest, most of those attending proms generally took their shoes off during the dance and after party...yeah - look nice for about an hour and then stocking foot the rest of the night.. lol

I truly wish I could be of more help to you!

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Thanks a ton Y'all I appreciate it more than you know. Chey I figure her size is a 17 and she has problems with certain insteps. That's why I need to have her measured. You're right too about shucking her shoes to dance. I have no doubts she'll be barefoot in a hurry as she loves to run around barefoot anyway. Maybe I'm making a bit more of this than I should but I just want her to have some ladies shoes for a change. She's not too concerned about it, or at least wants to appear unconcerned. All I know is there will come a time soon when she'll want to appear ladylike and graceful even if only for an hour. I'd really like to be prepared for it when that time comes. I may end up contacting the custom shoe maker and see if I'd have to mortgage anything to have her some made. The joys of fatherhood lie in the smiles of their kids.

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BigBear........you make me smile. Not many dads would be predictave about their daughter wanting to appear ladylike and graceful - "the joys of fatherhood" - you are a very special dad..

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((BigBear)) you truely are a great Daddy!
It shines through in every post you write about family.
Your daughter is a lucky girl to have you!

Hope when you find a shoe you'll show us a pic of it.