The Tall Lady
It all started a few days ago when I saw, in a forum, someone looking for a locally-based (Bristol) shoe retailer that stocked larger sizes. I recalled seeing such a service and after trawling the net for a while tracked down “The Tall Lady“.
And as luck would have it the owner, Peta, had just written a blog article about how passionate she was about finding clothes and shoes to fit the taller woman. So I thought why not ask if she’d be happy dealing with transvestites and transexuals. Within a few days of leaving a comment in her blog she replied and then emailed me to say she’d be delighted to help anyone.
The beauty of her service is that if you’re at all shy about doing a shoe fitting in a typical retail environment she can help out by doing fittings from her home, a truly discreet service.
You can find her blog post here.
on November 5th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
That was a really useful article Rachel.
I recently took the courage to go to Evans shop which caters for the bigger woman. I was very apprehensive as I knew I had to try on shoes before I bought any. After trying to calm myself down I approached an assistant and told her I wanted a pair of shoes, that they were for myself ( I gave a weak smile) then hastily added it was for a fancy dress do ( Well, what else is Pink Punters?). She giggled, asked me if it was a birthday party ” No, just a party” and she was as nice as pie about it. I tried them on in the shop and no one took any notice even though I was en drab and had a beard.
Unfortunately I had to take the shoes back ( copper shoes don’t go with black stockings I found) a week later. The same shop assistant wasn’t there so I ended up telling another assistant that the shoes were for me and I wanted to change them. The woman assistant was really nice, helped me choose several pairs, asked me if I wanted to try the shoes on in the fitting room and told me to shout if I needed any help. She also told me that she had other trannies who shop there regularly.
My point? If you are up front ( no punintended) and say, matter of factly, that the shoes are for you, you will probably be dealt with a smile and may also get some advice, to boot.
Gabriela Julie Budd xx
on November 9th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Briiliant Julie! I’ve never had the courage to do what you did, but it just goes to show these shop assistants are quite savvy when it comes to transgender issues.
I do wonder whether they get some guidance regarding these issues as part of their training, at least where the bigger stores are concerned.
Thanks for sharing that.
on March 18th, 2009 at 10:39 am
I just like to say i have had femine fetish for tights for the last 30 years and now i have become a catherine tate double i have so many clothes underwear shoes amazing And i mean a real double of catherine tate