<p>I broke my ankle and had to have pins and a plate; four surgeries later, I have very limited flexibility in my ankle–I can barely point my right foot downward. The only boots I can wear are boots that have a zipper all the way down to the the side of the leg or boots that lace up the front. I’ve had good luck with this brand–just bought this style for winter.</p>
<p>What you need is a boot that allows you to avoid having to point your foot downward to get into it; the long zipper and laces are the styles I’ve found to work the best. Good luck. I hate shopping for boots because it takes forever to find something that works.</p>
<p>NM, Second the idea of a zip up if you can’t get the foot in at all. A stretchy material or elastic panels would probably help a lot as well. </p>
<p>If you can get the boot on, and the fit is close but tight on the top part of your foot, try shoe stretch spray and something called a “vamp stretcher.” It stretches the instep of a boot or shoe - you buy one or the other, depending on the application. Or have someone do this for you at a shoe store or shoe repair place. I’ve never used one for this purpose, but supposedly they really work. You spray, then leave the stretcher in place for 24 hours. There are probably devices for stretching the shaft of the boot as well.</p>
<p>I like those Star boots Bromfield, Nordies is out of my size in black though.
But I am only 5’2", I think the Jimmy Choos would look fairly ridiculous on me- good thing for my budget!;)</p>
<p>La Canadienne makes a nice boot for a high arch foot. I ordered these and they felt comfortable but I always feel kind of ridiculous in high boots, not sure why. So sent them back.</p>
<p>For really cold days, I love these from Clark. I get a lot of compliments but maybe just because I look silly in them. My feet feel very happy in them, tho.</p>
<p>My mother has high arches and buys boots with zippers exclusively. I believe Nordstrom can stretch the boots for you, after all, they are a full service shoe store! Also, if you search in Zappos for “high arches”, a few styles will pop up, including EK’s Merrells. :)</p>
<p>I’m wearing my hair a bit longer. Layered somewhat. And am finding longish, feathered bangs are my friend as I get older. Pretty much stopped the blonde highlights and people tell me they like my “ash blonde” hair color. I don’t shampoo very often. Am finding the dry shampoos for between real shampoos work well for me for control and volume. I love my hairstylist, who just happens to work in the town where my DD goes to college. So I combine a trip to the salon with a trip to see DD. How cool is that?</p>
<p>A lot depends on the kind of hair you have, how much time you want to mess with it, including getting it cut, if your style is casual or more formal, face shape, body type etc.</p>
<p>Most of the women my age have hair shoulder length or shorter.
If you are petite you can get away with shorter hair, taller, you probably need a little length.</p>
<p>I had a pixieish cut for a while, ( I have fine wavy hair but a lot of it & I did not want to spend any time fixing it) now I am growing it out so it is still layered but longer around my face. In growing it out it helped that I kept the back trimmed so i didn’t get a mullet!</p>
<p>I’m actually growing out my hair a little - I’ve gone from grazing the shoulders to hitting the shoulders. I’m trying to grow out some of the layers - H thought it was looking too much like a “shag.” So, my stylist has let it all get a little longer, which I like right now - easier to gather into a ponytail, easier to style, too. I do still have a little side bang and long layers around the face to soften the look. Long, straight, shapeless hair is aging, but shoulder or shorter, cut well, is fine.</p>
<p>Just bought a boatload of fall clothing from Worth - anyone familiar with the line? It’s sold at private shows, usually in someone’s home - you try on samples then order the item in the desired color/size. Years ago, it would take weeks, but now some of the items arrive in a few days. All very pretty - lots of chocolate brown and bronze metallics. I’ve never bought much in past years because much of it was too matchy business suit looking, but this year I saw lots of separates and dresses. I tend to be very dressy or very casual.</p>
<p>I have a round face also, which finally is paying off because it makes you look younger!
Choppy layers around your face work to add more definition, and while I think shortish hair can work if you are a little overweight, especially to give height at the crown, most people probably look better with more around their face, instead of Halle Berrys cut.</p>
<p>My hair is currently kind of like Ellen Barkins, although I am continuing to grow it so i can put it back in a stubby ponytail.
Length past the jawline is also good for roundish faces.
Also side parts- although I have cow licks around my hairline & I can’t decide which side looks better. </p>
<p>I just finished growing out my bangs - by which I mean that I finally chopped the rest of my hair into a shortish bob to let the bangs catch up. I love having my hair all the same length but also think it probably looks too severe and accentuates my wrinkles. So now I have to think about cutting the bangs again. I read somewhere that after a certain age, it’s bangs or botox, and I’m not going there.</p>
<p>I like wispy bangs that can also be brushed back or more to the side to change things up but I’m not a fan of true, more blunt, bangs on many women. I think some young women can pull them off but I can’t think of a single older woman who I think is helped by bangs. They are too harsh.</p>
<p>This link has some pretty good pictures of styles that can work well for someone with a round face like me. I, however, find most of these cuts too high-mantenance for my lifestyle, so it is shoulder-length, somewhat layered hair plus bangs for me (I hate how my exposed forehead looks - as big as Lenin’s, LOL). For running, I gather my hair into a small ponytail.</p>
<p>Four years ago I had my hair cut short going for a Jamie Lee Curtis look. It looked terrible on me not to mention that it didn’t work with the texture of my hair. I have grown it out to almost shoulder length with layers and bangs and I look much better. I recently had keratin straightening treatment applied to my bangs only and love it. With my high forehead the longer bangs are flattering.</p>
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