<p>I knew I’d get good advice if I posted the ? here. THANKS everyone!!!</p>
<p>astro–the ballet flats from Newport News go to size 11.</p>
<p>The sandals were $10 and went to a size 10. Might be worth the gamble, and you could attach something sparkly to both the flats and sandals.</p>
<p>Size 12 … 11 before kidlets weighing in here. </p>
<p>I suggest Easy Spirit, Naturalizer etc at the mall. You need to go to the actual easy spirit or naturalizer store … not the shoe department at the department store. I think payless is definitely worth a shot … and I’d hit several payless stores if you have more than one in your immediate area. </p>
<p>Zappos carries large sizes.</p>
<p>Easyspirit.com, marylandsquare.com, and auditions.com all have large sizes. You might get lucky and find some on sale. Nordstrom.com – and also longelegantlegs.com. If you get basic black ones that you dress up … you can use them again.</p>
<p>If you are in Connecticut, you need to know about Footprints in Newington just off (and visible from) the Berlin Turnpike.</p>
<p>There are some brands and some stores that are normally carrying up through 11. Kohls is one. NOt every style goes up to 11, but enough that it’s worth a scan through. The dyable shoes all come up to 11 or 12. </p>
<p>Good luck! (And again, if you are in CT, give me a hollar. I just bought a nice pair of 12s that are too small by 10pm and I could set you up cheap!)</p>
<p>My D., 5’11" and size 11, always goes for Steve Madden low-heeled, strappy sandals for dressier occasions. Cute, reasonably priced, comfortable, and many styles up to an 11. </p>
<p>One example: <a href=“http://www.famousfootwear.com/product.asp?product_id=1011270&variant_id=40799?CMP=KNC-Yahoo&partnerid=Yahoo&cpc=Yahoo&campaign=FF-Steve%20Madden&hbx_ou=51&cpckw=steve%20madden&hbx_pk=steve%20madden[/url]”>http://www.famousfootwear.com/product.asp?product_id=1011270&variant_id=40799?CMP=KNC-Yahoo&partnerid=Yahoo&cpc=Yahoo&campaign=FF-Steve%20Madden&hbx_ou=51&cpckw=steve%20madden&hbx_pk=steve%20madden</a></p>
<p>D. bought this shoe and was able to go with a size 10: <a href=“shoepavilion.com”>shoepavilion.com;
<p>Do you have DSW’s in your area? We’ve had good luck there.</p>
<p>The shoes will be for pictures only. According to DD, her shoes didn’t stay on for five minutes at the prom. She actually kicked them off the minute they found their table…all the girls were barefoot. Most took regular flip flops to wear later in the evening. Get a comfortable shoe. There are some strappy sandals that would probably be nice.</p>
<p>More ballet flats: from zappos, excellent source (free shipping)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/20123434/c/3298/g/women/s/13.html[/url]”>http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/20123434/c/3298/g/women/s/13.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/25748379/c/89/g/women/s/13.html[/url]”>http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/25748379/c/89/g/women/s/13.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/24319250/c/63265/g/women/s/13.html[/url]”>http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/24319250/c/63265/g/women/s/13.html</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/11123781/c/82/g/women/s/13.html[/url]”>http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/11123781/c/82/g/women/s/13.html</a></p>
<p>Although pricey, these might look good with burgundy. Something to think about…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod83154391&catId=cat170194[/url]”>http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod83154391&catId=cat170194</a>
These come in lots of colors: <a href=“http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod82160391&catId=cat170194[/url]”>http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod82160391&catId=cat170194</a></p>
<p>^ooo…I love that last shoe in #26 that mememe linked! It has the cute little heel I was talking about, but straps so it stays on the foot. One reviewer states the heel is only 1", not 1.5" as stated in the zappo description. And it’s a shoe that would definitely get many ‘wears’.</p>
<p>APmom…what do you think?</p>
<p>I don’t know if they go up to size 11, but D recently wore a burgundy short dress to her sorority formal and I found a pair of gold sandals with a 2" heel at Kohl’s that had burgundy, gold, and kind of a marigold color beads on them. I know that at that time you could view them on the internet as I wanted her to see what they looked like before I took them to her the next week. $40, but they were 40% at the time I bought them. I know you are looking for flats, but if they would only be worn for a brief time, the price is right on these.</p>
<p>Hmmm. IDmom–I do like the last one, but I’m a bit worried about the reviewer who said they look “ridiculous” in a size 10. I might take a chance on them, tho…they would look good with a graduation gown, too, I suppose…</p>
<p>OK. I did it. I ordered them! Their free shipping and free return shipping sucked me in. I’ll let you know if they look “ridiculous” or not. :)</p>
<p>PLEASE PLEASE report back on how they look. My D is also a size 11 and finding a decent dressy shoe is torture. Plus she’s 6’ 1", so any heel at all and she’s towering over most of the guys (she does that anyway, but usually she’d rather not add insult to injury).</p>
<p>Prom isn’t until mid May. Still time to find something besides her black rhinestone flip flops if mom gets cracking.</p>
<p>Haven’t read the whole thread, so I may be repeating, but do y’all have Charlotte Russe there? They typcially have really fancy, sparkling flats, and the black ones would be perfect for your D’s dress. I think at regular price they are something like $18.00. My D’s have several sets. My S’s gf wears the same size as your D. I’ll ask her where she typically buys her shoes. I think she does use Payless quite a bit. When is your D’s prom?</p>
<p>D’s prom is April 28…and the zappo’s are on their way, so we’ll see if they are good, or are “ridiculous”, as one review put it, for large sizes. She has some backup black flip-flops that she got last week. She wore them this past week on a dinner-date with her dad…and while they looked good, she did say they were pretty “loud” and maybe a bit more feminine might be in order. Dogwood, buying shoes for her is truly a painful process, as you well know. If I weren’t such a cheapskate, we’d hang out at Nordstrom all the time, but I’m much more comfortable paying Payless prices, for shoes at least. Casual shoes, sandals, and flip flops have been made easy with the unisex styles…we can go to Rack Room’s men department and she’s got all kinds of choices in men’s size 10. But, for some reason, they don’t seem to stock a lot of cute strappy sandals in the men’s department…will let you all know how they work out. (They should get here before her 18th b-day…decided to splurge on the $$ and call it a b-day present from mom).</p>
<p>ps Berurah…I’ll google your suggestion…I don’t remember seeing that store here in Charlotte, but it sounds worth a check.</p>
<p>apmom - I bet they don’t look ridiculous on YOUR daughter. Because your d is tall, her size 11s are proportionate. I have a friend who is 5’8" with size 11 feet and she IS self conscious about shoes making her feet look big. But another good friend is 6’ and also size 11 shoe…she is very elegant and always ‘stands up straight’…and her feet look no larger than my size 8s.</p>
<p>And yes…that would be a great shoe for graduation. Hope they work out for her!</p>
<p>Good point, Idmom. My husband argues that if his size 13 feet were any smaller, he wouldn’t be able to stand up. (6’7"). But, there IS a reason that they always display those size 6’s in the women’s shoe stores, too. We now have a joke about how “cute” my little elf shoes always are.</p>
<p>apmom - my mother-in-law wears CHILDREN’S sized shoes. You talk about ‘elf shoes’…lol!! They are an elf FAMILY. She is 4’11", my f-i-l is 5’5". My brother is 6’5" and my shortest uncle is 6’4" and the tallest is 6’6"…so it’s quite the contrast when both sides of the family get together.</p>
<p>(Btw…I’m 5’7" and my dh is 5’8". He thinks high heels are sexy and he oozes confidence…so neither of us care if I stand taller than him when we go out. ;))</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.zappos.com/n/es/color/2/d/722000257/show_all/1/size/13/page/1.html[/url]”>http://www.zappos.com/n/es/color/2/d/722000257/show_all/1/size/13/page/1.html</a></p>
<p>Genetics is a funny thing. We have a “short” gene and a “tall” gene in my family, compliments of my tall grandfather (6’4") who married my short grandmother (5’2"). I got tall (for the most part), sis got short. Our daughters are even more extreme, almost a foot between the girl cousins. Unfortunately the short ones got big feet, too! No cute shoes for anybody in this family.</p>
<p>D is convinced that the classic white K Swiss make her feet look smaller. Maybe. They definitely look smaller than her basketball shoes!</p>
<p>My daughter has a pair of sandal/shoes that she likes very much; right height, comfortable, etc. They weren’t very expensive to start with, and we have spray paintd them various colors for the past 2 years for several different functions. They’ve been white, silver, red and black. Learned this trick in dance class oh so many years ago when we spray painted tap shoes! They will take a day or so to dry, but I have been known to speed up the process in an overn on a very low setting.</p>