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# We don’t make these in your size: an open letter to shoe designers See that photo up there? Those are the [Provensen Pow Wow Ankle Boots][1]. As with almost any good-looking, unique shoe in fashion, they do *not* come in men's sizes. This is an open letter to designers everywhere: **not only women enjoy having cool shoes**. Most of the time I feel trapped in my eight-hole Docs simply because it's so hard to find unique, strange, fashionable shoes in my size (10 1/2 US) and I'm not going to wear the same bland bullshit that most men are offered. **Solestruck**'s [The Damned][2] line is a rare example of designers recognizing this, though it pushes it to the opposite extreme by offering mainly heeled shoes. I don't want giant heeled shoes. I want the [**Damir Doma** creepers][3]{: target="_blank"} in my size. I want to slip into **Balenciaga**'s [cutouts][4]{: target="_blank"} on a hot day. And I sure as hell want to cram my big dude hooves into Provensen's Pow Wows. Why is this so hard? I don't live in a fantasy world where everyone has the same taste as me. I know that the market for interesting mens shoes is relatively small; most guys really are satisfied with 'just whatever'. But some seriously hate it. So why not extend your market a bit? Do limited runs. Offer exclusives. And contact me about it first. *When he's not writing and editing for Electronic Beats, Daniel Jones is a [music promoter][5]{: target="_blank"} and creator of the subculture reconceptualization & aesthetics tumblr [Gucci Goth][6]{: target="_blank"}.* [1]: http://blog.goodasgold.co.nz/ [2]: http://www.solestruck.com/the-damned-womens-shoes/page-1/ [3]: http://www.electronicbeats.net/lifestyle/fashion/damir-doma-creeps-hard [4]: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/balenciaga-cut-out-boots [5]: https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE [6]: http://guccigoth.tumblr.com/

--- id: 96ccb9d8-4c5d-46ee-b7b2-d025d88b144b blueprint: article title: 'We don’t make these in your size: an open letter to shoe designers' date: 2012-06-14T12:59:17+02:00 wp_id: '11839' slug: we-dont-make-these-in-your-size contents: - type: text text: ' See that photo up there? Those are the <a href="http://blog.goodasgold.co.nz/">Provensen Pow Wow Ankle Boots</a>. As with almost any good-looking, unique shoe in fashion, they do not come in men’s sizes. This is an open letter to designers everywhere: not only women enjoy having cool shoes. Most of the time I feel trapped in my eight-hole Docs simply because it’s so hard to find unique, strange, fashionable shoes in my size (10 1/2 US) and I’m not going to wear the same bland bullshit that most men are offered.Solestruck‘s <a href="http://www.solestruck.com/the-damned-womens-shoes/page-1/">The Damned</a> line is a rare example of designers recognizing this, though it pushes it to the opposite extreme by offering mainly heeled shoes. I don’t want giant heeled shoes. I want the <a href="http://www.electronicbeats.net/lifestyle/fashion/damir-doma-creeps-hard" target="_blank">Damir Doma creepers</a> in my size. I want to slip into Balenciaga‘s <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/balenciaga-cut-out-boots" target="_blank">cutouts</a> on a hot day. And I sure as hell want to cram my big dude hooves into Provensen’s Pow Wows. Why is this so hard?I don’t live in a fantasy world where everyone has the same taste as me. I know that the market for interesting mens shoes is relatively small; most guys really are satisfied with ‘just whatever’. But some seriously hate it. So why not extend your market a bit? Do limited runs. Offer exclusives. And contact me about it first.When he’s not writing and editing for Electronic Beats, Daniel Jones is a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PURGEPURGEPURGE" target="_blank">music promoter</a> and creator of the subculture reconceptualization & aesthetics tumblr <a href="http://guccigoth.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Gucci Goth</a>.' ---