Today is December 21, 2022. Less than a year after finishing my first book to help ladies with lipedema, LegsLikeMine has hit a major milestone. The professional footwear designer has finished what’s called a technical pack after months of research, working with an orthopedic technician and consultant, shoe focus groups, and SO many meetings at 6 am for me. We have everything the manufacturer needs to start making the boots that start at 23 inch calves and expand and stretch, and will accommodate our larger ankles and deeper feet, all while providing incredible support and comfortable durability.
I’m starting work now on the full process I’ve gone through to get to this point for a longer blog and video. The footwear industry is a hard industry to get into from out of nowhere, but I believe everyone involved in the project from you, the focus group ladies, the shoe consultant, designer, technicians, and manufacturers are the right people who came into my life at the right time.
Manufacturing takes a few months and we’ll do a few rounds of prototypes to make sure things fit right (I have a group of ladies with lipedema lining up now to be fitters in the UK (where the designer is) to try on samples as they come in and give feedback. But girls, we’re going to have boots for Fall 23! And guess what else, for 2024, I’ll know the process and have all the connections and I have a long list of shoes that we’ll be making designed to fit our feet and legs! I’d say I can’t believe it, but I know how much work it’s taken to get here.
CELEBRATE with Me! We deserve the world to fit us, and we’re making it happen!
Until next time,
Susan
