Well hi friends! Here’s a little update on the shoe making progress. The LegsLikeMine team has been working for two years now to build up to this point. Some of the big activities we’ve done over these two years: survey lipedema patients on their footwear challenges identify key requirements for our footwear: stability, comfort, support,Continue reading “LegsLikeMine Lipedema Friendly Shoes – Getting to the FUN Part Now!”
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An Ask: Step Up to Make Shoes for Lipedema Ladies
Hi friends! I am so excited to give you, my readers and supporters, the opportunity to be a part of the final stages of our making comfortable, stable, supportive, and attractive shoes for women with lipedema. I know you’ve been watching all the progress unfold for a while and waiting for the chance to beContinue reading “An Ask: Step Up to Make Shoes for Lipedema Ladies”
LegsLikeMine Lipedema Friendly Footwear – I’ve Ordered the First Batch!
Hi friends, When the world doesn’t fit you and then you find out that you’re part of 11% of people not being served, you either sit back and miss out, or you do something about it. After nearly two years of work, I’ve put in the first order of the LegsLikeMine Lipedema Friendly footwear! TheContinue reading “LegsLikeMine Lipedema Friendly Footwear – I’ve Ordered the First Batch!”
Lipedema Shoe Update and More Little Notes for April 2023
Hi friends! April is coming to a close and it has been a hugely busy month, so I’ve barely blogged. But man has progress been happening! Obviously the big one is that the Fat Disorders Resource Society conference was this month. I spent the first part of the month prepping outfits for the official FDRSContinue reading “Lipedema Shoe Update and More Little Notes for April 2023”
I Sparkled up Some Ugly Orthotic Shoes that Happen to be Great for My Lipedema Legs and Feet
Hi friends! I’m seriously ready for my footwear line to be out, with collections coming each season. I feel like a lot of us have been missing out on shoes for all kinds of occasions, and once the LegsLikeMine team gets the first round figured out, with proper measurements and molds, we can be offContinue reading “I Sparkled up Some Ugly Orthotic Shoes that Happen to be Great for My Lipedema Legs and Feet”
A Magazine Article about LegsLikeMine Footwear Tells My Story of Why I’m Doing This for Us
Hi friends! Take a look at this article in the Physiopod Magazine from February 2023. Here, I tell all of my story about why I decided to pursue making footwear for us with lipedema. It’s a five minute read that will give you a few relatable chuckles, I’m sure. Lipoedema Ladies in the UK NeededContinue reading “A Magazine Article about LegsLikeMine Footwear Tells My Story of Why I’m Doing This for Us”
Lipedema Ladies! We Need a Favor. We Need 11 Simple Measurements of Feet, Calves, and Ankles.
Hi Friends, I need your help, and it won’t take long. All you need is a measuring tape, a pen, and a piece of paper. As the LegsLikeMine closes in on making prototypes and the final feet molds (lasts) so we can make all kinds of styles of shoes for us, it’s really important thatContinue reading “Lipedema Ladies! We Need a Favor. We Need 11 Simple Measurements of Feet, Calves, and Ankles.”
Our Footwear Team is Really Working to Invent Shoes that Truly Fit Us! Fit Models are in Effect!
Hi friends! Wow has January 2023 been crazy for me personally and professionally. The biggest news on the LegsLikeMine front is that our Footwear Technician and Footwear Designer have been super hard at work, really digging into the challenges we have as lipedema patients and taking a second, and third, look at the design weContinue reading “Our Footwear Team is Really Working to Invent Shoes that Truly Fit Us! Fit Models are in Effect!”
I Need Your Brains, Friends! Seeking Focus Group Volunteers for Shoes, Boots, and Sandals Made with Lipedema Ladies in Mind!
Girls, can you help me (and us out), please? Bottom line, I need to know what your shoe needs, wants, complaints and loves are so we can make shoes for us – women with extended size calves, swollen feet, and sassy attitudes (OK I just threw that in). I’m setting up five zoom sessions onContinue reading “I Need Your Brains, Friends! Seeking Focus Group Volunteers for Shoes, Boots, and Sandals Made with Lipedema Ladies in Mind!”
All I Really Want is Boots that Fit (OK, and for my legs not to hurt)
I have memories of going shoe shopping with my mom, who was relatively thin but had Lipedema and didn’t know it. So many times she’d try on boots and end up getting mad and throwing them down when the boots wouldn’t zip. Over the years, we’ve stumbled on a few pair that fit – theyContinue reading “All I Really Want is Boots that Fit (OK, and for my legs not to hurt)”
