Grumble.....difficul ties of having little feet.

Yes but can't you buy children's shoes and is there vat on them? Clarkesdo lovely ones that light up when you walk, very snazzy. Don't think they all have dinosaurs on them.

I would love a pair of light up ones....v trendy! They are narrower than adult shoes which doesn't work for me.

I take a 5 but quite often find shoes in the childrens range especially ballet type flats, don't really fancy the 'flashing light' trainers though

Dgs and I could go stomping down the road together to make lights flash! These are my latest acquisition.....not for this weather unfortunately.

have you tried Shoezone? They cater for 11year olds apparently!!
Seriously you are so lucky to have dainty feet.
Sample shoes are usually a size 3 so there must be some amazing bargains to be had (somewhere)
But in the meantime , Cinderella, spare a thought for those of us with less than petite "plates of meat"!!

My daughter has exactly the same problem as you Katek and it drives her nuts.

She also has size 3 feet and struggles to get anything trendy. Luckily her work policy states that she must wear flat black shoes so she buys Clarks kids shoes and has no problem buying kids trainers and saves herself a packet by not paying the VAT. Her little trotters are quite wide and it is real grown up (going out) shoes she can't seem to get.

But at least the shoes look lovely when they are on! I see a nice pair and ask to try them on, but they do not look so attractive in a size 7.5 or 8! Enjoy your little feet!

My daughter tells everyone I bound hers when she was little

Clarke's children's shoes come in a range of width. We are a wide-footed family and I used to get G & H width shoes for DC. DGC are F & G.

Katek Vivaladiva have a wide range of brands and 79 styles in ladies size 3, if you don't mind shopping online for shoes.
www.vivaladiva.com/shop/shoe-size-3/med-1-2-in/heels/shoes/1/_/N-10xmZ110mZ1ytl9d3/products/show.action?hnid=104985425&spv=true&type=cmr

I too take size 3, and struggle for shoes, I used to clean up in the sales with sample 3s but that was years ago, sample shoes went to 4s and now are probably 5 or 6. I stopped wearing children's/clothes when my daughter's friend said "I have that in pink". Have you also noticed that small sizes are usually on the top shelf and the large sizes are at ground level.

Good luck you are nor Chinese!

I was aghast when I saw a little old Chinese lady hobbling along on bound feet.

Just pray summer comes soon

Very wide size 2.5, with a high instep. I usually wear Ecco and also like Campers trainers and M&S boat shoes. I gave up on heels and glamour long ago!

I'm a wide 3 with a high instep. I simply can't wear court shoes/heeled sandals (never have been able to).

It is a bit of a pita but I usually wear boots anyway. Kids' shoes are too narrow.

One thing that really bugs me about having small feet is that high heels make your feet look like pigs' trotters. There's less distance between the heel and the toe which creates a steeper incline. So high heels are pretty much out.

I'm going to collect a new pair of brogues in a wide fit from Clarks today.

At least small footed people can wear bikers, brogues and Doc Martens and look dainty small mercies.

My granny, who I never met, (she died when mum was 8) had small feet, 2.5 or 3, but grandad was a cobbler/shoemaker. She was frequently ill, so when she was well again, he would make her a pair of shoes, lovely. Pity I haven't inherited daintier feet, mine are 6.5 or 7, according to the make.

Your own personal cobbler! Nice!

Getting on - since you mention Doc Martens ... teenage DGD wears lovely DMs and I often wistfully admire them. She a very tall size 8 and has had shiny chestnut, black and white cartoons and, now, black 'marble'. I especially like the marble ones and might go and try a dainty pair after all!

Auntie Flo, what a lovely thing to do for her, how sad that she died when your DM was so young. Do you still have the shoes in the family?

Eirel, sadly not. My granny would have died around 1916/17,also most of her little bits of jewellery disappeared into Auntie Selina's pockets, .( She was the auntie who brought mum and her sister up), so we have nothing but hearsay memories, not even a photo. But, it was a family tale that grandad did make ballet shoes for Anna Pavlova

Loving the thought of those DMs, elrel. Some really nice used DMs on ebay, actually.

Do cobblers still exist (in the shoemaker sense, I mean)?.

My late mother was proud of her size 3 feet - regarded them as a sign of good breeding though we, her three daughters didn't inherit them! Mine are size 5 and square!

My Mum has size 3 feet, now she only wears slippers and very occasionally one pair of comfortable shoes. There are dozens of pairs, some still in boxes, waiting for me to do something with them.

Katek there is a store in Ayr that sells a huge range of size 3 shoes. The shop is called jools, dont know if they do mail order but they do have a facebook page.

I went to the British Museum the other day and in a street nearby there was a business that specialised in shoes for size 3 feet and under. I expect they are expensive though. I can usually wear size 4 but sometimes the shoes are too big. Size 3 is too small, but it is difficult to get half sizes these days.