Sexy, Sophisticated Plus Size Clothing in sizes 12-32

For centuries, women have endured pain and suffering in exchange for what passes in society as 'beauty,' or what is thrust upon us as 'fashion.' As a Big Girl with feet so large I could float down the Mississippi totin' Ol' Huck Finn, I've sometimes been forced to watch the cute shoe parade from the sidelines...designer footwear isn't made in size 11, dahling! But I guess it's just as well, because the arthritis in my knees and ankles makes it impossible for me to navigate stilettos. I can't even manage to stay upright in a pair of clogs--suffice to say, I'm footwear-challenged.

As an MABG (Middle-aged Big Girl), I'm now in the phase of my life where comfort trumps cute in the shoe department, every time. Give me my Birkenstocks, my negative heels, my flats and orthotic gel inserts, and nobody gets hurt. Mostly nobody gets hurt because I can't hobble fast enough to catch you.

I admit that I'm a Big Girl Late Bloomer, and so while I realize that the Croc® shoe craze long ago moved from a fad to a permanent way of life, only recently did I part with some hard-earned cash to purchase my first pair of Crocs®, in the form of Flip Flops. This was a total, complete Big Girl Accident--I was wrangling the family's swim gear at a sporting goods store, and saw the most beautiful words in the Shoe-Shopping language: WOMEN'S SIZE 11. Alas, even my Big Girl foot size is a double digit.

When I awoke from my opportunistic stupor, I discovered racks and racks of WOMEN'S SIZE 11 Crocs in trendy, hip colors. I stood transfixed at the selection of little strappy sandal Crocs, Mary Jane Crocs, and the traditional required summer fare, flip flops. All in my size! I reached for a pearly pink and grey pair, and the rest is history. No more barkin' dogs for this Big Girl, sistah!

That was 2 weeks ago, and let's review, ladies, that my aforementioned knee and ankle pain has all but DISAPPEARED!! The first day I wore the flip flops to a big box store, where I had to criss-cross said big box no less than ten times to buy everything on my list. BCFF (Before Croc Flip Flops), I would have slunk to my car and swallowed half a bottle of Advil to reduce the pain in my joints! But here I was, dashing all over the place like a 10-year old on a sugar rush! My knees didn't hurt, my ankles didn't hurt, my feet didn't hurt...no more hobbling for me, I WAS CURED!!!

I have no idea what miracle of science and aligning of the universe is responsible for the invention of Crocs, but I guaran-damn-tee ya, I'm a Big Girl Croc Customer for Life! And, let's review, they're anti-microbial, so while those flip flops are flippin' and floppin', treatin' my tootsies right, I'm a warrior in the trenches of germ warfare, so to speak!

My only comment for the Croc Inventor Person is that flip flops are all good and fine for summer, except for the thong-y thing between my toes which did require a break-in period, but I can live with it; but what the heck is a Big Girl Cured of Arthritis going to do come November, when it's 32 degrees outside? Time for some serious Croc corporate think-tanking, here, let's get to work on those Winter Models!

Big Girls, if you already own a pair of Crocs, then you know whereof I speak; if you've never tried them, swallow that Oreo and get yourself to the shoe store, fast, before winter sets in!!