CIII Foot Report

[Ani-Chay Pinn]

OK, I'm back from four days of costumes at CIII (briefly before taking off again tomorrow) and here's what I wore and how it went.

Wed (evening):
Plain, black Jedi boots, knee high. Got these years ago. They fit fine, but there isn't enough room in them for insoles. I tried them, but had to take them out. Also wore these on the plane when I arrived to reduce the weight of my luggage. No problem.

Thurs:
Plain, brown, Jedi boots, knee high, got on ebay last year. Wore all day. Still a little tight around the toes, but no blisters. One sore spot developed on fourth toe on right foot. Put a band-aid on it and didn't have any problems with it the rest of the weekend.

Fri:
Rebel Trooper Boots; plain, black, mid-calf height -- Great! Got these ages ago, they're lined with some kind of synthetic fleece and made from vinyll, but they look fine for a trooper and I could wear them all day.

Reddish-brown, Jedi Boots, got on ebay -- tight in the toe, but tolerable mostly only for an evening. I only wore them to the FanForce party. They are broken in, so no bllisters, but I'll only keep them around for possible stage costumes until I find something better.

Sat:
Brown Jedi boots. Worked OK. No blisters or sore spots. They feel tighter around the toes when first put on than when they've been on for a few hours.

Haiiry Wookie padawan shoes. The connectors on the flip-flops inside them gave our right away and so they were held together mostly by the socks they were sewn to. I haven't worn them in years and I should have checked for deterioration there. My left foot was sore the next day from scrunching my toes up to keep it from falling off. And still I had to shuffle up and down the convention center a few times between the movie showings and the celebration party anyway.

Sun:
Black Jedi boots again. Felt fine. Wore them on the plane when leaving

My feet would get sore from just standing/walking, but that doesn't seen to be strongly dependent to which shoes I'm wearing. It could just be age. And the soreness would go away after sitting down for a little bit. And on Monday morning, they feel fine.

[Nova Darklighter]

Well, all the time and money that I spent on the boots was worth it. By CIII, the Jedi boots looked and felt fine. My feet were the only things that didn't hurt by the end of the days, that I was there. More on this, it's closing time here.

[Schph Gochi]

lol.....I just found this....

I drug home two bloodied stumps (that used to be my feet) from CIII....my usually comfy Jedi boots gave me several blisters...my Imperial Officer boots ...which are usually more of a "pain" ended up to be more comfy...but by Saturday...my feet were too far gone....lol...but....I managed.....I had a splitting headache for the last two days which made me forget my poor battered feet!

[Leda EmBorr]

I think my feet went numb, so I didn't feel the blister at all!

[Ani-Chay Pinn]

I'm going to do something very similar at Worldcon next month. It runs for 5 days and I have Jedi hall costumes for each one. So, I'll be wearing those boots again. I got a new pair of brown ones that fit better, too. One reason is economy -- my roommates have sworn that they'll kill me if they have to drag my costumes all over norther Scotland after the con and the Jedi pants and undertunics can double for regular clothes and the robe can be a bathrobe afterwards.