New Shoes

[Prudence]

I think I'm going to get these instead of the others I was considering:

[Prudence]

And, where there are shoes there are inevitably handbags:

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by Prudence

I think I'm going to get these instead of the others I was considering:

Instead of the red ones?

[AllyOops!]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

(This isn't snarky. I'm curious.) But what makes people buy lots and lots of shoes? To stay hip? For me it's about it lasting a long, long time. Not style. Who I am is my fashion. Shoes don't necessarily make me. ie. My New "Manolo" Balance running shoes.

And here I am to answer, like, over a YEAR later. Honestly, the reason I avoid this Thread is that everytime I want to post a purchase, I end up not posting and buying more shoes instead!! The madness NEEDS to stop!!

Now here's the answer you've been long searching for:

"I don't know".

It's a vice, I suppose, like any other. Filling that hole with everything but actual, proper treatment, maybe?

However, in my case, shoes are like little works of art to me. Honestly (and I'm ashamed to admit this) I buy embarrassing amounts of shoes and wear less then a quarter of them because A.) they are little works of art I simply cannot pass up and B.) my life does not match the excitement of my shoes. I mean, c'mon. I'm not going to lie. I wake up at an unholy hour to go to work and I put in sick amounts of overtime on my own time. Then, I lather, rinse and repeat. I need a life that dictates daily stilletto wearing!

And yes, I've mentioned before I have a Manolo weakness. One of my pairs is like a sculpture to me. I'm nervous even wearing them! And when I have? I need to slide off them off of my feet (because they are the most painful shoes EVER)! Manolo Blahnik must hate women's feet & this is his clever revenge. I once wore a pair of Jimmy Choo's to DISNEYLAND. What lame ass does that? This one. I had to ditch them in favor of Minnie Mouse flip-flops from WOD that I wore for the rest of the evening and in no way matched what I was wearing. I didn't care. Jimmy Choo's aren't hot if they're full of your own blood.

Which brings me to today. I'm not THAT girl anymore. I now choose comfort over style. I struggle in heels these days, mainly because I now am cursed with the plastic-mold injected Barbie feet that CP posted (that totally cracked me up!) I mean, I'm wearing gold ballet flats today and they are killing me. And they are flats!!

However, some things never change. I couldn't resist my newest purchase, however! Platform, spike-heeled Mary Jane's with a dominatrix twist! Sexy? Maybe, to me, but totally impractical. In fact, I bet I die (God forbid) in those suckers because if I'm not careful, my clumsiness will claim me in those babies. Boy, as long as they hang my stillettoed feet out of the casket. I need those suckers to be seen. My boyfriend saw them and was in favor of me wearing them only, in um, the boudoir. Why? The shoes have 5 inch spike heels. At nearly 5"7, they put me at 6 feet. I'll be taller then he is! He would never, ever dictate to me. In fact, he's told me to wear 'em out. But I wouldn't do that to him. I know he doesn't like them.

I still have a bad habit, I admit it. Which is why I won't even share what I have purchased this month alone. It's my shoecaine.

[3894]

Originally Posted by AllyOops!

shoes are like little works of art to me.

What Ally said. And also what Nigel said in "The Devil Wears Prada"

Don't you know that you are working at the place that published some of the greatest artists of the century? Halston, Lagerfeld, de la Renta. And what they did, what they created was greater than art because you live your life in it.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

Instead of the red ones?

No - I'm keeping the red ones and the plaid ones. These are instead of the other black ones I was considering.

[AllyOops!]

Originally Posted by 3894

And also what Nigel said in "The Devil Wears Prada"

You know, your posted quote made me actually sigh and smile dreamily outloud!

[Prudence]

So California is burning down. What better way to distract yourself than to help me pick shoes to wear to my interview?

To recap: navy suit, definitely berry red purse (because it's the biggest one I have and I'm trying to do all carry-on).


Got that in your minds? Good. Now, to recap - I have these shoes already:

Reds aren't a perfect match, but they're both on the blue side of red, so it's not scandalously clashing. Super high heel, though, and uncomfortable to walk in.

I don't really have any other shoes with a high enough heel (long pants, has to be at least a 2.5" heel) that don't have some scuff or gouge I can't fix.

But Zappos, lovely Zappos, has overnight shipping. And lots of temptation.

These are sort of the reverse of the ones I have:

As are these:

These solve the red issue - assuming there is a red issue - but also have a giant 4" heel:

These come in a bunch of colors, but I'm not sure the heel is high enough:

These combine the giant 4" heel with the potential for untied shoelaces, but they look interesting:

And these are definitely interesting, but are they too much? They come in both blue:

and black:



So, stick with what I have, try something new?

[Not Afraid]

Navy suite with back shoes? How dare you?

I can't imagine even walking in most of those, so I'm having conflcts. I think the most conservative, the better. You really don't want them noticing your shoes. That being said, I like the lace-ups best.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by Prudence

These solve the red issue - assuming there is a red issue - but also have a giant 4" heel:


These combine the giant 4" heel with the potential for untied shoelaces, but they look interesting:

These are the two I like. If you're buying new ones.