New Shoes - Page 28

3894 · 04-01-2009, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Yes, and you can take me with you and THEN we can go to Remix vintage shoes and have another shoegasm.

I can feel my MasterCard throbbing.

Morrigoon · 04-03-2009, 01:22 AM

WANT

(The shoes I'm talking about are just over 3/4 the way down the page)

Of course, since I'm not going to the event, and don't have $75 anyway, not going to happen. But OMG...

Ghoulish Delight · 04-10-2009, 01:35 PM

OMG, I've solved my sandal dilemma!

I have for a while now had a very restrictive set of requirements for any sandals I buy.

1) I must be able to slip it on and off without having to use my hands. My most frequent use of sandals is to quickly throw on when I'm stepping outside for just a few moments (walking to the mail box, grabbing something from the car, going in and out while BBQing on the patio). I often have something in my hands on such occasions and need to be able to just step into my footwear

2) While I need to be able to easily slip them on and off, they also must have a way to be secured to my feet so that, on the rare occasion I do wear them for more than a short walk out my front or back door, they aren't in danger of slipping off my feat. This rules out flip-flops and 99% of sandal styles.

3) Velcro is not an option. I've tried it. Invariably the velcro gives out. Plus I hate the fact that my footwear makes noise when I take it off.

That pretty much has left me, for about a decade, with 1 style of sandal, something like this. With the strap unclipped they slip on and off, but the clip allows for a non-velcro option for securing them for longer wear.

Perfect. Except for the entirely unfashionable look. And for the fact that it's been a decade and it's all I've worn. I'm pretty over it. I've considered no longer requiring sandals to serve double duty, getting a "going out" sandal and a cheap pair of flipflops or something for around the house. But that's just too much footwear.

But today I believe I've solved the riddle.

They slip on, but the elastic webbing does a good job of holding them on my feet and can be tightened to secure them even further. I'm happy. And I'm sure CP will be too.

Andrew · 04-10-2009, 01:38 PM

Hey, I like those. Do you have a link to the product page?

Ghoulish Delight · 04-10-2009, 01:41 PM

They're Keen Ormond.

Zappos. I got them for a little less than that at Spot Chalet.

Deebs · 04-10-2009, 01:44 PM

Excellent solution, GD. I like 'em. They will work and they are far superior to your 10 years tired old ones.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-10-2009, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Deebs

Excellent solution, GD. I like 'em. They will work and they are far superior to your 10 years tired old ones.

Just to be clear, I haven't been wearing the same pair for 10 years. I've just been replacing sandals every couple of years with the same basic style for 10 years.

Deebs · 04-10-2009, 01:51 PM

Yes, I was not clear in what I said. I should have said 10 years tired style. I did understand before that you were not wearing worn-out, broken-down sandals.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-10-2009, 01:54 PM

Not since college.

Deebs · 04-10-2009, 02:00 PM

Heh.

And there was that one day you went to work wearing the sandals that made me giggle for 2 days.

04-03-2009, 01:22 AM	#272
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04-10-2009, 01:35 PM	#273
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	OMG, I've solved my sandal dilemma! I have for a while now had a very restrictive set of requirements for any sandals I buy. 1) I must be able to slip it on and off without having to use my hands. My most frequent use of sandals is to quickly throw on when I'm stepping outside for just a few moments (walking to the mail box, grabbing something from the car, going in and out while BBQing on the patio). I often have something in my hands on such occasions and need to be able to just step into my footwear 2) While I need to be able to easily slip them on and off, they also must have a way to be secured to my feet so that, on the rare occasion I do wear them for more than a short walk out my front or back door, they aren't in danger of slipping off my feat. This rules out flip-flops and 99% of sandal styles. 3) Velcro is not an option. I've tried it. Invariably the velcro gives out. Plus I hate the fact that my footwear makes noise when I take it off. That pretty much has left me, for about a decade, with 1 style of sandal, something like this. With the strap unclipped they slip on and off, but the clip allows for a non-velcro option for securing them for longer wear. Perfect. Except for the entirely unfashionable look. And for the fact that it's been a decade and it's all I've worn. I'm pretty over it. I've considered no longer requiring sandals to serve double duty, getting a "going out" sandal and a cheap pair of flipflops or something for around the house. But that's just too much footwear. But today I believe I've solved the riddle. They slip on, but the elastic webbing does a good job of holding them on my feet and can be tightened to secure them even further. I'm happy. And I'm sure CP will be too. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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04-10-2009, 01:38 PM	#274
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	Hey, I like those. Do you have a link to the product page? __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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04-10-2009, 01:41 PM	#275
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	They're Keen Ormond. Zappos. I got them for a little less than that at Spot Chalet. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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04-10-2009, 01:44 PM	#276
Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	Excellent solution, GD. I like 'em. They will work and they are far superior to your 10 years tired old ones.
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04-10-2009, 01:51 PM	#278
Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	Yes, I was not clear in what I said. I should have said 10 years tired style. I did understand before that you were not wearing worn-out, broken-down sandals.
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04-10-2009, 01:54 PM	#279
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Not since college. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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04-10-2009, 02:00 PM	#280
Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	Heh. And there was that one day you went to work wearing the sandals that made me giggle for 2 days.
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