New Shoes

[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.

[Prudence]

And, where there are shoes there are inevitably handbags:

[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?

[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.

[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.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Navy suite with back shoes? How dare you?

If they were front shoes, would that be okay?

[Prudence]

Of course the 4" heels are the most popular. Y'all secretly want me to fall and break my neck in WV, don't you?

[Morrigoon]

I like the 4" heel ones, but I also like the ones where you aren't sure if the heel is high enough.

Then again, you're talking to someone who wears the same crappy black Dr. Scholls crap from Walmart with everything: black, brown, blue doesn't matter. So I can hardly be considered an authority.

In other news, I bought my first pair of "pointy" shoes last week. When you're a size 10, you don't tend to gravitate towards shoes that make your foot look even longer, but surprisingly, these have the opposite effect.

[Prudence]

Okay, so first I ordered the last pair with the funky heel and big buckle, because it was the pair Ryan liked best from the photos. They only had one left in my size. Then, in the afternoon, I realized that *horrors* they might not actually fit. And I wouldn't have time to order more!

So I also ordered the next three up from the bottom - everything except the red toe cap and red heel. They all came today, and it's a good thing I ordered more because the first pair I ordered have what looks like white paint all over the toe - clearly that isn't going to work.

Oddly enough, the ones I initially liked least, the lace-up ones, look the hottest - like a slutty schoolmarm. And I don't think it's actually a 4" heel, despite the description. The scalloped ones are also pretty cute. The final pair is okay, too. I'll have to try them all on with the suit.

[CoasterMatt]

I just got a fun pair of Anarchic boots last Thursday (had to have something special for the Mutaytor show).

I used to have a pair of WWII German tank boots, they were the most comfortable, evil looking shoes I've ever owned.