those look very classy, like they would belong to someone who owns a garden
― deeznuts, Saturday, 26 July 2008 21:13 (sixteen years ago) link
ps i found the shoes video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA my friend mentioned it this afternoon when i was lamenting my shoe shopping.
― tehresa, Saturday, 26 July 2008 21:16 (sixteen years ago) link
oh dear dilemma
― rrrobyn, Sunday, 27 July 2008 06:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Does anyone have a pair of Toms shoes? I want to get a pair to wear to work (so I don't have to take off my socks in the office when I change into heels) and I really don't want to walk in to work wearing flip flops like most girls seem to do in the morning. I need a pair of slip ons that are comfortable to wear without socks and will be able to contain my wide ass feet.
― Yerac, Sunday, 27 July 2008 19:24 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.shopgoldyn.com/ProductImages/0124camelgoldshoe1.jpg what do you think of these shoes
― bell_labs, Friday, 8 August 2008 15:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Hmm. First response: Love the cut-out sides and the warmth of the caramel color (even though usu not a fan of brown), but I'm iffy on the metal...things.
― Laurel, Friday, 8 August 2008 15:09 (sixteen years ago) link
bell those are cute!
― tehresa, Friday, 8 August 2008 15:14 (sixteen years ago) link
i still haven't bought shoes...
― tehresa, Friday, 8 August 2008 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm with laurel. the metal bits ruin it for me. but more importantly... do you like the shoes?
― lauren, Friday, 8 August 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't know, i feel the same about the metal parts. i just need something that color.
― bell_labs, Friday, 8 August 2008 15:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Do you really need brown? I used to try and match brown things in my wardrobe with brown shoes but it's SO HARD to have things in the right shade of brown, because there are #infinity different possibilities. I gave up and started wearing brown clothes with colored shoes, ie cream, yellow, blue, etc.
― Laurel, Friday, 8 August 2008 15:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Oooh or metallics: I have 3-4 different pairs of shoes in silver, bronze, etc.
― Laurel, Friday, 8 August 2008 15:36 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm soon going to need this thread's help to reconcile my need for good solid dress shoes with my compulsion to get shoes with lots of details on them. (Answer = wingtips, I think?)
― nabisco, Friday, 8 August 2008 18:20 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7295533/6901-368391-d.jpg
(I always gravitate toward things like these, but I should really be getting something boring and black right now.)
― nabisco, Friday, 8 August 2008 18:22 (sixteen years ago) link
they look very you, nabisco
― phil-two, Friday, 8 August 2008 18:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Haha probably because I already have two pairs basically like that
― nabisco, Friday, 8 August 2008 18:56 (sixteen years ago) link
nabisco those shoes are great. i want a pair myself! what kind are they? i don't suppose they have women's shoes in that style?
― daria-g, Friday, 8 August 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.zappos.com/images/739/7399417/8521-595437-p.jpg
-- deeznuts, Saturday, July 26, 2008 5:13 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Link
yesss
― Surmounter, Friday, 8 August 2008 21:00 (sixteen years ago) link
oh those raf simons high tops that i was sorta maybe thinking about getting, but not really because theyre still $400 on sale, are on sale:
http://marcustroy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/raf-simons-rs0013slvm1.jpg
― phil-two, Friday, 8 August 2008 21:20 (sixteen years ago) link
maybe a bit impractical
― phil-two, Friday, 8 August 2008 21:21 (sixteen years ago) link
why impractical? if they were 4" heels you couldn't walk in, that is a different story, but, a pair of flashy sneakers that are stylish and well made..
i like them
― daria-g, Friday, 8 August 2008 21:43 (sixteen years ago) link
http://i34.tinypic.com/1xedg.jpg i would like black boots similar to the tall apc ones, and also the lace-ups. i need to find cheaper look-alikes.
― bell_labs, Saturday, 9 August 2008 18:21 (sixteen years ago) link
dear a.p.c. riding boots, please stop costing $700 why are you so cruel?
― bell_labs, Monday, 11 August 2008 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link
i like that you blame the boots. i usually blame myself for not being rich enough.
― sunny successor, Monday, 11 August 2008 17:44 (sixteen years ago) link
i doubt i'll ever be rich enough for $700 boots! gah i can't even imagine.
― bell_labs, Monday, 11 August 2008 17:52 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah me either.. you know, probably if i cut back on randomly buying fast fashion i could afford $700 boots..
― daria-g, Monday, 11 August 2008 18:54 (sixteen years ago) link
I just got these and they are awesome to look at and wicked comfortable, also the first pair of non boots I have bought in years (sorry, no pic only link)
http://cydwoq.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CYDWOQ&Product_Code=MVN-ACT&Category_Code=MVN-SHOES
― Ed, Monday, 11 August 2008 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
"A men's two-button, slip-on shoe that reflects the wearer's experience and style."
― sunny successor, Monday, 11 August 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Hot damn, Ed -- that place has some incredible boots!
― nabisco, Monday, 11 August 2008 22:11 (sixteen years ago) link
It is totally awesome, I could have bought half the store. I have visited there a few times over the last year and finally taken the plunge. I did not expect them to be so comfortable either. I would love a pair of the Spats boots but will have to wait a while before I can afford them.
― Ed, Monday, 11 August 2008 23:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Any tips on how to de-smell the slip-on Vans that I've worn every day this summer?
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Have you tried anything yet?
― Laurel, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 13:23 (sixteen years ago) link
there is this stuff you can buy at some shoe stores that's in a bottle with a sort of brush at the top - you squeeze it out into the footbed or whatever the part of the shoe that your foot is on is called - it's a citrus thing - works really well! of course i can't find it online (i bought it at aldo for use in sandals but works with other shoes too obv).
maybe something like this: http://chasports.com/products/shoe_care/shoe_disinfectant.php also maybe this: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_7_33/ai_107637370
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 14:14 (sixteen years ago) link
what do you guys think of these? they're clarks, which fit my feet well, and i need something comfortable but cute for walking in http://canada.zappos.com/images/739/7399422/6220-595455-d.jpg
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:00 (sixteen years ago) link
They don't speak to me but I think they're nicely styled, meaning I don't get any vibes of "Whose idea was THAT?" from them.
I really do love my new Clark's, they're amazingly light without being flimsy -- when I climb stairs in them it hardly feels like I'm wearing shoes!
― Laurel, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:13 (sixteen years ago) link
i <3 those rrrobyn
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Ya'll I bought some v. expensive shoes two weeks ago. So expensive I am embarrassed to link to them here. I justified this expenditure with the fact that I have pined after these shoes for over a year now--it was lucky I was even able to still find them! Also, I very rarely buy shoes--I've been wearing the same half-dozen black/brown/navy heels for years and years.
Please confess your extravagant shoe purchases here.
― quincie, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:18 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah i think they look ok in the pic but will look better on my feet + certain skirts/pants
wait what new clarks did you get laurel?
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:18 (sixteen years ago) link
what shoes are they, q?? you have to confess fully
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:19 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't think i've ever spend over $200 on shoes but i spend on avg $80-120 a pair (though often less b/c they are on sale). but i don't really buy shoes v often, or as often as i'd like...
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:20 (sixteen years ago) link
(You've seen them twice at least -- the orange sandals!)
― Laurel, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:22 (sixteen years ago) link
i bought a pair of $300 hiking boots many years ago! does that count? i would say ski boots, but i never bought my own. that is why i have a 15 year old pair from highschool that my parents bought me.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:23 (sixteen years ago) link
OK most expensive shoe purchase evah:
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:4sKCV_6-R-_YxM:http://www.jildorshoes.com/images/products/StuartWeitzmanCambridgeBlkLea_Front_300.jpg
― quincie, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:23 (sixteen years ago) link
oh wait i am forgetting the $300 boots i bought last winter too lol.
oh yes, those are nice, i thought you had bought another pair of a dif style xpost to L
holy whoa those are intense shoes, q!
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:24 (sixteen years ago) link
but def the kind of shoes that you have to buy designer b/c every knock-off just doesn't cut it at all
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:25 (sixteen years ago) link
They were well under 300, but geez! Fuck it I don't care I <3 them. Also I am a yuppie.
― quincie, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:25 (sixteen years ago) link
there is nothing wrong with that. i aspire to be able to spend that much on shoes.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:26 (sixteen years ago) link
i got a pair of ankle-strap pucci ballet flats in 2002 for about $400. still have them, still glad i bought them.
― lauren, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Exciting! Wear them in good health etc! I have shoes that cost around that much but I didn't pay full price for them so I don't think it counts.
Dolce & Gabana sweetheart heels, $70 at Century 21, originally $400 or so. Probably my biggest shopping coup ever.
Italian high-heeled ankle boots (forget the maker), $20 at DSW, orig $200.
XP WHOAH, LAUREN
― Laurel, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:32 (sixteen years ago) link