Ugg boots via Saxon shoe store |
For me, the ideal
pair of shoes would be made of high quality leather and preferably from Italy, Spain
or Brazil.
Some favorite brands of mine are: Franco Sarto, Ugg, Gianni Bini, Via Spiga,
Kenneth Cole and Vince Camuto; curiously enough, none of those are made in the afore
mentioned places. As far as I can tell they’re mostly made in China. Yes, even
the Uggs. Shouldn’t they be from Austrailia? And Gianni Binni sure does have an
Italian ring to it.
The wonderful
thing about shopping at thrift stores is, the money I save on clothing I can
put toward shoes! Perfectly logical reasoning if you ask me. Don’t get me
wrong; I find cute shoes at the thrift stores too, which brings me to my next
thought. In the past I would bypass Payless and the shoe section at Target
unless I needed some cheap flip flops or espadrilles – things I would expect to
wear only for a short, single, season. Lately though, I’ve found some pretty
cute shoes in thrift stores that I know to be a Payless or Target brand. And lo
and behold! They’re actually cute and not too cheap looking either. In two
of my posts I’m wearing shoes from such places, here, and here. Do you
agree that Payless has stepped up its game? They’ve certainly stepped up their
prices. I’m eyeing a pair of faux leather wedges with yellow accents. They’re $24.99. A very affordable, typical Payless
price, but there’s others that cost as much as $54.00. What’s up with that?
While we’re on
the subject of shoes, I’d like to mention the “Rock the Red Pump Project”
that was brought to my attention by Tavia over at Nine to Fly. It concerns HIV awareness for women and young girls.
As a medical professional and a lover of fashion this has double whammy appeal
for me! Check it out. It’s really important stuff! Thanks Tavia.
I’m just going to
put some questions out there because I’m curious to hear from other shoe lovers.
What’s the most you’ve ever paid for a pair of shoes? How many years have you
had your oldest pair of shoes? Do you ever buy shoes from the thrift store or
is that going a little too far? What are some of your favorite shoe sources?
Here’s a few “shoe” facts about me
My mom bought all my
shoes from Stride Rite because she felt they had “good support”.
Shoe size: 8 ½
Tsubo and Fly London
are my newest shoe interest
Fave shoes of the
moment: Thrifted Franco Sarto metallic gold sandals.
Oldest pair of shoes-
12 years old, and I still haven’t worn em’!
I love flats
4 ½” heels are my
limit!
Fave online sources:
Zappos, Nordstrom and 6 pm .com
Until
next post, happy dressing,
Sincerely,
Style Agent 909
Lovely and sweet!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your blog! Thanks so much for stopping by.
DeleteShoes--sigh. How I love SHOES!! Unfortunately wearing a 9 wide and not being able to wear heels severly limits my choices. Not that I don't fondle the 6" high pumps and drool at DSW!
ReplyDeleteI totally buy my lil' dude's shoes at Stride Rite for the same reason!
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love it. so stylish!
ReplyDeleteShoe???!!!! I heard it all this way from GA! Haha
ReplyDeleteMost I've spent on shoes?? I don't want to say....my hubby might read this. ;)
I agree with you about buying quality shoe b/c I do keep mine for years and years. Personally, I just can't bring myself to wear someone else's shoes....that's just me and my OCD.
4" heels are about my limit but I have a few that are higher....it's getting harder & harder as I age...depressing.
Have a terrific weekend!