A sad, silly tale of sensible shoes…
I have not worn high heels or sexy shoes since the 1980s. My aversion to said shoes is probably the reason why my chick lit partial was rejected and why Sarah Jessica Parker will never be my BFF.
But in the field of sensible shoes, as I expressed to Lisa, Born shoes rock, and I have a few pairs.
However, the sad truth is:
That even though I have all those Borns, and these totally adorable Doc Martens:
And even though I bought these amazingly comfortable and shiny snakeskin clogs from a certain enticing sales associate one year:
And even though, of course, I’ve already journaled about my groovy Nike hiking shoes:
Frankly, I’d rather just slip on these ten-year-old, very beat-up Cole Haans:
If I absolutely MUST wear a shoe that isn’t this year’s Nike:
And isn’t my most recent version of Dearfoams:
Then I’m probably going to wear my brown or black Easy Spirits (since I almost never wear a dress):
But don’t make fun of my sensible shoes, because even if it’s not Halloween, I could still slip into these and totally put a hex on you:
Your “hex symbol” shoes make me think of Stockard Channing in “Practical Magic” for some strange reason. (Or Bette Midler in Hocus Pocus)
I think you are a shoe slut. hehehehe
“Hex symbol” makes me giggle. But I know shoe sluts, and I’m not even close. Maybe if I were young and skinny, but now I just want comfort and an ability to stay upright.
The red ones are particularly cute!
They ARE! I should wear them sometime.
Pack for S&S! =0) They are dowright adorable and look quite comfortable. Which reminds me I need a new pair of comfortable shoes for working at the bookstore. maybe I’ll look at the Sketchers outlet next time I am in Nashville.
NOLA will be almost exclusively tennis shoes. I can’t help myself. I like comfort.
LOL… I usually take several pair when I travel, but end up wearing just my sneakers, too. Or sandals if it is summer(even though I have hideous feet). I cant stand wearing shoes…I AM from Kentucky, you know. =0)
I am a huge Easy Spirit fan!
They’re just too comfortable to give up.
I always vote for “Most Comfortable” — to the chagrin of my friend August, who just last Tuesday gave me an article from Esquire about the five shoes every man should own. I own them all — but I like wearing the comfy old ones (which look like your Easy Spirits… have I been wearing women’s shoes all this time?).
Well, as long as they’re comfortable, who cares. As Mark has pointed out, you tie a mean tie, so who’s looking at your shoes? (Except August, of course…)
You and I seem to have the same taste in shoes. I have a problem with my toes being smashed while in high heels and getting bunions–besides the fact that I very rarely wear a dress–so I don’t wear them. I think I still have some of them, I just haven’t bothered to look in the back of the shoe thingy in the closet to thin them out for a long time. Plus, with my long, skinny feet I have a hard time finding any I like–high heels or otherwise. I like my clogs and tennis shoes that I can wear without thinking “Ow, my feet hurt in these shoes!”
Exactly. Feet should be something you don’t have to think about. When they hurt, you can’t think of anything else.
This, of course, makes us fashion pariahs. But our dogs love us!
Oh, I’m a fashion pariah for many more reasons than just my shoes. 🙂
Me, too.
These shoes rule!
NONE of these shoes cost three hundred dollars. Let’s get ’em!
I am a clog girl myself! i like your hexy shoes though
When I was young(er), I wore clogs. Now I’m afraid I’ll fall off of ’em.