my ideal shoes

[cimorene]

If I had these I would love them and caress them and call them George and wear them every day that it wasn't raining or snowing or below freezing.

My love affair with red patent Mary Janes goes back to age six, I think, when I first fell hard for a style that they sold at Wal-Mart. They had short flat heels - 100% regular little girls' dress shoes, but red of course, with little tiny heart-shaped cutouts round the toes. I wore those practically every day, with every hideously mismatched outfit (because my mom let me pick them myself), and they fell apart or were outgrown. I went through three pairs in two years before they stopped carrying them, I'm sure.

Red mary janes are my ultimate perfect shoe, no lie. I wouldn't pay £55 for them, but you can read their entry at Shoewawa and check out the source, Jones bootmaker (it's British), if you like. I'm confident I'll eventually find a good pair again.

Comments

[lexandros.livejournal.com]

If you did have those shoes, I'd be very tempted to steal them. Only I wouldn't because, you know, that would be wrong, and they'd be too small for me anyway. I think those shoes would make even my ankles look shapely.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Really? You're not any taller than me! I wear a 40, usually.

I did see some flat shiny red mjs at Wiklund the other day, but they ween't on the top of my to-buy list since it's, you know, blizzarding out and one wouldn't be able to wear them yet.

[lexandros.livejournal.com]

You're a 40, too? Heh, I guess I'm just used to always having bigger feet than most of my friends. But I promise I won't be stealing your shiny new shoes if you ever do get that pair! ;)

Oh, I know. I've been browsing for new shoes lately, but it feels so useless buying a pair of nice shoes, when you can't even wear them outside yet. Finnish winters. *sigh*

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Well, I did get those red rainboots... and then it went and snowed. >:[

I've only spent that much on shoes, oh, four times in my life? And I just can't bring myself to do it when I know I can get red mary janes for much cheaper even if they wouldn't be as fabulous. *sigh* But I really want them. Look how exquisite!

[claire.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, I'm a 40/41, and I make no promises about not stealing them if you buy them.

I mean, I am no girly girl, but those might have won me over.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

Yeah. But I'm just too frugal. Even if I had that much money I wouldn't buy them. Instead I buy THESE. (http://www.schuhstore.co.uk/item_main_frameset.asp?s_ref=130338)