sneakers of the day

[cimorene]

Before the shoe images today, I want to take this moment to complain about the fact that my favorite bag in the history of ever is wearing out and I need a new one. I am picky about bags but I also don't find them even 1/10th as interesting as shoes so I barely know where or how to look for them. Anybody have any suggestions, either of sources or blogs that aren't about like overpriced designer trendy bullshit?






1. Palladium "Pampa Hi Lite" in bright yellow/vapor 2. Palladium "Blanc Hi" in purple 3. New Balance Classics W574 in green 4. New Balance Classics W574 in purple 5. Keds + Taylor Swift "Sunglasses" in yellow
Taylor Swift has also put her name to guitar-print and nautical-print Keds, so far, but although I like the concept in theory I wasn't too keen on the tiny indistinguishable nature of the prints so this is the only one I dug enough to post.
6. Pf Flyers "Center Hi" in ppurple canvas 7. Volatile "Hype" in purple 8. Vans "Authentic Slim Twill" in yellow 9. Vans "Authentic Brushed Twill" in Porcelain 10. Vans "Authentic Multi Pop" in Heliotrope/Pink

Comments

[laurajv]

What...kind of bag? If you were in the us I would say check Zappos but I've no idea what their international shipping is like

[cimorene]

It is my standard shoulder-able handbag, large enough for a book and bottled water but not big enough to be a tote, that I would call a purse while living at home in the US. I did actually check the EU sorts of equivalents of Zappos, but. I kind of go into the search with a sense of despair and then emerge from after a few hours of online shopping even *more* despairing, which is kind of the opposite of how I feel when shopping for shoes (even when I don't find what I want) (though I know many people do feel that way about shopping for shoes).

I guess the problem is being picky in a way that makes me reject almost everything, but without any specific tangible guidelines that help me direct my search in a positive way. So instead I just feel like I'm wandering in a wasteland of bags made by and for people with completely alien feelings, like if I were shopping in a giant shoe emporium selling nothing but Crocs and Uggs.

[laurajv]

that sounds amazingly frustrating. fwiw, I've been a lot happier w my handbags in general now that I *have* developed some tangible guidelines (easily accessible slip pocket for phone + crossbody strap are completely non-negotiable, fr'ex).