Just got feet, don't got SHOES

I'm waiting for these shearling boat shoes to go on sale...

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Want to find IN A STORE today. Think I'll get lucky?

i was wondering when penny loafers were going to come back!
i used to wear the hell out of them when i was a kid, and i haven't seen them even though boat shoes are obvs here to stay

maybe old fashioned shoe store that carries brands for stubborn old people who buy a new pair of penny loafers when the old one dies? (ie my dad)

i looooved my black penny loafers so much in 8th grade

the word cordovan is so nice

laurel maybe a dept store like macy's?

So far via the internet, I can't find anywhere that carries Bass shoes in the city! Only outlets outside in the subrubs. Trying to call Macy's now but I saw someone else say oline that Macy's didn't have them either....

I don't know if they're BACK, exactly, I just decided I want some. :)

Also they never went out of style in some fringe subculture styles.

Really? Like the Downtown Preppy Crew o que?
My dad has had his penny loafers resoled at least 3x. He'll be glad to brag about it if given the opportunity.

'60s stuff, Anglophiles.

huh
i always thought of them as WASPy prep shoes, like boat shoes/topsiders (?) basically

Oh they are. But there's crossover. Also, I'm wearing all my dancing shoes to ripped up stubs, and need sensible flat things with slippery bottoms that I won't roll my ankles in so

tons of twee hipsters in sf wear them

David Z carries some Bass, but I don't think I've seen the penny loafers there, more of the saddle shoes. I've had good luck ordering directly from the Bass site though, if you want to give that a shot.

Lord & Taylor and Macy's are fail.

laurel, have you tried zappos? free shipping both ways, and you can totally return them if you don't want them, hassle-free: http://www.zappos.com/womens-shoes-penny-loafer~4

Oh I know -- my goal was to buy in person so I could wear them ASAP. Ordered from amazon.com instead.

TOPSIDERS

My loafers came today, which is YAY because I thought it would be another WEEK.

However the BOOOOOOOO is that they're CRAZY narrow. Serious. This is supposed to be "M", and M(edium) is the only width Bass makes for women, and they are TINY. I have extra room in the toes, but even with bare feet my insteps are wedged under steel bands in these things.

;___________________;

aw dang! surely they will stretch a little, but maybe not enough?

Oh yeah, Bass tends to be pretty narrow. You could always donate them to me:)

NICE TRY, BRIGHT EYES.

No seriously I think I figured it out: they're not horribly narrow in the soles, but the vamps are cut assuming you have very flat arches. Like, there's no VERTICAL room in the band where the pennies go. It has no arch.

I'm stretching them at my desk with a large cone-shaped spool of thread and a staple remover jammed under it.

Darn your Yankee ingenuity.

scored a pair of allen edmonds captoe oxfords yesterday for $7! in great condition except for a small gouge in the leather which i hope is repairable, but even if not, awesome thrift score. cordovan color but i don't think they are actually proper cordovan

my mister just got a pair of proper cordovan allen edmonds, and they really are a work of art!

yeah come to think of it the fact that the leather is gouged pretty much confirms that they are not cordovan, huh

Laurel, Sissy Spacek was wearing the hell out of some penny loafers (among other things) in Badlands

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omg i finally bought shoes! three pairs! of flats that i can actually walk in and not be in pain! o_O i walk a lot and the cowboy boots i've been wearing constantly really need a new sole + yknow, it's nice to change the look up.
shoes!:

gentle souls by kenneth cole, super soft matte black leather, not heinously ugly for a 'comfortable shoe' that one can walk in
http://www.planetshoes.com/mmplanet/Images/13724/13724_127_detail.jpg

bc brand, fairly inexpensive but real leather (i wrote this brand off b/c they have so many faux-leather shoes and faux leather = pain to my feet), less pink irl, v cute
http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/1/5/3/1532031-p-2x.jpg

and the classic clark moccasins i've been wanting forever
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thx downtown san francisco shopping district! i <3 u

I am going to get a pair of these before the end of the year.

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The ones on the bottom are BAD ASS!

I've gone SANDAL-MAD! Recently bought:

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And these: http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/1/1/8/1188499-p-DETAILED.jpg

me too

i needed some study but not ugly walking sandals and bought these and I LOVE THEM -- comfortable beyond reason, attractive, sturdy-feeling

http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/90/09/9009984fccfa8324afe4ab07145ef70c/born-nordstrom-sandals-bragg-sandal.jpg

ugh sturdy not study

oh those red sandals love

i've been sorta wanting to buy some of those giant wedge sandals i see everywhere but i don't know what the exact right ones are

recently bought and love these:

http://www.shoes.com/ProductImages/shoes_iaec1195297.jpg

got some v classic beige quilted ballet flats with patent black cap toe. Chanel style, but these are Delman (on major sale. they make some v stodgy looking shoes but their ballet flats are great)

Lech and hs: I rly like both of those! LL: I wanted some clonky wedge-heeled brightly colored leather sandals this year too but haven't settled on a style/brand either.

hs, I like those a lot!! where are they from? want

i got them from dsw...they're seychelles, i think a season old maybe? v v comfortable and a little sparkly. i love them!

they were also available in purple and black iirc

Are these a bad idea? I kind of wish they were red or a fun color, but I like the shape of the heel and the grommets. Plus the idea of wearing them and being super tall but also comfortable is really appealing. On sale.
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Other option, but I like the heel less because it's more round and YOW 70s!
I like the toe area more though

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I like the first pair because of the grommets and the ankle straps. They are pretty badass.

I have absurd feet and must buy all of my shoes from places like Footsmart and Ugly Orthopedic Shoes 4 U, so I am going to live vicariously through you all re: your adorable sandal purchases.

I need some cute versitle flat sandals and am having trouble choosing. Boo.

versatile, even

should i buy clarks desert boots as my go-to (read: only) dress shoes y/n

Thank you for your input! I am leaning heavily toward the first ones because the second ones are just a little too tame/round. I like the color of the sole on the first one better too.

After this no more sandals for a while.

ENBB-- may I recommend not totally flat? Like, a teeny heel? Totally flat can be bad for yr feet and isn't as flattering.
GBX - I would say no, but mostly because I don't really think of those as dress shoes?