Just got feet, don't got SHOES

these are sweeet but limited edition

http://www.freshnessmag.com/2008/09/24/ships-x-clarks-desert-boots-limited-edition/

as are these

http://hypebeast.com/2007/10/clarks-black-ballistic-nylon-desert-boots/

ballistic!

gbx - Maybe these? http://www.zappos.com/clarks-graves-black-leather

anyway, i think clark's desert boots are a-ok as long as you get them in a darker colour
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yes!

Those desert boots remind me of the hippie doctor from the ER vets show on Animal Planet. Maybe that's what you're going for? How much do you have to kind of subvert your own style to the tastes of snooty residents at this point in your medical career? (Like, it's just a given that even the hippiest of hippie lawyers have to own and wear a plain suit w/ sensible shoes sometimes, regardless of our style/preferences, so I don't know if that's how it works for doctors, too.)

enh, since i'm planning on general practice at this point, i could basically start wearing tie-dye and sandals all the time if i felt like it

Oh, well fuck it. Get the desert boots.

~groovy~

hippie doctor look a+ in my book!
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lol!
srsly though, it's a good idea to have a pair of comfortable shoes that are not cons or hiking boots

it was weird, i recently decided on this general practice thing and it was like "oh yeah that seems right" and sort of a relief but sometimes i wonder if it was mostly motivated by a desire to just be a dude

I think we have discussed how much you look like a younger version of my GP (who is also the official doctor of Chicago ILXors in that I think like five or six of us are his patients haha) and I could see him rolling in desert boots.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to just be a dude, plus a good GP is a wonderful thing.

like tomorrow i am volunteering with a former surgeon who spent 30 years in the congo being a g-d hero and who now works p much exclusively with alcoholic native american transients doing plain-old medicine and the email i got explicitly discouraged formal wear and recommended jeans and even though, you know, a preferential option for the poor is v much a thing i am into, i'm basically just in it for the jeans

I think we have discussed how much you look like a younger version of my GP (who is also the official doctor of Chicago ILXors in that I think like five or six of us are his patients haha)

!!!

http://i.imgur.com/eSXjM.jpg

WOAH!

ok for a second i was gonna be all

but, damn

the world needs more just-a-dude GPs imo
(just learn to do a pelvic exam really kindly pls thx!)

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ha!

Awesome GPs are the bestest docs, perfect choice gbx!

just lined up next summer's schedule: 12 weeks doing general practice at an urban clinic serving a lot of st paul's homeless. p pumped.

!!!!

Got distracted by the shoes and missed the GP part. Awesome Ev!

considering shoes

navy bucs vs. navy & tan saddles? hm

haha i have a pair of brown/blue saddles i bought recently

@gbx - clarks are fine if a little informal imo, if you still care

yea lamp i think i saw those, they are denim, i think? i like them.

i just need more casual shoe options that are not made of canvas

i got my black platform sandals in the mail today (top ones, the good ones)
they are huge and sizzlin and shockingly comfortable

my brother is total dude. bigwave surfer. owns his own chiropractic office. usually works in slacks, short sleeve button up &.... barefoot.

gbx did u already get ur shoes? fyi if you like the chukka silhouette you can get it in beeswax with soles besides the crepe rubber, if u want something slightly more formal

*beeswax leather

elmo go with the bucks

ya, get non-suede versions but we've all already decided that for you

the rubber soles are "informal" too

i guess if you get a chukka boot in hard leather and wood soles youve basically got yourself a semi-formal boot so maybe that misses the point

Bought yesterday, wearing now...improbably!

http://image.become.com/imageserver/s4/981027744-150-150-5-0/se-boutique-roberta-wedge-sandal-6/tan.jpg

Lech, I like those first ones so much! Wish I could see them on you.

Holy crap - how high are those platforms?!

Jealous! If I tried to wear them I'd be a) over 6 feet tall and b) crippled in approx 5 mins.

Well I'm short. But also the heels on them aren't all that high once you subtract the basic platform? Plus the leather is really soft and conform-y and you're well strapped in so there's no wobbling or things coming off or cutting in. All of which makes them surprisingly great.

i don't think i've ever seen you wear shoes that high, l!

Probably not! I have a pair of black Via Spigas in that range but hardly ever wear them. These shoes and the other pair of more formal platforms I bought this wkend were inspired by walking around Soho with Rrrobyn and looking at all the fashiony girls wearing improbable shoes.

clarks desert boots are way cheaper on amazon btw. i love zappos but their lack of price matching sucks

x-post - What do the other ones you got look like, L? Living vicariously through your awesome shoe purchases. ;)

Aww! I can't remember the name of the others, will find out tonight. Basically both pair are more contemporary/run the danger of being trashier than I would normally hazard. But I was in the mood, I guess.

The thing with the warm tan ones above is that they're close to skin color, so they blend in as more of a neutral. The same shoe in black would cut my ankles up visually and probably make me seem even stubbier.

fyi guys you can get your clarks resoled

http://www.resole.com/Clarks-Shoe-Repair.aspx

improbable shoes, yaay! amazing, laurel!

Laurel! So glad you found some you like!! They're cute and seem pretty comf too.
I too love my improbably huge heels!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/5861091658_4b0786aa43.jpg

That was the picture that made my legs look the least deformed. It's hard to take a picture of one's own shoes while they're on the foot.

ah! cuuuute!

closer up, with bonus dog
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/5860543579_fcb63f6393.jpg

i feel like they are a little foot-fetishy but that's better than ugly/dumpy/painful imo.

my dog also loves to lick feet

Those are va-va-voom, seriously.

super hot, yes!
i've only bought flats this season and now have the itch for improbable shoes, thx a lot you guys ;)

improbable shoe itch >>> athlete's foot