Just got feet, don't got SHOES

laurel i love the black and taupe shoes!!

most recent purchase - bought for $40 from a going out of business sale. very comfy.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CLuso_CdVtE/TwPivR7TtEI/AAAAAAAAAP8/Iw0mk0g4itc/s400/33373151-1.jpg

those are CUTE! really like that sort of cuban heel on them

Yes, those are A+.

sooo cute
the last pair of shoes i bought were actually giant boots (40% off yaay!) - my first pair of truly warm winter boots - and it only took me 10 years of montreal winters to finally buy. lol...

http://tallboot.in/images/Black-The-North-Face-Womens-Shellista-Lace-Boots-.jpg

they're not actually all that giant compared to sorels or keens or other big winter boots. and no zipper! i am so tired of zippers breaking due to lots of walking + salt damage. and i can wear these snowshoeing :)

Was thinking this morning, since it's 17 degrees out, that this weekend might be the time to hit an Army-Navy store, unless I can find some awesome on-sale Sorels or something.

another modcloth animal classic
http://productshots1.modcloth.com/productshots/0095/3475/657cda903c2ff059f6b4ca1169c1c3f1.jpg?1324071705

Those are something.

i only look at that site for abominations these days. they have some ok stuff MAYBE but mostly it's just high heel platform fake docs with cats on them.

lol whoa but i still somehow have a certain respect for those

bene, are those shoes from the brand ALL BLACK? I've been eyeing a few of their looks for a while...

oh that's so funny - no wonder i like them too! i have a pair of All Black shoes i bought a couple of years ago in brooklyn - they are exactly the same shape except the leather isn't textured and has little cutouts in flower pattern. they are really comfortable too. i recommend, wld buy again.

I have a strange aversion to peep toes because my toes are not long enough to peep. I have short toes.

haha i kind of have the opposite prob - i don't want the peep hole (um...) to be too big because it makes my long (but not really all that long!) toes appear longer.

http://www.vanhalenstore.com/shop/graphics/00000001/EV027B.jpg

so I have to gab about those Bass heeled patent leather saddle shoes again... I don't think I've worn a pair of shoes that's received this many compliments, EVER. They are totally amazing. And go with A LOT of my wardrobe. Pretty comfy, too. A+++++

Oh, I should check the Bass outlet this week.

I had a pair of saddle shoes about 15 years ago.

yes they are all black! i got them on mega sale from a store in maine that was going out of business. they are super comfy.

considering some saddle shoes

http://media-cache7.pinterest.com/upload/282671314081851128_jhQPTx2g_c.jpg
cole haan, $198

http://media-cache9.pinterest.com/upload/282671314081851138_eBoazKEZ_f.jpg

bass, $79

My Bass loafers are pretty rad, but they were EXTREMELY tight over the instep until I stretched 'em. Clearly made for someone with a lot less arch than my poor feet. May not be as much of a problem with an oxford style?

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florsheim, $90

i have low arches so prob less of a problem in general for me

i have those cole haan saddle shoes in a different color, i like them quite a bit

a friend of mine bought the bass ones last year and they fell apart really quickly, like they barely lasted the summer

i am kinda smitten with the cognac color on the cole haans which is the only reason i am entertaining them as an option, idk if that's worth more than double the price of the others

yeah for s.thing like saddle shoes you probably dont care about getting 10 years wear out of them so i can understand that. i have superhigh arches and cole haans fit me much better than other midrange stuff and even most high end mens shoes

yeah i would just be adding them into the casual s/s rotation with a couple pairs of suede bucks and some canvas sneaks, probably not gonna get heavy duty wear

might go florsheim, i think the brick red sole looks nice. i kinda worry about them looking like golf shoes tho? esp if i wear em with shorts

I love those red soles too but they wear down and no one replaces them anymore. Get something w a leather bottom and then have it recovered with extra leather or some rubber, is my advice. The heel of that all-foam sole is going to wear out unevenly and fast.

I have to send my Fryes back to the company over the summer--they need to be resoled FOR REALS and not just what cobblers do today, which is put another layer over the old layer. I mean actually unstitched and resewn onto a new bottom. I have no idea how much this is going to cost me. Can you still send them back? It's not for free anymore, I imagine.

I like the way saddle shoes look unto themselves but I wouldn't really know how to wear them. Maybe I'm not 'metro' enough.

on yr feet, thats my advice

BTW can't a good cobbler actually re-sole shoes? North 11th Shoe Repair in Williamsburg does good work, maybe call them. There was also a russian guy in a dry cleaners on Livingston St. in Downtown Brooklyn that seemed to do good work.

laurel: http://frye.ecommerce.createthesoftware.com/UploadedFiles/2c6cb230-689c-40dc-8b7e-05df71f253ed.pdf

looks like $50 for leather soles, $40 for rubber

Yeah, I got to that. It's going to be like $100 for resoling and general conditioning and the heel taps being replaced, etc. That's like half the price of the damn boots. But sigh, I will do it.

i would prob wear those saddle shoes w/ tan or olive chinos or dark jeans with a madras, chambray, or oxford button-down

maybe too gimmicky & def too spendy for me but i like the look of these despite my general dislike of allstars

http://media-cache7.pinterest.com/upload/282671314081852448_rceeydTQ_f.jpg

Kind of feel like too many casual sneakers have fat white soles like that. Something about that just doesn't look good on my feet.

personally i don't really mind as long at the shoe has a low footbed / profile. chunky white outsole & tall footbed is kind of a skater look and i am anything but that

you know if you want saddle shoes that strikes me as the sort of thing you could really easily find a nice vintage pair of

i know, right? i haven't seen any, but not for want of thrifting. i am v cautious abt ebaying shoes, tho.

i have purchased 4 pairs of new shoes in the past month, and 3 of them have been heels! this is v unusual behaviour for me but i am v happy.

http://www.bakersshoes.com/p-236556-CLAIRE.aspx

http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/material-girl-shoes-holden-wedge-sandals?ID=665167&CategoryID=17570&LinkType=#fn=sp%3D6%26spc%3D1386

the second pair look way better on than i expected AND they're ridic comfy.

i feel like when i go to buffalo exchange i always see many many pairs of saddle shoes

are you in LA elmo or am i imagining things

Just1n3 those are great shoes!
I want to get some flat oxfords or something for teaching but not have them look like "teacher shoes," this is probably crazy.

v, you must be imagining things because i am in rhode island!

where are those florsheims selling for $90?

i've posted these before but these are my saddles

http://di1-2.shoppingshadow.com/images/pi/8e/2c/28/97947698-260x260-0-0_Johnston+Murphy+Brennan.jpg

johnston murphy google search will find you them somewhere.

just bought the below brogues today, most i've ever spent on a pair of shoes but have wanted grensons for ages and they are so nicely made.

http://www.weaversdoor.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/270x405/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/g/r/grenson-5190451ftan-sidalpinebrogue-tan-4.jpg

I have kind of coveted Grensons since I first saw them at Soula in Brooklyn a few years ago, even before I think they had much market presence in the US.

a few weeks ago they had a concession in selfridges in london and i got talking to the attendant who recognised me from trying on a pair of boots in this tiny grenson shop which is near where i live. had a long conversation about shoes... then she offered me discount. <3

What are they priced like in London? They are still kind of prohibitively expensive for me here.