Just got feet, don't got SHOES

on sale for 75% off, love u white booties
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7617337576_4f8708b94b_z.jpg

super cute!!

No kidding; those are fantastic, Amanda!

ordered myself a new pair of Justins today. I have a pair of vintage-looking Western style boots, but I've been hankering for a plain pair of black ones for godknows how long.

really like the cowboy/biker cross-style. hope they look okay on

http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaew_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-bootbarn_us-Site/Sites-masterCatalog_Bootbarn/default/v1343802742321/large/JustinBoots_L9991_15.jpg

whoa sorry for HUEG

Oooh I love those. I used to have a similar pair, but knee high.

I think I am going to buy these. I have been eying them for months and they seem like the perfect work shoes (probably an imaginary concept)

http://www.fluevog.com/code/images/colour_image/0000001596/composite.jpg

Those Justins are cool. I have a pair similar to them and they make me feel like Nick Cave.

Abbs, I've had those Fluevogs for years and they are a great, everyday shoe. I have worn them so much that I've got to take them in to be resoled and have the insoles replaced. Recommended.

alright!

It took me a while to break them in but these Blowfish shoes have become my go-to daily shoe (luckily I wear a lot of blue and purple solids). Thank you BarefootTess (sizes 10+):

http://a1.zassets.com/images/z/1/7/0/1/5/2/1701528-p-MULTIVIEW.jpg

Hmm now that I look at those closely mine are a different print:

http://static.zoovy.com/img/barefoottess/W580-H580-Bffffff/product_images/blow_sandbox/blowfishsandboxblue013.jpg
Kinda want all the prints. Oh money tree, bear fruit.

LECHERA! Score!!!! I live my rockstar dreams through you.

it's a costume, but it's one i enjoy wearing!

i knew you would appreciate those :)

Punk princess.

Help me.

I need some shoes comfortable to go walking around all day while wearing (WHILE I AM IN LONDON) and cute enough to wear with dresses AND pants. ANY IDEAS?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkxK90eieU4/TqWlGrFDUTI/AAAAAAAAAGA/9inWTrHaJBY/s1600/rainbow-sandals.jpg

i will rep for eccos (as always). they're kind of hit or miss (mostly miss), style-wise, but you might find something cute in there.

this is where i just defer to brand names -- ime clarks and born are both comfortable enough for all day and have some versatile cute options
eccos are in the same category i just don't have any

i'd probably wear some kind of oxfords?

I have a bunch of friends who are mad about Merrells, super comfy apparently

also will rep for naturalizer in this deparment too (aerosoles maybe but their styles are more dressy/heely than casual walking)

The polka dotted saddle shoes by Bass's Rachel Antonoff line are on sale at Freepeople for $70.... bought em. CASE CLOSED.

I have 3x pairs of Merrells and they've all worn very weirdly. Like in two months it's OBVIOUS PRONATOR TERRITORY. I guess the heels wear fast? I'm still wearing them years on but I hate them. If you like hating yourself they're good. I would rec Borns any day over them. I have had a pair of Bornh boots for seven years and they're still my favorite.

Mands: Get classy oxfords, put insoles in 'em for distance walking, break them in before you go. Done.

None of this "comfort" shoe nonsense. Maybe that flies at home but not abroad. I don't care what Europeans do, do YOU want to have self-respect in London? You are a fashion icon! The Antonoff designs are pretty great, I've longed for several. I have it on good authority though that the transparent plastic ones are sweat factories (I know, plastic shoes? Who could have guessed?!) but the others are adorbs.

My Bass loafers which I love are kind of a losing game for me, sadly. They're made for narrower feet than I have so it took ages to break them in, and then they were broke down so fast afterward and now they give me terrible pains to stand in. So sad.

Laurel, you know me too well. I looked at Born, Merrells, Ecco and Clarks and everything was just too conservative for me. I have a pair of Bass heeled saddle shoes that are super comfy. So I bought these:

http://www.fashionodor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Bass-Loves-Rachel-Antonoff-Spring-Summer-2012-shoes-collection-02.jpg

the top one or the bottom one?

i ask because if they were new balance shoes or whatever i'd want to buy both

sooo cute!

top

good choice imo

anyway it's before labor day

^^ old rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=capxvg_b7I8

jk, those shoes are wicked cute

None of this "comfort" shoe nonsense.

People have different feet. Mine are really needy if I'm going to be using them for like 9-11 hours a day.

^^^ i envy anyone who can wear a pretty shoe with just an insole added. i can't even get an insole into a pretty shoe, along with my foot.

i'm totally in love with the new tom's desert wedges.

I have very un-needy feet. My sister, though, has huge shoe woes so I get what y'all mean. I can trudge around for hours in a pair of flimsy Converse all-stars and be fine for the most part.

i'm ok with tennies, it's dress shoes that i can't deal with. i have to buy heels with built in padding toe to heel if i want to wear them for more than an hour. kinda sucks, but i like lots of other kinds of shoes so i can live with it. sometimes i'd like to look a little more oomphy though, and i just suffer through a long night, but NOT if i'm dancing.

my justin lacers have been very very very good to me in that regard.

they're my <3 forever boot <3

Reposted from the thrift thread. Help my non-message-board-inclined wife out:

She likes vintage-y skirts and wrap dresses, but pairs them with... Teva sandals for sort of a hippie college student look.

She doesn't really like shoe shopping in thrift stores, hates malls in general, and hasn't shopped much online. I think she kinda just doesn't know what to wear with them. Any recs? She used to have some black oxfords, but wore them til they disintegrated.

There are lots of cute oxfords for sale these days -- have her just try to look around on Zappos and see if anything's appealing. They have a good return policy too, so if they don't fit there's not a penalty.

Will she wear even a slight heel, or do they have to be sensible walking flats?

I would suggest she needs both, her shoe closet is pretty barren!

She actually did shop Zappo's and didn't find much; I think she's looking at <$100, which narrows it.

I just found these in the $60 range. She'll prob think they're too much like saddle shoes tho.

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=48556039

Those are cute! Maybe not comfortable enough for everyday wear (if that's what she's looking for) but if you're buying one pair of shoes to wear every day, going for a $$ shoe is probably your best bet. More wear per $1.

On the other end of the spectrum, look what I GOT
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/8004494064_789a042af4_n.jpg

Hard to get a picture of these guys so I figured the bike seat was my best bet.