Report Signature: Vandalia Boot
posted by: brianka in Boots, General, High heels on May 18th, 2010
Sometime you see a shoe and are caught, intrigued by some combination of color and shape.
You have no idea if you would wear it.
If you were to buy it, you’re not sure if, or even how you would wear it.
And, you’re not sure if you would care, because it would be yours, which just might be enough.
I have these moments. Some shoes hold more of an aesthetic power over me than ought to be strictly possible.
Like these:
Report Signature ‘Vandalia’ $229-$250 at Endless, Nordstrom, Shoes.com, Revolve Clothing & DNAfootwear
But, I am only getting that particular Ooh La La vibe from the brown, not the black version of these booties; I do love the look of warm, brown, earthy leathers.
I haven’t purchased these, and doubt that I will. But it is this visceral, love at first sight, reaction to various shoes – shoes that I might never even have or make an opportunity to wear - that leads me to speculate that I could eventually wind up owning my own shoe museum – all in size 7.5, of course. This is also the reason my shoe shopping involves the following set of questions:
- If I love them now, will I love them 3 months, a year, 3 years from now? – And, yes, if there is not an insane discount, I will generally wait at least 3 months to make sure they meet this minimum requirement.
- While I love them, will they likely get actual wear-time should I add them to my wardrobe?
All budgetary and fit/comfort issues aside, these two required questions really do help me to control what would otherwise devolve into an uncontrolled spending frenzy.
Do you need or have any tricks to keeping to whatever shoe budget or savings goals you have set for yourself?
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May 24, 2012 at 4:02 am, source said:
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July 28, 2010 at 6:13 am, galligator said:
Low ankle boots are good with skinny jeans, leggings, or stockings/tights paired with a pencil skirt. Never underestimate just how many of your shoes can be rocked with the classic-yet-sexy pencil skirt. It's a wardrobe must. Also, for tall & slender gals who are in more fashion-forward (likely urban) areas – these would look great with belted khaki shorts (or mini if you are much younger than I) and a classic white button down or sleevless scoop tee. (IMHO). And yes, they do sell toe-less socks & tights, but you might have to hunt around.
July 27, 2010 at 4:52 pm, anisa said:
so I just got these shoes as a gift…. any thoughts about what you would pair these with? I would have an easier time with the black ones, but not sure what to wear the brown ones with, other than skinny jeans maybe.
May 21, 2010 at 12:05 pm, Jordans Fan said:
Some shoes hold more of an aesthetic power over me than ought to be strictly possible.
You speak my mind.
May 20, 2010 at 11:49 am, + & – « My Milk Glass Heart said:
[...] This post pretty much sums up my thoughts when I go shoe shopping as well. [...]
May 19, 2010 at 1:30 pm, r5bales said:
My trick is to put it into my online shopping cart, then wait for a few weeks. After a while the item seems to be less necessary.
May 19, 2010 at 2:06 am, galligator said:
I'm at that point in my life where I want to only purchase/own items that I love. I want to walk into the closet & not have any pieces that make me go 'meh'. Shoes are an area where there are so many exciting variations that I have to go the extra step and make sure that I ask myself if I love them for wearing or from more of an aesthetic POV. If it is mainly aesthetic, than I have learned to pass. I have at least half a dozen 'not sure how to wear them with my wardrobe shoes' already in my collection that helped me to learn that lesson the hard way.
May 18, 2010 at 7:33 pm, Uma said:
Love this as well & totally understand yr dilemma…Earlier I just used to buy things on a whim…but now I always ask myself whether I would actually wear it, is it comfy, what would I wear it with etc….