Shoe Obsession: Out of the Closet
posted by: shoesense in General on June 18th, 2008
When reading this story in Washington Times, at first I was amazed, I was mesmerized, kept thinking I could never live without a closet this big by my side… And then I spent a few minutes wondering whether I really need it (answer: it would be AWESOME), but even more time wondering why the media is fascinated with the size of women’s shoe closets. Whether you like Sex and the City or not, I have to agree that Carrie has set our inner shoe-obsessed selves out of the closet and into the mainstream; so if you might have felt guilty before for, say, having 50 pairs of shoes, now you might not think twice of harboring over 90 pairs in the recesses of your closet (the case of yours truly). I believe women having somewhere in the vicinity of 100 pairs of shoes are starting to be the norm rather than the exception. Which brings me again to why this is newsworthy, and why we never cease to wonder at the lengths some women will go to for their shoes. Is this a typically male reaction, as in, those women are so quirky, let’s shake our heads in amazement and wonder what they’ll do next for beauty? Or is it just another confirmation of a widespread societal shoe-mania a la Carrie Bradshaw? Any thoughts?
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November 19, 2009 at 2:29 am, Christina said:
I totally believe that this is becoming more of a common phenomena! I work for a website that allows you to replace your worn-out heeltips and we regularly get customers who tell us that they have tons (and sometimes hundreds!) of shoes just waiting to get repaired. When you have that many shoes it is really expensive going to the cobbler, so DIY makes a lot of sense! Most people tend to order just one pair of replacement heeltips, but occasionally, we'll get a couple of gigantic orders! Those always make me smile, knowing that that particular customer is as shoe-obsessed as me!
September 20, 2009 at 3:49 am, E2Diva said:
Meg K…you and I are on the same playing field. I love my shoes, as my friends call me "the shoe lady". I know am the proud owner of 210 pairs of shoes…and yes ladies, I wear every single pair of them. I too will find a pair of shoes and build my outfit around the shoe. I travel internationally once or twice a year and every country that I've traveled to I have at least 2 pairs of shoes that I purchased from that country. Yes, and every shoe that I buy, I do not pay full price. I will hunt down a pair of couture shoes on sale like it is a sport. My friends are very surprised at the shoes that I have and the price that I pay for them. Oh and one other thing…I will never go into debt for a pair of shoes. So Meg K…you are not alone.
October 30, 2008 at 12:56 am, Meg K. said:
A co-worker of mine just sent me the link to this blog, and at the sight of such a magnificent shoe closet, I literally gasped out loud. : ) Seriously, though, my addiction…errr…collection…is not quite that big, but it's getting there. My husband shakes his head and rolls his eyes every time I bring home another pair, but he understands that this is the one way I really spoil myself. I'm thrifty to the point of being obnoxious when it comes to groceries, furniture, electronics, etc. But when it comes to shoes, I simply can't help myself. That being said, I've only ever paid full price for about half a dozen of them (including couture and designer labels). And I've been known to build a whole outfit around a mildly ridiculous, totally sassy, doesn't-go-with-anything-else-I-own-but-I-simply-have-to-have-them pair. I've been a shoe diva from a very young age, and my love for Sex and the City only served to encourage my fetish. So why do I do it? Because life can be so serious, that sometimes we all just need something that reminds us to lighten up. Coco Chanel once said, "You live but once–you might as well be amusing." I couldn't agree more.
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July 22, 2008 at 1:49 am, Casey M said:
THAT is a lot of shoes!!
haha I love the ones in your hand. Very cute.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uPY-sGRIL30
cheerio!
July 05, 2008 at 5:27 pm, Way Reality » Comment on <b>Shoe</b> Obsession: Out of the Closet by galligator said:
[...] July, 2008 (18:00) | General | By: admin Comment on <b>Shoe</b> Obsession: Out of the Closet by galligator I think its called Toffee & also comes in a tartan plaid black watch color. A bit ecclectic [...]
June 28, 2008 at 1:16 am, June said:
I personally would never store my shoes exposed like that. Imagine all the dust 500 pairs of shoes must collect! I keep them in their boxes or clear shoe boxes.
As for men's reactions, they'll just never get it, just like we'll never get what the deal with power tools is.
June 18, 2008 at 11:38 pm, ASK said:
WOW! Now thats a shoe closet!
June 18, 2008 at 8:06 am, galligator said:
For anyone who asks, those look to be Oh Deer shoes in her hand. I think it's called 'Toffee' & also comes in a tartan plaid 'black watch' color.
A bit ecclectic like my collection, but mine are mostly in boxes to avoid smothering myself in a tragic shoe avalanche.