Hello

[JLie]

Wanted to say hi. I'm not necessarily a shoe ADDICT but I do appreciate beautiful and pretty things.

And especially lately, I made a decision that would steer me back into the lovely shoes world. For the past few years I would only buy cruelty-free shoes (non-leather, vegetarian, vegan)- lately however, I've found that most vegan shoes are badly made (cheap, glue, environmentally evil, mass-made not handmade) and that because the shoe tradition goes back such a long way, I thought it may be better to honor that tradition. Leather molds better, leather is the traditional material, leather is the material that is used in handmade shoes made in socially acceptable conditions...

So, I'm going to see how I feel after buying a few leather shoes. I'll make sure my shoes are sourced from companies that truly care about design, manufacturing, their worker's welfare...etx (in other words...expensive, darn)

Haha. That's my long intro. Hello!

[galligator]

Welcome. I'm also pretty new here. So far it's been a pretty friendly & entertaining group.

[jitterbugbaby]

Welcome, JLie.

You're in good company here. Many of us are pretty picky about our shoes, too, and I know I always look for quality in my footwear.