My Shoe Closet

[shoesense]

Finally, the moment you've all been waiting for! It took the better part of today, but it's done. Please see attachments organized by boots, sandals, flats, pumps and "high-end" shoes, and sport/go-to shoes, including a few bonus pics of my shoe closet. I labeled each picture, for your convenience!

Here's the horrifying inventory, in alphabetical order (it excludes my Cole Haan indoor shoes--a forest-green driving moc in suede--, my running and gym shoes--3 pairs, my Timberlands, my dog-park shoes--Merell brown suede loafers--and some slippers):

- 1803 brown suede slides
- Anne Klein midnight calf pumps (2-inch heel, Flex sole)
- Aquatalia black suede loafers (1 1/2 wedge)
- Aquatalia white patent boots
- Arche ruby nubuck flats
- Blay T-strap flats, in a beautiful metallic distressed blue-silvery leather with floral under-layer
- Born nubuck green oxfords
- Bruno Magli black two-tone (leather and patent) skimmers, small wedge
- Casadei tweed pumps with spiral kitten heel and brown patent trim
- Casadei floral velvet bow skimmers
- Claudia Ciuti brown suede studded boots, 2 1/2 wedge
- Robert Clergerie gold nubuck slides, studded
- Robert Clergerie green beaded slides
- Robert Clergerie black suede pumps (2 1/2 inch sturdy heel)
- Coach black suede booties (2 inch heel)
- Coach black patent loafers, round-toe
- Cole Haan G-Series blue and silver mesh flats
- Cole Haan G-Series orange metallic and velvet ballet flats
- Cordani black and tan tall wedges
- Delman kiwi ballet flats, suede with patent-cap
- Donald J. Pliner pony hair animal print loafers, red sole
- Donald J. Pliner green suede loafers
- Donald J. Pliner knotted black mesh slide (2 inch heel)
- Dries van Noten grey distressed leather and blue floral jacquard Mary Janes (3 3/4 heel)
- Espace light blue suede sandals
- Espace mustard Mary Janes
- Espace red suede sandals
- Espace red Mary Janes
- Espace teal patent boots
- Espace white and bronze flat slides
- Etro green and purple velvet lace-up skimmers
- Ferragamo croc-embossed brown patent skimmers
- Franco Sarto flat green thongs
- French Sole (the American one!) two-tone quilted ballet flats (beige and black)
- Geox neutral flat mules
- Hegos blue floral peep-toes
- Hegos red and white flats
- Hollywould coral with white trim skimmers
- Icon 'Carcel Stree' sneakers
- Icon 'Illumination' skimmers
- Kate Spade rainbow canvas flat mules
- Kenneth Cole gold and tortoise-shell ring flat thongs
- Kenneth Cole printed orange leather skimmers
- Kowalski newspaper print distressed leather sneakers with charms
- La Canadienne black tall boots
- Christian Louboutin purple suede skimmers
- Marc Jacobs orange quilted velvet with patent cap skimmers
- Marc Jacobs blue velvet 'Mouse' flats
- Marc Jacobs purple suede wedge boots
- Materia Prima by Goffredo Fantini bandana demi-wedge slides
- Mephiso red Mary Janes
- Miu Miu tobacco suede skimmers
- Paul Green neutral slides (2 inch heel)
- Roger Vivier mauve suede d'Orsay flats
- Sperry Topsiders green nubuck boat shoes
- Sperry Topsiders blue nubuck mules
- Sudini dark brown tall boots
- Taryn Rose black T-strap pumps with blue detail in suede and leather (3 inch heel)
- Taryn Rose brown boties
- Taryn Rose brown croc-embossed leather sandals
- Taryn Rose burgundy patent mules (2 inch heel)
- Taryn Rose pink leather and suede wedges
- Thierry Rabotin black leather and canvas peep-toes
- Tsonga red leather boots

Phew!!! That was quite the task.

Mine is a shoe closet with a theme, which is, you can be comfortable and stylish, and there are plenty of low-heel, comfy options for women who can't or won't wear high heels.

Of course, I've made mistakes--not all these shoes are comfortable to wear (flatness does not equal comfort--I learned this the hard way!), but I've learned some valuable lessons while building this shoe collection.

[jitterbugbaby]

You already know that I love your shoe collection. And now I can safely say I also love your meticulous organization and documentation of that shoe collection.

Nicely done!

[shoesense]

Awwww, thanks a bunch! I wish I could have written more about each shoe--you know, fit and all. Ironically--or to be expected, perhaps?--my most 'high-end' shoes are the worst-fitting, of course, and I don't wear them too often because of that. But some are really, really, comfy, and I'm glad I took a chance on them (the Paul Green slides, the Aquatalia loafers, and of course, my Taryn Rose collection).

[Nemtynakht]

Beautiful. It's fun to see people's shoe collections and to realize the nuances of differences in taste, when we all appreciate beautiful shoes. Your collection is much classier/nicer than mine -- I've grown to realize that I prefer funky and casual over dressy. (Of course, my mom probably could have told you that when I died my hair pink in high school.)

[Shomore]

I'm simply stunned. Thank you for sharing your amazing collection and for the excellent itemization! They are beautiful.