Footage...
There, I admitted it. I simply do not understand the obsession some women seem to have with shoes.
Admittedly, I have too many pairs, but that tends to stem from two things -
1. I am a pack-rat, and keep old, scuffed, sole-broken shoes loooong past when I should; and
2. I have a tendency to buy cheap shoes when I need them for something (usually work) and they are too uncomfortable/wear out too quickly, but, bringing us back to 1., I can’t bring myself to part with them.
That, and I pretty much refuse to wear heels. Oh, I own a nice pair of black heels, and a sexy red pair of shiny stilettos (which, in my defence, were bought after a traumatic breakup in an attempt to be a new, crazy woman). I also have one pair of boots with heels, which I will wear on occasion to work, as well as a pair I bought years ago because I was my best friend’s maid of honour. But that’s it. And do you know how many days a year I would wear those, altogether?
Less than my number of fingers, that’s for sure. Though, it was only in preparing that list that I realised how many pairs of heels I have, for a person who hates wearing them…
When I was a teenager, I was completely oblivious to any kind of fashion cares whatsoever. I absolutely lived in sneakers. I’m still fond of my sneakers, but I spend most of my time in plain black flat shoes for work – and as I am up and walking around for hours, comfort is my first priority! I have also become a convert to my rip-off pink crocs that I bought for $5 at a cheapie shop. They are just so darn comfy!
So – are you a shoe fashionista? Are your shoes – as a colleague of mine once said – your babies? Or are you like me and just have no idea what the big deal is?
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Don’t worry, you’re not alone, I don’t get womens obsessions with shoes either. I have very few pairs, I do have some super classy ones I bought some years ago for special occasions but mostly I don’t ‘get’ the obsession, I have better things to spend my spare money on
Happy New Year xx
Hey, as an old feminist(hehehe) i think its a lot about socialisation/conforming to societies standards!
Little girls are supposed to wear pink, play with dolls and dress-ups and grown up girls are suppose to be totally crazy about shoes and handbags! like pathologically loving them, more then anything else!!
u read it in books/magazines, see it in films, hear other woman talking about it, maybe some day u will believe it urself and spend all ur hard earned money to fulfil some one elses idea of ur life!
i like to look pretty, but i also like to think for myself!
Thank u very much MR.(!)Ad-Man!
Love ur post.
Don’t worry, I don’t get the shoe thing either. I wear my steel-capped safety boots to work every day, and I also find myself wearing them on weekends too! Weird, yes probably!