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a(nother) self-indulgent post about shoes
Jul. 18th, 2011 08:01 pm
I am now a proud owner of the most beautiful shoes in the world.
No pictures yet, because I don't have my mother's camera quite figured out and I'd rather wait for daylight anyway, but oh these are gorgeous.
They're a little worn, a little stained at one of the toes, and a bit of the satin on the heels is fraying. I'll need to pad them a bit to stop my feet slipping down in them and my heels sliding out, and it'll take me a while to get used to the squished feeling of pointy toes. They're sakura-pink, not the deeper pink you sometimes see sakura drawn as, but the one that looks almost white until you hold it next to something in a similar color to draw out the pink. About the color of Mikage's hair. 3 1/4 inch heels and a pointed opening for the foot, at a wider angle than the toes. These are not shoes that say 'fairytale princess', despite the color; these are godmother shoes or queen shoes or cool-businesswoman shoes, making me think of all the awesome older ladies I've seen in j-dramas. They're elegant. Yves Saint Laurent, size eight, used, $5.85.
Lesson learned from this: Never, ever ignore the shoes or sales sections of a resale shop. (And be willing to try on shoes half a size up or down from your usual one.)
No pictures yet, because I don't have my mother's camera quite figured out and I'd rather wait for daylight anyway, but oh these are gorgeous.
They're a little worn, a little stained at one of the toes, and a bit of the satin on the heels is fraying. I'll need to pad them a bit to stop my feet slipping down in them and my heels sliding out, and it'll take me a while to get used to the squished feeling of pointy toes. They're sakura-pink, not the deeper pink you sometimes see sakura drawn as, but the one that looks almost white until you hold it next to something in a similar color to draw out the pink. About the color of Mikage's hair. 3 1/4 inch heels and a pointed opening for the foot, at a wider angle than the toes. These are not shoes that say 'fairytale princess', despite the color; these are godmother shoes or queen shoes or cool-businesswoman shoes, making me think of all the awesome older ladies I've seen in j-dramas. They're elegant. Yves Saint Laurent, size eight, used, $5.85.
Lesson learned from this: Never, ever ignore the shoes or sales sections of a resale shop. (And be willing to try on shoes half a size up or down from your usual one.)
