Why do you love shoes?

This is not the thread for me. Or hobbits.

It's a bit fancypants and I have no way to answer it.

In related news, I am overdue for clipping my toenails.

i hate shoes, but if i don't wear them i cannot be served in mcdonald's

Until only several years ago, I had far more pairs of shoes than my girlfriend.

shoes are awesome
http://www.zappos.com/images/729/7299154/9994-683596-p.jpg

Because shoes are like punctuation to the sentence of an outfit.

Because there's not much more decadent than spending on/caring about things you bash into the ground every day.

Because if you can only spend on one or a few thing(s) at a time, take care of your feet and buy the absolute best you can afford. Clothing comes and goes but shoes (god willing and you don't get them wet) remain.

The great thing about great shoes is that it means you don't have to think about shoes, or buying shoes for years at a time

i love shoes a lot and wld have so many more pairs of ones i almost never wear if i let myself indulge and/or had the income to indulge omg

i wish i had mod powers so i could remove oilyrags comments from beginning of thread and replace them with giant hearts

Tracer: goddamn yes.

I always like to think about my small friend - a four year old - who says "We're wearing not shoes!"

However, she REALLY likes kitten heels, and is very critical about outfits.

The great thing about great shoes is that it means you don't have to think about shoes, or buying shoes for years at a time

*sigh*

Boys.

The great thing about great shoes is that it means you don't have to think about shoes, or buying shoes for years at a time

Shoes, are the distillation of fashion, and of your sensibilities in general.

xp I once bought a pair of Mephistos on eBay for $14 that basically spared my feet years of strain and wear and damage they would have suffered in, say Nikes or New Balance or whatever.

Ah, I'm not so down on shoes. I walk a lot, often on hot asphalt and I'm glad that they're protecting my feets when I do. But my feets are also sore a lot and since it feels so good to go barefoot once I get home, I guess I tend to devalue shoes.

http://media.tumblr.com/lnMbcqDgA9jpp6leAxbrGRqH_500.jpg

i certainly love my new summer footwear, as much as any man can be said to love a sandal

"I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet. But would he give me his shoes? He would NOT! Footless prick."

^ somebody quoted this on another board once and I love it, but have no idea where it came from originally.

one pair of shoes, one pair of slippers, two pair of sneakers. That's it.

25 pairs of sneakers. that's it.

j/k

theyre such concise little units w/a lot of variation in tight parameters - something abt being small and at the bottom allows for greater outrageousness

Oilyrags, perhaps you should wrap them feet in some pungent cloth?

25 50 pairs of sneakers. that's it.

-- sleep, Wednesday, May 28, 2008 5:12 PM

Chelsea boots (black, brown suede) - 2 pair
Chukka boots (brown) - 1 pair
Black wingtips - 1 pair
Brown oxfords - 1 pair
Black oxfords - 2 pair
Brown oxfords - 2 pair
Loafers - 2 pair
Black split toe suede - 1 pair
Tobacco suede oxford - 1 pair
White deckshoes - 1 pair
White bucks - 1 pair
Soccer cleats - 1 pair
Street soccer shoes - 1 pair
Work boots - 1 pair
Wellies - 1 pair
All purpose running/hiking shoes - 1 pair

I think that's everything...

Oilyrags, perhaps you should wrap them feet in some pungent cloth?

-- aimurchie, Wednesday, May 28, 2008 5:17 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

my socks are pretty pungent sometimes after I wear 'em all day. You mean like that?

I hauled my summer shoes out on Monday and I have nowhere to put 'em; my shoe collection just doubled and my shelving did not.

so m white is it fair to say you have 3 pairs of brown oxfords?

notate your shoe collection thusly

M.White opens an entire can of foot fetish/listing nightmares.

Ladies, grab your pen and paper! it's a shoe down!

Oilyrags, that was my attempt to be witty. oily rags - pungent cloths.

so m white is it fair to say you have 3 pairs of brown oxfords?

Only if you include the pair I forgot to mention (the ones I wore on Monday - wtf?!). I always think of suede as 'apart' 'cause of how vulnerable it is to rain or mud and how it's not really for a proper suit, etc...

Back when I was still painting, I'd often use wron out socks for my oily rags. So, actually we were almost thinking the same thing!

I'd shoe-down but my computer is at work and my shoes are at home. And no, I can't remember them all.

because they cover up ppls' nasty feet

Er, looking back, I can see why you might ask that question, jhøshea. One pair is a very light brown, capless and with an outdoorsy rubber soul. Another is a light brown captoed shoe, and the third are oxblood/cordovan cap toed oxfords.

i hav read yr shoe list!

M.White - is there a sandal in that list? Black split toe suede is making me dizzy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA

Not right now, no. I'm not a big fan of sandals or flip-flops, I always end up breaking a toe or getting pebbles wedged under my feet or something.

Why dizzy?

Dan,

It took THAT long for someone to post that?

Ilx is officially dead.

Love,
Andy

hahaha

I've been really into shoes recently (two new pairs in two weeks):

2 pairs Asics (Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 style) (back w/gray striping, white w/black striping)
3 pairs Campers (brown for work, black for work, gray/green/yellow sneakers)

I want some new Sambas.

This is what I did with my lunch break. I concentrated and envisioned the hallway.

3 pair black oxfords, one more favored than the others but negligible differences
1 pair brown oxfords
1 pair black boots, meticulously shined. These are the go-to shoes right now.
1 pair proper dress shoes, Allen Edmonds, black, tux-worthy. Dusted more often than worn.
1 pair black Chucks
1 pair black and red football cleats
1 pair Tsubo sneaks, all black
1 pair Champion sneaks, black and white
1 pair Ben Sherman suede sneaks, black and orange
1 pair New Balance gym shoes, blue and white, as ordinary as they sound
1 pair Pumas, suede, obnoxiously red
1 pair light brown sneakers with dark brown laces, brand indeterminate
2 pair brown leather sandals, almost identical except one pair is clearly more loved

... and I'm forgetting stuff but I'm starting to get bored.

i never have more than about 3 pairs on rotation at once.

i love shoes because without them i would have to brave the CTA barefoot.

all i have at the moment:

black clarks work shoes

some sketchy adidas that i go to the gym in (£15 in a sale)

brown loafers

Lemme see, I don't have that many.

Black Converse all-stars
brown Tims walking shoe
wheat Tims boots
black Tims boots
black Tims Oxfords
black Sears steel toe work boots

Yeah, I think that's everything.

did you really need to put that on the internets?

* white Hanes Beefy-T (3)
* black pocket T (unknown marque) (1)
* navy blue pocket T (2, one slightly faded)
* sweatsuit gray Hanes longsleeved T with 90s style graphics (1)
* white Fruit of the Loom ribbed tank top (3)

stay tuned for my band T-shirt list

xp So you never go anywhere that you can't wear a flannel, I take it.

i'm kind of into these
http://cdn.yoox.biz/44/440963841W_2.jpg

stupid yoox. they are very good at photographing shoes to make them look cool, making me buy from them instead of zappos despite their shitty return policy (also zappos is just too much ugly to wade through).

i love those, bell labs!

ring ring! hello? It's the eighties calling and we want our shoes back.

StanM, but do you love your steeltoes?

1 pair black cap toe oxfords
1 pair brown stitch toe oxfords
1 pair brown chukkas
1 pair brown suede zip boots
1 pair brown Vans
1 pair NB running shoes
1 pair flip-flops

I need more, but have no loot with which to procure.

Also, if you only wear one pair of shoes everyday for weeks/months/years at a time, how bad is your athlete's foot?

creative recs, sperrys, kenneth coles, clarkes, AF1s, some cheap aldo fake vans w/ a cool pattern, saucony running shoes, old old new balances

also a pair of winter boots but i forget the brand

stan m do you srsly wear steeltoed boots everywhere?? are you in a militia or something?

http://bp1.blogger.com/_HBxGU2ecXSs/RsMIVkHG0eI/AAAAAAAAARg/c1Zye3WvSyE/s400/51irZdlztKL._SS500_.jpg

That is actually bell labs on the cover, but she's stealing someone else's baby.

The jack on that strat is wired in the wrong way.

ha laurel!

are you in a militia or something?

Not at all! I've just gotten used to them.

I feel so horrible about hating those metallic shoes! But they are hideous!
However, they will probably be very charming on the right gal.
There's just too much Sarah Jessica Parker happening right now, and those shoes really provoke an SJP career montage, which drives me to drink.

Raise a cosmo to the glory of SJP!

*96 tears*

I find it very difficult to throw away old shoes that need Just One Thing Fixed so about 10 pairs are hanging around in limbo. I have zillions but the black ballet flats and the black patent winklepickers are on show the most right now. Also for the first time in ages I have no 3" heel black Mary Janes. I'm not happy with lots of shoes right now because I loathe peep toes apart from:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/2532549488_21a11f2e17.jpg?v=0

A couple of years back I saw those incredibly cumbersome/heavy Mad Max-ish Balenciaga boots on six inch heels or platforms or whatever and I just thought WANT and didn't foresee a problem actually walking in them, the weight would bring tone to the thighs of the needy. Vetoed for being BROWN.

Not at all! I've just gotten used to them.

-- StanM, Wednesday, May 28, 2008

i will never understand why anyone would voluntarily wear those things but ill take yr word for it

suzy r u batgirl?

Those shoes are Batalicious!

those posts crossed!

I am going to list my shoes. It will be very boring for you, but an exercise in, well, getting up and examining my shoes for me. A work out!

Shoe down:
Two pairs of Merrell slip on all purpose shoes that signify that you are old.

two pairs of kitten heel but comfy shoes - both purchased at yard sales.
In fact, let me make it plain that all of my shoes, except the Merrells, are used/ previously worn.

Two pairs of sneakers - one NB and one Nike - purchased from the same woman at the same yard sale, but one year apart.I also bought some crazy Keen shoes from her, which are waterproof? They are like flat Mary Janes with a big toe. She's pregnant. next year, i'll have to bring her a gift! (We do sort of laugh about this yard sale connection.)

One pair of ECCO ballet flats, one pair of chunky heeled black ankle boots with a zipper.

One pair of paisley plastic cowboy boots. The trouble boots - look out when I put them on!
One pair of motorcycle galoshes.
One pair of Dr. Marten's - ankle length, and I feel REALLY old when I wear them.

and then there's a bunch of shoes that I scorn.

Before I begin I know I'm going to creep out/arouse/annoy few people but I ADORE shoes, I literally worship them, the way a good pair of obscenely high stilletos patent or simply sequinned the fuck out can hug a foot and shape a figure is stunning. I love the structure, the higher the heel the better then I also really like metallic canvas shoes that are flexible that you can dance in, I love ballet flats that are really shiny and made of jewel tones. My favourite shoe designer (if I had the cash) would be Christian Louboutin because he's a genius and Roger Vivier, Givenchy make stunning shoes too. I like strange lace up ankle boots that look like something from the Victorian era, I can't stand a kitten heel, if you're going to wear heels then don't go half arsed about it.
I really like platform shoes, not as in those hideous things the Spice Girls used to wear but like the recent YSL Tribute shoe which is sexy, directional and really beautiful. I'm also a big fan of this trend for nude coloured heels which really offset a 'difficult' looking outfit and elongate the leg as well as being really retro.
For me the shoes have nothing to do with a fetish(some might be glad to know), I mean I understand the appeal of a pair of high heels on a woman but I genuinely just adore the shape and the design, I really enjoy a good architectural shoe. Oversharing done.
I honestly only have about ten pairs of shoes because when I choose one it has to be RIGHT.

http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2007/07/02/Rosen_Roll.jpg
Roger Viver design...luscious
http://www.shoewawa.com/prada-shoes-08.jpg
Prada this season, inspired by folklore and fairytale, an example of an 'architectural shoe'

See I like that Prada on the left because of the spats thing but EURGH mauve flourishes BEGONE.

the ones on the lower right are so hideous, and too small for the model's feet. i hate the toe overspillage.

I don't think that I ever considered toe overspillage until today.

Why do I love shoes? They can make and break an outfit and they're fun to try on because unlike certain clothes, they never make your ass look fat or your tits look terrible.

ugh. i just made a shoe list and got very, very ashamed.

I have tried not to do this due to similar shame-based issues. Also the minute I hit submit it would be OH SHIT FORGOT ONE.

Apparently you can have fat toes! But I'm with ya - I look 20 pounds lighter and five years younger when I wear certain shoes.
And it is entirely sass.

i just notice the toe overspillage because i have freakishly long toes. i almost never wear open-toed shoes because i hate them.

hate my toes, not open toed shoes.

Oh bell labs - you must honor those toes!
Plus, a long toe probably means that you're more evolved than the hobbit toed people. Um, me.

Work shoes:

http://s.onlineshoes.com/images/br081/124958_366_45.jpg

http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/P10774311.jpg

http://www.smartbargains.com/images/product/131247/1312478275_LG.jpg

Apparently posting pictures of all my shoes is not feasible? Probably for the best.

3 pics per post limit (shouldn't this be in the FAQ? Not that anyone ever reads it)

not enough people posting about why they love shoes

http://www.zappos.com/images/738/7382935/4998-558303-p.jpg

I just bought these. Set sail for dick.

I love shoes because I live in New England and it would suck being barefoot most of the time.
I also love shoes as cultural signifiers and objets.
I totally denied myself cute shoes when I was in my angry feminist phase.
I love that I now can be an angry feminist with cute shoes!
But lots of cute shoes don't fit. Ugly stepsister syndrome.
I have hobbit feet - broad, flat feet. I have hair on my big toes! i am confessing this to make all of you feel better!

I have lost a lot of shoes, but the shoes i miss the most are my round toe motorcycle boots. I broke my ankle in those boots! They were really comfy.

Top siders are comfy. But Whoa with the glaring white sole!

with about 2 months of standing on subway platforms the sole will turn homeless piss yellow. after another 2 months it'll turn toxic waste orange. after another 2 months it'll be pitch black and smoldering.

I feel a lot better now I know about the hairy toes, thanks, aimurchie

Have just bought these...
http://www.simpleshoes.com/images/products/AllColorCombos/2163-OLV-PROD.jpg

Ooh Suzy, those peep toes look delicious. I like the bat shoes, and I also have a whole totebag of pairs that just need one little thing done, but unfortch if I took them all in at once it'd probably be like $150 of work so they just...sit there under my garment rack. It is very sad.

Am behind the curve on nude shoes, I'm just accepting the existence of nude stockings -- wore them for "classic" dress when I was young, gave them up in college when they seemed retarded, am just coming back around 10 years later.

Also, I'm sorry (no I'm not) but I hate brown shoes for women. Wear gold. Wear red. Wear green or blue. One brown NEVER matches another and you'll be trying to find just the right thing to go with those fuckers for the rest of your shoe-wearing days.

Also red shoes are just inherently better anyway so you might as well.

The one pair of shoes I really want to fix are some Issey Miyake slingback sneakers with very pointy toes. They *are* brown but have mitigating accents of red, black and grey ($30 in sample sale). One of the strapholders has been 'home repaired' so I'm loath to wear them, also aforementioned toes have taken a battering.

Brown shoes: potatoes for your feet. There is also a Britisher saying from back in the day of NO BROWN IN TOWN where they mean clothes and shoes intended for country wear have no place in the big city.

Actually I need to know what to do about getting polish for non-standard-color shoes. I think the various cobblers have been using clear on my yellow flats but their pointy little toes really need to be YELLOWED up again, ditto my red D&G pumps, etc. Is that just impossible unless the company is so high-end that you can send yr shoes back for upkeep?

haha i like brown shoes! i am a country peasant!
tho the only brown shoes i have are loafers, which i think lend themselves to brown. i also like really dark brown for sandals & high boots, but i do not own them, so i guess that goes to show.

yesterday i was wearing my brown loafers with blue-greyish socks and jeans at we were for some reason talking abt sm fetishism re: 'sexy' halloween costumes and how a good costume wld be a shiny black vinyl catsuit or bustier+skirt and argyle socks & brown loafers