Capitalistic pursuits
Nov. 2nd, 2013 07:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icepixieIt's November! And I went to the World Market in Murfreesboro! Know what that means? Früchte lebkuchen, baby! I am thoroughly addicted to this stuff, and consider it a blessing it's only available for two months out of the year, and it's a fair drive to get to the place selling it as well.
I also went to this store in hopes of getting something similar to my brown boots. These boots are, by far, the best shoes I've ever owned, and I've owned them since 2006. I've had them resoled--after duct taping them to keep out rain in the last weeks of winter during grad school--and they still definitely work, but they're starting to show their age. Most of the actual footbed has worn away, and I currently have a couple insoles in there to put something in between me and the new sole. Said new sole didn't cover the heel, which is getting just a bit awkward to walk on because the outside is so much more worn down than the inside. The toes are seriously scuffed (much more than in that old picture), and the lining around the heel and ankle is threadbare at best.
They're still comfy, but won't last much longer with daily wear, so I wanted to put them into a sort of semi-retirement, only taking them on out weekends and such. I'd been wanting to do this for a couple of years, but hadn't found just the right replacement. Today, finally, I managed! The new ones aren't quite as comfy as the old ones--although insoles fix much of that--but they do look a bit more professional, and are tall enough that they might be able to be worn with skirts without looking too strange. We'll see.
Because that store is seductive, with its incredibly low prices for very well-made shoes, I also walked out with some awesome red shoes. I've wanted red shoes forever, but have always been stymied by my inner cheapskate whining about how they'll only go with a few things, black and brown are so much more versatile, etc. etc. Today I silenced my inner cheapskate and bought them anyway.
I also got some adorable brown shoes, because why not. These are Orthoheels, which have arch support that might be a little much even for me. I did not think this was possible. I bet it'll feel awesome once I get used to it, though.
Since I'm on the subject of shoes, have a picspam. I dug out my wingtips last week, and found they fit better than they used to. (They still aren't great, but they were like $12 and I think I bought them for a Halloween costume, so I figure getting any wear out of them at all now is gravy.) Here they are with stripy socks. Filters courtesy of some of the sites on this list.
I also went to this store in hopes of getting something similar to my brown boots. These boots are, by far, the best shoes I've ever owned, and I've owned them since 2006. I've had them resoled--after duct taping them to keep out rain in the last weeks of winter during grad school--and they still definitely work, but they're starting to show their age. Most of the actual footbed has worn away, and I currently have a couple insoles in there to put something in between me and the new sole. Said new sole didn't cover the heel, which is getting just a bit awkward to walk on because the outside is so much more worn down than the inside. The toes are seriously scuffed (much more than in that old picture), and the lining around the heel and ankle is threadbare at best.
They're still comfy, but won't last much longer with daily wear, so I wanted to put them into a sort of semi-retirement, only taking them on out weekends and such. I'd been wanting to do this for a couple of years, but hadn't found just the right replacement. Today, finally, I managed! The new ones aren't quite as comfy as the old ones--although insoles fix much of that--but they do look a bit more professional, and are tall enough that they might be able to be worn with skirts without looking too strange. We'll see.
Because that store is seductive, with its incredibly low prices for very well-made shoes, I also walked out with some awesome red shoes. I've wanted red shoes forever, but have always been stymied by my inner cheapskate whining about how they'll only go with a few things, black and brown are so much more versatile, etc. etc. Today I silenced my inner cheapskate and bought them anyway.
I also got some adorable brown shoes, because why not. These are Orthoheels, which have arch support that might be a little much even for me. I did not think this was possible. I bet it'll feel awesome once I get used to it, though.
Since I'm on the subject of shoes, have a picspam. I dug out my wingtips last week, and found they fit better than they used to. (They still aren't great, but they were like $12 and I think I bought them for a Halloween costume, so I figure getting any wear out of them at all now is gravy.) Here they are with stripy socks. Filters courtesy of some of the sites on this list.
