a wedge up
i like to think of myself as a general averter of fashion trends. i like to follow what's in, and i love to shop, but most of the time i know whatever is hot in a particular summer will come crashing down on its purchasers' heads in two years or less. never bought into the prairie skirt look. metallics? hell to the no. i've never owned a pair of skinny jeans in my life, because i don't care to create the illusion that my thighs are actually two enormous bags of sand, thank you very much. and you'll sure as hell never catch me in a pair of leggings worn under a miniskirt. i am happiest in a pair of jeans, a tank top, and flip flops or flats.
but, woe is me, it appears that i have fallen victim, am 100% totally and truly obsessed with one of this season's spring shoe trends, and i just can't help myself. ladies and gentlemen, meet catherine's new friends: the platform wedge.
argh!(#(@(@! I KNOW! what am i doing to myself? these shoes are decidedly 70ish, decidedly difficult to walk in, and, even i admit it, sort of decidedly ridiculous looking. but I LOVE THEM. it all started last spring, when i bought a pair of these over at urban outfitters. i thought that pair of shoes would satiate my wedge needs. BUT NO. as i discovered when i hit up the marshall's on route 7 this morning. (as an aside: when the hell did the shoe department at marshall's get so incredibly kick-ass? it's like DSW's little sister in there.)
first i had to have these (in black, not brown as shown):
I KNOW! i know, i know. except for the color, they look eerily similar to the wedge sandals purchased last spring. not to mention they literally make me about 6'1". it's all amazonia up in here when i'm prancing around in those things. i'm going to terrify children. and maybe unknowingly step on them.
and then, i had to run across these:
"well, don't THESE look practical," i trilled to myself as i clomped through the store aisles. "they're a must-buy!"
all i can ask for now is your help in preventing me from throwing away even more money on this ridiculous style of shoes. if we walk into a store together, please steer me towards the pumas and ballet flats. if that DSW commercial featuring several adorable styles of wedge heels comes on, cover my eyes. and if i fall on you while wearing these monstrosities out in public, will you give a girl a hand and pick me back up?
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I have a black pair of that second photo. Bought 'em early last summer and wore them everywhere & with everything, even tights. That's right; I wear tights with open-toed shoes.
Anyway, they are surprisingly comfortable (something about wedges giving more support?) and I'm in need of a replacement pair, I love them so much.
woo! that's good to hear, re comfort and how much you love them. maybe not such a ridiculous purchase after all!
also, you should rebuy them if you've got a marshall's near you - they were only $29 there, as were the chinese laundry ones.
So what fashion trends have you personally averted, thereby sparing us their experience?
Signed,
A Little Bitch.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT.
and you know what? as soon as i reread that post, i realized the error. but i left it up. JUST TO BAIT YOU.
Yo, I don't even know how you deal with having a DSW ACROSS FROM YOUR APARTMENT. I almost bought these there, but luckily they didn't fit properly.
emily: good point. the first week i bought like two pairs of shoes. now, i just don't allow myself to go in any more.
and you know what? as soon as i reread that post, i realized the error. but i left it up. JUST TO BAIT YOU.
Lord I wish that I were a catfish
Swimmin' in the deep blue sea
I'd have all you good lookin' women
Fishin' after me
Fishin' after me
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