Let's get some shoes

Women seem to love shoes the way that preteens love the Biebster and his understated American Apparel hoodies.
Now don't get me wrong some of us ladies crave Balenciaga bags, or die over the latest trends in denim. Some chicas scour the racks looking for the perfect dress to go twirling in in, but most of my ovarian sisters seem content to plop down and let their feet have all the fun. I am sure this will shock you but my favorite splurge, guilty pleasure, fashion necessity, bad-day fixer, whatever you want to call it, is not Shoes. My behemoth feet, though they too crave the supple leather of beautiful Italian made loafers and love the painful pitch of a designer shoe, usually aren't privy to the experience. Mainly because I avoid shoe shopping like I avoid bird flu.
However, that leaves me with the question, why do Women love shoes?

Marilyn Monroe: OSG (original shoe goddess) once said " Give a girl the right shoe and she can conquer the world" Well I like to conquer things so I delved deeper into my search. I asked some of my fellow shoe divas (&divos) and even did some self reflection, be wary.

1. The "Do i look fat in this?" syndrome. Women (myself obvi included) love to obsess over weight, image, body type, whether the eyebrow has more arch, are my quads muscular or masculine, etc. The list goes on for miles and miles. Buy shoes in their structured beauty will always fit. It doesn't matter if you gain 20 lbs, they will still look great (unless your feet manage to bloat, which would be odd and you should probs see a Doctor). Anyways, who cares in your size 6 dress doesn't fit, your size 36 red soles still do and always will. Your shoes will fit every time of the day, month, year, etc.


2. Everyone looks better in high heels. We say this around the office a lot, or at least I do. I say it as a way to justify my 4 inch high heel clunkers that make me pushing 6'6. Girlfriends want to look leaner? Want your legs to look 8 miles long and fan-freaking-tastic? Want to look more put together? Hold your head high and throw some stilettos on. (SIDEBAR: I realize this point was about heels specifically, but lets be honest unless they are the newest Tory Burch or the chic Pedro Garcia satin ruffle flats, everyone would rather buy heels, even 5 years get this... see Suri Cruise.)


3. Shoes are Art. Some of you are definitely judging me for that statement, but I am going to stand by it. The careful construction of the pitch, the difference between the subtle sophistication of a cognac riding boot and the fierceness of a black high heeled boot. The important choice of suede, leather, patent or satin and how that effects your entire outfit, your entire day.

So the girlfriends love shoes. I am not that girlfriend. I shed the kind of tears in the shoe section at Nordstrom that most teens pour about their boyfriends. Growing up the shoes that I wanted never came in my size, they were always dumpy and grandma-like or came in a weird color. But let's be honest. A shoe in a size 10 or 11 does not look nearly as cute as the petite little 6 that is on display. But I am at least working on gaining a new perspective about shoes. And appreciating what they offer.

xo,
BLAKELEY DIANA