i'm no fashion guru. i have very limited taste. i like very classic looks but need something to stand out. i don't want to draw a lot of attention to myself, just a little bit. and sometimes i think this goes horribly awry. me and e are a lot a like. we are both very picky but some might wonder why or how.
but i want to talk some fashion.
in december e and i went to a movie. i think it was as the ice apocalypse of 2007 was wrapping up so there was still a lot of snow and ice around. anyway, while at the mall i noticed two girls wearing flip flops. and my first thought was WTF? is there not snow on the ground? and then i caught myself and realized that i am old. if the stupid 19 year old wants cold toes...fine. it's not my problem. maybe to the teenage population she doesn't looks stupid.
earlier this week as i was walking out the office i noticed a girl in a skirt wearing sandals. and i mean summer sandals. and this wouldn't be a big deal if it was above say 50 degrees and not january. i was speechless and the practicality was just spewing out of me. this was a professional, walking out of the state capital and she was wearing summer sandals. i promptly called my fashion forward friend amy...just to make sure i wasn't losing my mind and that sandals didn't somehow become winter friendly.
and then the next day i saw a girl wearing a skirt with heels and no hose. at least her toes were covered i suppose. i understand hating hose...that's why i don't wear skirts between mid-october and mid-march.
and now for my final rant. since i've gone back to nice clothes work and conveniently moved up a size i've had to get a few new items. plus, i'm really not sure what i wore last winter because i own about three sweaters. anyway. as i've been perusing around i've been checking out boot sales...and i really want to like boots. they're in, sexy and when worn right are just cool. but i just can't commit to them. it might be an issue with my big calves but that's another story.
i just want to know...those of you out there wearing the skinny toe boots...can you still feel your toes? because i would have to cut my toes off to wear them. again, this might be due to the fat calves and wide feet my mother passed onto me.
i'm just saying...don't listen to me because i'm getting old.
3 comments:
That urge to cut out the toes of the boots is your sense of logic saying "why should I wear boots that cause me to need surgery later in life b/c som designer thinks that it's okay to hurt people to achieve a new look?" If that makes you feel older, it's true, but in a good way. You have to be young and blind to certain realities to make some of the choices you wrote about. This is why cigarette companies market to kids. Congrats on being an adult. It's a good thing.
I have a pair of the pointy boots and I hate the heel on them more than the point. My toes don't go in the pointy part. My question is, why do dress shoes and boots have to have a super high heel. I don't mind a little heel, but seriously. I can't find a shoes with a short heel on that doesn't look like something my grandmother would wear.
-amy
Not sure if this will make you feel older or wiser....but your sandal question has been debated at the U.S. Capitol, too. I lived in DC during this time, and it was quite the hot topic.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-07-19-flip-flops_x.htm
For me, the pointy toe isn't the problem on boots (most of the point extends beyond my toes - so it's actually empty). My problem is the cankle. Even if I find some that zip up around my calf (yay!)I find they'll scrunch down on my ankles a few hours later.
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