So, what is it exactly about shoes that tingles our fancy?? Perhaps it's that feeling of being really 'dressed up' when wearing a new pair of shoes...or maybe, it's the elongated look that high heels give to our legs. Whatever the reason, shoes seem to be important to most women, and I'm no different.
Since we were little girls, those new black patent leather 'Mary Jane's', that clicked on the floor when we walked, gave us that 'girlie' feeling that was always so rewarding. Our little white, ruffled socks folded over ever so neatly...We were dressed in our best and the shoes made us feel that way.
My cousin Jackie and I loved shopping for shoes when we were teenagers. There was a shoe store called 'Bakers' that always had the latest styles on sale and we couldn't resist taking advantage of that! We were together when I bought my wedding shoes there, and I only paid $1 for them.....white satin pumps, can you believe it, just what I was looking for. I still have those shoes, and now they're forty years old!! I think I got my money's worth!!
I remember as a kid, having play high heels that had a strap of elastic to hold them on....of course I also remember falling off of them all the time, but they were fun. Wearing mom's high heels, gloves in hand, pop-it beads around our necks, and a purse hanging over the crook of our arm, made us feel like little grown up ladies, ready for shopping or tea. Could this shoe thing be inborn??.....who knows. What I do know is that I just love shoes, and sometimes cannot resist buying a pair that I just have to have.....but in fact, end up never being worn.
Go-Go boots????....what was I thinking???....don't even ask!!
I'm surprised that I didn't buy more of these.......they came in so many colors!!! When I got home, I figured that I had better practice walking in them. When I put them on, my balance immediately became very tilted....forward!!! Uh, let's see, am I supposed to walk on a slant???? But they looked so goooood!!!! I hope they enjoy where they're living!
"There's no place like home, there's no place like home".....you don't want to know!!!
These are my latest 'had to haves'......I can actually walk in them, but haven't worn them as of yet.I don't think that this shoe fascination is exclusive to women. My husband, Jerry, also enjoys buying new shoes.....can't have too many wing tips or bucks!!!
So, I'm inclined to come to the conclusion that new shoes are like the frosting on a cake, the cherry atop a sundae, the period at the end of a sentence.....they complete the look!!
