What is it with shoes?!

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I HATE birkenstocks! They're just so hideously ugly. I also hate platform shoes. I like it when women where shoes that make their feet look small, like 'ballet flats' and mary janes. Heels are pretty damn sexay I have to admit(though women constantly tell me how much they Hurt, except for "kitten heels").

Maybe the status thing is another reason why I don't get the shoe thing... I've never understood the concept of status through owning and flaunting things. It's hard for me to grasp the idea of status in most cases, so I'm sure I've made some horrible faux pas by not acknowledging someones status. The only deference I give is to people's knowledge or actions... not thier clothes, house, car, position or title.

> I love shoes, but I think that my interest in clothes, shoes and my appearence in general, is part of my ASD special interest in Burlesque and retro styling

The only other time I've seen that style in the anna fur laskis picture is Amy Winehouse. I googled it and it's apparently called tattoo rockabilly. Now, my only question is what is it with the headscarf? What image is this supposed to convey? What's the feeling of that? Because to me I think of all the dust involved in packing and moving, or possibly painting interior walls and ceiling.

I have freakishly small feet, so finding a good pair is like hitting the high point of my week or month. My criteria is as follows:

____ Do they fit well?

____ Will I use them with a lot of my wardrobe or for special occasions?

____ Are they devoid of cartoon characters or any impressions that I am wearing shoes meant for elementary schoolgirls?

I have quite a few shoes, but it's mainly because I have trouble finding good ones. I'll buy some that I seemed comfortable, then after wearing them for a while they hurt too much and get put away. But I can throw them out because they're still new

My comfy ones have worn out and my pretty work shoes broke, and I've looked in so many shops for something that's sexy and practical and there's just nothing! Do shoe designers realise that some people might actually want to walk in shoes, not just collect them? It's so frustrating!

I like the decorative aspects of shoes and I'd love to have lots of pairs. Except . . .

1. No money. Always a problem.
2. I can't wear nylons. They're too slippery. I need to wear socks with a fairly thick knit (like kids' knee socks) and most women's shoes don't really work with that.
3. Wide feet. Combined with socks = hard to find shoes to fit.
4. Super flexible feet. Most shoes are too stiff and make my feet bleed. Or they're too stiff and I step out of them. The part in Titanic that most amazed me is that in all that drama, her pumps never came off. In the scene where she's on the board in the water, there they still are. I'd have lost them right away.
5. Heels can look nice but don't work with urban hiking, or at least they're hard on the arches (I used to have to walk 30 minutes to and from school and lost all interest in heels then).

Fortunately one day I discovered Ecco shoes. Super flexible, not too narrow. Money is still a problem, and the new company owner is less oriented towards comfort shoes. But at least if I had money I could own several styles and actually wear them without hurting my feet.

Now I wear hiking boots/shoes with my jeans or tiered skirts and socks. It kind of works, which is good because it's all I have.

I also only care about shoes if they are comfortable. I couldn't care less about anything else about them (unless I am going to a function or something.. then you kinda have to dress up)

Amen, sister.

My mother would never let me wear the same clothing every day, but thank goodness she let me choose my own footwear. After 4th grade I was graciously allowed to go to a private all-girls' school (where I was still an outsider), but at least there was a uniform (actually the uniforms and the cafeteria food were why I chose my school over the other option). Unfortunately, my mother expresses love by buying me fashions. I'm faithful to my shoes - I have shoes with clips for my recumbent bicycle, gore-tex boots lined with wool for snow, and I go through a pair of lightweight moccasins every year. Thick wool socks are more important to my feet happiness.

I really honestly don't understand the shoe thing. I think it might be a sexual-aesthetic drive, mostly symbolic... more 'ontological' in the shared-consciousness of culture if that makes any sense. The heel is believed to accentuate the legs and buttocks, which are supposedly characteristics an NT male would look for in a suitable mate. But why? It just doesn't make sense! I mean, humans should be choosing their mates based on useful skills, like tool-making, problem solving and conflict resolution. Not "how good their butt looks". How exactly, if the whole human mating dance is about 'selecting the best mate' are freaking SHOES supposed to be any sort of indicator of health or fertility? I mean, I suppose one could argue that if a female has expensive shoes, then the shoe could serve as a status indicator.... but, expense and style/sexiness are not necessarily positively correlated.