Sounds horrible doesn't it? Just knowing that I can be this judgmental, but come on folks. We are all thinking it, it's just a matter of someone saying it. I'm not talking personalities, but we are talking about the occasional ruin of an entire outfit based on one element. In this case, we are talking shoes.
I understand fully that the basis of my wardrobe is comfortable, casual and clean. I am a Jeans and T-shirt kinda girl, dressed up or down, it's what I like and by George I look good doing it.
Here we are in the middle of February, Valentine's Day to be exact. We find ourselves in Ann Arbor Michigan where the weekly high is 13 degrees before windchill. 2 inches of iced over snow topped by another inch and a half yet people don't think about what to do with their feet.
Lovely girl (minus the attempt on her hair), probably of the impressionable young age of 18~ish. Sporting to death an outfit she must have planned out long and hard the night before. Dark, dark indigo jeans (not skinny jeans - Thank you!), a respectable boot cut or mild flare. White shirt, and a black coat very; Baby Phat style, though I could not discern what it said on the back. All of her jewelry looked rather costume - mildly gawdy and all in gold, but it went with the theme of her outfit. Giant not so real gold hoops big enough for a tea cup Maltese puppy to jump through and a desperate attempt at a high end hand bag.
The hand bag is almost as good as the icing, but I have to layer the cake for you - this bag wants to be Louis Vuitton and Coach all in one. Louis Vuitton mini duffel shape with faux-gator on the ends and handles, and canvas front to back with wanna be circles that wish to death they were Coach C's. All in gold - themes are good, honestly. The Wristlet inside said bag is orange, bulky and leather, but she's rockin' it like it's the Coach she wants.
Cap all of this off with the piece-de-resistance - the finale - the shoes! I did say it was icing.
Imagine for me if you will, 3 1/2 inch heels, cheap to the point of plastic patten leather, and pointy toes. Then if you will see these horribly cheap looking shoes in white. *Gasp* Wait a minute... did I say White??? You bet your hiney I did.
Now, our fair lass is not just out and about wearing these shoes to be cute for her Valentine, and getting from a car to where she is headed, but she is wearing them on the bus... in 13 degree weather, with at least 3 inches of snow all around without sox, or stockings.
I shake my head... I judge... I laugh inside and part of me dies. White shoes, in winter, with no stockings have no place. Nor do they serve purpose. So, so sad. Where has shoe education gone?
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