native shoes

with summer in full swing and nia busting out of her beloved jellies i thought it was high time we bought her a pair of child essential water proof shoes. how fun are these from native shoes?! and we've been seeing them pop up everywhere lately.

nia in jellies

also really loving the mens verona for stuart. they are like an indestructible version of TOMS. too bad i already picked him up something for father's day. 

man shoe hunting

i'm loving a flash of ankle on men lately. very a la matt lauer

so i've been hunting for shoes for mr.s. perhaps a christmas present? here are a few fav's...

(john varvatos)

( TOMS)

total totokaelo

just stumbled upon, and swoop, fell in love with this super chic site! 

would a purchase of shoes and pants in early august constitute a mid-november selg-indulgent birthday present? 

happy shoes

obviously shoes make me pretty happy. i think a good pair can make you feel... great. or warm. taller. sexy. comfortable. but my TOMS make me feel fun, happy and are the only shoe that make me feel like a good person as an added bonus.

i have unfairly wide feet, which magically look thinner in TOMS. my favorite ones are the sparkled herringbone. perfect for the holiday season.
                             

and i may just need the wedges for spring time

shoes & syrup

(manolo blahnik 'dale')

admiring gorgeous nude patent leather 5" high heels i think of all the outfits i don't have that i could wear them with - come to think of it, i don't even own tude heels, only taupe. tragedy. i also imagine myself much taller and a bit thinner walking down madison avenue in them. this daydream is far more glamorous than what i am actually doing; schelping through madison ave slush in tretorns. i will probably never have these shoes - but they, along with the potential lifestyle, seem to consume my thoughts for the duration of my walk home from retail nightmare (a.k.a. current job)

along with these fabulous shoes i also find myself thinking of ones not so fabulous that i do have; flip flops. now i am in my flip flops on a farm in maine. (preferably a maple syrup farm, which would require harvesting in colder temperatures and therefor flip flops would not be appropriate, but these are what i imagine)

so which do i prefer: maple syrup or patent leather heels...

or, perhaps the better question - how does one make patent leather heels work on a maple syrup farm?