Saturday, June 11, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
A week in my shoes... day 7
So the week in my shoes is coming to an end, today I wore two pairs of shoes, to go with two different outfits. The first I wore to work and the second I am wearing to go out with friends, we're going for dinner in a bit!
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| Pair 1 |
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| Pair 2 |
Why are women obsessed with shoes?
I own close to 100 pairs of shoes and unlike Carrie Bradshaw, I do not have a walk in shoe closet or shoe wall (although I dream of them). Sadly my shoes have to live in a much more confined space. I keep my winter shoes in the garage in summer so that I have space for my summer shoes in my closet. But every time I go shopping, I cant help look at the shoes! I have my eye on some gorgeous Iron Fist heels at grounded at the moment but I really don't have space for more shoes! So as a psychology student, I should know why women are so obsessed with shoes. The theory I've learnt might suggest that it has to do with wanting power, wearing heels does give you the feeling of being empowered and confident to take anything on. Marilyn Monroe once said, give a girl the right shoes and shoe can conquer the world. Now I do believe this is a factor, putting on those perfect heels does make you feel really good about yourself but then surely one pair of great shoes would be enough?
Another common theory is that shoe shopping is addictive, that once you get addicted to shoes, you cant stop buying them. This is because buying your first pair of shoes makes you feel happy, which releases the chemical, dopamine, in your brain, making you feel calm and happy every time you wear... for a while. Then your brain wants to recreate that feeling and you feel the urge to splurge on shoes again.. and again feeding the addiction. Now I don't agree with this either, I don't feel I am addicted to buying shoes (although they always say addicts deny they have a problem) because I CAN resist buying shoes, i don't wake up with an unstoppable urge to buy shoes everyday, sometimes I just try shoes on, surely an alcoholic cant sit and sniff alcohol and just leave it there??
Some people also put shoe shopping down to women who just have too much money than they know how to spend. This might be true in some cases but the average lady doesn't buy a pair of Jimmy Choo's to wear to her cousins friends wedding, they are usually an investment she pays off for a while and cherishes with her life.
Wearing shoes is a way to express yourself, wearing a pair of lumo green shoes is hardly as scary as a lumo green jumpsuit, but it still allows that individuality and self expression we so love. I love shoes for the way they make me feel about myself. I walk taller (literally and figuratively) and feel good about myself when I'm wearing nice shoes and I love it when a random stranger says, oh I love your shoes.. What I think it comes down to is wanting to look good. We all want to be loved and accepted by others and dressing up and wearing nice shoes does help make a good impression on others. Every woman likes it when she walks down the street and men's heads turn to admire (admire, not stare at) her and if shoes give you that confidence to feel good about yourself, I say, hey, why the hell not! Here's to many happy years of being shoe obsessed!
xoxo
Another common theory is that shoe shopping is addictive, that once you get addicted to shoes, you cant stop buying them. This is because buying your first pair of shoes makes you feel happy, which releases the chemical, dopamine, in your brain, making you feel calm and happy every time you wear... for a while. Then your brain wants to recreate that feeling and you feel the urge to splurge on shoes again.. and again feeding the addiction. Now I don't agree with this either, I don't feel I am addicted to buying shoes (although they always say addicts deny they have a problem) because I CAN resist buying shoes, i don't wake up with an unstoppable urge to buy shoes everyday, sometimes I just try shoes on, surely an alcoholic cant sit and sniff alcohol and just leave it there??
Some people also put shoe shopping down to women who just have too much money than they know how to spend. This might be true in some cases but the average lady doesn't buy a pair of Jimmy Choo's to wear to her cousins friends wedding, they are usually an investment she pays off for a while and cherishes with her life.
Wearing shoes is a way to express yourself, wearing a pair of lumo green shoes is hardly as scary as a lumo green jumpsuit, but it still allows that individuality and self expression we so love. I love shoes for the way they make me feel about myself. I walk taller (literally and figuratively) and feel good about myself when I'm wearing nice shoes and I love it when a random stranger says, oh I love your shoes.. What I think it comes down to is wanting to look good. We all want to be loved and accepted by others and dressing up and wearing nice shoes does help make a good impression on others. Every woman likes it when she walks down the street and men's heads turn to admire (admire, not stare at) her and if shoes give you that confidence to feel good about yourself, I say, hey, why the hell not! Here's to many happy years of being shoe obsessed!
xoxo
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Shoe Art...
We've always known that a pair of gorgeous Louboutins (yes I know I'm always mentioning them but I love them so..) are pieces of art but some designers are taking shoes as art really seriously, just look at these shoes:
I Love these ^
I Love these ^
A week in my shoes.. Day 6
Today i went shopping, I got a cute floral play suit and some stuff I needed for my holiday.. its 12 more days today and my bag is mostly packed!! Im wearing these cute playful purple heels. Purple is one of my fave colours!
Loving these gorgeous Loubies..
I actually dreamt my dad bout me a pair of Loubies last night and these are the ones I want today:
Preview of the new Loubie collection
Mr Louboutin himself posted this pic previewing his new collection. Check it out here, Im loving the new heels! Winter/fall collectionShoe of the day... McQueen - Wing embroidered platform sandal
In memory of the amazing Alexander McQueen - still making women look gorgeous..
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
A week in my shoes... Day 5
Off to work now again, wearing my mcqueen ankle boots today, wishing summer would just come already so I can give the boots a rest but alas it's atleast not raining today. I'm meeting some friends for lunch later and I paired my boots with long socks :)
Architect shoes?
Another trend I am loving are shoes designed by architects, they're weird, abstract and totally awesome. Some look highly uncomfortable, while others look just amazing. These shoes are the kind of shoes you were to be noticed. I haven't seen any here in South Africa yet but I'm hoping they make an appearance here in the near future!
Take a look at these, they really are pieces of art:
Take a look at these, they really are pieces of art:
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Lady Gaga... Need I say more?
Love her or hate her, no one can seem to get enough of her or miss her shoes! Well I do tend to find her more of a "what not to wear" than style inspiration, I have to admit the girl knows how to choose her shoes! Here are some of my favourites:
And now here are some of the more scary shoes:
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| I prefer my shoes on my feet personally |
Love her or hate her, no one can seem to get enough of her or miss her shoes! Well I do tend to find her more of a "what not to wear" than style inspiration, I have to admit the girl knows how to choose her shoes! Here are some of my favourites:
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| These ballet style shoes are too cute |
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| Classic Chanels |
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| Taking the architecture trend too far |
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| I don't want to fall wearing those, it's a looong way down |
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| The infamous meat shoes |
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