I generally think I am not a vain person, but my vanity has been pushed to the limit. I have accepted the lines I've noticed near my eyes and mouth. I'm dealing with the chunks of gray hair I have now thanks to my mom. I watch my weight, but only for health purposes. Now I face the latest adjustment in my life. I have to wear the "black shoes". I mean really this is a travesty. My vanity has finally been assaulted.
I have accepted the doctor's edict and wear the shoes to work and have a stylish white pair at home. They blend very well with my work clothes. I have never been one who wears stylish footwear, but this truly has made me realize...I have to make adjustments on the road to...gulp...getting older.
Thought some humorous fun was in order.
(image from newbalance.com)
4 comments:
Let me tell you about the "ugly shoe" situation. It's grotesque, and it's plagued me for the last 15 years. Every outfit I buy has to be coordinated with my black, white (or in the winter) brown, SAS shoes. I hate it. I dream of the opportunity or ability to wear pretty shoes, but in the end, the pain always wins out.
Once in a while, with a bit of alcohol, the shoe pain is dulled, and I can even dance in the "wrong" fitting, but lovely shoes, but that happens less and less.
I feel your pain. Hope you get rid of it soon.
I've figured out why I just laugh about the ugly, but good for you shoes. I attended parochial school for 11 of 12 years, wearing white (polish every week!) oxfords. Talk about ugly!
I have never been much of a shoe person and tend to wear black or brown shoes anyway. I usually have one pair for summer - brown sandals - and one pair for winter - black flats. I had to have foot surgery a couple years ago and the doctor said 50% of people who get it in one foot end up getting it in the other, so now I take special care to only buy WIDE shoes and to buy arch supports to go in them. Do you know how difficult it is to find shoes that are wide enough that don't cost an arm and a leg? I can only wear them for one season and then I have to pitch them,, so I'm not going to spend more than $20 (because there are things I will spend money on - frivolous things, even - but not shoes!). I broke down and got the pair of sandals I now have from Land's End and they were $29.99 and do you know how much it grieved me???
Then there's my sweetie Kevin, who buys a new pair of gymshoes every other month. I have accused him of having a shoe fetish but he insists it's because he has to buy $600 insoles and that the shoes wear out that quickly on his feet. I don't know that I buy it, but I play along.
And if you've noticed, libraries are not exactly the bastions of shoe fashion (the Milan of the Midwest?). I think half the staff wear Birkenstocks. In fact, the only truly stylish person I ever see (though there may be others I don't see) is Lesley Lundgren in all her cute little outfits. Though Marilynn Fauth has some lovely scarves and very cool jewelry.
Which, I guess, makes the point be - accessorize! Forget the shoes! Invest in some cool jewelry! Draw the attention up to your face or the elegant way you reach for books. :) Practice using hand gestures that emphasize a honkin big emerald or yellow diamond on your finger and no one will care about your shoes. Make sure you stand in such a way that the light will cause the gems to flash, because that's what all the good heroines do. Sparkling eyes, flashing gems - work it!
You have such a nice smile, no one will notice your shoes!
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