No shoes for you!

[blamebrampton]

Thanks to everyone who gave shoe suggestions yesterday. I now have a list of brands to look out for. Alas, Sydney really is not a place to shop for shoes, I think because everyone wears decorative flip flops or, for the mad, ugg boots.
 
But the next time I am in Melbourne I will be heading to Sole Devotion, 1 Degraves St Melbourne and 124 Greville Prahran, open seven days. They have Trippen and Fluevog and EVERYTHING! pushdragon and meredyth_13, you should go!

Alas, the shop that alleged to have Trippen in Sydney did not. But they did have Alistair Trung clothing. If I was tall and rich I would only wear his clothes, and if I was just rich I would still wear several pieces. Asian-inspired deconstruction in lovely fabrics. Yum! I may not wear an awful lot of fashion, but I appreciate it when it is well made. (And to be fair to him, the prices were steep but not awful given the amount of handwork, which is all done by accredited labour.)

My shoe shop experience went like this.
me: Hello, I would like some shoes
nice shoe shop lady: Certainly! Wander about the shop with me and point out styles you like.
me: I have stumpy manky feet, BTW.
nssl: Easy, we have loads of brands that cater for people like you.
me: Yay!
nssl: Right, I have an idea what you like. Let's measure your feet. Hmmm. Gosh, they are stumpy.
me: It's true.
nssl: Not to worry, I'll go and pull a few pairs for you. [comes back, sad face] There's only one pair in your size! [tries them on] Oooh, that's not good.
me: I look like a Mormon.
nssl: I was gong to say Amish. That's not the look we're going for here. Sorry.

She was a very nice shoe shop lady, though. I'll hold off until I can get down to Melbourne.

In other news, Georgia is still immensely depressing, and while Michael Phelps may have won the most gold medals, it is my considered opinion that he is not the Greatest Olympian Ever. Jesse Owens leaves him for dead for a start. Call me an old grouch, but being an Olympian used to mean a great deal more than just winning. Pierre de Coubertin would argue my point, I feel.

Comments

[grey-hunter.livejournal.com]

Want some good recs? ;)

Yes, I feel as if I'm missing some really good fics but the sheer number of fics posted in that fest is just too daunting for me to brave it. I haven't even finished reading Big Bang. :/

[pushdragon.livejournal.com]

I only regret I did not pay close enough attention to your feet to notice anything out of the ordinary! Next time I shall get out the tape measure.

I do need a new pair, one that has heels that won't trip me up and give me whiplash. Thanks for the pointer.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Let me know what it's like. From the press it sounds like a shoe Mecca, but I have been let down before.

And yes, avoiding shoe whiplash is a Vital Attribute!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

But I already find it hard enough to fit my stumpy little feet! Not to mention have enough of a case of the hobbles!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY! I end up recommending their shop to people who would be able to find good things there anyway!

Your toes sound hilarious. We could have the manky foot show! And I've realised that my scar isnlt as long as I allege in a comment above, I looked at it last night and it stops a couple of inches before my big toe. It just Looms Large in my memory.