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

[empress-jae.livejournal.com]

i might have to bribe you with prons to take a picture of your feet and post it. i just can't believe that they're stumpy that even the nice sales lady would say something!

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

Gosh, they are stumpy

LOL!! She did NOT say that! I refuse to believe you. *g*

[vaysh11.livejournal.com]

Can't wait for the day when we get to see those feet :-).
being an Olympian used to mean a great deal more than just winning Yeah to that.
Good luck shoe-shopping. I would have suggested Birkenstock, of course, but you already knew about them ...

[(Anonymous)]

After last night's conversation and also after reading this post, I will never complain about not being able to get shoes in my size on sale again.

From Anne

[libby-drew.livejournal.com]

I saw a group of Amish this weekend while driving across Ohio. They were eating pancakes at a small diner. I haven't been able to get the image out of my head since. I think it was the children's obvious glee at the seemingly bottomless bottle of syrup.

They wear very sensible shoes.

[romaine24.livejournal.com]

We shall have to meet someday and go shoe shopping together. My right foot is also totally messed up. I have to buy very expensive shoes once a year and then wear them until they shred. I look longingly at the high-heeled boots and sob. (note icon which is a pair of Shiv's boots).

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

*giggles* I wish sales ladies here were as honest as her!

[pingrid.livejournal.com]

Oh, gotta love honest sales people! It always makes me want to come back to that store because you know they won't sell you crap.

I want to see those stumpy feet! I'll reciprocate by showing you my crooked toes that don't seem to have any muscle; even if I ... what's it called when you do the toe equivalent of making a fist? Anyway, that, they're completely loose and odd. Not much of a show compared to yours, I grant you, but I'll contribute what I can.

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

Well, I would go, if a certain woman got her arse to Melbourne, cause I don't shop easily. Not that I spend money on shoes, but I'm a great enabler of other's spending.

Have you considered the ancient art of foot binding? *g*

[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.