For those who really know me, it's clearly strange and even unforgivable, that I still haven't posted anything about shoes. Shoes are my passion, especially those pairs that I practically can't wear and buy only for the sole purpose of possession. By "can't wear" I mean my lifestyle, which does not require so many strange and uncomfortable choices. If you take a look at all my shoes, it becomes obvious that I have at least two lives: one real, as a lazy person and active mom, and another one in my imagination, where I wear heels and fancy shoes every day for a specific reason which I cannot ignore. Oh, and I almost forgot about one more ⎼ the life of a collector, who buys something that he really doesn't need, but it's too precious to miss. But here is the deal: I have a slight problem with permanence ⎼ no matter how many shoes I have, my day-to-day choices are very consistent: sneakers for fall-spring and sandals for summer.
After making some adjustments to my wardrobe and my budget goals, I realized that now I need to do something about this habit. It's not even the thought of having too many shoes and not wearing them that makes me think, but the simple pragmatic part ⎼ any new pair that is sitting on my shelf costs me too much. As any item in the wardrobe can be evaluated on the "cost per wear" basis, all those valuable possessions of mine do not work as they supposed to. I do not have a huge walk-in closet (yet!) to put them on the open shelves for appreciation (which could make up for at least the tiniest part of the cost) and mostly they spend their lives in boxes. It's brutal! Sometimes I even feel guilty that I wasn't able to find a better purpose for them. And after a couple of years even more guilty about buying them.
As any item in the wardrobe can be evaluated on the "cost per wear" basis, all those new and valuable possessions of mine do not work as they supposed to. They do not make me happier.
It's true, there is a part of my collection that has some meaning or memory attached, like the first pair of brandname heels I bought with my own money, or the gorgeous pumps my sister brought me as a gift from abroad. My first "closed" teenage craving was a pair of Stella McCartney's wedges, which I saw in the magazine more than 10 years ago. Those shoes I dearly love and they are part of my story. But all those boxes I even forget about do not make me happier anymore, and I think it's time to change it.
With all that in mind, I continue to explore what today's market has to offer. When you spend so much time looking at current collections, it's absolutely impossible to stay indifferent. I often think about how all this fashion industry works and keeps so many of us on the hook. I mean, how do they keep us wanting something more again and again? Well, I know pretty well how exactly, but it doesn't make it more believable. And naturally, I have a constantly growing wishlist, but I firmly believe, that it is the best thing ⎼ to know, what you want.
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