Big Feet

I've got big feet. I am also tall. I'm not freakishly tall and my feet aren't freakishly big, but I'm just tall enough and my feet are just big enough to make clothes and shoe shopping a pain in the ass. I spare you no words in my description to explain my feelings obviously.

But I have this pair of shoes. I got them at Target two years ago. I love them. I wear them all the time because they dress up my work clothes ( I put very little effort into the work outfits) and they dress up jeans (for my intense social life in the city). In general, I like them because they make me feel like a woman and they make me feel good about what I'm wearing.

The heel is just right. As a 6 foot tall woman, anything over a kitten heel makes me 1) uncomfortable and 2) look freakishly tall around other people. These shoes have this kitten heel that, admittedly, makes a lot of noise when I descend the stairs in the morning because they are a slingback shoe. But the heel complements my boot cut work pants just so.

The closed toe and slingback make them appropriate almost year round. Ok, maybe with the exception of December through March. But my point is that they are utterly versatile.

So, my favorite shoes are in bad shape. They've seen a lot of use. Target is not carrying anything like them. If they weren't slingback, they'd have to be a size 12. But because they are slingback, they're an 11. I'm not going to find anything like this in a 12. Online stores don't work for me. I need to feel them and walk in them. My life is too crazy for mailing things back and watching my credit card report for charges to be reversed.

I know I can get them repaired, at least to some extent, but I mean, look at them. Flats that are out now are a great boon for me. But these little heels are all I have in this department and I'm a little despondent about their demise.

I'm done with my ode to my shoes. I might troll the interwebs for a little while now looking for a replacement, but I'm not full of hope.