Pair #12- The Department of What Was I Thinking

One thing I can not pass up is the opportunity of a sale. Not the sale itself, mind you, but the chance that I might find some gem everyone else has missed. It is as alluring to me as a cool blue pool on a hot day.

It is this insatiable need to rummage and filter that has landed me with this pair of ugliness. I bought them two summers ago at a sample sale I waited in line to get into (!) The sale took place in a small crowded shop in Nolita, and I believe we each at thirty minutes to sift through the debris, try on, and buy. Shoes are usually easy for me- I have small feet and a good eye, or so I think. But in this case, the stress of a time limit, coupled with the disorganziation led to a (minor) fashion disaster.

One of my sample sale strategies is to narrow down a selection quickly. Upon entering a sale, once I figure out the organization (Size, shoe type, etc) I will visit each section quickly, and then focus my attention where ever I deem the best deals to be. But at this sale that was basically impossible, since there was no organization to speak of, shoes were scattered hither and thither, and the deals were ok, but almost not worth it. I think since I was being timed, I felt tested, and leaving empty handed would have earned me a failing grade.

There was a minor need involved in these. I had been wanting a simple, navy or white, pair of espadrilles for a long time.You know, the kind they wear for a day of boating in Nice. I guess I thought that these wedgies were close enough. I mean, they have white in them, as part of the green and white zebra print. Oh, and those green ribbons? they are supposed to wrap up around the leg, Roman sandal style. As if they don't have enough going on. Ugh. Ly.

I wore them once, briefly. On top of being ugly, they are uncomfortable. Now, they live in the shoe storage I have under my bed. I don't regret them, so much as wonder what the heck I was thinking. I turn down better deals on cuter shoes every day. Oh well. At least I had a partner in crime. My sister got the same ones in orange.