Thursday, September 15, 2011

Taupe and nude shoes

In hopes of avoiding purchasing similar styles or colours, I took inventory of taupe and nude shoes. I honestly didn't realize how many I already own.




This is just taupe and nude colours. Gasp! I'm afraid to take full inventory of what lives in my closet.

For my sake, I grouped them by style.

Slingbacks:
Naturalizer (so old) with square toe has to go...but I still garners good comments from co-workers.
Moda $30 (I think) sometimes feels a bit too high when running between meetings.

T-straps:
Jessica $12.50 not yet test driven
Portia $35 comfortable

Closed toe and open toe:
Madden Girl $40 unworn but Winners clerk said she owns two of the colours and they are very comfortable
Expression $28 classic toe shape but too light for fall and winter

BCBGeneration suede peeptoe $40 (any suggestions on good suede protector?)
Charles by Charles David $40 unworn; sexy as h--- but heel may be too high

Most of my shoe shopping happens bi-annually during a Shoe Sample Sale. They carry shoes, boots and sneakers by Guess, Arturo Chiang, Sam&Libby, Hillary Radley, Tommy Hilfiger, Born, Clarks, Sofft, Naturalizer...at $30-70. They also have a $10 pile with nail-size holes on the shoe soles that I fill in with silicone.

Ok, I have an addiction. In my defense, shoes are easier to buy than clothes. You understand, right?

As I returned all shoes on the shelves, I noticed that I neglected to include a few more. *shakes head*



Are you a shoe addict? How do you manage your shoe collection to fit your storage space? Do you buy one and discard an old one?

7 comments:

  1. My eyes turned green just at the sight of the array of shoes you possess. Stylish yet prudent price tags, wise!

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  2. Wow, you own a ton of nude colored shoes! Can you believe I don't own a single pair of shoes in this color. lol! Oh wait... I do own 2 pairs of sandals in British tan. Does that count? I do love shoes though. I'm not crazy about the nude scene just isn't for me whether it be shoes or make-up. I love color. My storage space is very small so I actually use shoe bags for those shoes I don't wear often and for those I do I use those fabric shoe organizers you can put in your closet. I also try to give shoes I don't wear anymore to the thrift shop. I just can't keep them all.

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  3. @Ruth: awww thanks!

    @Javacurls: Had to look up British tan. Yes, I think that would count. I like to see what I have because with me -- out of sight, out of mind! I tried to give up some shoes for space, but I'm such a shoe hoarder LOL

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  4. Oh WOW! awesome! Im slowly turning into one :-D
    Wanted to email you the list of stores here but I didnt find any email id link and so Im just typing it out here :) I go to VallueVillage and GoodWill stores. They have a lot of locations and have some kid of sale going on all the time. Also High end designers consignment store like The Closet is also good but pricey.

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  5. Wow, that's a lot of pairs of nude shoes. But what great versatility with all your pairs! I think the Charles is my favorite.

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  6. Wow, and I thought I had a lot of shoes! I counted a few weeks ago when pairs came tumbling down out of my closet onto my head :) Beautiful selection you have here, the T-strap versions are really lovely, and the round toed ones too!

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