# My New Shoes Are Here!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 5, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659 "2007-10-05T17:32:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/41 "2007-10-07T14:45:49Z")
[QUOTE=Nzinga, Seated] Kalhoun, holy friggin crap, those shoes are hot to death!!! Wow, those are hot. I can’t order from Zappa, because I need to try all shoes on…my feet are very fat. [These](http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo28/64/87/4e4c90a64dd1.jpg?_rh=823ukqgw4j5hen0grqwnxszk0) I copped from Macy’s, on a deep, deep discount. I love them so much. They are a size 10 though. The boots you have there are so hard to find in a 10. [/QUOTE] Nzinga, that’s the beauty of Zappos! You don’t pay for shipping. You can do like my boss just did when shopping for her wedding shoes; just have them send as many pairs as you’d like, try 'em all on, and send the duds back! Problem solved! Plus, no mall shopping. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/42 "2007-10-07T14:47:12Z")
[QUOTE=Beaucarnea] pssst… Kalhoun. I came across a possible accessory to match your smokin’ boots. [These gourd purses are Peruvian](http://cgi.ebay.com/Handmade-Etched-Gourd-Purse-Flowers-Design-Bag-PERU_W0QQitemZ180118467282QQihZ008QQcategoryZ1063QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting), not Native American, but really cool, and maybe something you could create in your own style. (Ebay link) [/QUOTE] That is a great idea! I’ve been trying to incorporate macrame into my gourds in a completely different way, but that would be perfect and functional! Thanks! Now if I could only get my life back from my employer. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/43 "2007-10-07T14:49:39Z")
[QUOTE=Lionne] My last Zappos purchase was [this](http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7311604/c/99.html). They are very comfortable, especially considering the 4" height. Cute with jeans. Better with a skirt 🆒 My only complaint is that the back strap tends to slide down. I’m going to see if super glue will help. [/QUOTE] OMG those are cute! I love them! So feminine, too! ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/44 "2007-10-07T14:51:40Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Please don’t take this the wrong way. I understand that women love shoes and purses, and I know that they loathe more of them than they like (uh, maybe). That said: I found the shoes linked to in the OP to be absolutely hideous. I would never, ever, say as much to someone wearing them, but I would think it. Based on the wide difference between my opinion, and those of other Dopers (plus the fact that I lack any fashion sense at all), is there any way for a guy to get a sense of what’s hot and what’s not in fashion? I say this only out of my own sense of diplomacy, I might still find something abhorrent, but I’d like to know how to tell a white lie should the need arise. I’m not only ignorant in regard to womens footwear, it seems I’m also ignorant as far as Men’s footwear is concerned. I find almost all of Steve Madden’s sneakers to be super fugly. I just can’t get behind the idea of certain fashion trends. Some I like, and might even adhere to, but most just seem different for the sake of being different. All I know, is what I think looks good, and what I think doesn’t. This makes it hard for me to either lie about how much I like a person’s clothing, or telling them flat out that I think they look ridiculous. Relative silence has been working for me recently, but I dread any inquisition about my actual thoughts. [/QUOTE] If those boots were worn with anything but straight leg jeans, I’d consider them fugly, too. You aren’t going to see the whole boot all the time; just an occasional peek at the detail. Oh well…to each his own, right? ---
**Author:** ![ladybug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@ladybug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladybug)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/45 "2007-10-07T15:02:49Z")
[QUOTE=Queen Bruin] Oooh I like those, **Kalhoun**. I just got two pair of [these](http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/28937739/c/72.html), in brown and in black. Nothing fancy, just general heels to get me through a few years. I luurrrrve them. I am pining for a new pair of boots but I can’t justify it right now. [/QUOTE] I’ve been looking for shoes like those! So far I’ve only found them in patent leather or with a 4-inch heel. Do they run true to size? ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/46 "2007-10-07T15:21:22Z")
Damn, girls, looking good! My recent purchases have included [these](http://www.chadwicks.com/clothing/Tall-Stretch-Boots.aspx?PfId=112448&DeptId=8374&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) and I’m thinking about [these](http://www.chadwicks.com/clothing/Granny-Boots.aspx?PfId=112457&DeptId=8374&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) . I have a couple of others that are recent- a slinky paid of high heeled mid-calf black leather boots, and a cute pair of Steve Madden spike heeled boots that I found on clearance in San Francisco… ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/47 "2007-10-07T15:33:55Z")
[QUOTE=EJsGirl] Damn, girls, looking good! My recent purchases have included [these](http://www.chadwicks.com/clothing/Tall-Stretch-Boots.aspx?PfId=112448&DeptId=8374&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) and I’m thinking about [these](http://www.chadwicks.com/clothing/Granny-Boots.aspx?PfId=112457&DeptId=8374&ProductTypeId=1&PurchaseType=0) . I have a couple of others that are recent- a slinky paid of high heeled mid-calf black leather boots, and a cute pair of Steve Madden spike heeled boots that I found on clearance in San Francisco… [/QUOTE] Love the granny boots. Very cute! I am coveting a pair of Steve Maddens: [http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18848945/c/231.html](http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/18848945/c/231.html) but the heel is a tad too high for me to navigate for a full day. Jeeeez but I’m a geezer. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/48 "2007-10-07T15:36:24Z")
I can’t afford these, but I’d love these with a pair of leggings or skinny jeans: [http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/30915268/c/115050.html](http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/30915268/c/115050.html) And a short red leather jacket. Too fuckin’ cute… ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/49 "2007-10-07T19:41:50Z")
Mine are kind of plain compared to the others in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659/50 "2007-10-07T19:51:14Z")
[QUOTE=ladybug] I’ve been looking for shoes like those! So far I’ve only found them in patent leather or with a 4-inch heel. Do they run true to size? [/QUOTE] Pretty true. I think they may run wide, or I could just need a narrower shoe. I have Uma Thurman feet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-shoes-are-here/421659.md?page=2)