Ok, those are cute...but not at $155.

I've always had trouble finding shoes I really love, which has led to owning many and wearing few of them. But now I've got to figure out this "nice" shoe for working situation.

(hi Kyle!)

Not a big shoe person. I'll find one or two pairs a season and wear them til they die. Which is easy since I have this strange knack for scuffing up shoes rather quickly. I don't know why.

I think Josh enjoys my not being a shoe person.

Oh and I like heels. Mild heels. Not super high heels. I'm short and I feel really awful in flats. ick.

man, i love this thread.

awww yeah
old skool.

I am not sure if that is correct, but my wife would refer to those as "Monkey Boots" and mean it in a good way. She loves those old boots.

BTW, She is on her feet most of the day and swears by Dansko brand shoes. No heels.

Me... Eh... NB trail shoes or Josef Siebel shoes. For workin', nuttin' beats my pair of green leather Red Wings.

some of my recent fave purchases:

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the black ones

and these were a good purchases too (again, I got 'em in black)


Surprisingly, neither are uncomfortable.

Hello yourself!

As far as "working" I find that, as long as they aren't a showy color, I can get away w/nice looking sneakers as long as the collared shirt rule is in effect...

Oooh, Dana, I like the top pair -- very classy!

thanks! Got 'em on the Nordstrom sale rack for $40, plus my friend gave me her 20% Nordstrom discount. Ka-ching!

franco sarto's rocks.
there almost always comfortable.
bought a pair of black leather ankle boots w/heel on sale for $35 at filene's. (were $140)

Love that Nordies sale rack; I got my Serious Interview Shoes for 35 and a bonus pair of knee high boots for 40 last fall.

those are at the rack now? i work for nordstrom.com and i'm pretty sure those aren't on sale online. good to know i'll be doing tons of price/sale adjustments soon.

oh, and working for nordstrom has made me a total shoe whore.

I just wear whatever pair my Siamese hasn't pissed on this week.

They last forever. And you can get replaceable footbeds in them. Seriously, buy one pair. Give em one to two weeks to break em in. Then... heaven. Divvy that $155 over the 3-4 years you'll solidly wear the shoes, and it's not so bad.

Your girlish fashionista tendencies will become a thing of the past.

dana... *drool* i like that top pair, i need to check some of those out... perfect for work.

my newest purchase from guess:


soooo cute, but they are so damn uncomfortable. i thought i was going to die yesterday.

Good lord, you walk in those?

<--- Ms Practical Shoes

my gf is on her spring shoe madness binge right now. i don't get it, but then i have like 15 pairs of sneakers so who am i to talk shit?

edit: nothing like your coworkers coming up to ask you something while your monitor has a huge pic of ladies shoes on it. like they don't think i'm friggin' weird enough already.

heh. our office dog is yelping in her sleep and it. is. terrifying.

This would just be WAY too easy...

But see... I bet you look GREAT in them. Granted, I know your rant started about how uncomfortable cool shoes are, but those are 'bug-eyed, double take, odd Warner Bros cartoon noise' shoes. Definitely an attention-getter.

As for my shoes, I got them last year... they must have been last year's style, although mine look the exact same as the ones posted above. I think they normally retail for around $70.

I have a pair of these too... these are great for work.

so how do you like your new job stomping mice to death on video?

i'm a sucker for those pointy heels though... and i don't usually buy heels that high b/c i'm already 5'7", so it makes me like 5'10" when i wear heels. i need to start thinkin about comfort instead because spring's coming up and that means: MORE SHOES!!!!!!!

two words: Nordstrom Rack

Now we're talkin', dri.