I’d seen several bloggers do this already (I know there were more, so let me know if I missed your link!), and I figured….what better way to get me out of my blogging funk?! Who cares if I’m a copycat?
So I walked over to my shoe closet (and unfortunately, I DO have a shoe closet….meaning a closet solely for shoes. No pun intended.) and realized….oh crap, I’m going to be berated on my blog if I admit how many shoes I have. Geez, I’m supposed to be frugal!
After that I realized 1) I never claimed to be frugal on this blog (at least I didn’t mean to…and I was wrong if I did, lol), 2) I’ve accumulated these shoes over years so it’s not like I bought them all at once, 3) I’m emotionally attached to shoes, and 4) I think I have a shoe problem. =[
Ok, so I’m going to try to provide a description and pricing, where I remember, going from left to right. Feel free to zone out here and head over to the comments directly to yell at me for having so many shoes, or just yell at me in general (although I’d rather you didn’t do that).Ā I also realize I certainly don’t hold any records for shoe ownership…which is a little scary (and, I’ll admit, relieving).
Anyway, starting at the top, from left to right. (Click on the pictures to zoom in)
1. Black Leather loafers, (I think, the label wore off), about $40 Nine West (these are old, I’m thinking 2003)
2. Burgundy leather loafers,Ā ~$40 Nine West
3. Cognac and Grey Mary Janes, $12 Ross (SUPER comfy.)
4. Black and White Leather heels, $30 Macy’s
5. Black Chunky Sling-backs, $30 DSW
6. Black flat loafers $45 DSW
7. Blue Patent sling backs $24 DSW
8. Red Flat Sandals, $15 Payless
9. Black Suede Mary Janes, $24 DSW
10. Black sandals (2″ heel) $24 DSW
11. Black and silver sandals (2″ heel?) $35 Parade of Shoes (closed long ago….I wore these on my first “date” with the BF…Homecoming Dance ’02!)
12. Red and White Sandals, $8 Payless
13. White Leather vintage sandals $16 after repairs
14. Plaid Flats $5 Payless (these are embarrassingly worn out and I’ve been meaning to get rid of them, but they work well when I need to slip something on in a hurry!)
15. White Gladiator Sandals $15 Payless
16. White and pink Flats $7 Payless
17. Blue Floral Flats $12 DSW
18. Brown Strappy Sandals (flat) $15 Payless
19. Blue Satin Ballet Flats $40 DSW (my first ballet flats)
20. Adidas (aka my “old” running shoes) $40 online (I use them if I think I’m going to run in the rain, or anything dirty like that)
21. Airwalks (aka “Ponverse”….since they are clearly Converse knock-offs) $14
22. Flip Flops…first pair was a freebie, 2nd pair $1.50 at Old Navy, Green pair $4 at Gap YEARS ago (another black pair is missing….also from gap, for $5)
These are my shoes on the left that are kind of hidden from view in that first picture (starting from left corner, down):
23. Bowling Shoes, $10Ā Ebay after shipping (yes, I have bowling shoes…we used to have free bowling for ladies every Monday at school, so I bought them to save on shoe rentals)
24. Asics (current running shoes), $70? Sports Authority
25. Black Boots, Payless $25 (one of the VERY few boots that fit around my calves)
26. Tan Boots, Payless $25 (…never worn….VERY tight around the calves. I must’ve been thinner when I bought them)
The last section (yes, there’s more!) consists of my heels….here it goes…starting from the top left, to right:
27. Burgundy Suede Heels, $24 Nine West
28. Multi-colored chunky heels, $60 Nine West (my most expensive pair of shoes, other than running shoes)
29. Purple Suede Peeptoe pumps, $14 DSW (LOVE these, but not so comfy)
30. Electric Blue Suede Heels, $40 Macy’s (bought with a birthday gift card)
31. Houndstooth (or is that some other kind of “check”?) Heels, $20 DSW
32. Black and gold suede/faux-croc wedges, under $20? Payless
33. Black Suede/Wood Wedge heels, $20 Payless
34. Olive Green/Brown Patent heels, $8 DSW
35. Brown Leather/Suede/Faux-croc Heels (almost 4″!), $40 Nine West
36. Tan “suede” sandals, $17 Payless
37. Nude Sandals, $24 Nine West
38. Pink Canvas Pumps, $16 Payless
39. Brown and Gold Sandals, $45 Nine West
40. Black Satin Braided sandals, $22 Payless
41. Red Satin Peeptoes, $11 DSW
42. Black Leather Mary Janes, $40 DSW (I’ve been meaning to throw these out because they are so beat up, but I LOVE them! I’m going to try and recondition them first)
43. Brown Suede Peeptoes, $14 DSW
44. Black Leather ankle strap heels, $45? Parade of Shoes (my mom bought them for me in preparation for NYE….2000!)
45. Patent Leather Bow heels, $28 Ross
Only two more pairs of shoes are missing: a pair of really beat up gold thong sandals from Payless (about $10?) and my workboots…which I got for free at a Caterpillar raffle (career fair), valued at ~$100. I keep them in my car.
I’m not even going to attempt to add up what these shoes have cost me….I’d really just cry.
February 11, 2010 at 3:36 pm
WOW! You itemized your shoe collection! Kudos on your shoe collection deals. I love my shoes as well. I get shoegasms when I find a cute pair of shoes on sale.
February 11, 2010 at 4:32 pm
You DO have a lot of shoes! š But I’m sure all of yours combined still cost less than my smallish collection.
February 11, 2010 at 4:35 pm
I just posted my collection as well… we have about the same number. It makes me feel better!! š
February 11, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Although what you’ve spent is reasonable. What I’ve spent, on the other hand… ummmm… <.<
February 11, 2010 at 5:30 pm
I just did mine, too!
February 11, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Giiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrllllllllll, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have an entire closet devoted to leather (aka shoes and handbags). Luckily (weirdly?), our circa 1900 apartment has a plethora of closets, and my shoe/bag closet is right outside the bedroom. I think I only have like 10 pair though. Ok, I just counted, and I have 22 pairs including snow boots, rain boots, slippers and flip-flops. Daaang.
February 11, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Not to worry, I’ve been linking to everyone that I can round up in my original post. š ā¤ seeing everyone else's shoe collections. And drooling over some of them.
February 12, 2010 at 2:25 am
I added it all up out of curiosity… about $1150…
February 12, 2010 at 2:28 pm
[gasp!] lol
February 12, 2010 at 10:46 am
I”m just sort of glad that someone has more shoes than me!
Seriously, though, maybe not for much longer. Why don’t I have a pair of multi-strap burgundy heels?
February 12, 2010 at 2:29 pm
lol…they’re super comfortable, by the way.
February 14, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Whoa baby. First off, I’m no envious of your shoe collection! Secondly, SOO impressive that you know the place and the price of each of your shoes! Love it!