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June 04, 2009

Loafer Update!

Long time readers of this blog will know that I am OBSESSED with penny loafers.

And since coming out as someone who is loafer-obsessed, I have met many other people who have a similar ... enthusiasm. So I thought I'd share links to two styles I've found recently that, although not as nice as my favorite (and no-longer-made) Via Spigas, are pretty damn good.

First, Macy's has these, from Marc Fisher (which I think is one of their house brands, but I'm not sure):


marc fisher loreann women's penny loafers

Today they are $39! (They were >$70). Click on the image to visit the Macy's page. I bought a pair of these and they are comfortable, definitely.

Okay, these next ones are man-made materials (aka vegan). Many of you have asked if I knew of non-leather alternatives, and now I do! Plus, they're dirt-cheap: $29.99 at Overstock.com. (click image to visit site)


journee women's penny loafers

What I really want are these, from Marc Jacobs:


marc jacobs penny loafers

The worst part is that I already HAVE them -- I found a pair on eBay that weren't anywhere NEAR $260, and bought them. And found that they were the wrong size. (The seller translated a European 38 as "8.5" which it is NOT.) I relisted them on eBay, if you want them.

Of course, even though I wear penny loafers EVERY DAY, I don't really need any more pairs. Why don't I? Because THIS is my penny loafer collection:

whoa penny loafers

(And yes, that is a pair of Liberty Jack Purcells on the edge there.)

Does anyone else wear a slight variation of the same damn shoe every day? (Anyone else who presents as female, I mean, I know most guys basically wear the same shoe every day.) Represent in the comments!

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posted by Erin @ 7:57 AM  

81 Comments:

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:05:00 AM, Blogger the_lazymilliner said…

    The loafer collection is most impressive, Erin. Are they really lined up like that? And your carpet is so clean! How do you do it?

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:06:00 AM, Blogger Sal said…

    No, but darn close.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:18:00 AM, Blogger Julie said…

    If you can get a pair of Palladium "Krakow" in your size, do it!! I have a pair that are bright tomato red patent leather and they are my absolute favorites. They seem to be on sale all over but you know what that means for sizes :(

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:22:00 AM, Blogger Allison said…

    For me, it's mary-janes.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:24:00 AM, Anonymous sara jane said…

    Ditto on the mary-janes.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:24:00 AM, Anonymous QuiteLight said…

    Um... Actually, I wear the same pair of flats at work every day. I've even had them resoled. I hate shoe shopping. I only switch to ballet flats when I wear a skirt, which isn't often (COLD office!).

    I've been informed by a gay male salesclerk that my disinterest with shoes indicates a defective female gene. I just get bored!

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:26:00 AM, Anonymous sarah in nyc said…

    Well, my father had a dozen pairs of the same shoes, he wore them all in order and polished each pair when he took them off in the evening.

    I have difficult feet and have found that men's cowboy boots feel better on my feet than most other shoes. So I own the following cow boy boots:
    one pair black elkskin
    one pair green lizard with black cowhide shafts
    one pair tan foot with red shafts
    one pair tan ostridge with turquoise shaft
    one pair brown suede with light tan shafts
    one pair bright red with turquoise shafts and white star appliques
    and one pair brown oil tanned leather

    I live in New York City. I don't ride horses. But I do walk and they are great boots for walking.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:27:00 AM, Blogger Trudy Callan said…

    Wow! That's quite a collection!

    www.sewingwithtrudy.blogspot.com

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:33:00 AM, Blogger Melissa said…

    Loafers are awesome because they look equally appropriate with trousers or skirts. Yes, there are other styles that CAN be worn with both, but most of them look at least SLIGHTLY out of place with one or the other.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:40:00 AM, Blogger Bex said…

    Do you count flip flops? :) I wear them as many days as possible.

    I love those green loafers in your collection!

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:42:00 AM, Anonymous Andie said…

    I have 63 pairs of shoes - and feel I still don't have enough (I don't have the right shade of green for this outfit, nor the right shade of red for that outfit,etc). They're (mostly) all different styles. The "duplicate" styles are in different colors. I would never purchase exactly the same pair of shoes a second time unless the first was worn out and ready to be tossed. :D My husband just recently learned that if he switches shoes each day he doesn't have problems with his feet anymore. Go figure.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:51:00 AM, Blogger Krista said…

    I am terribly obsessed with pointy-toed stilettos. I wear them every day - the higher the heel the better. If they're patent leather, that's a bonus! I do admit to owning running shoes, but I only wear them when I run.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:53:00 AM, Blogger Mcfilibuster said…

    I have several styles of shoes that I wear often, but my favorite style is a pair of 70s black platform oxfords. They are amazing, and look excellent with most things I wear. I bought my first pair about 2 years ago. They started to wear out recently, so I went back to the place I bought them, and there were more! In my size! For only 10 dollars! I bought two pairs!

    Hooray!

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:54:00 AM, Blogger Cindy said…

    I have the ballet slipper/flat with dress/skirt uniform! I was just thinking about penny loafers! Definitely this fall!! Most impressive collection.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:56:00 AM, Blogger lucitebox said…

    Wow! What a collection. I wear Classic Chuck Taylors in whatever color I can get that doesn't look clowny. I buy three pairs of Chucks a season and wear them until they start looking utterly grubby. (And sometimes beyond that point much to my the chagrin of my feet.)

    Thanks for the photo. You've driven home a point for me. I'm hopelessly SHOE DEPRIVED right now!

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:03:00 AM, Blogger Tom Tuttle from Tacoma said…

    i love penny loafers but haven't owned a pair since school days. if i could wear men's shoes, i'd be wearing their loafers/topsiders/espadrilles/moccasins every day. they're made longish and more pointy so they flatter the feet.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:16:00 AM, OpenID anthrokeight said…

    I have several pairs of mid-heel, round toed, buckle-and-strap shoes.

    But my repeated shoe theme isn't style, it's color. I have:

    1 pr. hand-made moccasins with purple beading (they are bespoke!).

    1 pr. round toed with buckle and strap leather shoes in purple.

    1 pr. penny loaferish shoes in purple. (fauxfer loafers?)

    1 pr. velvet, round toed very, very 1940's with ankle strap and rosette shoes in purple.

    1 pr. pink suede stiletto sling-backed sandals with purple patent heel and trim around the peep toes.

    1 pr. burgundy-purple winter boots in magical water-and-salt resistant suede.

    1 pr. sandals with soles made from recycled tires with purple strappy tops.

    This might be why Erin isn't even friends with the color purple. I got all her violet-love instead.

    Also, I decided that, when it comes to shoes, purple is a neutral color. That, and if it doesn't go with anything, it must go with everything.

    I almost never wear black shoes.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:29:00 AM, Blogger Bec said…

    Mary Janes for me, too! There's at least three of us, that means we can start a club, hee.

    There's just something so pleasantly secure about having your foot strapped to your shoe.

    My favorite are a pair of brown leather Camper flats with "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" monkeys embroidered on them. I'm sad to report, however, they are not that comfortable. They scrape my heels and have no arch support. But I've made them more wearable with insoles and sticky patches over the parts that scrape me.

    That and I have a pair of somewhat plain black mary jane heels that doesn't scrape at all because of the nice leather upper, but does make my pinky toes blister something fierce, even though it's only a 2.5" slightly chunky heel.

    Then there's the pair of beige pleather stilettos with cute button-snap double straps. Love the way these look, can't walk in them. Even though these are also only 2.5" tall. Balancing on a heel that thin is too precarious for my klutzy self.

    Just bought a pair of gray mary janes with 2" heels. Yeah, now I have mary janes in all the neutral shades on my holy-grail-like search for a pair of cute shoes that doesn't hurt me. Haven't worn them out yet. I feel sure footed in them when I tried them on, though, so I have high hopes that they won't land me flat on my face. I hope they won't kill my feet.

    I would kind of like to try something more colorful, but last time I wore colorful (red) shoes, the color ran all over my foot and made it look like my foot is bleeding. That was horrifying. I want to try the keds mary janes, but that wedge heel looks way too high.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:30:00 AM, Anonymous San Antonio Sue said…

    I have 8 pairs of New Balance tennies, 2 pair of sandals, and 2 pairs of SAS comfort shoes. However, I work in a Refinery, and, except for the sandals, which I reserve for "dress-up", it's all ok for work.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:45:00 AM, Blogger Sharon said…

    Quite a collection-and each well loved. Nothing worse for a shoe than to sit unworn in a dark ccorner of the closet-they need to get out and see the world (from the ground up). I like Mary Janes, and almost all my shoes are some form or another of the Mary Jane style, though I would like to get a pair of saddle shoes someday cause you can take girl out of the 60's but you can never take the
    60's out of the girl, I guess.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 11:05:00 AM, Anonymous flea said…

    I counted at least 20 pairs!

    Almost all of my shoes are Dansko, mostly stapled clogs. Various styles (mary jane, sandal, boot) and colors (okay, mostly black). But I don't have anywhere near 20 pairs!

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 11:35:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Pointy-toed high heels all week at work, espadrilles on the weekend except in winter when I switch the weekend shoes to riding boots.
    I keep a pair of running shoes in my trunk, though, in case of true emergencies.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 11:38:00 AM, Anonymous N2 said…

    Chuck Taylors, nearly every day, with every thing. I love them with nice trousers. The only concession I have made with age is the addition of good insoles with each one.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 12:11:00 PM, Blogger Marjie said…

    Open toed slides. 2" or 3" heel. At least a dozen colors and/or textures. 3-1/2" heel pumps. Another dozen colors. Ballerina flats. 4 different textures in black, plus several other colors. No need for anything else. A lady in a skirt never runs, after all (just as, to quote my granny, a lady never goes grey, she goes blonde).

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 12:17:00 PM, Blogger angldst said…

    well, I live in combat boots, new rocks, tanker boots (all variations of black stompy boots)

    For dress up, the majority of my Pretty Shoes are platform soled, narrow heeled, with ankle straps. Ankle straps are the big uniting theme amongst my several pairs of Pretty Shoes.

    -d

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 12:22:00 PM, Blogger Amy said…

    I have these Privo flats in every colour, and I love them. Definitely my everyday shoe.

    http://www.softmoc.com/ca/systemshow-item_I75951

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 12:33:00 PM, Blogger J. said…

    Dansko professionals. Black, green, brown. Every work day. Boring but at least all my pants are hemmed to the right length.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 1:06:00 PM, Blogger Always A Lady said…

    Mary Janes and Ballet Flats. I went shoe shopping with my boy and everytime I picked up a shoe he said "Don't you already have those?" Well yes, but not exactly.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 1:12:00 PM, Blogger Zoltar Panaflex said…

    I technically only have two shoes. I have Richard Zech/Praeri loafers (think J. Tod with better details) and Puma Mostro sneakers.

    Granted, I have dozens of each. Nothing beats Richard Zech, which is why they aren't made anymore of course.

    I love penny loafers too, but I can't wear them so low-cut, I had Bass Weejuns all through school, my mother paid $31.90 for them at Nordstrom, and complained about the price! I wore them for eight years after that, I think she stopped complaining two years in...

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 1:31:00 PM, Blogger Notamermaid said…

    Delman makes these round-toed ballet flats with a patent leather toe cap - I have them in many, many color combinations (black suede and patent, brown leather and brown patent, black ribbon basketweave and patent, gold-flecker straw and ecru patent...). Which is funny, because I wear heels 75% of the time, and there's really no pattern to what I buy there! The flats are cute and comfortable and well made, and if you look consistently you can find them for half to a third of retail.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 1:52:00 PM, Anonymous Laura said…

    T-straps, all the way, from flats to 4 inch heels. I look for them everywhere and are instantly drawn to them.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 2:41:00 PM, Blogger Christy Sews said…

    Yep, I sure do -- Mary Janes in every color/configuration you can think of ... leather, non-leather, peep toe, 3 inch; 2.5 inch; flats -- I have a closet full of Mary Janes. Then, of course, is the summer spin off -- t-strap sandals. I just did a shoe purge (sort of). It was scary -- same shoe, over and over and over again. Then again, it's been my favorite shoe since I was a little girl...especially in black patent leather.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 2:47:00 PM, Blogger Latter-Day Flapper said…

    Mary janes or pumps. I have a pair of black mary jane flats I wear almost every day but they're beginning to give out. I ordered a similar pair from Penney's the other day.

    I also have a ridiculous (well, for somebody who wears literally the same pair of shoes almost every day) collection of mary janes with mid-height Louis heels. Flapper shoes. One brown, two black [one fabric, one patent], one tan, one turquoise, one gray pumps [no strap, but otherwise the same type of shoe]. One pair black loafer-style mid-heels, one pair red ballerina flats, one pair tan flats, one pair brown flats, one Seventies burgundy wingtip pumps.

    Oddly, when I'm at home, I mostly wear boots. I figure at least it means I won't have to replace any of my flapper shoes any time soon, right?

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 2:51:00 PM, Blogger Latter-Day Flapper said…

    Oh, the boots--I forgot the boots!

    One pair black heavy boots, one pair black lace-up Justins, one pair tan pull-on Justins.

    And I'm thinking now that I really need red cowboy boots. I keep wearing things that tell me they want to be worn with red boots.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 3:17:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Wow, I feel like I really need more shoes! However, I've got my shoe related quirks too. I always have to have one pair of flats (used to be ballerina flats for summer, combat boots for winter, but those are completely worn out) for those days when you just know you'll be standing all day long. I actually where those quite a lot, but can't bring myself to love them (last winter I tried to find a slightly more elegant replacement for the combat boots... I didn't buy anything) What I love are heels. My pumps should hve heels at least 3,5 inches high and round toes. A bit of a platform is very good. Straps, ankle, mary-jane style or T, can be very nice, but are not a must. High heeled sandals are great as well, but preferably with ankle straps. And I'm a sucker for heels with oxford-styling. The lowest heeled pair of shoes I own and love is a pair of narrow black oxfords with a 2,5 inch heel.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 3:48:00 PM, Blogger Rachel said…

    it used to be flip flops when i was in college - every. single. day. my friends made fun of me and my family thought i was crazy because i wouldn't give them up even after i wore a hole in them...now i'm at work and still wear the same flats almost every day, but that's because public transportation and heels don't mix. i keep the heels at work. I am a big fan of being barefoot though (hence the flip flops)

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 4:38:00 PM, Blogger Jonquil said…

    Most of the summer (and we have a LOT of summer here) it's one of several pairs of fisherman's sandals, all the Aerosoles old-lady classic, the 4 Give.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 5:16:00 PM, Anonymous ms mezzo said…

    Clogs...I wear them almost everyday. Love the old fashioned ones that have wooden soles.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 8:14:00 PM, OpenID sewducky said…

    No. I wear different shoes all the time, several in the same day as well.

    Even tennis shoes: I have some I kick around the yard (old pair of converse), some I wear out (newer pair of Vans), some for jogging/exercise (Nike) and some for "dressy" stuff, like when I want to be a little more put together (K-swiss classics).

    I am brand loyal to 9 West for the most part, tho. Although I own a ton of shoes I seldom wear.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 9:52:00 PM, Blogger Nancy W. said…

    I have a love/hate relationship with shoes. I love cute shoes, they hate me. Love your loafer collection. I can never get flats to stay on my feet, but heels are hard to stand in all day. If I could find cute shoes that didn't hurt my feet, I'd buy them in every color!

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:12:00 PM, Blogger Jo said…

    Mary-Janes!

    It used to be stompy Army boots- I had 4 pairs in slight variations of styles that I would alternate between but now it's definitely the mary-jane. I think it's because they can go either casual or dressy and they don't have to be high to do so, which is a must if you are not prepared to accept foot-pain in any form.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:15:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    All flat and black?? And no boots??
    Way to boring for me - love coloued shoes

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:46:00 PM, Anonymous Theresa said…

    I have wide feet and love, love, love heels -- so when I find a pair that don't hurt (usually round toe high heel mary janes) I buy them in every color available in my size.

     

  • At Jun 4, 2009 10:56:00 PM, Blogger Brittany said…

    Okay so I'm in college - I wear Rainbow sandals *literally* every day. But I am a master with the pumice stone, so my pedies stay nice. I wish I could wear more flats, but they're so hard to run to class late in!

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 1:41:00 AM, Anonymous lisa said…

    Mine is a collection of red clogs, mostly the wooden-soled ones. And I need a new pair!

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 3:27:00 AM, Blogger WeirdRockStar said…

    Weather permitting, Oxford Shoes with high heels. In dark brown and burgandy. Most people foolishly think that I live on same pair of shoes. I pity the fools. They might look the same but they come in multiple pairs.
    But this is during melted ( talking about snow ) seasons.
    During winter months I have a collection of black ancle boots with pointy high heels and pointy toes. Except for the one version of black Oxford shoe version of ancle boot.

    Might I just say that I so enjoy this blog! One of the few I check every day when I open the computer.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 7:43:00 AM, Anonymous Beth from Upstate NY said…

    I have 7 pairs of shoes: the black ones, the brown ones, sandals, black pumps, house slippers, winter boots, and hiking boots. I wear a size 10 narrow and have an impossible time finding anything that will fit. The only part of my body that is skinny is my feet and I can't find anything to wear on them!

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 8:09:00 AM, Blogger Madeline said…

    I have like ten pairs of ballet flats that are about half a size too small. Shoes that are just a little too small always look better.

    Wow that makes me sound like SUCH a vain freak.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 8:14:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I wear mostly Dansko clogs, open, closed, sandals, etc.
    I also like the Re-Mix 40's wedges.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 8:46:00 AM, Blogger Alyssa said…

    And I thought my shoe collection was large!
    I used to own tons of Converse but have since limited myself sensibly to two pairs. So it is them, flip flops, or one of the 5 pairs of Mudd high heels that are basically all the same, just a slight variation on one model.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 8:58:00 AM, Blogger debby said…

    a comprehensive list of my shoe collection:

    dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, dansko, hiking boots, running shoes

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 9:25:00 AM, Blogger Miss Marple said…

    Thanks so much for the link to the vegan loafers! I went right to Overstock and ordered 2 pairs. I am delighted with the green! What a find! I hope they fit well. Thanks again! You're a peach!

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 9:48:00 AM, Anonymous Kim F. said…

    I've tried to branch out in the last couple of years and among my big, clunky black shoes, I now have a few pairs of colored ballet flat type shoes. They're much nicer with my dresses, I think, for days when I'm feeling match-y.

    My favorite loafer quote: Prince telling Morris Day, "Only confused men wear loafers," in Under the Cherry Moon. He seemed to have no opinion about female loafer-wearing, though. I mean, if you look to Prince for fashion advice.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 9:49:00 AM, Blogger Cotton Picker said…

    My shoes closet looks a lot like yours only mine is filled with Mary Janes.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 10:06:00 AM, Blogger What-I-Found said…

    This post makes me feel more normal...I wear comfortable shoes, Mephisto or clogs mostly...but I wear the same pair forever. And it takes a lonnnng time to wear out Mephisto shoes. But I thought I was an oddity. But now that I've seen the variety of responses here I'm willing to poke my toes out and admit it. I own about 3 pairs of shoes and I only wear one of those. Don't Judge Me. ;-)

    (Did notice the repeated Dansko love...might have to check them out)

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 10:25:00 AM, Anonymous DragonPoodle said…

    I wear fake Birkenstocks from Walmart. Every day, except for when I get dressed up and wear the only pair of real Birks I own, in black leather. I will say that I am retired now and when I was working I did wear other shoes. My favorites fake Birks are in denim, and I got several pairs so that as they wear out I can replace them. They don't hold up well, but they are really cheap. For a while they introduced new colors and patterns regularly, but they seem to have stopped, which makes me crazy. What will I do?

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 11:25:00 AM, Blogger Rita said…

    How did that sneaker sneak in there? :-)

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 12:02:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I wear Dansko clogs on my work days; either Mary Jane style or the full uppers. On my own time, I like cute flats or stilettos. I am in search of the Bass Weejun penny loafer-in college I had so many pairs and would wear them all 4 seasons. I just think they look so cute with skirts or jeans.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 12:59:00 PM, Blogger Alaina said…

    I wear black boots every day. They have to be a little higher than ankle but not calf-high. I've been wearing them, and not much else, since I was 9. They go with everything! Dresses, jeans. Santana makes the best ones.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 3:25:00 PM, Blogger bonnie-ann black said…

    golf shoes. but the ones that are two-tone only and look like actual shoes. ever color i can get, as long as it's two tones. currently, i have 35 pairs (awaiting a win on ebay, i'll have 36). remove the cleats and they're comfortable, snazzy and water-resistant.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 5:09:00 PM, Blogger Sarah said…

    I pretty much live in Birkenstocks. I have a pair of Arizonas in green that I got a couple years ago to replace the tan ones that are over 20 years old (and have been renovated and resoled). I have a pair of brown Bostons, than need renovating (have been resoled once I think) And a pair of the plastic clogs that are wearing low on the heels. In the winter or bad weather I will wear something else outside and bring the Birkis for indoor shoes.

    Specialty shoes: Black Reeboks for garland dancing; tevas for hot weather gardening or going swimming; LLBean boots for winter; Lands End slip ons for slightly wet or messy weather; 14th c. style with small pointy toes for SCA. Once in a very great while I still wear the cute little victorianish ankle boots for contradancing, but now that I have calcifying tendonitis in my shoulder, I can't do couple dancing. :( Someday. And I have an old pair of Frye boots someone passed down to me that don't really fit, it would be nice to get a good pair of medieval boots, not fakey moccasins or whatever. Someday.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 8:03:00 PM, Anonymous kariann said…

    I love a loafer with a heel.

     

  • At Jun 5, 2009 10:25:00 PM, Blogger Jen ~ MOMSPatterns said…

    I probably have 10 pair of flip flops.. and the husband has an impressive collection of Converse in nearly every color you can think of!

    Gotta love a man who doesn't mind spare SHOES in the closet!

     

  • At Jun 6, 2009 7:22:00 AM, Blogger Belinda said…

    I've currently got 3 pairs of black ballet-ish flats on the go. They would be close to my 100th, 101st, and 102nd pairs of black ballet-ish flats. My most favourite flatties died earlier this year (I gave them a burial at festival.... by which i mean, i left them at a music festival, after realising they could no longer function as shoes due to the holes. also, i found another more comfy pair, and felt like it would be right by the universe for me to leave mine).

    i'm not 100% happy with any of my 3 current pairs of flats, but they are close enough, and cheap enough, to do. Cheap is important in my flats, because I WEAR THEM TO ABSOLUTE DEATH! Rain poses a huge problem once i'm entrenched in my flats, because they WILL have holes on the bottom (and yet, somehow, still remain totally presentable up top.) Its a sickness, i know.....

     

  • At Jun 6, 2009 7:28:00 AM, Blogger Katherine said…

    As usual, I love visiting the blog--I've now amazed a sizable collection of Fluevogs, also from eBay and sales, since they are expensive shoes, too. BUT, they last, and the number I have in rotation has added up quick! But one of my favorite pairs of fun shoes lately are a pair of TUK kitty shoes, red mary janes that always get lots of compliments. Who knew? Love the loafer update, and hope you have a GREAT summer!

     

  • At Jun 6, 2009 7:29:00 AM, Blogger Katherine said…

    Sorry, that was "amassed" that I meant to write, not "amazed"--NEED MORE COFFEE.

     

  • At Jun 6, 2009 11:27:00 AM, Blogger Deirdre said…

    I wear some form of sandal every day.

     

  • At Jun 6, 2009 12:55:00 PM, Anonymous Maggiethecat said…

    Temps where I live (Mediterranean area of Spain, less than an hour's drive from the beach) are hovering around 30 C / 86 F, and June has just begun. I'm now rotating 4 pairs of buttery-soft leather flat sandals, one of which is completely ratty and really ought to be retired by now. I am a hopeless cute-shoe-holic, and have dozens of pairs, some more practical than others for standing up hours on end on the job and/or tearing around town, but having sprained my ankle badly on the judo mat a few months ago, I've worn nothing with a heel higher than 1.5'' since then. The ankle is OK now, but I prefer to play it safe until classes break up for the summer - then it's time to bring out my beloved high-heeled strappy sandals and sexy wedges again, yay!

     

  • At Jun 6, 2009 10:06:00 PM, Blogger Midnightsky Fibers said…

    I have two pairs of the same shoe style- I really like them, and I wore the one pair so much that they are really scuffed, so the second pair is for when I need to wear nicer shoes!

    Otherwise, I don't own any really similar shoes.

     

  • At Jun 6, 2009 10:57:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Big shoe collection here. Flip-flop, sneakers, flats, high-heels, pumps, sandals...in any color of the rainbow. So, I think the collection is around the 40-50 pairs and growing. Everytime I go to a shooping mall I look shoe and want at least 2 or 3 pairs. The sad part is I can´t buy them. Lately (since I discover that the local Nine West always have a sale section) I been shooping at least 1 pair/month. After all, there´s not such a thing as a woman with to many shoes!

     

  • At Jun 7, 2009 11:04:00 PM, Anonymous Marmot said…

    When you find a shoe type that fits well and makes you happy, it's only sensible to have more than one pair, right?? Just went at looked at the shoe closet and I have, ahem, 60-ish pairs of low-heel shoes. I only have about a dozen high heeled ones...

    I have about 25 pairs of black shoes (and I wear them all!) because black seems sensible and basic and like it goes with everything - but the 25 pairs still do not cover every BlackShoe situation. Almost....

     

  • At Jun 9, 2009 5:07:00 AM, Blogger Barbara said…

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  • At Jun 11, 2009 11:06:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    OH - thank you for the Macy's penny loafer link. I went to the site and purchased a few pair - I love penny loafers (don't have as many as you though!) and wouldn't have had the patience to navigate their site if you hadn't pointed them out. Bless you!

     

  • At Jun 11, 2009 1:37:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Today the Mark Fisher Macy shoes are $19.99!
    Marylou

     

  • At Jun 12, 2009 4:01:00 AM, Blogger Li said…

    ferragamo flats. Absolutely adore them. Like penny loafers, but more girly & appropriate for the office..

     

  • At Jun 13, 2009 4:52:00 PM, Anonymous Molly P said…

    Same brand, different style! I love my Danskos! My "slippers" are a pair of loafers!

     

  • At Jun 15, 2009 9:08:00 PM, Anonymous goldilocks said…

    Not really, but I'm constantly attracted to wedges.

    Half my (very modest) shoe collection is some kind of wedge or other; I didn't even notice till fairly recently.

     

  • At Jun 24, 2009 4:24:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Yes I own moccasin/penny loafer type shoe!

     

  • At Jul 22, 2009 11:14:00 PM, Blogger Danielle said…

    OMGGGG!!! i can't stop thinking about penny loafers, im soooo obsessed! i wanted either ur mj ones or a tory burch pair however i cant find them anywhere anymore!! help!

     

  • At Jul 23, 2009 7:00:00 AM, Blogger Erin said…

    Danielle, try eBay! I see Tory Burch pairs there all the time. (Warning, they have her big-ass logo on the heel, kinda tacky.)

     

  • At Feb 26, 2010 9:49:00 PM, Blogger n said…

    Late to the party here. I wear oxfords almost daily. Black, brown, flat, heeled- doesn't matter. I like oxford shoes.
    I also like loafers, but am down to a pair of black penny loafer styled pumps, so am looking for more- which is how I ended up here.

     

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