A rant about shoes…..  

Something you may or may not know about me – I am just a  smidge  picky – ok, more than a smidge. Especially when it comes to shoes. So when I set out to purchase a pair of espadrilles or to be more precise, peep toe wedge espadrilles, I had no idea how difficult this was going to be.

 BR Closed-Toe Espadrilles

 BR Patent Espadrille

 Michael Kors Bleeker

Shoes shown above – all gorgeous shoes that I would be completely thrilled to wear but for a  few issues. I mean I love heels as much as the next gal, but I can’t tell you how hard it is to find a great wedge, peep toe or espadrille right now that is not:

1. sold out
2. sporting such an incredibly high heel so as to  induce a major nose bleed or trip and fall incident, which I don’t need any help with. I can do that all  by myself, completely flat footed.  (1 inch to 2.5 inches would be perfect).
3. not meant for  wearing by my Grandma Bev (she had a thing for espadrilles and looked really cute in them) i.e. the  ”older” set. And just to be sure  not to offend  - by that I mean someone in their 80′s or 90′s.
4. or meant for someone that is under 5′ 7″

It’s not just been knitting and dyeing on the brain and keeping me up nights  - I have had shoes on the brain (don’t get me started about the outfit to wear to an upcoming wedding)  taunting me. So, the search continues….. (I’ll probably just end up wearing flip flops from Summer 2004. But, don’t worry M.F. and B.S. – I promise I won’t wear the flip flops to the wedding, wouldn’t want to embarrass the family).

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