Tuesday, September 22, 2009

My weakness

I have a confession, I love shoes. I mean I really love shoes as in I have over 50 pairs just at my apartment, not counting the ones that I have at my mom's house. My biggest shoe weaknesses ever are Chanel ballet flats. I love them, I think they are classic, practical and stylish just to name a few adjectives.

Needless to say, I have three pairs. I have a black pair, a silver pair, and a navy pair. However, true to form, I only paid full price for one pair. The other two were found on ebay and at a shoe store that sells used, irregular, and runway sample shoes.

Below is the only pair that I paid full price for. They were a gift to me from my mom last time we went to New York. Although they were pricey, they were well worth the cost since I wear them with almost everything. They are perfect for day, evening, and especially work. I really love the mix of black leather and black patent leather.


Below are the first pair that I purchased. I actually got them for $30 at the aforementioned shoe store. They have definately been worn but they still look great! The silver is actually more practical and seasonless than I originally thought and again I love them for both work and play!

This is my latest pair, an ebay purchase. I was hoping to find a pair of navy ballet flats to wear with jeans and skirts and was extremely excited to find a used pair on ebay a couple of weeks ago. They have definately seen better days, but I'm hoping that with a good cleaning and some navy shoe polish they will look as good as new. I'll post pics after I've spruced them up!


Finally I've got a pic of all three pairs, mostly to illustrate my point about how timeless the style is.

I hope everyone is having a fabulous week!


5 comments:

CTB said...

I'm so jealous! Those ballet flats are so fabulous! Can't wait to see the navy ones after you spruce them up. You're so good at that.

AmyT said...

A lady after my own heart...I LOVE shoes - I actually have probably over a 100 pair...seriously - about 10 or so years ago I cleaned out my closet - got rid of 25 pair...and still had 75......and needless to say I have gotten many more since then....I am beyond obessed with shoes!!!!! The bad part is a lot of them are still in boxes in our storage building....I go out there every now and again and bring more in.....I just don't have the room for them. SIGH - but I still buy more - I just cannot help myself.

Freck said...

Oh so cute! I don't have a pair, but I have a pair of look-alikes and I love them. They really are classic and go with everything!

Breadwinner Wife said...

I am a flats girl myself, those are absolutely classic!

Leslie @ A Blonde Ambition said...

Ah, don't you love ballet flats?! They are perfect any time of the year : )

By the way, I left you something on my blog : )