“Anakin, you’re breaking my heart! You’re going down a path I cannot follow!” – Padmé, Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
I’d give up an awful lot in life to be able to run wild through Fluevog‘s with a flaming credit card in hand, despite being a generally well-thought, reasonable and un-frivolous woman most of the time.
But be still my beating heart, who needs a car when you could stop traffic just by standing at the bus stop in these luscious boots? Oh, momma likes.
Why worry about a grocery budget when you could stroll into any restaurant in town in these gorgeous teal pumps and have men knocking each other down just for the privilege of dining with you. (I, for one, would be sure to bring yummy left-overs home for PL and DW.)
In general, I’m not much of a shopping gal, but oh, how I do love high-end shoes. As Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn experienced last fall, you just don’t get in my way when some pretty footwear comes into view.
Eileen Cook, beloved friend and fellow shoe tart, knows this. She also knows that things are not particularly shoe-shopping friendly right now, budget-wise (prepare for worst, hope for the best, and all that crap). So what does she, who calls herself my friend, do today? She posted about Fluevogs, about how she just bought herself a pair of Fluevogs, and how she is already planning her next pair. Seriously, aren’t these black beauties just the. cutest. shoes. e.v.er? They also cost slightly more than I have budgeted for groceries next month. I could just cry.
Just to torture myself a bit more, I’m going to parade my future (imaginary *sob*) purchases out for you. This one here? The business suits that I no longer wear because I’m a stay-at-home homeschooling mom need these shoes. Need. them. Hell, my jeans need them.
And these yellow beauties? Summer, here I come. Give me a little sundress, a drink with an umbrella, a great book, and I’m there! I can already see myself pedaling around town on my dutch bike in these darlings, bread and flowers secure in the front basket.
And these gray wonders shall ensure that I will never, and I mean never, need to buy a drink again. Bartenders everywhere will be powerless against the seductive lure of these babies. Never underestimate the power of great shoes.
Now, to figure out a way to make them mine… Maybe if I put one of those PayPal links on my blog some well-off fashionista will stumble by and take pity on me…
All images from the Fluevog website.
The Paypal idea sounds pretty darn reasonable to me. I think you should appeal to the the designer…they LOVE sucking up, I hear!
I would never wear any of those shoes. They have ::shudder:: HEELS.
My feet are bad enough without that.
But I wish you luck in fulfilling your (shoe) fantasies!!
OMK – Oh, but these heels are so squishy and comfy and lovely to walk in. They’re not like any other heels on the planet.
Oh, they are delightfully fun shoes….but the thought of *this* body tottering in a pair would be enough to empty out a town square within seconds of my arrival.
On second thought…who gives a rip, eh? Do you think my orthotics would fit in those? LOL
Oh, oh, oh… The eyes want, but the feet won’t go there. One of these days, I’m going to get bunion surgery. Not because my feet hurt, but so that I can wear sexy shoes without ruining the lines.
OMK – Although I’m generally not supportive of elective surgery, I will make an exception if it means you can get a pair of Fluevog heels.
Wait a minute, I just followed the link to Fluevog and found out that this company is the brainchild of John Fluevog & Peter Fox (former partner.) Peter Fox is the genius who made my wedding shoes – the most scrumptious and comfortable high heeled shoes that have graced my feet.
Could these shoes be beautiful and comfortable?
OMK – They are indeed both beautiful and comfortable. Indeed, if heaven were a shoe, it would be a Fluevog.
OH, shoes!!! How I love shoes.. Let me count the way… I may just have to do a shoe post now!
Shoes are my VICE***
I am a fellow shoe fanatic, but my tastes run towards little tennis shoes. Keds and Converse in funky colors and patterns are my thing. Once, I swear, I was passing a shoe store on the other side of the mall walkway and from the distance I saw a light shining down on a pair of pink Keds with little daisies on them. It was like a sign from above that I needed those shoes. I wear them all the time.
OMK – I have no difficulty believing that at all.
I like these!
but I’d NEVER spend that much for shoes
OMK – I know what you mean! I’m a boutique-loving woman on a Goodwill budget.
These are hands down THE BEST SHOES I have ever owned. Cannot describe how comfy they are. Plus I turned 40 so I needed to do something to dull the pain. That is my excuse.
I cannot fault you for being a fellow shoe whore. Heck, you know first hand that I turned our bedroom into a shoe closet!
One of these days I will have cool shoes!
I have four pairs bought over the course of 17 years. They last forever. I love them, the thought behind them, and the marketing. Back when I first started following John Fluevog, he used to send out mini-catalogs with the most creative themes and stories. He also used to send out paper Christmas tree decorations every year. I miss those days.