i am actually nearly hitting the ceiling with disappointed rage now
that they don't have THESE in my size, or they would have been mine within the next 5 mins:

www.theoutnet.com/product/207895

a 41 is a UK size 8, right? so a 41.5 would be 2.5 sizes too big for me, no way is that do-able. damnit!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:07, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

That makes you nearly the same size as me
haha when I clicked on that page it told me you'd liked it on facebook. But yeah those boots are gorgeous
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:10, Reply)

I sense a Amberl and Swipe 'shoe swap club' in the offing.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:11, Reply)

doesn't work like that Jeff
Swipe's are too expensive
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:12, Reply)

they weren't when i was a student though
wait til you're a famous lawyer/doctor, then i'll be begging for pics of the inside of your wardrobe.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:16, Reply)

Never mind.
Give to a few years and you'll be earning plenty and able to buy all the shoes you want, whilst Swipe tries to juggle a career, mortgage and loads of kids.

You'll be in the driving seat then.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:18, Reply)

i don't have a mortgage!
i am way too spoiled for that.

but kids? er, who the hell would i con into impregnating me?!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:20, Reply)

Someone with a shoe fetish?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:23, Reply)

like mr blahnik
or mr louboutin, or mr choo?

i think the problem is, they are pretty much exclusively bent!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:24, Reply)

So in a perfect world
You'd like to pull a straight cobbler!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:28, Reply)

only if he had a decent hammer
and gave it his awl

(see what i did there?)
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:32, Reply)

You've got me in 'stiches'

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:34, Reply)

they really are.
it is so much easier if you are a size 5 or below or an 8 and above. 6 or 7, there is nothing!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:12, Reply)

Well, that's about £450 more than I'd every spent on shoes

(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:11, Reply)

you're a dude, dude
although girls DO notice men's shoes. fact.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:13, Reply)

And what are the expectation of mens shoes?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:17, Reply)

one expensive pair
is better than ten cheap pairs

no bowling shoe type

clean but not too shiny - patent is a no-no
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:21, Reply)

I had a pair of tailored hand-made shoes
They were fantastic.

The leather soles lasted ages, which came as as surprise.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:24, Reply)

oh
now that sounds very very acceptable!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:28, Reply)

I don't have them anymore
There are only so many times you can have a pair of shoes repaired before you've got to admit they're past their best.

I got them at the same time I bought my first tailored suit.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:30, Reply)

tailored suit?
this also sounds very very very acceptable.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:33, Reply)

There is very little difference in price from buying an 'off-the-peg' suit that is branded (but made in a sweatshop)
And having a suit made by a tailor.

Granted, we're not talking Saville Row, but made-to-measure suits can be affordable.

I've lost over 3 stone since my last tailored suit, and until my weight settles down, I'm limited to HOF off the peg suits, I'm not spending a fortune on things that might not fit in a couple of weeks.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 17 Oct 2010, 14:36, Reply)