We all have it. The one that got away. The shoe that we lusted, salivated over, pondered on and decided to leave in the store only to have it haunt us, to awake in cold sweats dreaming about the shoe lust that would never be. Shoe lust is a matter of the heart. Here’s my harrowing tale of shoe love lost. (Grab your Kleenex, it’s a tearjerker)
That Mary Kate heffer in my shoes (jealous much!)
Scene:
3 years prior: in my mother’s basement, 1am surfing raggedy laptop perusing VictoriaSecret.com. Glancing through the boots selection, typically not crazy over VS’s offering, I see shoe nirvana! A thick black leather boot with a a 5inch wedge, quilted padding and metal harness reminiscent of the the Balenciaga hoof boots. IT was LUST at first sight. The Sam Edelman Zoe boots were only $99 dollars and I told myself that the next pay day ( a week away) I would come back and capture my heart’s desire. Those shoes would be mine!
Two days after initial sighting: Checking out my favorite blogs, Susie Bubble did her usual outfit posts. Except today, something was different. Upon her feet were my lovers! It was like watching another woman kiss your man (or a man you have a crush on, so not technically your man). I felt a huge gulp in my throat. Rushing back to the Victoria Secret site, my fear was confirmed. They were SOLD OUT!!!
Subsequently, the shoe loves of my life went viral. Every blogger and their mom had a pair! Hell, Mary Kate & Ashley were rocking them! The price shot up to a ridiculous $345.00, which was a bit too much to pay for true love. I watched the shoes walk out my life and on the feet of every fashion obsessed blogger. It simply wasn’t meant to be. This was truly HEARTBREAK!
Flash forward to last week: I had moved on. The hoof boots were out of my reach and I had accepted that fact. New shoes came but none could give me the feeling of the Edelmans. In an act that can only be construed as fate (or marketing, whichever you prefer) vintage shop Nasty Gal dropped a little bundle in my email inbox. The Edelman Zoe’s were back! While still $100 dollars more than the original price, I knew this time I shouldn’t pass up a chance at reconnecting with my shoe lover. I’m scooping those babies up as an early birthday present to moi! And I may wear them now, even though it’s 100+ degrees outside! Yeah I’m hype!
The Moral: Let something go and if it comes back to you then its meant to be. Pfffff, yeah right! The moral is to stalk, stalk and stalk some more. Get on every email list and wait patiently. Your shoe loves will come back to you. And if they go out of production, tweet and email harass the designer until they bring them back. We’re talking true love here!
Have you ever had an unrequited shoe lover? How did things pan out?
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