Cry me a river… bonita answers

Oh dear, the sky will not stop crying today.  It is just bucketing down rain.   And that means horse gets an extra day off after his allotted two~day rest break.  Well, he’ll be happy about that! 

*Image off Google

Now for a session of bonita answers and because I am feeling lazy; I am going to do a simple topic. 

♥ ~ Topic:  Shoes  ~ ♥

1.  ~   What style of shoes do you like best?

1920s inspired foot wear ~ there is no doubt about it.  I am in love with any shoe that is inspired by the roaring twenties.  I do not have any particular reasons, except that I think they look great.  Common’ ~ who can resist these darlings?

Mind you, I only wear the shoes and not the fashion.  I am not and never will be a straight-up-and-down girl no matter how hard I try to lose my butt.  The wasp waisted 40s and 50s styles suit me much better.   

Although, I would love to try 20s with the gorgeous cloche hats and shoes.  Aren’t they so glamorous?

That way I would not have to mix vintage styles {*gasp*  Ohnoes!}  Yes, I will confess.  I am one of those girls in 20s shoes with a 50s dress and 30s jewellery.  I am sorry if that offends you, but I wear what I like and I like 20s shoes with 50s dresses. 

2.  ~   How many pairs of shoes do you have in your wardrobe?

Over twenty pairs.  Probably closer to thirty if you count the ‘speciality’ shoes like snowboarding boots, jodhpur boots, long boots, slippers, etc.

3.  ~  Do you wear certain shoes for certain outfits?

Yes ~ as you can probably tell, the reason I have so many shoes is that I am compelled to have the perfect pair of shoes for each outfit.  It does not matter if I have a pair that will do the job, if I find another pair that are just perfect I simply must buy them.  They must be MINE! 

4.  ~  Do you have a buy and throw policy with your shoes or a buy wear til die policy?

Definitely a buy~wear~die policy.   I do tend to wear certain pairs of shoes more than others, but I will keep the less worn shoes and wear them when the time {outfit!} is right.   If I do find a pair of shoes no longer matches my style {this happens when you have many pairs and can spread the wearing over the different pairs, therefore the shoes may last for years and years} I will sell them second hand on Ebay.  They might as well go to someone else who can love them.

5.  ~  What is your shoe taste like ~ expense or cheap?

Cheap and easy.   I figure as I do spread the wear of my shoes over the many different pairs I have, they do not have to be superbly made to last me years.  And my theory is right.  I have a pair of boots that were a}.  the first pair of shoes I ever bought for myself and b}. my first pair of high heels.   Dad nearly had a fit when I bought them home at sixteen even though the heel was all of three inches high!!

*sigh*  Happy days.   I still have those boots as my foot never grew any bigger.  One time I had to reheel them, but other then that they have lasted me almost ten years. 

Besides, cheap shoes means you can buy more.  Yup, when it comes to shoes I am unashamedly a quantity not quality girl! 

6.  ~  Flats or heels?

I know, not a purely unrelated question, but I am having a lot of fun with this lot of confession questions.

Heels absolutely.   No one can deny that a comfy pair of flats will often save the day, or the blisters as the case may be, but my heart is ever for the height of the perfect heel.   I just think that heels make your whole outfit look better, they definitely make me feel better and they do wonders for your figure.  {Oh no she didn’t!!}   I like that heels make me look slenderer and I like how they tap out that sharp rhythm when you walk down the street.  And they are often a darn pretty shoe all by themselves.

So in conclusion ~ I like pretty shoes…

xox,

bonita 

P.S.  ~ Here are more vintage shoe pin ups to drool over ~