Lesson #77: When you can spend $300 on shoes

INFEASIBLE: Pretty much any pair of nice shoes at Barneys
Suppose you got a bonus at work for being a officious baller, or your eccentric aunt croaked last night and left you a nugget bullion, or some kind soul contributed a donation to your online "Help, I'm A Fashion Disaster" fund. What better use of your fortuitous little fortune than to snatch up a pair of designer footware? So far, I'm with you bro. We part ways (i.e. when you're wrong) if your next step is check out a designer retail giant like Barneys.

Yes, that money's burning a hole in your pocket, I understand - but don't go to Barneys and gets tricked into buying something like the above Ferragamo (as of 6/20/09, priced at $306 at barneys.com). Sure, it's a name and, yes, it's usually good shit, but even the big boys of fashion aren't above selling you a boring, derivative product just so they can make a quick buck off aforementioned name. Your money is better spent elsewhere.


Feasible: Something off the beaten path (i.e. online store)
Allen Edmonds is a name too, but you've probably never read about it in your Details (philistine!). And unless you hang out with ballers, you've probably never come across the Sky Valet Shoes Site either. This beautifully crafted and meticulously detailed shoe is on sale at the e-boutique for (as of 6/26/09) $292...HEAVEN. So, the next time you hit that low-ball lottery and want to revise your foot digs, hit up a shop like SV.

1 comments:

Brandon said...

That shoe really is beautiful, too bad I don't have the money for it.lol