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i have my material weaknesses: books, movies, good cheese, fine port, sushi, good-quality paint, etc.
the most extravagant of these, however, is italian boots. i only own one pair of footwear at a given time and my boot of choice is cole-haan. i've been wearing the same pair of cole-haans for six years now and, finally employed again, i decided it was time to retire the poor, beaten things (they're about four weeks away from needing to be re-soled again and that's too much money to throw after boots that are clinging by their last threads). six years was a good run for a pair of boots that saw use nearly every day of all those years. they were ridiculously high-end boots when i bought them (even at the outlet bargain tag, which was half-off retail). but they were worth every penny and i will keep them as backups for the time being.
and now i bought a new pair of mid-range cole-haans (for a steal of a price even!). they arrived last week, but today i am breaking them in with a first-time outing.
anyone who's ever bought craftsman leather shoes knows that breaking them in can be a bit of a trial. with boots it's doubly so because it's not only the foot covering you have to break in, but all the way up to the calves. and, like a new car, all those first scuffs, bends, and scratches just make you flinch!
i may want to chop my legs off from the knees down at the end of today, but i know in a week they'll fit as snug and supple as socks.
i love them already.
: D
the most extravagant of these, however, is italian boots. i only own one pair of footwear at a given time and my boot of choice is cole-haan. i've been wearing the same pair of cole-haans for six years now and, finally employed again, i decided it was time to retire the poor, beaten things (they're about four weeks away from needing to be re-soled again and that's too much money to throw after boots that are clinging by their last threads). six years was a good run for a pair of boots that saw use nearly every day of all those years. they were ridiculously high-end boots when i bought them (even at the outlet bargain tag, which was half-off retail). but they were worth every penny and i will keep them as backups for the time being.
and now i bought a new pair of mid-range cole-haans (for a steal of a price even!). they arrived last week, but today i am breaking them in with a first-time outing.
anyone who's ever bought craftsman leather shoes knows that breaking them in can be a bit of a trial. with boots it's doubly so because it's not only the foot covering you have to break in, but all the way up to the calves. and, like a new car, all those first scuffs, bends, and scratches just make you flinch!
i may want to chop my legs off from the knees down at the end of today, but i know in a week they'll fit as snug and supple as socks.
i love them already.
: D