Wetshoe wrote:Its easy to start. Next time its raining hard, put on a sexy pair of heels and go to work or do whatever you do all day. Will give you something fun to pay attention to all day. May also be fun to catch guys looking.
That's actually the best advice to try things out for the first time.
I'm most interested in specific trainer/sneaker models but also some boots and recently heels as well. They don't have to be expensive, but they should look "decent" - and from what I can say about the shoes of my current and former partners, heels and flats should at least be of a mid-range quality (and price), else I'm really not a fan of them. They smell like chemicals, don't feel nice and look cheap.
As wetshoe mentioned, just wear a pair which you like but you wouldn't wear to a formal event anymore and be a little less careful than normal. It rains? So what. There's a huge puddle? Oh my... let's see how high the platform really is. Oh no, you're going to the beach and are wearing your beloved heels? Well, tough luck. You get the idea.
The fun part should be that you'll feel being naughty, that you're doing something which is socially questioned (what would your coursemates say if they saw you wearing your expensive heels being all muddy - the type that keeps them in pristine condition?) etc. You can feel like a child again - one which is curious, wants to have fun and doesn't care so much about social restrictions.
In fact, I think it's the girls' perspective on life which I'm also attracted to. Shoes (and clothes) are an object to them. One which shouldn't hinder them to do something fun. To try new things. To be active and do something, not just sit on the couch all weekend. Eventually, your shoes will show "scars". It tells something about their owner, doesn't it? You're studying fashion, you might be able to relate to that part. After all, think about e.g. Converse - there's a lot of people saying that they have to look dirty. Why? Same about jeans. About Doc Martens. And it's exactly the opposite about expensive heels and boots. It's perception, it's about own branding, about representing a certain picture of yourself. What do you think when seeing a well-dressed girl in good-looking and expensive clothes but scuffed heels? You could think of what horrible incident happened to her heels just now. Or you could diss her for not having enough money to buy new shoes. Or could you not also think of it as a fashion statement?
