Shoe Addict

A while ago, a friend of mine was sharing about self-image and how we should present ourselves in front of others. During her sharing, she mentioned that she learned from an expert image consultant that the first thing people notice when they first lay their eyes on you is your shoes. Unbelievable right? Many people tend to ignore what's on their feet because they thought that feet is that last thing that people will notice. After listening to her sharing, I started to think back on the moments when I look at passerby, i tend to pay attention to their shoes too!

Then I remember that I read a blog post about the blogger's shoe collection a couple months ago, so I decided to feature my shoe collection in this blog. It's up to you to decide whether I'm a shoe addict or not :) I'm a size 9 and many times, it is not easy to get my size especially China-brand shoes. These brands tend to have small cutting and i need to get size 41 most of the time. With local and and branded shoes like Vincci, Lewre, Hush Puppies, etc, I need at least a size 9. Most of my shoes are bought during warehouse sales or Mega sale discount of at least 50%. I seldom buy normal priced shoes or those with only 10-30% discount during sale period, unless it is a need. That said, I'm a stingy person when it comes to spending on fashion.

I don't have a shoe rack at home. Half of collection is kept inside individual shoe boxes and placed in my wardrobe. The other half is in my car. I can have more than 10 pairs in my car at one time :P Before we start, let me tell you some facts about my shoes:

All my shoes are below RM100 (in fact i think none are over RM50).
    
30% are new and never worn before. I tend to buy a lot when I come across cheap sales and a lot of designs are available in my size.

30% are seldom worn shoes.

20% are over 3 inches high. For my 5ft 6in frame, 3 inches and above is big deal because I'm not living among NBA basketball players.

I actually have more than what i owned at the moment but I've sold of about 5 pairs since last year. so here we go:

#1. Flats

I have 4 pairs of flats (if the sport shoe is counted as flats). The dark brown loafers is the newest member in the family.

Dark brown slip-on bought during "The Store" sales in harbour place. Cheap and super comfy.

The only pair that I have which I think can qualify as a sport shoe. Though I know that some of you will disagree with me. Bought during Hush Puppies warehouse sale few years ago. I think it is RM40. Dirt cheap right? This pair have served me well. The sole was previously torn during my last Shanghai trip but I manage to glue it back :)

Another pair bought during the first "The Store" sale in Harbour Place Mall last year. Also very cheap and super comfy. Same brand as the dark brown shoe.

I seldom wear this because it hurts my feet. I always feel that it is a impulse buy.

#2 Pointy shoes

Pointy pumps are one of my fave. All three are from Lewre. They are quite painful when you first wear them but after awhile it becomes comfy. The one on the left is worn frequently that's why it looks kinda old and worn-out. The one on the right have also been worn before many times. The middle one is new.

Ignore the ugly legs. Just pay attention to the shoes :)

#3 Round-toe pumps or whatever you call it.

This pair is from Vincci. Seldom worn. In fact the quality is not so good. The Grey leather lining has started to peel off.

#4 Peep-toe range

Peep-toe pumps are also my fave design. The one on the left and middle are from Elements. They had a great sale during CNY 2011. Hehe! The golden pair is from Nose.

Love peep-toes. Classy!

#5 Wedges

I love wedges! I love to see people wearing wedges because it makes them look like rich woman in casual. I've got 4 pairs. The red wedges is from Hush Puppies. Seldom wear it because the strap expanded and it become too big for me now. The white one (second from left), is my current fave because it makes you look so elegant no matter how simple your clothes is. Most important thing is this elegant pair only cost me RM35.00. The black wedges from Vincci is new and unworn yet. Lastly is this white pair on the right which is a special one. It's a gift from my current company for my birthday which i chose myself. Many thanks to my company's management.

One of my fave pair currently. It's 3.5 inches high but very comfortable.

The most 'chio' pair in my collection :D  I haven't had a chance to wear it. Will it be another impulse buy?


Last but not least is heels collection:

My everyday work heels. I wear this to work most of the time. It is not pretty but it is very comfortable. From Hush Puppies.

Strappy heels more than 3 inches high. Bought in Nose warehouse sale.

This is the first time i bought 2 of the same design in different colours. You may think I'm too spend thrift but it only cost me RM10 per pair and this design is so pretty plus both colours are also lovely. I was undecided so i bought 'em all.

This pair was an unplanned purchase. Bought it in Vincci Mid Valley. I was there for an event in MVEC. Then there's a big sale in the Vincci outlet where all the shoes are at least 50% off. Being a shoe-lady, it's hard to control myself at that time. So I bought this for RM15.

This is the highest heel in my collection. It's above 4.5 inches. Bought during Nose warehouse sale.

I love this pair from Lewre. 3.5 inches high thus i seldom wear it. It is one of my best choice when attending wedding dinners. The last time i wore this is during Pam's wedding.  

The dress is too long so even with the shoes, it still touches the floor.

This pair is also very 'chio'. So far I only wear it to wedding dinners and special evening events because this shoes have the 'evening glamorous' look.

That's all for my shoe collection. I know my shoes are not so nice as compared to what other girls have mostly because I'm too stingy to spend on highly priced nice shoes. Plus comfort always comes before pretty design for me. I have a total 23 pairs here. it's a lot to some and too little for the others. But one thing i know is I'm slowly going out of control with my shoe addicted-ness because just yesterday, I'm eyeing 2 shoes from 'Cotton On' again :P

So are you a shoe-addict? which is your favourite pair?