I used to care much more about functionality than aesthetics when it came to clothes. If you had looked in my closet two years ago you would have found a lot of jeans, t-shirts, sweatshirts, flat shoes - and only one pair of heels. It wasn't that I disliked wearing skirts and dresses and things like that - I was just in a phase where I preferred everything I wore to be super functional. If you were to look at my closet now, it would look a lot different - I have thirteen pairs of heels (yes, I went and counted just for this), and a few dozen dresses and skirts. I'm very much into pretty clothes now - or at least clothes that look interesting - and it doesn't always matter if they're comfortable or not.
But recently I found myself wanting a nice pair of black flats. My old pair were wearing out and were no longer comfortable, and I wanted something cute to wear while running errands instead of just tennis shoes. Honestly, I kind of hated the idea of buying flats, because they almost never look as interesting as heels, and I am notoriously bad about buying sensible things when there are impractical things to tempt me instead. But I ordered a pair of these black flats from ShoeMint (a sister company to StyleMint, which I mentioned a few months ago). Considering that I didn't spend more than $10 on each of the flats I have in my closet, paying $64 for these was kind of painful. (They're $80 originally, but I had a discount code.) But dang, they're cute! And comfortable. I feel pretty proud of myself for actually spending my clothing money on something useful for once, instead of just buying another blouse or skirt that I don't really need.
Black shirt: Forever 21
Fuzzy black cardigan: gift from my aunt, from Macy's
Leopard print pants: thrifted from Salvation Army
Black flats: Kathy flats from ShoeMint
Sunglasses: Oscar de la Renta from TJ Maxx
Gold necklace: Evidence Jewelry, won in a giveaway
Ring: free from my aunt
I think peoples tastes in fashion change alot through out their lives, I used to be all about bold trousers and tops when in college and lots of heels. Now im all about my feminine dress adn skirts but lots more flats! Weird!
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Daisy Dayz
Yeah, I think it's pretty typical for personal fashion to evolve. I suspect that if I ever have kids, my style will revert back to functional!
DeleteI really need a good pair of practical yet cute shoes... I hate wearing sneakers or running shoes or anything like that, and sometimes sandals just won't cut it. It just feels 'wrong' to pay more money for a flat, even though I'd often justify it for a heel.
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