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Originally Posted by shesus
UsTwo: It's the distressed look. I've always liked it, just like antique furniture.
Will: Payless?...blasphemy. That store serves two purposes. To help a person with limited funds who need to have something covering their feet. Or those poor bridesmaids that have to wear dyables.  |
When I worked in a garage, the $20 pairs of oil and slip resistant shoes at Payless were a Godsend, especially considering how hard it is to find something in 15W (the 14W would stretch out the extra half size I needed in one or two 10-hour work days.) No boot would survive more than 6 weeks with the amount of antifreeze, oil, and transmission fluid spilled on and in them. The skin on my feet was dyed blue with a hint of purple from the ATF and leather dye.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Isn't fashion a signifier for who you think you are? Isn't it the icing on the cake that is you?
If you choose shoes that you wouldn't normally choose, in an effort to keep people guessing, what does that say about you? And are you willing to put that message out, regardless of how it is interpreted?
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Very true of the entire wardrobe. I don't define myself by what I wear, but I certainly wouldn't wear something that isn't "me." The fact that I'm a label whore who loves good jeans (not high fashion, but good stuff like Lucky, Perry Ellis, Claiborne, and others that make well-fitted but not skin-tight jeans) yet have only one pair of jeans that cost me more than $18 (they were $30) says something about me.