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Have You Seen my Chic?

4/17/2014

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I read recently that France has lost its chic. Its je ne sais quoi. 

Their President is out of control.

While the French have always looked gracefully, and stylishly, the other way where "the other woman" is involved, particularly Presidential women, de Gaulle forbid he should comport l'affair on a moped, in the passenger seat, wearing a suit with cheap shoes and a giant Daft Punk helmet. 

A President cheating on his wife and his mistress with yet a third woman is the height of panache. But, in a bad outfit? Mon Dieu.

The French are up in arms. 

I so get it. 

There is never an excuse for bad shoes. Except for hip surgery. My once impeccably shod tootsies are mourning their old, fashionable life, when their daily wear looked like this:
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The perfect gladiator look. Minus the toga. Wouldn't be caught dead in a toga.
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I remembered why these were so awesome in the 80's. Because they're awesome. My leg is coming from who knows where. 
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Marie Antoinette was so right. Eating cake in these shoes is so much better. That's what she meant, right?
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I agree. These are fantastic.
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I have hip problems because I apparently only have one leg.  But it's wearing an adorable shoe.
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There it is! I do have two legs. These are my Goldfinger shoes. I think James Bond would love them.
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I'm a sucker for an ankle strap.
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Brought these back from Italy. Can you blame me?
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A shoe that looks like a velvet corset. Sigh.
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Another pair from Italy. Had to.
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I can't resist a pink shoe. Or a rhinestone buckle. Or shoes, period.
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I hate getting caught on the Yellow Brick Road unprepared.
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Gained an ankle strap. Lost a leg.
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These are for when I mean business. 5 inches of business.
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This is what I'm reduced to after crutches. These might as well be flat. I'm pouting just looking at them.
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These are me, now, on crutches. The heel is so non-existent that it wasn't worth showing. Except for its pink. To make myself feel better I bought these in several colors. But still. So, not the same.

If you hear I've bought a moped. Shoot me.


15 Comments
dave
4/17/2014 05:29:31 am

nice shoes

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Kathleen
4/19/2014 02:06:40 am

Thank you!

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Donna Eagan
4/17/2014 07:38:58 am

What a sad tale. I promise your leg will grow back soon and you WILL be wearing your beautiful shoes once again.

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Kathleen
4/17/2014 08:11:32 am

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, Donna! So glad to see you here. Thank you for reading and commenting!

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William link
4/17/2014 08:50:07 am

It's not the shoes, it's the amazing lady in 'em! Actually, I had to scroll back and look at the shoes because I got too fixated on the legs.

Just sayin'.

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Carol Cassara link
4/17/2014 11:02:41 pm

Girlfriend, you've got a serious shoe fetish! I love your collection. Big time.

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Kathleen
4/19/2014 02:07:37 am

I know! I've perfected it to an art form...I could do several more blogs about them.

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Rena McDaniel link
4/18/2014 10:32:27 am

Okay I'm drooling on my tablet!

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Kathleen
4/19/2014 02:08:18 am

I've got a problem, Rena. But, I don't plan to fix it!

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Suzie
4/18/2014 02:36:48 pm

OK... I love the pair with the cream bows from Italy. Those are so dang cute. I don't wear heels much any more. I used to wear them all the time. Now I buy expensive boots for horseback riding and they look good :)

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Kathleen
4/19/2014 02:09:10 am

I love those too. I have so many that I LOVE. I never bought boots till we moved to Denver where it snows. But, even those have heels so they don't do me much good!

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Tina Boomerina link
8/13/2014 11:03:29 am

Kathleen,

You have amazing shoes. I can't make it far in stiletto heels, but I refuse to wear flats. I go for blocky, chunky heels... so I'm very impressed with your shoe collection.

Tina

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Kathleen
8/14/2014 12:58:09 am

Thanks for finding this and reading! Yes, I love my shoes too. Still recuperating from hip surgery though so for now they're just a fond memory. Soon...

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Denice
11/29/2014 01:36:53 pm

I've got two bad hips and two surgeries coming up. There is not a pair of shoes out there that doesn't aggravate my hip. By the evening I'm lucky if I can walk almost at all. I too love shoes and boots. So sad I put my favorite boots on. They are almost flat maybe a 1" heal. After 10 minutes I had to take them off for a sad pair of ugly shoes that still hurt my hips. Ugh! Shoot me too!

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Kathleen O'Donnell
11/30/2014 12:09:06 am

I've had four surgeries total...so I'm feeling your pain. But, never fear Denice, it will pass. I'm in heels again! I can wear them for several hours now. I know...probably not the best idea but I can't help myself. Good luck with your hips and I hope your recovery is a speedy one. Thank you so much for reading.

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