And the SHOES have it!
I started a new hobby a few years ago, We were standing in line at the Empire State Building and for any of you who have gone, you know it can be a LONG wait. We had taken the family to New York City for a whirlwind three days and on the very first night decided to go to the Empire State Building. With nothing else to do, I started looking at people’s feet. Now, at first this was just to pass the time, but then it became a curiosity. I mean, here we were in our sensible sneakers ready for foot action, and yet I saw high heels, flip flops, slides, sandals, just about everything. I would look at the shoe and then slide my eyes up to see the person. Quite surprising at times. The next day we went to the Statue of Liberty and again, with LONG lines, it was something to do. Again, quite surprising what people wore on their feet (and not just the little kids) when they knew they were going to be mostly standing and walking. My husband is quite adamant about wearing sensible shoes on such outings, but last year I took a stand. We were headed to California and while I did indeed have my sensible sneakers, I also took my TEVA sandals to walk in, and I must say they were quite comfortable. Standing in line for Alcatraz I saw my first Five Finger shoes, what an eye-catcher!
This week I was driving downtown and seemed to get stopped at every stoplight. Once again I found myself looking at women’s feet who appeared to be on their way to work. I saw sensible shoes, flat horrible flipflops, ridiculously high heels (which by the way make your butt stick out), and nice wedges that appeared easy to walk in.
Made me wonder, why do we pick the shoes we do? Just a curious thought, so next time you find yourself killing time standing in line or waiting at the stoplight, look at the feet around you and ponder – why?
You mentioned the line for the Empire State Building as being a long line. You forgot to mention it's a long, EXPENSIVE line.
I'd stare at women's shoes, but I'm thinking that could get me arrested. 🙂
Sheila,
What a delightful,fascinating post and I'm challenged to look down, observe, enjoy and learn as you are–from the shoes of others. Have a joy-filled, shoe watching summer!
Sometimes I wonder if certain women just enjoy pain.
Sheila, I saw a lot of different footwear on my recent vacation and I have to say the five-finger sandal made its way to Fiji! One of our group wore them every day at the pool. Great post!
Hahaha Sheila! This is so funny. My husband and I were walking the mall (I wore sneakers). In the window was a pair of shoes like the ones in your photo. So, I asked my husband how long it would take for me to break my leg in those. (I'm very clumsy even in sneakers). He said 5 minutes. Women in shoes- it could be a whole blog I'm sure : ) Fun post! Thanks!
Interesting topic! Interesting past-time too… now you'll have me doing it! I usually just look at people, their expressions and whatnot but not really the shoes.
I usually go for comfort. I prefer runners on a daily basis. I just purchased a pair of runners that resemble MaryJanes (is that what those little black numbers are called?) Anyway, they're comfy because they're really running shoes. For formal occasions I prefer wedges. They're easy to walk in. I'm not a heel fan and am already tall enough and walking in heels.. well that's a joke but I can for some reason walk in wedges and they're very comfy too. So for me, comfort all the way!
The shoe as a topic on here is really thoughtful and creative of you.Am sure healthy debates on this subject here will improves lots of lives.Hope u good.I just dropped another bomb of a poem on my blog so come check it out, comment and share with friends.Good day.
I use to wear them for the look and would stand the pain because it looked good, now I go for comfort, we so neglect the things that keep us going and that we depend on. I wonder if anyone has worn the shoes in the picture?
Stay blessed, Amanda
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