The Shoe Switcheroo

First of all, I can't believe how long it's been since my last post.  Well... actually I can.  Still trying to get a handle on this whole blogging thing, as silly as it sounds.

For someone who is a creative head, I should have no problem finding things to write about, right?  Easier said than done when writing is not something you're used to so I'll try again.

Having a background in Fashion, Beauty and Design, I thought instead of creating multiple blogs, I would just use this one site to share information and let you know what I'm up to with regards to the aforementioned.

So with the weather being a little warmer these days, I decided to do the shoe flip!  I love the summer, which would probably explain why I have way more high heel sandals than I do closed toe shoes.  They are much prettier and there are more options.  In the fall/winter, I pretty much just wear boots.  In fact, I don't think I wore any of my closed toe heels at all last season with the exception of a pair of black platform pumps I wore on New Years Eve and for a date I had recently.  Let me tell you, those shoes are NOT made for walking but I got a few compliments so it was worth the agony of de-feet!

Since I have the standard reach-in closet, I don't have the room to display all of my shoes so I only keep out the ones for the current season.  The off season shoes are kept in clear shoe boxes that are labelled.  One end has the description of a fall shoe and the other end a summer shoe.  Whenever I do the switch, I know exactly which shoes go in which box.

This time around, I decided to display them differently.  Usually, I have 2 pairs of shoes on each shelf both facing forward, despite the fact it's a bit of a tight squeeze.  For the first time in probably 8 years (that's how long I've had my closet organizing system), I have conformed to the one shoe facing front and the other facing back ( see below).  I was never a fan of that look for some reason but I thought...hey, let's try something new.  I must admit, my shoes do fit better on the shelves but I still have to get used to putting them back the new way.

As I was putting out my summer shoes, I was thinking about the story behind each pair.  How much I paid (my best bargain are my gold Halston Heritage shoes that were regular $355 which I got $35 taxes in!), where I bought them, which ones are super comfortable because not all of them are! I guess that's where fashion before comfort comes into play.

Though I can't compete with the likes of Carey Bradshaw when it comes to the number of shoes I own, one things for sure... just like her, I loooove my shoes!

To the shoe lovers out there, I'm curious to know, which shoes are your favourite and why and how do you display them?