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Originally Posted by Foon  Inexpensive is a relative term. For me $500 is expensive, but even if I consider shoes in that price range I rarely get something that's worth the money. I think I've had 1 success out of 5 on $200+ shoes so far :( |
I fully understand what you're saying.
I tried some Diesel ankle boots recently.
$600/£300 retail if you don't mind .... I found a seller with the same make/style for $290/£145 and they didn't fit any better.
Over the last 4 months I've bought perhaps 25 pairs of shoes. One style, I've bought 5 identical pairs.
[They are easily my favourite, and I wore the first pair I bought months ago this afternoon, in the sunny and people filled streets of Northampton.] I paid £42 each for the first 3 pairs. £25 for the fourth and today,
£20 for the fifth pair. Perhaps they were over-priced at their original price of £85, but even at £42 they have been a good buy. I expect to wear these out all through summer (if it arrives) and most evenings when I go out
anywhere. I may not need 5 pairs, but I hope I manage to wear several pairs to the limit of their usable life.
I've perhaps 4 pairs of the $40/£20 PU New Look ankle boots,
<New Look are a UK "teen" clothe shop> that come with 4" stiletto heel. These are very wearable, with no vices whatsoever. Last week I walked over 4 miles one evening, going from the next town (where my wife dropped me off) back to where I live. No blisters, sore feet, or any other foot problem.
Price is no guide to suitability, or fit.
I also have some KG ankle boots, a style called Saint.
<can't find a link> They should have been £85, but I got them for less. They fit, but feel strange because of how they hold themselves to my feet. BUT they look wonderful. Even if they were a size too small, I'd own them. Light cream soles, with 4 1/2" heel and elastic ankle grip. More style in one shoe than I have in my whole body.
They'll never be worn.
Price isn't always a guide to style either.
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