These are my "go-to" black heels. The heel height is acceptable (it's a little shorter than I typically like) but it makes for a comfortable day whenever I choose to wear them.
I have had these shoes for about 3 years....I have come to realize that a lot of my shoes are from "about 3 years ago" because that is when I started teaching. When I started teaching, I really had to "dress-up" my wardrobe. In case you don't realize it, the fashion of a college student is VERY different from that of a person who has a career. Although my personal career choice DOES allow me to be more relaxed than say, an office job where business suits are mandated, I still did not think that it was acceptable to wear FlipFlops and an "I <3 CSULB" t-shirt every day!
Hence the shoes. I bought these from Marshalls and I have worn them just about once a week every school year for 3 years. Therefore, I really need to get these shoes "re-heeled" or at least have the shoe repair man (at Stonewood Mall---right next to Sears---he's the bomb.com!) put new little rubber thingies on the bottoms of the heels, because I have just about worn them out! They make this HORRIBLE schreeching noise whenenver I walk across the linoleum on my classroom floor....eeeek! It sounds like nails on a chalkboard! However, these shoes would totally come in handy in a self-defense situation, because I am pretty certain that the metal protruding from the heel is the equivalent of a switch-blade. I'm telling you, Cosmo is my guideline to life---Cosmo told me that my high heels are encouraged because they can be a weapon. AMAZING.
Sidenote: today was "Beautiful Day" at work. This means that my friends Daniela, Mona, and I challenged one another to show up to work without any make-up and with hair straight out of the shower...no product, no blowdrying, no bobbypins/hair-ties/headbands...just straight NATURAL "Beauty". The response to our "Beauty" is astounding. Most of the kids were asking if I was sick, tired, or a combination of both. One of my students told me that I look like a "Furby" (google it!) and my friend Karen (also my photographer) told me that I looked like a Troll. Awesome. I decided to show the kids what I used to do to my hair for "Warren Wimp" dress-up days when I was in high school---needless to say, I think that the kids were more distracted by my "natural beauty" than they are from my normal "look"!
My friend Justin had this to say:
"To The Men Of Warren High:
How do we handle beautiful day? If we tell them they look beautiful…are they excited or offended. “Oh, so I’m not beautiful every other day of the week?” If we tell them they look “good without makeup”…..”Well did you expect me not to look good without makeup?”
If we tell them they look just as good with or without it….”So are you saying that all the hard work I put into my face in the morning is pointless?”
Men, there is no win on this day. I will probably go with the…”You know, you look different today and it looks good. You should mix in this look throughout the week with your other look…because that looks good too.”
He really is wise beyond his years. I appreciate your well thought out statements, Justin.
Here's to high heels making even the most "Beautiful" day bearable.
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