A Love Story
Filed in: Fashion, Shoes, Shopping
The Beginning
It all started several years ago when flipping through a fashion magazine. There they were, tan knee high boots with a round toe. It was love at first sight and I believe they were Marc Jacobs. As I couldn’t afford the originals I started searching for copies. At that time the pointy toe ruled the world and I quickly discovered that a round toed boot would be hard to get.
The End (I thought)
Two years ago the kind of shoe I had been searching for finally entered the stores of my price range. I bought the first pair I found. They were in fake leather and the heels were thin and wore down fast. They weren’t at all what I had fallen in love with, but the closest I could get. I settled with them and was pretty content. Something was missing though.
The Turning Point
A few years had gone by since my first sighting of the perfect shoes. They weren’t forgotten, but I had put them behind me. It had been a year since I settled with the cheap replacement. Then suddenly one day I saw them. These were from Vagabond. They had the perfect color, shape and quality. I fell in love all over again. For different reasons, one being that they were more than $200, I let them slip away. How my heart was aching! Even though it felt like the right thing to do at the time I couldn’t really settle with my decision.
The Happy Ending
Yesterday I went into a shoe store looking at the sale and there they were, 50% off. Only one pair left in my size and I had no money. The guy in the counter said they ordinarily didn’t hold off shoes on sale, but he was willing to do it anyway. I had 24 hours to come up with the money. This time I wouldn’t let them slip away. And I didn’t. I managed to get back the money I had paid for rent and this morning I went down to the store. I was really nervous, terrified that something would go wrong. Luckily, everything worked out and I got my beloved shoes. The shoes I had waited years to get my hands on. Now we will be together until the end of time.
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14 Comments
July 20th, 2006 at 2:00 pm
Congrats! They’re so beautiful… you two will make a great pairing.
July 20th, 2006 at 6:24 pm
I’m happy you like them! I hope they won’t go out of style too soon, but I’ve loved them for so long that I think I’ll wear them no matter what style is popular. :)
July 20th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
Yay! Supert, Agathe! Og de var skikkelig fine! Får 70-tallsvibber av dem. Klassiske støvletter.
Fikk svidd av noen gryn selv pÃ¥ shoppingturen min i dag, gitt…oh my…men jeg er veldig fornøyd nÃ¥! So long my friend :)
July 20th, 2006 at 8:54 pm
sigh. i love happy endings:)
July 21st, 2006 at 12:29 am
Hilde, hehe, det kan jeg tenke meg. Håper jeg får se hva du har kjøpt!
July 21st, 2006 at 12:43 am
oh those are lovely!!!! i can see how you could have wished for them for this long! they will work for ANY season! summer with short skirts, winter with long dresses. i think it was destiny that you found the last pair in YOUR SIZE!!!!
July 21st, 2006 at 12:52 am
I’m so happy for you! I’m a firm believer in the idea of fashion fate: the items you love most will always find their way into your life eventually
July 21st, 2006 at 8:03 am
i love stories like this! :)
congratulations!!!
July 21st, 2006 at 10:35 am
No one special, the odd thing is that I have a very common size and usually it’s all sold out… :)
S, I know! It’s strange cause this often happens with the things I just can’t live without.
Amanda, thanks! :D
July 21st, 2006 at 1:40 pm
Jeg skal komme tilbake til hva jeg har kjøpt, men i dag er det altfor varmt til å blogge. :)
July 21st, 2006 at 5:06 pm
Hehe, jeg ser frem til det!
July 22nd, 2006 at 5:12 am
As you (may) know, I have a boot obsession, so this entry has a special place in my fashion heart…
I hope you are very happy together :)
July 23rd, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Det var en herlig historie…..eller skal jeg si kjærlighets historie;) Føltes slik nÃ¥r jeg leste den, ..at du ENDELIG fikk han du ville til slutt!! Grattis:) De var KÃ…NGE!!
August 10th, 2006 at 3:07 am
ahhh, ive experienced the same things before. One example for me it was a pair of silver pumps from Topshop. It was at first $93, but it was too expensive in my opinion, but everytime i saw it i would admire it. One day when i happend to see it, i saw that the price had gone down to $65! I thought that it was god giving me a lil treat so i told myself i would get it once i get my next salary. And finally with money to spare, i went down about a week later & was prepared to pay that $65, i found out it has been further reduced to $28! I couldnt believe my eyes! Last pair in my size as well! It is 6 months old now & the shoes still look great! :-)
Im so happy for you too! :-) And i want more boots myself x