today, we'regonnatalkaboutoneofourgototravelshoebrandscalledthefellow, wecameacrossthisbrand I wanttosayabout a fewyearsagoandsomeofthethingsthatdrewustothebrandinitiallywasthedesign.
Thestylesarereallyclassytimeless.
Butthenonceweactuallystartedwearingthem, werealizedjusthowcomfortabletheywereandtheywerejustsoperfectfortravelingandithastobecomfortableformebecause I willnotwearanyothershoesifthey'renotcomfortable.
Soitdefinitelyhastobeliketheolder I get, themoremyfeetbecome a prioritywhen I'm traveling.
I usedtobeabletowearheelsandyouknow, cuteshoeswithheelscan't dothat.
Soifyou'resomeonethatistryingtominimizeyourpacking, um, thisis a greatshoebrandbecausebasically I wanttosaymostoftheirshoesorsandalsthattheyhavematchprettymuchanythinginyourwardrobe.
Yeah.
Anotherreasonwhywelivein a solosomuchisbecausetheyarehugeonbeingsustainableandtheyare a B corpcorporationwith, sorry, I needtogetthephonebecausewe'renotsowellversedinthis.
Butuhsoloisoneoftheworld's topAeratedcertified B corporationsandthenumberonerankedremakebrand.
Sowhatthatmeansbecorpseworkstoreduceinequality, lowerpovertylevels, createmoresustainabilityforenvironmentandbuildstrongercommunitiesandthenremakeis a nonprofitwith a missiontogetwomenintheclothingindustrypaidfairly.
Buttheyarealsoinvolvedwithotherthingstoo.
It's likeclimateand a coupleofotherthingsthatareontheirwebsitebutwethinkthat's likereallyuhyouknow, wehavehighrespectforthemfordoingsomethinglikethat.
Yeahandtheyevenhaveontheirwebsite, they'reverytransparentaboutthewagestheygivetotheirworkersummakingsureeveryonemakes a livablewage.
Soyeah, they'rereallyinvolvedwiththecommunity.
Umandthat's onethingthatyouknow, wefeellikecomfortablebuyingfrom a brandthatreally, youknow, valuestheirworkersandtryingtobesustainable.
So I justlike, oh I'm sorry, it's a grownupzip, sorry, Soit's a velcroandumit's easytosliponlikeonce I getmythelengththat I just, I'm easilyabletojustslipitoninsteadofhavingtoundothevelcro.
But I meanit's easytoundoittoanotherthingisthetraction.
UmIt's also 1" heelinheightsoifyouwant a littlebitof a boosttoyourheightthenyougotthat.
Andumonething I likeaboutthesolotooisthattheycomeinliketheseniceshoebagsand I liketohavethesetwofortravelingsothenyoucanseparatethemfromlikeyourclothesandotherthingsinyoursuitcase.
Yeah, so I gottheblacksandalsandCanadahastheexactsameonesandthedifferent, I thinkthisiscalledthebonecolorbut I'vealreadywornmineseveraltimes.
That's whyminelooks a littlebitdirty, dirty, butwhatsizedid I get?
Forgotthe 10?
I thinkyougotthe 10, huh?
Yeah, thesizesaren't writtenonhere.
Actuallyinteresting.
I gottheeight.
I'm inbetweensizes 7.5 andeight.
And I wanttosay a lotoftimestheyrun a littlebitonthesmallside.
So I alwaysgohalf a sizeup.
Sotheseare a sizeeight.
Yeah, samething.
So I'm usually a 9.5 ismyrealshoesizebutit's hardtofindthathalfsize.
So I usuallygo a sizeupandyoudefinitelywillwanttogo a sizeupontheseorhalfsizeup.
Sorry, since I got a 10 nextisthegotoEcon.
Itsneakers.
I almostwantedtosayslippers.
Theykindoflikeslippersaresocomfy.
UmThisisactuallytheirnewestarrival.
A lotoftheirshoesforthesummeraresandalsbuttheyrecentlycameoutwiththesewhichisreallyawesomebecausechrisand I actuallywhenwetravelwedoliketowearsneakers a lotofthetimesand I wantedtotrysomethingnewandwhat I likeaboutthisisthatit's umyoucanwearitwithoutsocks.
Soithastobe a sliponformeifithasanythingtodowithlikebucklesoryouknow, justlikehardtoputonshoes.
I willnotgetit.
Sosliponsare a mustformeandthesearedefinitelysliponsandtheyweresogreat.
I meanitwasperfectforme.
Anotheronethat I gotiscalledthealldaycrossstrapsandal.
And I gotthisalsoin a bonecolor.
It's just a colorlike I'vejustbeenreallyintorecentlybecauseinmywardrobe, I'vebeenbuying a lotof, I wannasaycreamandwhitecolorclothes.
So I'vebeentryingtogetshoesthatmatchthem.
Thesearesupercomfortableaswell, easytoslipon.
Umthisonehas a lowprofileofhell.
Soifyou'resomeonethatdoesn't wanttoaddanyextrahighandyoureallywanttostayclosertotheground, thisis a greatpairtohaveoneofmyveryfirstpairsofshoesthat I gotfromthesoloistheEmmaDorseyOxford.
Thisdesignwassupersimplebutyetlikereallyelegant.
Thequalityoftheleatherisreallyniceand I'veactuallygottenstopped a coupleoftimeswhilewearingit.
I'm askingwhere I gottheshoes.
Umsoitdefinitelystandsout.
It's interestingthatit's such a simpledesignyetitreallylikeelevatesyourlookonthesideoftheshoe.
Itkindofhaslike a littlebitofanopening, whichiskindoflike a uniquelooktoit.
UmAlsoontheinside, itkindofhaslikeanelastic, soitkindofstretches a littlebittoreallyhelpmakethefootbedcomfortableforyou.
I don't, it's kindofhardtoexplainbutbasicallyyouknowwhenyoubuyshoesthatareclosedtoedandleather, a lotoftimestheleatherisjuststiffandit's hardtobreakintothesehadnobreakintimewhichwasreallygreatbecauseit's onething I worryaboutwithleathershoesisthebreakintimebecause I amnot a fanofbreakingintoshoessothat I reallyappreciatethat.
I didn't havetobreakintothese.
Umand I wearthis a lotoftimesinthefallandthewinteranditprettymuchgoeswithallofmyoutfits.
Um I havetheminblackbuttheycomeyouknowanarrayofcolors.
Soifyou'relookingfor a nicepairofOxfords, thisis a greatonetogoto.
Okay, so I knowwesaidtheyaremainlyissuecompanybuttheydohaveotherleathergoodsandaccessories, mainlybagsandbelts.
And I reallywantedtotryouttheirconvertiblebag.
ThisistheClaraconvertiblecrossbody.
Andwhatdrewmetothiswasthatobviouslythesimplicityandthatwouldbegreatfortravelingbecauseit's convertible, I canwearthisas a crossbodypurse.
Letmeputthisonlikethis.
Andbutwhat I reallylikedaboutitis I canwearitasumlike a littleFanniepack.
Yeah, that's what I likedaboutitthemost, becausewhenshewasshowingmeoneofherpicturesofherwearingthis.
Where'd yougetthat?
Yeah, sothewayyou, soitisadjustabletolength, butwhenever I wanttowearitas a Fanniepack, I havetoumundothisandthenputtheshorteroneon, dependingonthesizeofyourwaist.
Butyeah, so I'llbewearingitlikethiswhen I travelmostlylikethisthat's rarethat I wearitas a crossbody, but I probablywillwearas a crossbodysometimes.
Umit's verylightweight.
Umanditdoeshavemultiplecompartmentslikeforyourcards, it's alreadygotlikethecardslotsthere, thereisonelittlesleeverighthereandthenthereis a zipperinthefront.
Soyeah, it's got, youknow, plentyofcompartments.
Ohandalsoumhas a magneticclosure, soit's easytoopenandclose.
Andthisalsocomesindifferentcolorsand I feellikethiscolorprettymuchmatcheseverythingandthat's why I wentwiththiscolor.
Soyeah, sowehave a lotofdifferentproductsfromthissolobecausewedolovetheirproductsandtheirshoesaregreat.
They'recomfortable.
Theyhavereallycuteaccessoriesnowtoo.
I mean I reallywantthatcomfortablepurse.
I mean I neverwearpursesareFanningpacksanymore, buttheFanniepackversionortheclutchversion, itmatchesyouroutfit, sothat's thepartthat I likeaboutit.
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