Ithiformerightnow, but I think I justneedtogetmorepracticewalkingandkeelsandhopefully I'llbeabletowearthemwithmoreconfidence.
Theseboots I'veownedforjustover a year, butonlyrecently I'vereallybeenstartingtoget a lotofuseoutofthem.
I feellikewhen I firstboughtthem, theyweren't reallyinstyle.
Butnow I'vebeenseeing a lotmoreofthislikelaceoff, keeptoetypeofthinggoingon.
I thinkhe's intherereallygoodheightthere, liketwoand 1/2 inches, sothey'restillreallycomfortabletowalkaroundschooland I feelcomfortablewalkingdownhillsandstuff, butitstillgivesmesomeextraheight.
Recently, I startedlayeringdifferentsocksunderthefuseandplayingaroundwiththatisyouguysmythesceneandsomeofmypreviousvideos.
And, yeah, I'm reallyenjoyingit.
I thinkitlooksreallycuteandquirky.
ThesebootshasbeenthroughprettymucheverythingwithmeabouttwoyearsagoonBlackFriday, and I prettymuchworethemeverydaythatentirewinter.
Butnowthey'regettingkindofwornout.
Youcanseethere's like a chiponthehell, andtheylookkindofweirdandcrumpled.
So I amlookingfor a replacement.
I rememberthesewerethefirstheelsthat I everworetoschool, and I feltsoselfconsciouswearingthem, eventhoughtheywereonlylikeoneand 1/2 inchestall.
I thoughteverybodywasgonnamakefunofme.
I think I wasreallyweird, butyeah, itwasfineLifeinwearingheelseversince.
He's Boothreally, ormymostexpensivepair, but I supposetheyarereallypracticalandcomfortable.
Thesearemygotoshoeswhen I'm travelinganddoingsomesightseeingwhen I'm attheairportorwhen I'm doinglike a sceneintheatrewhere I needtobearound a lot, basically, anytime I wanttobegroundedandmobile, butstillcute.
Tobehonest, I boughtthesemostlyjustbecausetheyweresuperonsale.
Unfortunately, there a littlebitsmallforme, so I haven't gottenthatmuchwearoutofthem.
But I stillthinkit's a reallynicecolor.
So I thoughtitwasworthshowing.
Thesebootsweresuch a steel.
I foundhiminoneofthosesalebinsatforever 21.
Thatnormallyjusthasreallytrashedyoustoppingit.
Butluckily, theovertheneedboottrendkeepscomingback, So I'vebeenabletoget a lotofwearoutofthem, andthey'reactuallyreallycomfortable.
I wantacrosstheentireGoldenGateBridgeandbackinthese, so I definitelygone.
Mymoney's worth.
Theseshoeshaveprettymucheverything I couldhopeforin a flatwantedtocheckAnklestrap.
Checkyoursay, cutoutcheckleopardprint.
How?
Yes, butseriously, I absolutelyadoretheissues.
I feelliketheylookkindoflike J crew, buttheywere a hellof a lotcheaper.
Theywere a littlebitsmallatfirst, but I managedtobreakthemin.
Sothereareatleasttolerablycomfortable.
Ifyoulike, theyreallymake a statementandaddthefinishingtouchtoanyoutfit.
Issuesaretheoldestpair I own.
I remember I boughtHMthesummergoingintoninthgradesorfouryearsago, rightafter I hit a growthspurt.
And I haveallofmyshoes.
I knowtheroundtoeballetflatsandtheCapitoaren't reallyinrightnow, butthesearesupercomfortable, so I'm gonnahangontothem.
Issuesarerecentpurchaseaswell.
They'refromAgent M, sothey'reprettytrashquality.
But I'm enjoyingthemforthecoupleofmonthsorsothatthelastand I mighthavetobuymyself a properpairofshoesthatlooklikethis.
I sometimeshavetroublewearingflatsandalsbecause I thinktheymakemyfeetlookkindofawkwardandchunkyfortheseoneswiththeheelandthelaceuplookreallyelegant, thesewedges, I'm nottoosureofthepriceoffbecause I inheritedthemfrommysister.
No, shedidn't die.
Shejustoutgrew.
Mysisterworethesetohergraduation, so I'm consideringwearingthemaswell.
I thinktheyhave a coolseventiesvibe, andthecourtFordWedgeisprettylightweight, sohopefullyitwillreducemystumbling.
Thesewerethefirst, like, propercourtheelshoesthat I bought.
I gotthemsuperchiefat a thriftstore.
Theyweresuch a steal.
Theplaidprintkindofremindsmeoflike a librarian, but I'm kindofintoit, and I got a lotofuseoutoftheseatconferencesandinterviewsandstufflikethat.
Onetimeat a conference, I climbupthefireescapetoourhotelonthe 14thfloorbecause I didn't wanttotaketheovercrowdedelevatorsandmyfeetsurvived.
Although I reallyjustshouldhavetakenoffmyshoes, itwouldhavebeen a loteasier.
I boughttheseheelsformysophomorehomecoming, sothatwastwoyearsago, and I remember a lotofbloggerswerewearingshoesthatweresimilartothis.
But I foundtheseprettycheap.
I especiallylikedthehellcutoutbecauseit's kindofunexpected.
Eventhough I boughtthesequite a whileago, I'm stillwearingthemtodancesandeventstoday, sotheyweredefinitely a goodpurchase.
Theseheelsaremyabsolutefavorite.
I thinktheylooksochicandtheylookkindoflikefiftiesorsixtiesthere, actually a superexpensivepairfrom J.
Crewthat I managedtothriftwhile I wasinSanFrancisco.
Theylook a lotlikesupergoesifyouguysknowwhatthoseare, but I gotthemfromAmericanEagleforSuperGeek, and I thinktheseareactuallyontheirwebsiterightnowforlike, $7.
Theymaynotbeinthiscolorago, but I'lllinkinthedescriptiondownbelow.
I amdoingthedumbestwalkeverbecause I'm tryingtolooksportinginmyonepairofproperrunningsneakers.
Don't reallyrun, asyoucanprobablytellbyhow I joggedintoframeearlier, but I boughtthesefortheNavalAcademySummerSeminar, inwhich I ranthrough a bunchofwaterandmudin 93 weather.
Butthat's a storyforanothertime.
Here's a quickbonusroundbecause I didn't reallyknowwhichcategorytoputtheseshoesin, andalso I boughtthemafter I hadfilmedtherestofthisvideoalready.
Anyways, I reallydidsavethebestforlastyear.
Thesearebyfarmyfavoriteshoes I have.
Rightnow, there's onlyshoesthat I'vereallyactivelypursued, andthat's probablynottherightwordthatsoundslike I'm pursuing a guyorsomething.
Butseriously, I sawtheseonthemodelsonForever 21 website.
Myfrustration.
I couldn't findthemanywhereontheForever 21 site.
So I askedsomebodyonYouTubewheretheycamefrom, and I finallyfoundtheonesareup.
Butthentheyweresoldout.
So I haddividethem, markeduponanyday, whichwaskindof a hassle, butitwas 100% worthit.
It's notlike I haveanyothershoes, isit?
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