Cece boots, and no-thing-buying time this year

[flexagon]

Today I welcomed Cece to my little family of Fluevogs. These have a very close-fitting calf and appear/feel absolutely indestructible. I'm told they last forever and that every part is fixable, from deep scuffs in the leather to resoling to re-zippering (but the zippers are metal and heavy-duty, so I don't see that being needed). I'm happy. I might have coaxed my last pair of boots along through the rest of this season, but then I might not have, and these rock.



Embarrassingly, as I walked to the shoe store I put a toe through yet another goddamn Gap sock. These things are dying at the rate of just about one sock every time I wear a pair, and I haven't had them for long. So unhappy. I stopped at Macy's on my way back, bought a bunch of socks and have now ousted every old Gap sock from my drawer... TAKE THAT, FLIMSY DOUCHENOZZLE SOCKS.

I hear your voices saying "But, flexagon, don't you usually have a weird No Thing Buying policy in effect in the first part of the new year?" Well, yes. But I have a photo shoot coming up for which I'd prefer to get some new clothes, and the sock thing? Real problem. It's supposed to be a break from consumerism, not Uncomfortable No Sock Wearing Time. So the deal is that I'm not buying books, as of Christmas; my to-read shelf is full and badly needs to be read down; but full no-thing-buying has to wait.

Comments

[coraline]

boooooooooooots. boots boots boots.

i kind of wish i'd bought the cece's, since i would probably wear them more than the lunas i bought, which are sexxxy, but narrow enough in the toebox that i keep failing to wear them. the ceces fit me in the toes, and i should have listened to that. alas.

[flexagon]

Hmmm.... my Fluevog enabling mode is kicking in. If you like the extra buckle for sexiness but the F-shoe platform was good for your toes, I wonder if the Bondgirl is your perfect match?

http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w=family%3AF-Shoes&p=4&pp=1&view=detail&colourID=327

It's not too late. ;-)

[coraline]

yeah, the bond girls do fit me well... but i decided at the time that i didn't need STOMPY tall boots (and those toeboxes read STOMPY to me, despite apparently being what my toes need), and i'd get more use out of the "elegant" profile of the lunas.
what i really need to do is bring the lunas in and see if i can get the toebox stretched at all :/

and while it may not be too late for availability, it is DEFINITELY too late for my budget, having already bought the lunas :)

[flexagon]

Used Fluevogs sell for a high fraction of their "new" price. Just saying.

But yes, the Ceces are stompy -- that is exactly the word I was using for them in the store, myself. Stomp stomp.