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

[miyyu.livejournal.com]

Hehe, douchenozzle socks. :)

I have had a similar problem with Gap socks. Oddly, though, I have some ancient ones from them that have lasted forever. I've gotten awesome socks and tights from Kohl's over the last few years and I pretty much stick with them now.

[islenskr.livejournal.com]

For socks, I recommend Smartwool. I get about three new pairs a year, and they last me about two or three years. You can get thick ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. They cost the earth, but wear like iron!

[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.

[a-kosmos.livejournal.com]

Oh honey, you won't ever hear a peep from me about new shoes!

(I don't like wearing socks and only do so if absolutely necessary. Of course, I can probably get away with it in this climate more easily than you can.)