shoes

[juldea]

I am beginning to doubt that shoe companies make navy blue shoes anymore.

That's all I wanted. I decided to use my extra 90 minutes (since the seminar got out before my normal work day would) to go shoe shopping and try to find some cheap (<$30) navy blue shoes for work. I went to Filene's Basement, Payless, DSW, TJ Maxx, and Marshall's. And NO DICE. I mean, yeah, I did find some navy blue shoes. They were either (1) not suitable for winter, meaning slides or whatnot, or (2) not fitting me in any way, shape, or form. It sucks having a foot so wide that even wide width shoes are either too tight or too long. *sigh*

The amazing part of this trip is that I found some GORGEOUS black boots in Filene's for $15...

..and DIDN'T buy them. Yeah, wtf? I had some kind of attack of frugality. *sigh* But really, if I buy boots I should buy waterproof ones, and the only ones of those that fit were ugly and $50. I'll just have to keep looking.

Comments

[ezrarashkae.livejournal.com]

Ok, it might be a longshot, but give Bob's Stores a try. They might have Timberlands, which coem in Navy Blue.

Now now, before you go all telling me that they're expensive and ghetto, I wear my Tims ALL the time and they're super comphy once you break them in. Nice and roomy for the lady with the wider feet, and if they arn't waterproof you can always buy that spray that makes them waterproof. A good investment for any pair of shoes you have, even for the ones that are already waterproof. Gives you that extra protection.

I bought mine for about $30, but I worked at Bob's at the time. I'd suggest going there and trying them on, then asking the sales Rep if they go on sale and of they do, when would they think the next sale would be. Then you can go to perhaps to the Tims website or some other similar Site to see if you could catch a deal.

And there's always Wrentham!

They may seem all ghetto-thug, and they are, but they look really nice with a pair of nice bluejeans. And, even tho it'll increase your thug level to astronomical heights, you CAN walk around in them without tying them up. They have nice cushy ankle-support, but the laces are stiff so you might want to get different ones.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Well, I probably wasn't clear - the shoes I need in navy blue are work shoes, in a business casual environment. Therefore something like loafers or mary janes. Boots are a separate thing and can be in any color whatsoever! Just as long as they'll stand up to walking in the snow and keep my feet warm and dry (I'll have to walk to the bus stop in the winter).

[goldbug.livejournal.com]

you need NAVY work shoes? weird.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Well, I have a pair of navy slacks, and right now I have to wear sneakers with them because black shoes look horrible! :(

[flyingindie.livejournal.com]

It's always the simple-sounding things that are hard to find. Every time I go out looking for a fitted black or white cotton button-up shirt WITHOUT lace or embroidery or frayed hems or see-through segments, or dark blue jeans with no glitter or huge faded areas or things written on the ass or brand names written down the leg, or sandals without sequins or flowers or fringe or stupid logos, it's damn near impossible. Companies just don't make simple, classic clothing and shoes anymore. (Well, they do, but they make you work to find them.)

If I were you, I'd hit department stores (Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Macy's, Foley's, etc.) next. Good luck!

[juldea.livejournal.com]

I have found that Eddie Bauer rocks for my button-up shirts. They make nice simple ones. And yes, cotton too!

Hrm, department stores. Good idea...

[ezrarashkae.livejournal.com]

And for those full-figured ladies, Lane Bryant makes lots of really nice differently cut jeans in several different colors with no frills, none of that crap. People just don't see them because they're over on the far walls instead of hanging up in the front.

And for the more slender plain-jeans wearing lady, Bob's again. They sell Levis, yet again, way in the back.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Since I have a Real Job™, I pretty much don't wear jeans anymore. It's slacks and skirts for me. What happened to my wardrobe?!?

[sjo.livejournal.com]

You might try http://www.justwideshoes.com/ -- they seem to have a number of not too heinously priced navy shoes.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

oooOOOoo... neat. That will definitely be a backup if I can't find ANYTHING!

[eor1312.livejournal.com]

i would try out brown with navy blue. does that not work?
if they dont have it at dsw though, i bet the odds are not good of them having it many places
they also have great plain button up shirts at Lerner/New York & Company. thats where i go. they were on sale for $20 last week. i have found in the great world of being a boring lawyer about the only appropriate shirts for me to wear are button up. Boring.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Brown would probably work, yeah. Much better than black at least.

I like the button-downs that I can get from Eddie Bauer. They have wrinkle-free ones that rule!

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

If you're in the mall, try Easy Spirit shoes. Some of their stuff is Old Lady shoes, but some isn't, and they do have wides, which a lot of the very fashionable brands don't.
(I have black pumps, navy pumps, black loafers, burgundy loafers, and black oxfords from them.)
They won't be cheap, but they'll last.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip... although I don't know where the closest mall is. :)

[anitra.livejournal.com]

I know there's an Easy Spirit store in the Wrentham outlets - that's actually where I got the white flats I'm going to wear for my wedding.

Talk about another really-hard-to-find shoe... White flats! And I was looking in the spring and summer!!

I just don't get it. I think from now on, I'm going to stick to black shoes & sneakers. And I hope I don't have to look for boots again for a while.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

White flats were hard to find? Boggle.

Crap - your wedding. I should figure out what to wear. ;)

[anitra.livejournal.com]

I couldn't believe it, either.

Now, admittedly, I have large feet. And I didn't want sandals (in my mind, sandals are not appropriate much after Labor Day - just because it's too freaking COLD and I don't like cold toes). But STILL! White dress flats should NOT be hard to find - especially that time of year! Everywhere I looked, all I saw were sandals and heels. Even at Easy Spirit, there was a surprisingly small collection (like, 2). I actually had to order the right size from another store.

The good news is that now I (finally!) have comfy white flats. They'll be getting a lot more wear next spring & beyond.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's part of my problem with finding navy flats - I don't want sandals or (large) heels. I can stand an inch or two but not much beyond that...

[ex-dervish821.livejournal.com]

I have some black pumps from Easy Spirit too. The old commercials of women playing basketball in them really put me off, but they're okay.