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TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

Shoes Question - 2 Fold

atlgirl · Gucci

I wear a size 9.5 - 10 if you think some of yours will fit me. *s*

I have 29 pair, and 3 pairs of boots (not counting things like ON flips and true athletic shoes that I don't wear for any fashiony purpose). You are way ahead of me!

Oh, and they sit in their boxes on a shoe rack in my closet. That's how I keep track of 'em.

-- Edited by atlgirl at 17:37, 2005-08-29

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

close to 200 pair?!!! where do you store them all, girl? haha! wow.

right now i have about 20-25 pair (not including all my athletic shoes and flip flops which don't count, right?) but i recently sold a ton (maybe 20 pair) on ebay that no longer worked for my lifestyle. (i used to go to the office everyday, now i don't kinda thing) i don't buy a ton of shoes although i love them as much as the next girl. i either spring for a really expensive pair that i'll have forever (hopefully) or a couple of pairs that will be my signature shoe for the next season or two and wear them to death so that there is nothing left of them when they go out of style. as far as storage goes i keep them in their original box and stack them or put them in clear plastic boxes with lids so that i can see them all.

laken1 · Hermes

I probably have about 55 pairs of shoes & 6 pairs of boots? I also keep mine in their original boxes & they are stacked on both sides of my real closet & my winter shoes (boots) are in another closet waiting patiently for cooler weather.

I don't really keep track of them, although I will admit to going through & photographing them all, building outfits with them on a word document. If I couldn't work them in or didn't care to, I sold a bunch on ebay - of course I replaced them with new ones, so i am about at the same #.

I'd venture to say that you really can't possible "need" - even using that word in the most liberal sense - 200 pairs of shoes - my advice (not that you are asking for it) is to sell / give away what you don't love, what hurts, etc. Let someone else enjoy them. Then you'll have room for shoes you love & more importantly - WEAR. But as my MIL says, "I am a collector" - so if you feel that way, keep them all!!! LOL

-- Edited by laken1 at 17:49, 2005-08-29

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

LOL

atlgirl - I'd LOVE to hook you up w/some shoes, if you're REALLY interested; I really wish I had a digi. cam, so I could post some, but since I don't....... WOW! Another sz. 10 lady in the house, not too many of us out there......LOL

hotcocoa - YES! Almost 200 prs., and trust you me, I have given away/sold quite a few, but seems like every time I go shopping, I come home w/about 1 or 2 new prs.! LOL Yes, I ALSO have a shoe problem, but I'm TRYING to work on it. I brought a BUNCH of those clear shoe boxes back in June, so I could SEE what all I had, they came in quite handy.

laken1 - you're right, I don't NEED all those shoes, I more or less "WANTED" them, most of them were impulse buys, just b/c they looked good, etc. LOL Maybe I am a collector of shoes, but man - to have all those shoes, and to NOT wear them, seems like a waste of $$$ to me! LOL I may hit them up AGAIN this weekend, see if I can make some cheddar (money) on the side, before my trip next week, that'd be GOOD! LOL

What a good number of shoes to have? LOL

halleybird · Hermes

Wow! What a collection!

I have about 55-60 pairs of shoes. Mine are arranged on shelves by type (black heels, colored flats, etc) so they're right in front of me when I am getting dressed.

I don't have room for more, so when I get a new pair, one has to go!

atlgirl · Gucci

OMG seriously?? Nobody I know ever wears a size 10 shoe! Now I need to know what you're giving up...I'm a heels girl, BTW so I hope you have some. Let me know if / when you're ready to sell / talk; I'm interested. *s*

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

YES! I'm VERY serious, let's do this. MOST of my shoes DO have heels on them, so no worries there. LOL I know maybe TWO other people that also wear a sz. 10 - so you're A-OK w/me! LOL I'll send you a PM probably tomorrow morn, Monday Night Football just came on, and I 'must' watch it.....LOL

atlgirl wrote:

OMG seriously?? Nobody I know ever wears a size 10 shoe! Now I need to know what you're giving up...I'm a heels girl, BTW so I hope you have some. Let me know if / when you're ready to sell / talk; I'm interested. *s*

bex · Chanel

i have NO idea how many pairs i have... probably close to 75???? i'll have to count when i get home...

my mom and dad instilled a love for shoes in me at a very young age... they are both clothes horses but shoes were their addiction... so i completley blame them for my problem with saying no to buying a pair of shoes!!!

edit: forgot to mention how i store them... i have some in original boxes and the rest are lined in the closet. once i get my elfa system (!) i want to have them in a shelf system of some sort- or my ulitmate fantasty of plastic boxes with polaroid pics attached!

-- Edited by bex at 21:02, 2005-08-29

lynnie · Chanel

I am between a 9 and a 10 too =)

I try to keep them in their original boxes and then line them under my bed or stack them in the closet. I'm going to try taking a picture of them all too, and taping them to the box, hehe. I would love to have them all out in a huge closet- Marah Carey style, but I would be scared that they would get dusty, plus I have no huge closet. I have maybe...25 pairs of shoes not counting flip flops and athletic shoes. I'm sure I have more at my parents place, but those dont really count since i haven't worn them in years. 200...wow. I love shoes, but I try to buy just a few per year because of the storage situation. I am a sucker for nice shoes, so it keeps the cheaper shoe purchases at a minimum, and since I can't really afford to splurge on manolos...lets just say it keeps shoe purchases at a minimum in general. I had a binge in the spring- rocketboy boots, ferragamo slingbacks, mayle wedges, seahorse miss sixty sandals, but since then I've just bought two pairs of shoes on super sale (lulu guiness wedges for $60 and kenneth cole shoes for $50, see below)

stardust wedges

atlgirl · Gucci

Fabulous! I am gone all day tomorrow w/out computer access, but I'll look for a PM in the near future.

Lilykind · Hermes

I think at last count I had 33 pairs of shoes (including flips and atheletic shoes). I store them in various places.

Everyday pairs sit right by my door for easy access (running shoesm, Birkenstocks, Uggs) so I can get the mail/take out garbage without fumbling for shoes in my room at the opposite end of my apartment.

My heels sit on a shoe rack I bought from Target in the open in my bedroom. This way I can't forget what shoes I own. My bedroom doesn't get much light or dust so I'm not too worried about my shoes' wear and tear. Underneath the shoe rack I have cheap flats (Target ballet flats, Mocs) and all my flips.

Boots are lined up in my closet, as are my sneakers.

I'm a total sucker for a cute cheap pair of shoes, but I'm trying not to buy shoes for the sake of buying shoes. I need to replace a number of pairs though, so I'm hoping to get nice replacements.

Renee · Kenneth Cole

Hmm.... I have 11 pairs of shoes, 2 pairs of ankle boots, and 2 pairs of boots. I guess I'm not a collector

small fry · Chanel

oh my gosh lovleylady i was coming on here to ask the same thing, how funny was that!! my husband always teases me on my shoes , he says when i get another pair i should throw out one or two, lol and i dont dont have that many, mostly mine are sandles- heels

oh my gosh 200 pair of shoes i need to come to your closet and look around lol, but wait they wont fit damn girl and i love shoes myself but my gosh iam still in shock:

shoot bex and halley bird have quite a stock too maybe i can come look at theres

i have 40pair thats including boots, and tennie shoes, hum did not think i had that many, but some of mine i have same ones but different color lol

opps i forget i have them on shelfs in my closet and it takes up the most part of my closet , the little space left is for my hubby shoes, lol but he does not need much space he wears his tennie shoes everywhere excecpt for church than he breaks out out what he calls his so called dress shoes lol

-- Edited by kaykay at 12:53, 2005-08-30

Alegria · Kate Spade

atlgirl wrote:

I wear a size 9.5 - 10 if you think some of yours will fit me. *s* I have 29 pair, and 3 pairs of boots (not counting things like ON flips and true athletic shoes that I don't wear for any fashiony purpose). You are way ahead of me! Oh, and they sit in their boxes on a shoe rack in my closet. That's how I keep track of 'em. -- Edited by atlgirl at 17:37, 2005-08-29

Me too! Me too! Me too!

theotherjess · Chanel

This is one area I am really trying to work on. I probably have maybe 15-20 prs., including flips and old shoes I never wear. I'm going to work on building more of a shoe selection since I've realized how much they can step up your look.

jah · Dooney & Bourke

Close to 300. But I should clarify the reason I have so many, is that I buy shoes and jewelry and most of my other clothing is generally kept basic (dark jeans/trousers, turtlenecks in winter, crewneck sweaters, crewneck tees and or v-neck tees/sweaters). So, when I go shopping, I usually come home with 2-3 pairs of shoes. As you can see from my posts, I buy a pair or two or three of shoes every week it seems.

That being said, the reason I have close to 300 pair is that I was a wear tester when I worked at the Payless Shoe Source Corporate office. I was the only size 7 in the merchandising department, so they would give me a pair of every shoe that came in the door to wear. Payless also has another store called Parade of Shoes (or they did, not sure if they still do). These were nicer, leather shoes--kinda like a Steves shoes. Anyway, I got a pair of all those shoes too.

However, the best part of the job is that the buyer would buy nice, high-end shoes to show to our factory vendors in China (this is how they get the knock offs to look as "real" as possible--NOTE: Seen the Weaverr?). Anyway, the buyer had a bigger foot, she was my lunch buddy and gave me the shoes at the end of the season (some were $500 and up and some were middle range--Steve Madden, etc.).

So, that's my explanation for my disgusting shoe buying. In terms of storage, I have an entire wall of my walk in closet lined with cubbies. I also hanging bags on the two doors on my closet (each one holds 24 pair). Finally, the entire perimeter of the floor of the closet is lined 3-deep with shoes. I have made it my personal goal to only buy 2 more pair of shoes for the next six months (one pair of heels with a wood platform and a pair of black stiletto boots--I know stacked heel is in, but when I go out, I want my stilettos--good thing I got the Marc boots from scoop purchased before this post!!).

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

DANG! You have me beat, I was HOPING it was someone out there w/MORE SHOES than me! LOL I'll be hitting up my 'collection' again this weekend, since I'm 'offically' on vacation till Sept. 14th, so my 'close to 200' may come down quite a bit......LOL

jah wrote:

Close to 300. But I should clarify the reason I have so many, is that I buy shoes and jewelry and most of my other clothing is generally kept basic (dark jeans/trousers, turtlenecks in winter, crewneck sweaters, crewneck tees and or v-neck tees/sweaters). So, when I go shopping, I usually come home with 2-3 pairs of shoes. As you can see from my posts, I buy a pair or two or three of shoes every week it seems. That being said, the reason I have close to 300 pair is that I was a wear tester when I worked at the Payless Shoe Source Corporate office. I was the only size 7 in the merchandising department, so they would give me a pair of every shoe that came in the door to wear. Payless also has another store called Parade of Shoes (or they did, not sure if they still do). These were nicer, leather shoes--kinda like a Steves shoes. Anyway, I got a pair of all those shoes too. However, the best part of the job is that the buyer would buy nice, high-end shoes to show to our factory vendors in China (this is how they get the knock offs to look as "real" as possible--NOTE: Seen the Weaverr?). Anyway, the buyer had a bigger foot, she was my lunch buddy and gave me the shoes at the end of the season (some were $500 and up and some were middle range--Steve Madden, etc.). So, that's my explanation for my disgusting shoe buying. In terms of storage, I have an entire wall of my walk in closet lined with cubbies. I also hanging bags on the two doors on my closet (each one holds 24 pair). Finally, the entire perimeter of the floor of the closet is lined 3-deep with shoes. I have made it my personal goal to only buy 2 more pair of shoes for the next six months (one pair of heels with a wood platform and a pair of black stiletto boots--I know stacked heel is in, but when I go out, I want my stilettos--good thing I got the Marc boots from scoop purchased before this post!!).

jah · Dooney & Bourke

Mine is going to get much smaller too...because I'm moving at the end of this month and since I don't wear half of them (probably more like 2/3 of them), it is time to thin them out. I'm hauling them all to goodwill.

I wish I liked all the shoes I owned...THEN it would be a great collection!

TheLovelyLady71 wrote:

DANG! You have me beat, I was HOPING it was someone out there w/MORE SHOES than me! LOL I'll be hitting up my 'collection' again this weekend, since I'm 'offically' on vacation till Sept. 14th, so my 'close to 200' may come down quite a bit......LOL jah wrote: Close to 300. But I should clarify the reason I have so many, is that I buy shoes and jewelry and most of my other clothing is generally kept basic (dark jeans/trousers, turtlenecks in winter, crewneck sweaters, crewneck tees and or v-neck tees/sweaters). So, when I go shopping, I usually come home with 2-3 pairs of shoes. As you can see from my posts, I buy a pair or two or three of shoes every week it seems. That being said, the reason I have close to 300 pair is that I was a wear tester when I worked at the Payless Shoe Source Corporate office. I was the only size 7 in the merchandising department, so they would give me a pair of every shoe that came in the door to wear. Payless also has another store called Parade of Shoes (or they did, not sure if they still do). These were nicer, leather shoes--kinda like a Steves shoes. Anyway, I got a pair of all those shoes too. However, the best part of the job is that the buyer would buy nice, high-end shoes to show to our factory vendors in China (this is how they get the knock offs to look as "real" as possible--NOTE: Seen the Weaverr?). Anyway, the buyer had a bigger foot, she was my lunch buddy and gave me the shoes at the end of the season (some were $500 and up and some were middle range--Steve Madden, etc.). So, that's my explanation for my disgusting shoe buying. In terms of storage, I have an entire wall of my walk in closet lined with cubbies. I also hanging bags on the two doors on my closet (each one holds 24 pair). Finally, the entire perimeter of the floor of the closet is lined 3-deep with shoes. I have made it my personal goal to only buy 2 more pair of shoes for the next six months (one pair of heels with a wood platform and a pair of black stiletto boots--I know stacked heel is in, but when I go out, I want my stilettos--good thing I got the Marc boots from scoop purchased before this post!!).

TheLovelyLady71 · Hermes

LOL Thing is, I 'think' I like MOST of my shoes, or I wouldn't have brought them! LOL And sure ENOUGH - I have ANOTHER pr. to add to my collection! LOL It was a pr. of brown shoes, and that, to me, is a neutral color, so I think I'll be OK w/those! LOL

jah wrote:

Mine is going to get much smaller too...because I'm moving at the end of this month and since I don't wear half of them (probably more like 2/3 of them), it is time to thin them out. I'm hauling them all to goodwill. I wish I liked all the shoes I owned...THEN it would be a great collection! TheLovelyLady71 wrote: DANG! You have me beat, I was HOPING it was someone out there w/MORE SHOES than me! LOL I'll be hitting up my 'collection' again this weekend, since I'm 'offically' on vacation till Sept. 14th, so my 'close to 200' may come down quite a bit......LOL jah wrote: Close to 300. But I should clarify the reason I have so many, is that I buy shoes and jewelry and most of my other clothing is generally kept basic (dark jeans/trousers, turtlenecks in winter, crewneck sweaters, crewneck tees and or v-neck tees/sweaters). So, when I go shopping, I usually come home with 2-3 pairs of shoes. As you can see from my posts, I buy a pair or two or three of shoes every week it seems. That being said, the reason I have close to 300 pair is that I was a wear tester when I worked at the Payless Shoe Source Corporate office. I was the only size 7 in the merchandising department, so they would give me a pair of every shoe that came in the door to wear. Payless also has another store called Parade of Shoes (or they did, not sure if they still do). These were nicer, leather shoes--kinda like a Steves shoes. Anyway, I got a pair of all those shoes too. However, the best part of the job is that the buyer would buy nice, high-end shoes to show to our factory vendors in China (this is how they get the knock offs to look as "real" as possible--NOTE: Seen the Weaverr?). Anyway, the buyer had a bigger foot, she was my lunch buddy and gave me the shoes at the end of the season (some were $500 and up and some were middle range--Steve Madden, etc.). So, that's my explanation for my disgusting shoe buying. In terms of storage, I have an entire wall of my walk in closet lined with cubbies. I also hanging bags on the two doors on my closet (each one holds 24 pair). Finally, the entire perimeter of the floor of the closet is lined 3-deep with shoes. I have made it my personal goal to only buy 2 more pair of shoes for the next six months (one pair of heels with a wood platform and a pair of black stiletto boots--I know stacked heel is in, but when I go out, I want my stilettos--good thing I got the Marc boots from scoop purchased before this post!!).