Well, I find this navel-gazing interesting, but then I have all manner of issues with depression plus anxiety about leaving the house and how I look and so on. I need more dresses and skirts that are soft knits and which fit or maybe I just need to find some of the ones I do own and see if they fit. Gah.
I also have some sandals I should track down-- for a time several years ago I went on quite the sandal shopping spree mostly with Birkenstocks & Tevas. I rejoiced when I found black leather (or at least leather-looking) Tevas that I felt were dressier than most standard issue Tevas without being girly. I also have green velvet Birkenstock clogs and other ridiculous (but awesome IMHO) things I don't wear nearly enough.
For the first 25 years of my life or a bit more, I never ever wore sandals. Or at least once I started dressing myself, I didn't. Or at least nothing with open toes. Boots and closed toe flats I guess were my think, the occasional very low heel. Then I bought a pair of Tevas before heading up to the Winnipeg Folk Festival and my eyes were opened to the joys of sandals and also of not caring who sees my naked toes so long as I'm comfortable. I think giving in to wearing jeans came later after previously only really wearing them for horseback riding.
I haven't looked at sandals much in recent years, but my cursory glances seem like there are a lot more well-made options for women now, but I fear many are more girly and that the men's and unisex options remain fairly bland. Of course there are now more breathable open shoes like so many Keen shoes which seem to both cover one's feet while also letting the air in.
I keep thinking about dying my hair some fabulous colors, but I'm still in "duck and cover" sort of mode when out and about and not wanting more than the bare minimum of attention and I suspect purple hair or something might get more attention than I want. Hermit mode still mostly.
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Date: 2015-06-06 11:58 pm (UTC)I also have some sandals I should track down-- for a time several years ago I went on quite the sandal shopping spree mostly with Birkenstocks & Tevas. I rejoiced when I found black leather (or at least leather-looking) Tevas that I felt were dressier than most standard issue Tevas without being girly. I also have green velvet Birkenstock clogs and other ridiculous (but awesome IMHO) things I don't wear nearly enough.
For the first 25 years of my life or a bit more, I never ever wore sandals. Or at least once I started dressing myself, I didn't. Or at least nothing with open toes. Boots and closed toe flats I guess were my think, the occasional very low heel. Then I bought a pair of Tevas before heading up to the Winnipeg Folk Festival and my eyes were opened to the joys of sandals and also of not caring who sees my naked toes so long as I'm comfortable. I think giving in to wearing jeans came later after previously only really wearing them for horseback riding.
I haven't looked at sandals much in recent years, but my cursory glances seem like there are a lot more well-made options for women now, but I fear many are more girly and that the men's and unisex options remain fairly bland. Of course there are now more breathable open shoes like so many Keen shoes which seem to both cover one's feet while also letting the air in.
I keep thinking about dying my hair some fabulous colors, but I'm still in "duck and cover" sort of mode when out and about and not wanting more than the bare minimum of attention and I suspect purple hair or something might get more attention than I want. Hermit mode still mostly.