How many shoes are enough??? - Page 3

If you're a size 12, and want to sell me those croc double monks, send me a PM!

Can you tell me if they're still available anywhere? I have the same Mezlan model but in burgundy cordovan. One of my fav pairs.

I know that the cordovan versions came in burgundy and black and were called "Burris". I've seen something similar in ostrich, but never croc.

Who was it who said "spend twice as much, buy half as much"? I love shoes. But if I am in the mood to blow several hundreds of dollars on shoes, I will pick one or two pairs that I adore and will always want to wear rather than seven or eight pairs that I kinda like and might wear at some point maybe. I understand the impulse to buy things when they're on an excellent sale (I'm guessing that Quadcammer's assessment is correct), but is it really better to have three pairs of AEs than one pair of CJs? And as for that "sale" itch that sometimes must be scratched... Barneys has sales too, you know. 

 

Edit: You might consider opening a savings account for shoes. Any time you consider buying something around the midway mark, don't. Instead, pull the amount you would have spent out of your checking account and pop it into that savings account instead. You'll have enough put back for a pair of Lobbs in no time. 

Don't buy anymore until you can afford some next level footwear (EG, JL, etc.). You have enough shoes to last until you can save some money and/or wait for the good deals.
You need to create a shoe fund of $400-$500 to snatch up the good deals. If possible, sell some of your collection. There must be at least 5 or 6 pairs not getting much streetwear?
Once you move up to the next level, there is no coming back. You will stop wearing most of the shoes in your present collection. If you rotate 8-12 pairs of EG, JL, etc., that's all you will need for years to come.

I love shoes as much as anybody on here but I've come to realise in recent years that I really wear (leather shoes) 7 pairs of shoes plus 2-3 pairs that are seasonal for either winter or summers.  That leaves the other 5 pairs in my closet sitting and worn only few times a year and  I am only reminded how much I like them when I put them on.   I don't have the time to wear and appreciate them as it currently stands. 

 

There's always a pair of that's 'nice to have' but I've learned to buy only shoes that 'I love' cuz I have no more space and want to really wear what I got. So 12 to 15 pairs is enough for me.

Are you sure they are handmade?

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Edited by fritzl - 4/1/12 at 1:11am

One per foot is generally deemd adequate - with as many changes as you can afford.