Such a good day!

DDWW · August 23, 2007

I'm so excited about my recent shopping experience I've got to tell you all about it! In the past, I have only ever tried on high heels in one shop on one occasion when it was very quiet. However,I have been desperate to see what the sales this summer had to offer, so the other day I decided to go down to a nearby shopping centre to find out! I started in Next but their shoes were in a complete mess as they often are in there in the sales. I moved on to Ecco and found a cute pair of Mary-Janes that I liked. I asked for my size and the friendly assistant didn't seem taken aback in the slightest. Unfortunately, they didn't have my size in stock - pity! I wasn't going to give up, so I headed off to Kurt Geiger where I found numerous amazing pairs of shoes, many of which were not in my size. However, I did manage to find a pair of black pointy stiletto courts and some flat courts that I liked in my size. I took them off the shelf and tried them on in turn. I even walked around the shop a bit in them - nobody seemed to pay much attention! It was such an amazing feeling - very liberating! I told the assistant I would think about the shoes (they weren't quite what I was after) and walked out. My last major stop was Dune. They also had many beautiful pairs of shoes and I found 2 pairs of black round-toed high-heeled courts and a pair of red ballerina flats to try on. To make things more interesting I picked each pair off the shelf one at a time and tried them on at the far end of the shop so that I had to walk all the way back to the shelf in them to pick up the next pair! I was having so much fun! I only noticed one woman give me an extra long look, but apart from that, everyone else seemed to ignore me. Then I spotted THE pair. They were pink, suede, almond-toed sling-backs with part of the toe-box made up of lots of thin silver straps, with a heel height of about 2.5inches. I'd always wanted a pair of sling-backs as I'd never tried any on before. I also hadn't bought any heels that were not black before! I slipped them on and took a walk in them to the mirror. They were amazing! I instantly loved the feeling of the looseness of the sling-back allowing the shoes to slip around a little uncontrollably under my feet. They looked amazing too! I immediately decided these were the ones I was going to buy and was soon on my way with them. I popped into Monsoon briefly on my way back to the car but found nothing I liked. I drove all the way home in my new sling-backs, stopping once on a quiet street to have a little wander around in them! -and then again at the local petrol station to fill up! Nobody noticed, even the cashier at the petrol station who kept looking out over the forecourt as I filled up right outside his window! I had such a good day! I can't wait for my next opportunity to go shopoping for heels. It makes such a difference being able to try them on before you buy them. I would definitely recommend it! Nobody seems to really care. When I manage to sort them out, I'll post some pictures of my purchase and the others I tried on.