iliki the stylist : principal shoes

First Blog!! Thought I'd discuss something near and dear to every woman's heart: shoes and men.

I mean.. all it took was one day, and one shoe- and I haven't heard the end of it. A couple of months ago at work I wore a pair of strappy (the straps were a little thick but whatever) dark brown wedge heels. I'd had them for almost 2 years but they were your basic day time wedge. Or no? I admit I usually wear flip flops when I work at the pool but I was working with the tallest girl EVER and wanted to look as NON hobbit as possible. Within the first five minutes of work my boyfriend whispered ever so casually and completely seriously - "I don't like your shoes".

I was comPLETely shocked.  Like, how do you respond to that? I mean everyone always likes what I wear I'm a pro for god's sake; I'm the one everyone asks about these things. I gave him the stinkiest look I could pull off without pouting, turned, and stormed off,stomping the entire way. I mean it wasn't my favorite shoe but its a wedge, you cant REALLY go wrong! But the shocker was that I immediately walked downstairs and CHANGED into flip flops. And that's not all- after my shift I shamefully LEFT the heels in the bathroom, forever.

Well, the shoes were gone but the joke will live on FOREVER. He calls me the principal, the cafeteria lady, any occupation that involves ugly shoes. I've never given a DAMN about what anyone thinks about my usually outlandish and unconventional ensembles. Furthermore, without the risk of tooting my own horn I am usually praised for the things I pull off - hell I made it into a business. So why did it bother me SO much that he didn't like ONE shoe? Why do I feel like I need a xanax every time I pick out a shoe for a date now? This man wears Dickies shorts and white Hanes t shirts every day why should I take his advice anyway?

It got me thinking- Do women care that much about what our men think of our wardrobe? Do guys look at these things more than we think they do? Do single girls have it easier? Or do they have it worst because they have to complete with other women in other shoes?  I mean I feel like Cinderella- if its the wrong shoe- your screwed!

At the end of the day, I always feel pretty in a pretty shoe and its always like a cherry on top when he thinks its pretty too.

So I've done the work for you and after some research- here are my picks for fall. Weather your on a budget or a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas- here's something for all of us!  Girls will drool, boys will swoon. I promise. enjoy dolls

ciao ciao,
the style lush.

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