Friday, January 5, 2007

Shoe Shopping in SoHo

"I spent $40,000 on shoes and I have no place to live. I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes!" cried Carrie Bradshaw, the shoe-addicted New York character in Sex & the City.

New Yorkers love their shoes. But
comfortable shoes are paramount to the New Yorker who walks a lot. Good looking shoes are a must for the fashion conscious New Yorker. So where does one go to find a pair of comfortable yet, good looking shoes?

This photo was taken inside Camper, a Spanish brand shoe store in SoHo. I was trying on some shoes when I looked up and saw this interesting vantage point -- roughly 3 feet (1 meter) from the floor. I love the coordinated colors inside the giant overhead lamps and the walls.

Do you have a favorite pair of shoes?

16 comments:

~tanty~ said...

Jogging shoes coz I like to walk :)

pcfranchina said...

Shoe shopping in such fancy places??? I still lace up my out of style 10 hole steel toed Dr. Martens on an almost daily basis.

Phil
http://nycblogspot.blogspot.com/

www.DeltaMovies.com said...

Oh yes! My Timberlands are very comfortable, stylish, and nice.

Ok...you got me...I'm a shoe freak too.

ha!
DMov

Olivier said...

impressionnante ces chaussures et le prix...J'aime beaucoup acheter les dernieres chaussures pour faire de la course a pied, je met beaucoup d'argent dedans.


impressive these shoes and the price… I like much to buy the last shoes to make race has foot, I puts much money inside.

Felicia said...

Great photo! I love shoes and am in search of the perfect all around casual stylish but comfortable shoe. I have a few that fit the category - a pair from Diesel and another from Rocket Dog. They are tennis shoe types but with more style.

Ming the Merciless said...

tanty & felicia - Camper makes really great looking walking shoes.

pcfranchina - I had a pair of Dr. Martens in college during my "rebel without a cause" phase. :-) Now, I'm just a dandy yuppie.

delta - I have a pair of water/snow resistant Timberland high top boots for the winter weather.

olivier - merci pour vos commentaires.

isa said...

Great lighting in the photo - and I would love a pair of those boots with a lavander ribbon!

Ming, you gave me such a belly laugh when you asked if the alligator photo was taken at the zoo! You are such a New Yorker!!!!
(the answer is: no, it was in my back yard. Here in SW Florida we have ponds and canals filled with them! Come and visit!)

Dsole said...

I love Camper shoes!! even they're really expensive for me...

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Unknown said...

heard that geox are good shoes.

i just bought a new pair of timeberland at the post christmas sale. half price! :-p

kuanyin333 said...

Great photo! I used to be a Manhattan-ite, but for nearly 16 years I am a Maui-ite! I traded my Jimmy Choo's for flip flops! :-) Happy New Year!

Ming the Merciless said...

Keropokman - Goex is starting to get popular in the last year or so. Timberland was always popular so much so that it is no longer hip to wear Timberland. Stupid, I know!!

Kuanyin - Flip-flops in Maui sound amazing.

Unknown said...

Sometimes it's about comfort like wearing Rockports, and not about "hip". haha..

delightful-d said...

What a neat photo! I love all those shoes in a row.....

My favorite shoes....hummmm.. would have to the my Saucony, Trigon Ride - running shoes. They are comfortable and get me "where I need to go".

Anonymous said...

i've been hearing a lot of good comments on Camper shoes from friends.. one of my friends just bought one and is loving it.
hmm.. too bad there's no Camper stockist in Malaysia.

Stratos Bacalis said...

My two Pirelli PZero's pairs and my Camper sandals!

Anonymous said...

Wow..... too enjoy online shopping at The Walking Company.