kids in the hall

Children's shoes, in the hall closet, that is. (Was that unforgivably bad?)

Someone went a little crazy with the shoe shopping last week. (Wait, did I just refer to myself in the third person again? I promise, this isn't becoming a new thing of mine or anything like that.) I made the best discovery of my consumerist life... drumroll please... the girl's section at Aldo. SERIOUSLY.

I don't know what it is with me and Aldo, but try as I might, I just never seem to buy shoes anywhere else. Well, let me clarify that; I never buy dress shoes anywhere else. High heels, flats, sparkly sandals, that sort of thing. It's not that I have any particular reason for exclusively purchasing from them, it's just that their shoes always fit me like a glove. (Random side-bar: Wouldn't "fit like a shoe" be equally as appropriate, if you think about it? I know it doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, but maybe it would if we hadn't been saying "glove" all this time... just a thought. Shoes do fit... like gloves.) So back to the children's section - I spotted a really cute pair of flats and then realized that they were in the girls' display section. Out of curiousity, I asked what size they go up to, and, you'll never believe this, the answer was size eight (my size)! My mind was blown by the discovery of this completely untapped (by me) resource. The floodgates were open and I happily dove in. What was even more mind-blowing was the fact that I took size seven in every pair of flats I bought in the girls' section, and I am 100%, tried and true, no question about it, always a size eight at Aldo. What a day. Well, enough out of me - here's what I bought! (I have never bought this many pairs of shoes at once... nor had I ever imagined I would. How could I say no, these flats are just so perfect for work in the summer! Except the first pair, but they were only $15!)

MCGAW - $15

GONZALOS (floral print) - $35

CASALI - $30

GONZALOS (stripe) - $35

BRAZINSKI - $40

Okay so that last one doesn't exactly fall into the flats-perfect-for-work category, but they were on promotion for only $40 (still are!) so how could I resist. I have been thoroughly enjoying that moment every morning when I open my closet and and I have all these cute new options to choose from!