Need Maryjanes

[czol.livejournal.com]

First time I've actually posted to this community as opposed to just commenting. Actually it's the first time I've posted to any community, so I hope I do this right.


I need some new maryjanes. I had the perfect pair - it was like they'd been designed with egl in mind. They were court shoes (I think they're known as pumps in the US) which kept slipping off my feet, so I had a cobbler put a strap on them. They looked like this, except that they were covered in a suede-like material, which had patterns engraved into the suede (not sure what the term for that is - flocking?). See what I mean when I said they were the perfect pair of maryjanes? They were comfortable to walk in too.

Then one day I was walking & felt some thing go funny on my foot. I looked down & the heel was held on by a thread! (I was on the way to a gig too - typical! I had to not move around much at the gig - easy as I was on the merch table - & when I went to a club afterwards I danced barefoot.) I thought it might be easy to find a replacement pair, as I have really weeny feet & my shoe size can be found in kids & adult sections. But the cute mary janes I remember wearing when I was a kid are gone - nowadays they seem to be making them as trainer-like as possible, with bulging, rubbery, rounded souls. Also I preferably want a pair like the ones I had, with a nice thick heel & slight platform. If neccessary I can use a pair of court shoes & add straps, but I can't find any of them in the style I want either :-(. Oh yeah - & they need to be reasonably cheap, & available in a UK 3-4 (about a US 5).

Please don't suggest just gluing the heel back on. I would be willing to do that if I was really desperate, but once a heel is gone, I can never trust those shoes again & would feel uncomfortable wearing them & constantly on my guard in case it happens again.

Comments

[mb2u]

Why not take them to a good cobbler and have him fix them? They'd not only be as good as new, it would be stronger than it was before.

[vondoolittle.livejournal.com]

Hello:)

I note that you are in the UK...if you can get yourself along to Stead & Simpson (shoe chain)...they have a new season stock in of really gorgeous mary janes, for 25 quid, made by Gola...

heavenztearz and myself both have a pair...we could be shoe-triplets!!

[clarice.livejournal.com]

You should be able to get them reheeled for about 4L. (It's about $6 in the US, so that would be my guess.) If they're in good shape otherwise, it's definitely worth it.

[tigerbalmer.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I hear that the glue they use is so strong it often is better than the original manufacturer's construction. Unless you buy uberquality shoes that is. ;)

[clarice.livejournal.com]

yeah, it is. My roommate buys cheap shoes at goodwill and has them reheeled all the time. The heels really stay put even after a couple years of wear. Those shoe folks really know what they're doing ^^