One of the interesting things about fashion is that manufacturers often give their styles arbitrary female names. I guess it's a good way for companies to keep stock of their inventory; lest they be titling all their shoes with tongue-twisters like "that blue stiletto with the black lace overlay and the velvet lace-up ties"—a recent purchase of mine that also goes by the much simpler "Meka." Another practical benefit for the sellers? It just might encourage shoppers to buy a shoe with their name on it. It worked on me!
I
found the outrageously bright-colored floral shoe called Valarie while browsing a sale on ShoeDazzle, placed it in my cart,
and then failed to check out because, "Really, is it really
worth paying 20 dollars just to have a shoe with your name on it? It's
not even spelled right!" But I'm glad I waited because, a few months
later, ShoeDazzle held an even better sale, and I was able to get
Valarie and 3 other pairs of shoes, for an average 10.19$ each!
Now,
as a general rule, I avoid shoes with wild prints because they aren't
very versatile—only looking good with really plain clothing. But, but,
this one had my name on it!
The elusive "Valerie" dress |
So
there you have it. I was compelled to purchase a shoe I wouldn't have
otherwise, simply because it happened to share my name. That's marketing
for you. On a related note, I once found a dress named Valerie at
eShakti. Unlike the dubious floral shoes, this dress was right
up my alley – green and nature-y and asymmetrically embellished – but I
chose not to buy it because of its price. Then I regretted it forever
after. It's no longer sold on eShakti, so I keep an ongoing search for
it on eBay, in the hopes that I'll one day find it in my size.
But
back to the shoes. What better day to wear a shoe bearing your name
than on your name day (I assume that that's the Game of Thrones
equivalent to a birthday)? Yesterday was Valerie's day, and the day I wore
Valarie on my feet!
I paired the
shoes with the only thing in my closet that looked good with them—an
all-black two-piece ensemble (unrelated separates that just happened to
look like they were made to be together! Until I looked at them in bright sunlight and found they were actually two shades of black.)
But
all-black is too somber for a day of celebration, so I popped on a set
of yellow rose jewelry! You may remember the brooch from my grandma's collection,
but I've never blogged about the earrings...to be honest, I don't
remember if I've ever actually worn them. They were originally clip-ons,
and they looked comically huge attached to my lobes, not to mention
that clip-on earrings are a special form of torture! I converted them to
dangle earrings just in time to accessorize my birthday suit!
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