Why women love shoes

Life will let you down. It's inevitable. You'll work so hard for something that you can taste it, but that won't make it yours. Maybe it's that perfect internship, job, promotion, vacation, boyfriend/husband, baby, house, svelte figure, great hair, high salary, or whatever it is that you think might complete you. Oh sure, I know--superficial, material things won't fill up your soul, but this is a fashion blog, so read something else for your soul. Most women have a love/hate relationship with their wardrobe. That's right, the magic cape can go turncoat in a heartbeat. A wardrobe will let you down: the powersuit that always did the trick finally stops turning tricks; the carefree peasant ensemble makes you look like an aging gypsy; that sexy date outfit gets you mistaken for a hotel hooker. Shoes are different. They can take you to another place where all those other things don't matter because when you put them on you either strut or float. They might embody everything you want to be, and voila--you are. Not even trouser jeans can do that. Leather, suede, patent, snakeskin, lizard, denim, canvas, rubber, feather, bejeweled, wedge, platform, spiked, kitten, gladiator, slingbacks, peep-toe--oh the variety! When you show your friend a new outfit, what's the first thing she asks? "What shoes will you wear with it?" of course. But rarely do women complain that they have to buy a new pair of shoes. Why would you complain about something with that much harnessed potential. Shoes might give you blisters, but they won't let you down. So if the shoe fits, buy it.