Fashion
A little thing called ‘shoe sorrow’
I was walking along the Amayzine terrace yesterday when my stunning Gucci heels got stuck between the floorboards. First the left one, followed by the right one. My god, it was horrific for two reasons: 1, it was extremely embarrassing and 2, it happened to my favorite pair. I mean, these Gucci’s are jet black, made of incredibly fancy suede, they have nice slender heels, a peep toe and to top it all off, they have a gold horsebit on them. (My love for horsebit’s is uncanny.)
So, back to the moment I got stuck. In an effort to save my beloved heels, the plan was to CAREFULLY take them off and then pull them out of the floorboards veeery gently. But alas. There were dark forces at work beyond my control and they got damaged in the process anyway. Seriously damaged. The suede peeled off and I could see large patches of the actual heel itself. It looked so depressing. As did I.
May-Britt came to my rescue with a good tip: ‘You should go to shoemaker John Kappetijn here in Amsterdam’. ‘The man’s an artist.’ Now this is advice I can work with. My Gucci’s are gonna get fixed, hallef-inglujah. Life is good and all is well in the world. Where’s the wine?
“Maybe it’s a good idea to ask Nils the shoemaker if I can get some kind of subscription”
Now all that’s left to do is see how I can avoid these kind of situations in the future. And that’s why I need tips. When I asked around, I got: watch where you’re going. Thanks for stating the obvious. Another idea was wearing flats. But what if I can’t or don’t want to? Maybe Google can help me out.
Avoid-damaging-heels – enter.
Google says: there are different kinds of heel protectors available. But let me tell ya, the word pretty can’t be used to describe any of them. My best option would be the ‘Tube’, a somewhat invisible high-heel protector that ‘melts’ onto your heels. There are also temporary slip-ons that you only put on your heels when you’re walking. But despite all these solutions, I’m still not convinced. Heel protectors look lame. Or am I just being too much of a nag? Maybe it’s a good idea to ask Nils the shoemaker if I can get some kind of subscription for his services. It’s a new niche, I’ll tell you that much.
