This post is a highly problematic one for me.

Because while I, like every other woman on the planet, would really (really) like to own a pair of Louboutins...it's just not really the kind of thing I'd ever buy.

Honestly, I'm not really an "expensive shoe" kind of girl; fancy handbags are more my thing (as you might have noticed). Why am I not really into expensive shoes? Because...I mean...you walk on them. And for me, until recently that meant walking in New York City. On things like subway platforms and cobblestone streets and grates and lots and lots of other surfaces that would strip away that lovely, pristine red sole in approximately thirty seconds.

And that leads me to another reason why I don't tend to buy very expensive shoes: I'm not very precious about my things - I think clothing and bags and shoes are there to be worn and enjoyed, not put on a shelf and petted - and just the idea of them stresses me out. This, as an example, is the reason I'd much rather spend money on a rugged brown leather bag that would wear beautifully over time than, say, a pale-green clutch that would be ruined by a single raindrop or pen mark. I just think that buying something - especially something very expensive - that sends you into a panic every time you put it on doesn't make a ton of sense.