How Many Pairs of Shoes Do You Own?
When Mademoiselle Robot guest blogged for us recently, I was stunned when I read she only had 5 pairs of shoes. Turns out I misread, and she wrote that she has 5 pairs of sandals. That’s more like it!
I always wonder what’s “normal” when it comes to shoes. In my own closet, every new dress and change in weather seems to necessitate a new purchase. I try to donate old clothing regularly, but there are so many pairs I just can’t bring myself to part with. Some are the only ones that match a particular outfit. Others are too painful to wear but are too cute (or too expensive) to give up.
A snippet of my shoe rack
When I saw the shoe photo in Tamra’s color-coded closet post earlier in the week, the question came to mind – what’s the appropriate number of shoes to own? Is there a limit, or can you never have too many? How many pairs of shoes do you have in your closet?
My stats: I own 34 pairs, wear 8 – 10 regularly, and 14 almost never. As it turns out, I wear around 20 percent of my shoes 80 percent of the time. Is there anything the 80-20 rule doesn’t apply to?
I own 13 pairs of shoes. Five of which I wear regularly.
I have 11 pair of shoes in my work closet alone…. 2 of which I wear regularly. I probably have triple that amount at home, 4 or so of which I wear regularly. I guess that means I need some new shoes (to wear more regularly)!
Ah shoes!! At the risk of sounding like Imelda Marcus I must confess to owning about 40 pairs. After living in Italy most of my life I really became addicted….the Italians make the most beautiful shoes in the world, but a lot of them aren’t the most comfortable. One word of caution…..wedge sandals with no back support are the fastest way to a broken limb. I broke my wrist and sprained my foot while wearing a pair of these cute wedgies that today are residing in the garbage bin. So ladies beware!!
I have over 50 (I lost an overview how many exactely) and some reallly cute stuff of Jimmy Choo, Miu Miu or London designers but – oh inrony! – I wear mostly 5 euro H&M flip-flops or vintage trainers :)