Forget Lust, This is LOVE!

The past few days, I have been using this blog to reflect on life's deeper issues. I have been pleasantly surprised by the countless shoe stories shared by friends and acquaintances who have been following my blog. As a tribute to my fellow shoe fanantics (or some would say fetishists!), today I will post about shoes which is what started me on my journey!

Perusing through my e-mails, I opened a sale notification from Saks.com, keeping my fingers crossed that I might find my red soles on sale. Alas, only in hot pink or yellow. Since I owned a pretty impressive collection of Charles Jourdan's back in the 1980's, I have gone the every color of the rainbow route. I am not all that tempted to revisit, although I did have quite a bit of fun traipsing around New York in shades of red, yellow, white, and aqua.

Time for some fantasy shoe shopping. Hit Christian Louboutin and see what happens. The usual charming suspects, lined in a row. I notice a suave shoe in the second row. Hmmm. This needs closer examination. I believe this shoe is winking at me. (And I haven't even had any cocktails today!) The LOVE pump? 4 inch black heels with the red sole; red patent design by throat. This design spells LOVE in shiny patent leather when together as a pair. I think I may have found the shoe of my dreams when I wasn't even looking! Fascinating, great sense of humor, dashing, sexy, this shoe has it all! I know the Simple 100 may be more classic and staid. But this shoe is too good to be true!

I hope all my single readers out there can find love as readily as I found the shoes of my dreams. I know your mothers have probably advised you love is found when you are not looking for it or when you are doing something else like attending a Learning Annex class in a male-dominated subject like Car Repair for Dummies. But, there is so much more excitement in catching the eye of that tall, handsome stranger in the corner. (Or in my case, the debonair pump at Saks.com!)

Louboutin Love

It has been said there are only two sure things in life, death and taxes. I would proffer a third. Shoes.

Love and romance are the roller coaster in the amusement park of life. The anticipation and excitement felt as you climb the track reaching towards the peak is quite a thrill. Once you reach the top, you appreciate the beauty of the landscape below. The descent invariably brings nausea and occasional vomiting. These things tend to end badly or at least with some measure of disappointment. We are left with sea legs and a rather green complexion. But, there is always the prospect of a new pair of shoes.

The ante is upped once we age and life becomes increasingly complicated. Whereas an unrequited adolescent crush might be appeased with a cute pair of Candie's from the mall, the adult variation may be soothed with a couple of dry martini's and that fabulously seductive pair of Louboutins with the four inch heels. That red sole, beautiful instep, buttery leather, are you getting excited? The fall from romantic ecstacy may be cushioned with the right pair of shoes. And besides, once the first pair of black Decollete 868 joins the other shoes in your closet, there is always a pair of Very Prive Platform Pumps close behind.