PENN-sieve

This weekend I did some shoe shopping or rather, I tried to do some shoe shopping. The shoe fashions for this Spring are almost amazing - cute wedge heels, lots of cork platforms, and espadrilles - shoes I would love to buy if I didn't have my feet or legs.

The in-thing this season is open toed shoes which I had hoped I had seen the last of when I was in 8th grade but this is not the case. Every adorable pair of wedge heels has a peek through for your toes. Now you may think that this is a cute feature but my second toe is longer than the big toe and it's just not pretty. Add to this, my lovely birthmark and you can see why I am a most disappointed shoe lover.

Over the years, I have become comfortable with my birthmark and am used to the endless questions about what happened to my foot. The problem with open toed shoes is that people think my toes have turned red because my shoes don't fit correctly. It's just too much of a headache to explain that I do not wear shoes that do not fit, I am just defective :)

When I was able to find a pair of closed toe shoes, the remaining cute shoes have ankle straps - the kind that wrap and tie up your leg. These are not sexy on people with big calves! I guess what is in fashion for this Spring is me not wearing new shoes - how depressing!