Comments on: Fashion on the Ration update: New boots http://cargocultcraft.com/2010/02/28/fashion-on-the-ration-update-new-boots/ Wed, 16 May 2012 15:41:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Susannah http://cargocultcraft.com/2010/02/28/fashion-on-the-ration-update-new-boots/#comment-1171 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:50:55 +0000 http://cargocultcraft.com/?p=1246#comment-1171 Yes! The trick is to buy shoes worth resoling.

]]> By: Kitty http://cargocultcraft.com/2010/02/28/fashion-on-the-ration-update-new-boots/#comment-1165 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:54:57 +0000 http://cargocultcraft.com/?p=1246#comment-1165 I wish I could say that shoes can be repaired cheaply here. We used to have a shoe repair man in our town, but he closed about 15 years ago and no one repairs shoes in our entire region as far as I know. when we did have a shoe repair, his work costs about half what a new pair of shoes cost. However, if I ever bought a pair of Couture shoes, I’m sure they would be very worth repairing. The most I’ve ever spent on shoes was about 70 or 75 dollars US. though I’m thinking of saving up for a pair of nice looking boots next year. I’m estimating they would run me 120.

]]> By: melissa http://cargocultcraft.com/2010/02/28/fashion-on-the-ration-update-new-boots/#comment-1164 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:36:51 +0000 http://cargocultcraft.com/?p=1246#comment-1164 The best exercise in self-awareness I ever made was keeping track of what I wore to work for a month. It enabled me to really see what items I wore most often, the percentage of RTW vs sewn items, and the lifespan of my most worn items (the gold medallist of my wardrobe probably being my Birthday Jeans, made three years ago out of heavyweight denim that also gave birth to a second pair of jeans and a jeanskirt. This taught me to only buy Serious Denim.).

And I used to get terrible blisters but I came to the same realisation as Bruce a few years ago and only buy leather shoes (with the exception of trainers, of course). It doesn’t matter how much I love the style, if it’s manmade upper, I know it won’t be worth the pain. I walk 6km round trip to work every day, so my shoes need to be comfortable and stylish and last!

Also, shoes can be resoled quite cheaply. This, too, was a revelation.

]]> By: Meghan http://cargocultcraft.com/2010/02/28/fashion-on-the-ration-update-new-boots/#comment-1159 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:23:41 +0000 http://cargocultcraft.com/?p=1246#comment-1159 Aah, I love Duo boots!–for the opposite reason to you; I have oddly muscular calves (and yet am totally unsporty. I blame it on tap-dancing.), so regular boots virtually never fit me. I’ve also owned my pair for quite a while now and they’ve lasted really well, so I say totally worth the coupons.

]]> By: Kitty http://cargocultcraft.com/2010/02/28/fashion-on-the-ration-update-new-boots/#comment-1153 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:03:22 +0000 http://cargocultcraft.com/?p=1246#comment-1153 I like your fashion on the Ration idea. I did wonder why the woman was expected to do without wool clothing? do you have any idea? thanks, Kitty

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