Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Magic slippers

In Vancouver there are almost no shoes that are even close to fitting me. There are two stores that might have shoes that fit properly. They are always patent leather.
In Spain there are a lot of shoes that almost fit, but not that many that actually do. Tonight I discovered the spot. It is Antonio Orsillo or something like that. It has numerous brands I've never seen before, most of them Spanish.
I fit numerous pairs of shoes in this store, including stilettos of a sort no Canadian would ever wear. But the only summer sandals that actually fit in the entire city are of course the most exclusive - they make only one pair in each size. These magic ones are from London, called Audley, made in Spain. They are unusual - London style high fashion, you could say, and quality.
I apologise for my inability to just be a hippy, but if some hippy shoemaker somewhere would like to make me a pair of shoes that weren't two of my feet wide, then I might stand a chance, eh?
Of course they are outside my budget. But still cheaper than what I could find at home. I will probably buy two pairs. When you can search the whole world ... I wanted to cry. The salesperson went on about how comfortable they were and explained the 1 shoe in each size thing. I couldn't actually care less about that. For once I wish a shoe salesperson would take my problem seriously. They fit ME. That means there are very, very few other people that will fit these shoes. No wonder they only make one in each size!!!

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