According to publications, this year the trend in footwear is the fashion-forward flat. Low heels are all the rage with celebrities including English royalty. Seventy-nine-year-old House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told “Sixty Minutes” she works in three-inch heels but, if you’re like me, you’ve taken your stilettos to the Salvation Army resale store. One in a while, like the stopped watch that’s right twice a day, we’re chic without trying.
Flats are safer and more comfortable. My new, favorite is a pair of warm-weather, taupe sneakers that I saw pictured in a magazine. Seeking the latest thing is unusual for me. I tend to stick with classics that I wear for years, but I couldn’t resist those. I spent weeks trying to find the style so I could try them on before I bought them but, contrary to what the ad said, no store in this area carried the brand. I was forced to order them on line and they fit fine.
Earlier, I had a Christmas gift card to use at an emporium that was closing. All of the spring trousers hanging on the racks were tapered. I think tight-leg pants look good on about one percent of women, but I bought a pair of slim, turquoise jeans. I added a harmonizing, print top. This summer I’ll wear the outfit often with my taupe tennis shoes and be up-to-date fashion-wise until the ‘in-thing’ shifts.
Do you follow current styles or avoid buying new things when they don’t suit you?