Day 5: A favorite pair of shoes

This topic is difficult for me.  I have several pairs of shoes that I adore.  Shoes and t-shirts are probably my favorite wardrobe accessory in the world, meaning that I have a lot of them... and I don't really have a favorite pair of shoes. 

Chuck Taylors
Out of all of my shoes, I think I have the most pairs of Converse.  Many of them were gifts.  I love Chucks because they express my personality better than any shoes.  I love the different colors and styles.  I even have a pair of "baby" Chucks hanging from the mirror of my car.  My favorite pair would have to be a pair of lo-top black Converse.  They're very comfortable and have practically molded to my foot.  I wear a lot of black with my clothes, so they go with nearly every outfit I own.

TOMS
I love TOMS because they are one-for-one.  With each pair of TOMS you buy, they'll donate a pair to a child without shoes.  These are also comfortable and lightweight.  I have two pair.  I would definitely recommend that you buy a pair of TOMS and help provide shoes for poverty-stricken kids.  I wrote a review of these shoes on an earlier blog entry.  I also celebrate TOMS Day Without Shoes. 

Old Navy flip flops
I wear these all the time in the summer.  I probably have a million pairs.  Not really, but I have all of the basic colors.  I'm not a big fan of the crazy designs.  What I do sometimes though is mix and match.  If I'm wearing a shirt that is red, white, and blue, I'll wear one red flip flop and one blue flip flop.  They're about as comfortable as flip flops get, and $2.50 a piece.  I've gotta say, if you're going to buy flip flops, you need to buy them from Old Navy.  My favorite pair of flip flops is this latest year's style.  They are shiny and a dark gray.  They go with nearly everything I own, and they're very comfortable.  I wear them all the time.

Rocket Dogs
I got my first pair of these with this new school year.  They're black and white and very comfortable.  They actually look good on me, while most "flat-like" shoes don't.  I'm satisfied with them so far.  I think they're cute.  They match several of my outfits, and they can pull off both the casual and the cute look.  I can wear them with shorts, jeans, or a skirt!



Potato Shoes
I got my Birkinstock potato shoes a couple of years ago.  They're the perfect shoes for if you simply feel like relaxing and looking casual.  I love to wear them in the winter with fuzzy socks.  They keep me warm.  Potato shoes have a lot of knock off brands as well, but I've heard they aren't as comfortable.  I love my potato shoes, even though they're not very attractive.  I wear them a lot during the cold months.  I've never had any complaints with them.

Prices and Origins:
Shirt: Old Navy, $19.50
Cami: Aeropostale, $8.75
Pants: Charlotte Russe.  I couldn't find them online, but I purchased them out of the store for an easy $30.
Shoes: Rocket Dogs, Journeys, $35
Necklace: My necklace is a one of a kind piece made out of paper that I purchased while in Kenya, Africa.  You can buy a similar Kenyan necklace here for $15.


Total Modest Outfit Cost (not including shoes): $73.25
Total Modest Outfit Cost (including shoes): $108.25

I love the color of my blouse, which is the main reason why I bought it.  The dark green shade turn my eyes a bright green.  See the picture to the bottom right?  Yes, that's my real eye color (although with a different shirt on a different day...).  However, the blouse wasn't super comfortable.  I had to wear a cami underneath it to stay modest, but it tended to ride up and be too short on my long torso (thank goodness for the cami), as you can see in the picture.  I had to constantly pull it down over my hips.  One thing I do love about this shirt, however, is the fact that it isn't clingy or form fitting.  I also loved the stitching on the blouse.  You can see the picture below.

A cami is a cami.  I prefer Aeropostale's the best.  The only thing about this simple white cami is that it starts to fall low and I have to check every so often to make sure I don't need to pull it up.  I have a long torso, so I like the length of Aeropostale's camis most of all.

I loved the fading on my jeans.  They came in "short", so I didn't have to get them hemmed.  They weren't too long for me.  They're a little "low riding", but other than that, they were comfortable.  I liked their color as well.

My shoes are new.  I love their style, but I wasn't thrilled with how they fit.  As the day dragged on, they tended to cram my toes and the sides of my foot into the front of the shoe.  I've heard they're like that at first until they stretch, so I hope my new Rocket Dogs become more comfortable than they are now.  They're super cute, if that means anything.

Overall, I thought this outfit was cute, but it wasn't the most comfortable.  I preferred yesterday's outfit a little more.