Shoes and the City!
Cork, Ireland - Ok, here's the deal. I'm writing this post and feel a bit like Carrie writing her column about shoes, remember that episode of Sex and the City? I'm more of an old-fashioned version of her, especially because my "City" is not the Big Apple but just something I consider just a town, 300.000 inhabitants for 4 roads that make up the so called "city center".
I am desperate for shoes. Not for me, no, but for my 15 months old daughter who's just learning how to walk. I discovered an interesting fact: in here, they don't sell you kid's shoes if the kid is not walking. And they don't sell you kid's shoes if the kid is not with you in the shop. Now, my girl is not walking by herself quite yet, but she surely walks, and sometimes even run, if we hold her with one hand. She just needs a good pair of sturdy shoes to make her more stable on her feet. But no, she can only get the so-called "pre-walkers", sort of dummy shoes with soft soft sole, the closest thing to walking barefoot that I can ever imagine. I have to say that the clerks are very good in their job: they measure the peanut-foot for two or three times, length, witdht and all, and they give you the perfect size but you'll never be able to buy bargains on sales for bigger sizes because they just won't sell it to you!
A friend of mine asked me to buy some good pair of walking shoes for her boy, same age as my girl, when I went on holiday in Italy! Not sure how does it work around the world, but I know I have some bigger sizes I bought back home, surely waiting that my girl will grow into them!
Talking about shoes, big issues over here to find shoes for my husband as well: 6.3 feet tall, he never found the right size for him in here! Apparently, they're so accustomed to tiny (should we say short?) persons that they never carry big sizes. And forget about fashion! The trendiest thing you could wear in summer is a light brown pair of hairy knee-high boots, over a flashy pink mini-skirt!
Granted, I save on my salary, but thanfully I visit my home town every now and then.... :)
Silvia
Posted by Silvia Zolfanelli
