Gentle Readers and Dear Friends thank you so much for the kind comments about Shores - It is such a great stitch I will be sad to see it finish up... but, there are still 2 1/2 or so Blocks left so there is lots more stitching to get done.
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Last night after work we ran to South SF to do some shopping - Mall visits are way down on my list of fun things to do but often there is just no way around them!! We also stopped off to pick up some dog cookies at Pet Smart and next door there is a Ross. For those not in the know - you can click HERE to read about the store. I wandered over to the shoes and bing bang there were these...
Size 10 light blue Chucks.... they probably have some name like "Pale Turquoise" - but I couldn't believe it - with me wearing a 10 (probably the most common size) I never see 10's on any shelf - I certainly saw none at JC Penny an hour before I bought these.
Keeping with the shoe theme this week - did you see this......
"These shoes believed to be once worn by Marie Antoinette have sold at auction
for $57,000 - that's approximately £36,250. The pair of cream slip on
heels sold for approximately fourteen times more than their estimated
price at an auction of French Revolution Era artifacts in Toulan, France...... The pretty silk shoes, with (now quite faded) tri-colour pleated ribbon
detail, were reportedly worn by the French Queen to the first ever
Bastille Day celebration in 1790. With her neat little size 36 feet, she
wore them with a white gown and a headpiece covered with tricolour
ribbon and feathers. So chic!" from Grazia.
- and - I'll wrap up my shoe post with this snap from "Marie Antoinette" - 2006 ... this is a still shot from the film......
.... are those high top Chucks??? Yes, they are! This really is in the film and I love it!! It is a great spot - here is the clip from You Tube...
It is a great spot, enjoy!!
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That's about it for today sports fans. thanks for stopping by do stop again!
Take care,
edgar
I'm quite hungry after watching that clip : ) Great new shoes you got there.
ReplyDeleteThis was such a fun post! I really like the light blue Chucks.
ReplyDeleteLove the color of the new shoes
ReplyDeleteLove the light blue chucks. Wish they still made shoes like those M-A shoes.
ReplyDeleteLove the light blue Chucks. Just watching that clip spiked my blood glucose level.
ReplyDeleteI love the new addition to the Chucks collection! Very springy! Great clip too.
ReplyDeleteYou're a hoot Edgar! The title of your post made me chuckle! :D
ReplyDeleteLove your new blue chucks - I had never heard of them called that! Awesome Marie Antoinette clip, that movie was a lot of fun and I got the soundtrack mainly because of that song, I want Candy! :) Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteI love that shade of blue! How could you pass those up?!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen this movie but after watching the clip I think I'm going to search it out. It looks like a fun movie.
Great great blue. Love 'em. Enjoyed the clip. Going to eat a donut now.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, what fun! Love the new Chucks! Love the clip too! I haven't seen that movie but I've read a few novels about Marie Antoinette. I guess it's time to see the movie now. lol!
ReplyDeleteLove the new color! Do you ever mix and match?
ReplyDeleteLove the new chucks... who knew you were wearing heirloom shoes?! haha
ReplyDeleteGreat Chucks! Did they put the high tops in the movie scene on purpose, do you think or was it a serious goof. How had I missed that?
ReplyDeleteFun post!
Oohh I love the light blue/turquoise Chucks!!
ReplyDeleteLove the Chucks display...and "shores" of course. I seem to have a thing for brown leather slip-ons. Never seem to find just the right ones though.
ReplyDeleteI'm still driving to the library once a week to check e-mail/Internet. Just trying to figure out a way to dump my Internet provider from the home computer. Since there is NO computer at home, I just can't see continuing to pay $21.95 a month for service that I don't/can't use.
For the first Internet-less week or so I thought I was missing everything and the world was passing me by. Now I'm starting to enjoy being "unplugged". Bought a bunch of postage stamps today....I might just go "old-school" and write some letters!
Hope we can still keep in touch, even though I've been 'deleted' from the 21st Century.
I can't imagine paying so much for an artifact. They're cool, but they should all be displayed in museums so people can see them!!
ReplyDeleteNow that your shoes have appeared in a movie, you'd better hang on to them. Maybe they'll fetch big bucks at auction someday, lol!
ReplyDeleteGreat find! I love going in to stores like Ross, it's a treasure hunt every time!
ReplyDeleteI love the color of the shoes! I hope you have better luck with Converse than my stepdaughter. I am not so impressed. Her mother bought her a pair and they seemed to fall apart a lot faster than her regular cheap tennies. Then she had to have these Converse zip up boots. She loved them but the zipper broke. I'm not spending any more money on Converse for her. Nope. Don't know if it's her or the quality of the shoe. Maybe you can speak to that.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I've seen the film, but never spotted that!
ReplyDeleteI'm a size 3 (36), pity I don't have £36K lying around ;)
Hi Edgar,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that you are getting more bright-colored Chucks in your wardrobe! First, pumpkin, now sky blue...great! I actually toyed with the idea of buying a lavendar pair of Chucks that I saw out shopping. I thought of you when I saw them - lol!
By the way, I love seeing your progress on Shores; it really is a beautiful design.
Karen in Maryland
Any time you find great shoes, it makes the shopping trip worthwhile. I loved the clip! Happy Weekend.
ReplyDeleteLol, you got another pair!! Love the color. The slip-ons are very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThis post made me smile! I love this movie but never noticed the modern chucks. It reminds me of a quote I saw someplace "Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life!"
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Chucks - They look Mahvelous!