/fa/ - Fashion

A couple years ago I found this "Red Tape" nonsense (pic not taken by me, but related) on sale for $50. They were comfy as fuck so I pulled the trigger. I've enjoyed the living shit out of them ever since, to the point that the heels are worn down and the soles have started to differentiate into their individual layers.

Apart from being comfy as fuck, they had the bonus of creating the illusion that I wore nice shoes. My actual nice shoes (currently some cap toe Florsheims) are more or less reserved for funerals and job interviews, but I'd wear these around friends and family, even my girlfriend at the time, and they'd say "hey where'd you get those nice shoes?" Nobody fucking comments on my shoes, ever, except to point out that they're literally disintegrating and I'm standing there in a puddle of scraps and disappointment. Which is to say, this was a refreshing and positive change in my life.

Anyway, I'm shopping around for replacements and most of my comparable finds so far are either awful quality (according to reviews) or in the neighborhood of $200 to $300 US. In a few cases, like Thursday Diplomats, they manage to be both. So I just thought I'd ask you folks for either general tips or specific suggestions, with full acknowledgement that I have no idea what I'm doing and I'll probably die.