#006 Junya-san

I was in such desperate need of a new pair of good quality, long lasting brogue. Since my Hudsons were falling apart and I can literally see something come apart every single time I wear it out, a good pair of brogues is well overdue. I always somehow find myself looking and lusting over good brogues but since I never got to buying them, my friends and even myself always thought I have like 5000 pair of black leather brogues. Just the other day I was packing/looking/going through my shoe closet and I realized I only have 2 brogues. And only one is black. Such a dire situation for my everything-is-the-same-as-the-other-but-I-just-mix-and-match-'em-so-they-look-different wardrobe. I really do still wanna keep my Hudsons a little longer and while I will be sending them to the cobbler for some patching up, the time for new brogues is here.

I do realize my room is such an ugly place to attempt to take "high class artistic" photos. Obviously my shoes deserve better. They gave me horrible blisters. But I think half the reason why they hurt so bad was that I went shopping with my dad the first day I wore them and my dad walks even faster than I do. It was a horror walk. Also they only came in 37.5 which is a .5 size bigger than my size, which is why them blisters aren't any surprise, honestly. I would have to get insoles and wear them more often to soften the leather (which is really stiff btw) but I think we are all good. They are so gorgeous and structured I really cannot stop looking at them! Junya-san does it best. Ironically I have so much stuff from Commes des Garcons I don't even know how that happened. I don't have a single thing from Yohji and it's my favorite label of all time!!

By the way, my instagram username is Yohjean (after Yohji, pun discovered thanks to my BFF Sitt).

#05 '97.

One, and you hold me
And we're broken
Still it's all that I want to do
Just a little now
I feel myself heavy as the ground
I'm scared but I'm not coming down no no
And I won't run for my life
She's got her jaws now locked down in a smile
But nothing is all right, all right

#004, Margiela Tabi Boots + MY THEME DAMN UGLY.

So you know how I only ever update when I buy news shoes? Well here is a spanking new update. I'm pretty sure no one comes here and read about me talking about my (pretty) shoes, I like how when I come here I can just see how new my shoes were and how beat up they are now (lesigh). Take for an example, my Hudsons. My last entry was October-ish? Now they are falling apart, and not even one year?! But it's true that I do wear them 24/7..

Well I was supposed to go to Japan during this month/summer/now but problems cropped up and I have to be mature. So well that gave me like some extra money (to buy shoes) and here we are! I just wanna add I haven't bought a new pair since January, and my January buy isn't even here yet (VPOST, I'M LOOKING RIGHT AT CHU). But oh well, I guess if I kick up a fairly big fuss they would be a little more automatic (no more next time VPost, you have failed me so terribly. Remember my Margiela bag that took a whole freaking 3 months to come?)

Finally I got my dream shoes, I've been lusting after them since the moment I got into fashion and found the wonderful label that is Maison Martin Margiela. But the price has also put me off since I really don't see any point in stepping on a pair of 1k+ shoes. Although I am willing to step on >1k shoes. It's just something I cannot explain. So anyway I've scored them online for a pretty cheap price (in terms of Margiela, not being on sale, AND classic item), a price that is the cheapest I know I can get. And they have been so good to me. Since I haven't got any socks to wear with them I had to go barefoot. So far so good. The leather is so soft, I know I have sworn off calfskin because it's just plain cruel but I totally didn't realize the material until AFTER I have ordered. So I'm feeling pretty guilty about this actually.

Just that day I stood in the rain + soil and got sand/mud/soil/grass all over it. For that day I felt as though I've lost the pristine texture and condition :( Oh well, this is Singapore for you.

#003 Hudson.

now that i actually have taken them out of their box and trotted around in them, i can tell you they are of extreme comfort and super water-proof. i walked in heavy rain and they didn't even get wet. they just might be my most brilliant practical shoes to date.

till next time! (if my blog doesn't disappear quietly again, that is)

#002 Constance

now, where would i find the occasion to walk around in these?

never.

#001 irant!

i have no idea what's going on but somehow suddenly all my accounts have gone missing. my blogger account got deleted (really, blogger. really? do you wanna do it this way, deleting my blog and account WITHOUT TELLING ME? that's just pretty fucked). and my youtube account oh good god, i've had that account since 2006 the fuck is this whole gmail shenanigans i'm not looking to log into my gmail account via youtube, i can't do shit with my gmail account on youtube. and the whole password restoring thing? BULLSHIT. i tried to restore (forgot my password AND my security question, things don't get worser than this) but somehow they kept linking me to google! OH MY FUCKING GOD.