#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.