WWTSBW?: Vintage shoe shopping in the Twin Cities

I couldn't decide between three pairs of shoes yesterday, so I bought them all... the magic of thrifting is that I can buy three pairs of shoes without maxing out the plastic.

In this edition of What Would The Suggestion Boxer Wear?, I wanted to see if you could choose between my adopted shoe-children for me. I mean, I'm keeping them all no matter what, but I'm curious.

The footwear featured below came from Rewind Vintage, one of my favorite Twin Cities thrift store haunts.

The loot:

1. Camel "9 West" ankle boots from the '80s. Yes, please. These short boots were exactly what I set out to find on this shopping trip. Flat, functional, versatile... if only I had stopped there.

2. Then I saw these taupe '80s Franco Sarto booties hiding on top of a dress rack. I decided I needed these too, because I couldn't just ABANDON them there. What if someone else bought them and I saw that person wearing them at the Triple Rock?! We can't have The Suggestion Boxer raging on some poor, stylish girl, can we?

3. I maintain that these camel punched leather skimmers are necessary, like a shoe nicotine patch. See, I have a pair of cheap patent tortoise-shell flats that I got two years ago at some questionable MOA store (Charlotte Russe, if you must know) and I've worn them halfway to hell. They are smelly (probably more of my foot's problem than the shoe... but I blame the shoe) and they look nasty (the plastic sole on the heels is showing through, making them even more classy). Just because I purchased replacements, doesn't mean I will be able to quit them... but I know these vintage slip-ons will put up a good fight.

What do you think, dapper readers?

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