Iris Made Me Do It.

Well, that is not exactly true, but she did help.

You see, I had been eying these teal boots by Delman for several months over at Zappos .  They had been in my "favorites" since December I think, and I would periodically look at them and drool.  But I realize that teal boots are not a necessity, and I have many pairs of boots.  In fact I was just complaining that I have more boots than will fit into the allotted storage space and I was contemplating liberating a few pairs. I am not sure that will really happen, especially considering that I just purchased these boots and absolutely love them.

After looking at all Iris Apfel’s beautiful books all weekend, and then staring longingly at these teal beauties, and noticing that they were STILL available in my size, I bought them.

They fit perfectly, they are the exact shade of teal as several things in my wardrobe, and they coordinate perfectly with a favorite skirt that has proven very difficult to match and pair with other garments.

As I placed the boots lovingly in a temporary spot in my shoe closet while I ponder the issue of expanded boot storage, I noticed that the oldest pair of shoes is also probably** a pair of Delmans that I thought extremely frivolous at the time, but which has proven to be a long term standard and favorite.

These suede flats were purchased, I believe around 1985, give or take a year. and have been worn steadily, every season since.

***  There are actually three pairs of shoes from the mid-eighties still floating around in the wardrobe, but I believe these are the oldest.  These date just before the time my feet decided to suddenly grow from a 7 1/2 to an 8 1/2, much to my shoe-collecting chagrin, or there would be more survivors.  If my feet hadn’t grown I would still have the gorgeous royal blue suede and lizard pumps I wore on my wedding day.  My feet might have been in a transitional stage at the time, because I bought an 8, or they might have only come in even sizes,  because I am pretty consistently a true 8 1/2 in Delman and Ferragamo, my benchmarks for well-made, well-fitting, comfortable shoes.