Ascetic August has been great for me so far in that it is really helping me understand my shopping cravings. One thing that I knew before but is becoming more clear is that I love shoes. What I'm struggling with is how to keep my shoe closet in check with my goals of having a smaller, but not minimal, wardrobe. I do practice one in, one out on my clothes but don't do the same with shoes because shoes are more expensive and are sometimes hard to fit. Rather, I focus on keeping a reasonable number in rotation. However, I am so often tempted into wanting another pair. A flat with a cute bow and quilting, duplicate a pair of peep toe booties that have become workhorses in another color, comfy snake print wedges, the list of temptations never ends. And I do actually wear all my shoes. I currently have about 55 pairs of shoes. 25 are "legacy" shoes that I'm hanging on to if my style persona gravitates back (high heels, ballet flats, heeled boots, etc). The rest are a combination of practical shoes like running shoes and rain boots and cute shoes like detailed flats and booties.

I think the current number of shoes is right for the amount of variety I like but I have so many wants, I can easily see myself adding a lot if I stop using restraint. How do you other shoe lovers keep it in check? Do you do one in, one out on shoes? Or is the sky the limit?