https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 11 May 2026 03:19:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-596098 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:05:30 +0000 Jem 596098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are gorgeous shoes Mochi!!! I'm afraid to even try on any of that brands shoes, because they are so expensive and I know I'd want them!! yikes, so pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-596095 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:02:33 +0000 bj1111 596095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hollie, hollie, hollie...there, have i convinced you?!?! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-596091 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:00:39 +0000 rosee 596091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the article, Mochi. He does seem to have a habit of wanting to be controversial in the past few years. I side with the Search and Rescue team on that one. Fluevog has no right to cash in on other's experiences, despite how "cool" it would be for one of his products. My belief is that someone does not have to share my or my culture's values, but they should show respect as I would do so for them.<br /> That said, I often like many of his shoes, but I haven't been buying them in the past few years. Only have 1 pair of Fluevogs right now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-596049 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:16:18 +0000 Mochi 596049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Neither can I. I just wiki'd (though I'm senile and can forget things I looked up two minutes before...) I think it was a place in Yugoslavia where a group of children saw the Virgin Mary or some type of religious vision. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-596047 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:14:34 +0000 Aziraphale 596047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What is Medugorje? Is it a place, or a person? Now I'm curious. I can't even pronounce it.</p> <p>ETA: never mind -- looked it up -- Wikipedia is a wonderful thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-596046 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:14:31 +0000 Mochi 596046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>rae, I did enter the contest. Hey, at least it didn't cost anything, unlike a lotto ticket. </p> <p>I keep thinking about the shoes--buy/don't buy, but also in general about how I/we all justify purchasing decisions. It's very conflicted and interesting, as you would imagine. Hopefully I'll have some time to put my thoughts down later this weekend. </p> <p>rosee, I understand that there was some complaint about the name of another Fluevog shoe: <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/North%20Shore%20search%20rescue%20team%20member%20unhappy%20with%20John%20Fluevog%20promo/5253731/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vancouversun.com/ne.....story.html</a></p> <p>His shoes often seem to be named after colorful characters from the past, such as opera singers, adventurous and unconventional women, etc. Yes, I agree that it's a marketing gimmick and there's a risk of people feeling their culture's been appropriated for that. </p> <p>I just found it funny how they have one family of shoes, "Tokyo", with subsets like Nagoya. The Tokyo Nagoya is like saying the New York Chicago. Oh well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-596032 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:05:28 +0000 rosee 596032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fluevogs are well made, quality shoes and I have owned several pairs in the past. The price has been the only issue for me at times.</p> <p>Really liking both pairs, especially the Hollie. Interestingly, I got a very similar pair from Naturalizer (yes, them) several years back in bordeaux with a 2.5" heel. I have been thinking of redyeing them black (they are a bit worn), now maybe I will dye them olive!</p> <p>I'm not sure how I feel about the name "Medugorje" for a shoe -- that place has a special significance in my culture and I don't believe that John Fluevog actually respects that and is just using it for marketing purposes. That's all I'll say about that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595881 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:19:09 +0000 rae 595881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did you get an entry into their contest for trying on? Maybe you will win them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595879 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:17:43 +0000 jayne 595879@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I love those, so much more fun that pumps! Enable!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595717 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:26:54 +0000 ManidipaM 595717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good gorgeousness! That's all I have to say. Mochi, you're a stronger woman than I, or a braver one at least. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595702 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:07:10 +0000 Amy 595702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MMMM...pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595610 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:27:09 +0000 Aziraphale 595610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, gotta chime in.</p> <p>Every year Fluevog has a sample sale in May in downtown Vancouver. Last year I braved the crowds and came home with a pair of toeless boots from that shoe family (Miracles). I thought 3" would be too high for regular wear, but I got them for a third of the regular price, and they fit me like a glove, so I thought I'd take the risk. </p> <p>Well. To my surprise, they got LOTS of wear. I'm not normally a high heel gal, but I wore those boots all over the place. They are darn comfy. I wore them with skirts, I wore them with skinnies, I even wore them with bootcuts. So I have to second what Una says, about Fluevog heels being more walkable than many other heels of a similar height. Part of it might be the fact that the Miracle heel is nice and chunky, too. </p> <p>So anyway, Mochi, I agree that the Miracle Hollie is super cute (I tried it on too!) and the olive leather is beautiful. And like my Miracle booties, there would not be a problem with them slipping off your feet. I bet they'd be comfortable. I'm focusing on the plain olive pump simply because I was in the market for a shoe with no straps. I already have several pairs of maryjane heels, but sometimes you need a pair without straps. </p> <p>And yes, I'd say that once you consider buying any shoe that is priced upwards of $200, you're already an addict. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595596 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:04:11 +0000 catgirl 595596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fluevogs are easier to wear in a heel than other shoes, IMHO, because they are so stable and well made. They are expensive but worth it if they are in your price range. If not, they are still drool-worthy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595593 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:59:09 +0000 modgrl 595593@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like, but they seem high!! How did they feel on you? Fluevog's has so many gorgeous flatter shoes, I'd probably look for a pair of those. I loved the oxfords I tried on in NYC, just couldn't afford the mortgage payments on them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595576 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:44:54 +0000 K. Period. 595576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are fabulous! I've drooled over mine in my local so much that I keep thinking they're going to have to discount them due to water damage. If you need enabling, I'm your girl. Olive is the best neutral because it is so unexpected. The shoes are beautiful and just perfectly different enough to make them special. 'Vogs are very well made. The straps add just the right amount of sass. Take them over the top with fishnets or diamond pattern tights, or keep them flirty and intriguing by wearing them with bare feet. They are perfect! Anything else I can get you for your enable table? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595529 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:59:57 +0000 Suz 595529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh...I LOVE those. I will enable you all over the place!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595513 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:44:41 +0000 Mochi 595513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know what you're saying...I'm sort of thinking that a shoe like that would be broadening my style horizons, having me go off into looks and outfits I'm not already doing. But who knows. Yep, they are expensive. Also really pretty, comfortable and well-made. I kept thinking "gateway drug" while I was in the store (or maybe it was Docs that were the gateway drug...someone here used that term. Probably Fluevogs are already a serious drug habit.)</p> <p>And Allie, the saleswoman, told me I had pretty, narrow-to-normal width feet. I have no idea what she's talking about--I have always had widish duck feet. I think the salespeople are very well trained, LOL. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595479 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:21:26 +0000 Diana 595479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh, pretty. Fluevog has lots of gorgeous heels lately. I can't justify full price for them though given the rarity with which I wear heels. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595477 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:19:21 +0000 Meredith1953 595477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are beautiful and completely beyond my price range. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595470 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:11:04 +0000 Sara L. 595470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute! I like fluevog shoes but have a hard time getting past the price tag. It seems like a pair of pumps shouldn't cost that much. I just can't get past how many times I would have to wear them to get the CPW down to the same range of the majority of my other shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/shoe-self-enabling-part-1#post-595464 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:06:42 +0000 Mochi 595464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Look at this li'l beauty in olive:</p> <p><a href="http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w%5B0%5D=search%3Aolive&#038;pp=1&#038;view=detail&#038;p=13&#038;colourID=3240" rel="nofollow">http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w.....ourID=3240</a></p> <p>I saw it and was persuaded to try it on today when I went into the Boston Fluevog store thinking I would be trying on elisabeth's coveted olive pumps from her post yesterday:</p> <p><a href="http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w%5B0%5D=search%3Apumps&#038;p=4&#038;pp=1&#038;view=detail&#038;colourID=3242" rel="nofollow">http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w.....ourID=3242</a></p> <p>My store didn't have these latter shoes, and actually the Hollies would be better for me in a way, the straps giving me some stability (because I am not great with heels). They were a wee bit high, but supposedly they're 3", which is doable for me, and I think I could get used to them as long as I used them as special-occasion shoes. I also really like the detailing...still like the pumps, but those Hollies were very tempting indeed, though I did walk away for now. </p> <p>I'm not asking for enabling. The shoes are very cute, and being Vogs, they're expensive too. I'm not even sure why I'm writing this post apart from expressing delight in something pretty I discovered. However, I will try and lay down some thoughts on self-enabling later when I have some time. </p>