This second culling post is on the "What, are you kidding me?" items that I want to get rid of. These are all nice, new(er) on-trend clothes and shoes that I love but just aren't feeling like me or cause discomfort in some way. I'll start with the shoes.

The first pair are leopard Sam Edelman Gigis. They don't really hurt, but they're a half size too large and have a sloppy fit that makes my feet tired when I'm walking. My foot spends a lot of time gripping and then it cramps up. I have to wear a size that looks borderline too small in this style. The only thing I've been wearing these with is my beige safari dress, so when it goes, these can go too.

I love the look of pointy-toed shoes and boots. If I can get the point just right, more like almond, sometimes I can wear them. On Sunday I wore the nude/gold iridescent DV Augustas for the first time. I felt so snazzy, but I wanted to rip them off my feet in the middle of church service. If the pavement hadn't been about 350F, I would have walked to the car barefoot. That's how bad they hurt. They were bending my big toes towards my other toes and I felt like I was about to sprout a bunion. I spent less than $20 on these, so it's no great loss, but I'm still disappointed because they're so pretty. It's funny. Whenever I'm trying on lots of shoes at the store, I try on so many that are excruciating that when I find a pair that's maybe only mildly uncomfortable at the outset, they feel like heaven on my feet compared to the excruciating pair. I seriously think that's why I sometimes make these mistakes. The prices are so good at Last Chance that the gamble seems worth it.

The second pair I haven't even gotten a chance to debut here, but they have the same issue. Black Cole Haan Amalia Skimmer flats. This is the shoe I was looking for all last F/W. This shoe is so "me"! I love the way it looks. It's modern and goes so well with dresses and skinny jeans. Love it!!! It kills my feet after a few minutes though. Oh, this is so sad, but I will not compromise on my foot health.

The third pair are leopard Sam Edelman Gigis. They don't really hurt, but they're a half size too large and have a sloppy fit that makes my feet tired when I'm walking. My low-volume foot spends a lot of time gripping and then it cramps up. I have to wear a size that looks borderline too small in this style. The only thing I've been wearing these with is my beige safari dress, so when it goes, these can go too.

And now I'm going to skip to pants. One of the main reasons I wanted black d'Orsay flats was to have an alternative to wear with my black Joe's moto skinnies w/ pleather knees. Somewhere along the line, I decided they looked really dumb with AGL ballet flats (instead of cooly juxtaposted). The only shoe I owned that looked right with them was the Okalas. Well those two are a combination that requires just the right setting to wear and I only had one occasion that came close last year. The moto skinnies are really cool, and I'm not so cool. I'm going to try to sell them while the trend is still hot. I've already found a soft/faded black pair of Joes to replace them with--sans the pleather knees. Hopefully this pair will work for everyday whereas the others were more edgy and "special occasion" looking.

The last pair of shoes that are going are the SE cheetah Okalas. Yep, you heard me right. The most fun and comfortable shoe (for a heel, that is) that I never get to wear. As I mentioned on Janet's post, these shoes did not feel right for any of the dressy occasions that presented themselves to me last year. I did wear them out to coffee with the girls a time or two and once to a wedding, with a rather unfortunate black dress. As with the moto pants I bought these at retail and I'm hoping to make some of my money back by selling them before they are outdated. Both the pants and these pumps were purchased last Fall/Winter as a boost after a long and painful bout with shingles. I was going to the premiere of a small film and really wanted a fantastic outfit so I guess I forgot about that. It's just that that was out of the norm for me and not part of everyday life around here.

I'm sorry for rambling, this is just my stream of consciousness. I know I'll have to 'fess up at some point about where these items went, so I wanted you all to know the reasoning behind the purge.