Purses and Shoes

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My favorite purses...will buy no other purse...nice enough, but not ridiculously expensive...last one lasted me 12yrs...check out different styles, they even have one you can wear 5 different ways...I like the more simple ones...

and as far as shoes, I love this type...I wore these for work many, many days...some higher heel, some lower heel...some closed toe, some open...you can find patent leather or just regular...

http://www.zappos.com/cole-haan-air-lai ... ack-patent

I make my own purses out of coiled rope and hand spun yarn, but for shoes...I dont wear professional shoes, they hurt my feet.

but for advice, I can tell you this; bag purses are great, but is best if they have a light colored liner on the inside so you can see, sometimes it gets dark in there .
I personally think that hand crafted purses are beautiful and make a personal statement of individuality. Conformity is overrated. Sometimes you can get some at urban farmer's markets for 40 dollars or less. I paid 25 dollars for a very beautiful and well made structured bag purse at a farmer's market for my sister's birthday. It had a well tallored india pattern with a cream satin liner.

As for dress shoes, sometimes you can get some really nice and never really worn ones at thrift stores that are designer brands. It takes a little hunting but to get a pair of new gucci's for 3.00 is worth the hassle. You will be amazed at the stuff that ends up in these stores, probably some rich woman died and her family donated all the designer stuff. My mom has found amazing quality of shoes and clothes at some of these places. Of course there is alot of very worn stuff, so you have to be diligent.
Also look at Ross, which carry alot of high end clothing and shoes at closeout prices.
If anyone ask you where you got them, you can tell them, "at my favorate botique" if you are too embarassed to admit that you got it at a second hand store...if not brag about your find, like my mom does.