Fave Alert: STEVEN by Steve Madden
Trivia: Back in junior high, Cheap JAP broke her ankle…
(a) In a particularly intense game of Laser Tag at T.W. Sports.
(b) Leading her field hockey team to victory.
(c) Walking in high heels.
They were Steve Madden Platform Penny Loafers, to be exact. I suppose my ankles weren’t yet strong enough to handle stairs in four-inchers. Fourteen years old; already suffering for style. Que suprise!
I’ve recently been on the hunt for two kinds of shoes: One being gray pumps, the other being an ankle boot badass enough to replace my gnarled, Aldo motorcycle ones. I didn’t even consider the possibility of one shoe fulfilling both objectives. Then I wandered into the STEVEN by Steve Madden Soho store, where I zeroed in on the Loletta Bootie. If an Aldo motorcycle boot and a gray pump could reproduce, the result would be this suede mutt of a shoe. Theoretically speaking, it was totally a two for one deal.
That being said, I won’t bullshit you on the price - $149.95 is no steal. But STEVEN by Steve Madden is one of the few brands I don’t mind paying full price for, and that’s because the Shoes. Last. Fo. Eva. I’m wearing them around my apartment with sweatpants right now.
…What? A girl’s gotta practice walking sometimes. Especially if she’s prone to fashion-related injuries. 
Tagged: Boots • Shopping • STEVEN by Steve Madden
