1. Do you have more than three pairs of black shoes? For women, we must have a pair each of flats and low heels for work, and of course a pair of high heels for dressy occasions. Some women justify more than 3 pairs in black because we need closed toes for fall/winter and open-toed shoes for spring/summer. We can accept that as reasonable, so let’s agree women can have up to 6 pairs. Now check your closet, how many pairs of black shoes do you own and how often do you wear each pair? Are you a shoe-aholic and should you considering reducing the number of black shoes?
- My Answer: YES, I have more than six pairs of black shoes but I don’t often wear them. =(
2. So you have a few more pairs of black shoes than what may be considered the norm, are you really a shoe-aholic or just an impulse buyer? Let’s check another shoe-aholic indicator - do you buy metallic shoes because you like the glitter or because they might go with more than one outfit you own? How many metallic options do you possess in your shoe closet? Are they all dressy shoes or are some more casual in style? Silver and gold are basics for dressy shoes so we won’t count those in the too many indicators for shoe-aholics. However, do you also posses the newer versions of metallic shoes in bronze, copper, chrome, gunmetal, pewter, platinum, or zinc. What about the faked metallic in variations of red, blue, or other somewhat gaudy colors? If you do, you might be a shoe-aholic or just have a slightly abnormal love for shiny stuff to be on your feet.
- My answer: I personally think that I am an impulse buyer. I don’t like glitter on my feet as I don’t have a pretty feet (I got big feet) it doesn’t suit me much. But I will usually buy metallic shoes too when I think the shoes is cheap or i love it at first sight.
3. Another indicator of shoe-aholic syndrome is color in the show wardrobe. How many colored shoes do you have? Shoes in standard shades of black, brown, gray, cream, and white don’t count as colors - since they go with most everything they are safety nets for the shoe-aholic. How many colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple) do you have in your closet? If you have one pair of each, then you are definitely a shoe-aholic, but it is not a severe case. However, if you have more than one pair in most colors then you may have a bad case of shoe love. The most severe shoe-aholic will buy shoes in any variation of a color they do not feel already exists in their closet, even if they have to buy a new outfit in order to have something to go with the newer shoes.
- My answer: I got black, brown, white colors etc etc as they are safety nets and won’t look weird for me. I do not own many colors in shoes but I always wanted to get those!!!!! (I have already got yellow and I wanted to get PINK, BLUE, ORANGE and RED) but I have no money. =(
4. A final indicator for the obsessed shoe-aholic is how many boots do you own? Do you have more than one pair in basic black or brown? Do you buy boots in multiple colors and styles? A shoe-aholic will argue boots don’t count because they are not shoes. So what is a boot anyway? Boots are shoes with ankle or leg covers sewn on! So they must count in the shoe-aholic evaluation - right?
- My answer: I only got six pairs of boots including my ankle boots. erm..
So WHO AM I? AM I A SHOE-AHOLIC? According to my housemate, she thinks I am and I will be one in the future. I will be a madness person who are crazy in shoes once I have gold.
Another same post at Tumblr.
http://rachyl.tumblr.com/post/4623751715/how-to-recognize-a-shoe-aholic
