shoes to aspire to
Jun. 23rd, 2004 03:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
One of today's work experience kids is helping out in a shoe shop. He hadn't showed up yet when I arrived, so I wandered around idly examining shoes to pass the time. Every model of shoe had its own name. Some of these were what you'd expect as names for shoes, like 'Beth' and 'Napoli'. But I also found shoes called 'Creepy', 'Qualm' and 'Needy'.
('Qualm' were some little white shoes for kids with pink flowers on them.)
Why?!
('Qualm' were some little white shoes for kids with pink flowers on them.)
Why?!
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Date: 2004-06-23 07:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-23 08:31 am (UTC)Creepy will probably just lose their white trim and bows, become slightly spikier, and find their true niche as goth shoes. They're like the one spooky-kid in a class full of cheerleaders and would much prefer to be in a Camden shop smelling of patchouli than the high-street shop they were in.
I don't even want to speculate about Qualm.
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Date: 2004-06-23 08:41 am (UTC)Will return after a soul destroying three weeks due to an inability to learn the local lingo.
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Date: 2004-06-23 09:00 am (UTC)Oh, the mental image... down the streets of London marched the students, the crusties, the poi-spinners, the people who'd called in sick, the Archaeologists Against the War... and a pair of very small, white shoes.
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Date: 2004-06-23 09:44 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-06-23 08:11 am (UTC)I'm trying to think some up now, though - fancy an Ennui sofa? Or a Stalker dinner service? Or an Anhedonia table?
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Date: 2004-06-23 08:58 am (UTC)(What are yours like?)
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Date: 2004-06-23 09:05 am (UTC)But white brocade Docs sound yummy!
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Date: 2004-06-23 09:23 am (UTC)Shoe names?
Date: 2004-06-23 09:16 am (UTC)We have Keds, Highlights, 9 to 5, Bass, and others. . .and then they each have styles - dress, sneakers, boots. . .but I've not heard of names for shoes like that!
Stein Auf!
Bridget