"Umm, how did I break my foot without noticing?"
He frowned at my beloved Converse sitting at the corner. "Do you ever wear different shoes?"
"No," I said. "I'm kind of known as the Converse Girl."
He explained that the lack of support from my beat-up sneakers combined with constant walking and my habit of excitable jumping had given me a stress fracture.
I stormed out of his office with a walking cast, later switched to even less supportive ballet flats to spite him, and I haven't really worn sneakers since.
Cut to the other day at Starbucks: I saw a girl waiting in line wearing the most amazing neon pink Keds. I gasped and said to my friend, "Look at the neon pink Keds girl!" and I felt a pang of jealousy and nostalgia in my heart. My obsession had returned.
Here are a few of my favorite options a frantic search for "neon pink sneakers" turned up:
Vans Neon Authentic, $42
Converse Big Star, $50
Keds Champion Dip Dye, $40
Vans Slip-Ons, $42
Roxy "Harbor," $39
Converse Big Star, $50
Keds Champion Dip Dye, $40
Vans Slip-Ons, $42
Roxy "Harbor," $39
What about you guys? Do you have a particular shoe obsession?
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