Wow. Will I hurt your feelings if I admit to having forgotten about this blog (and, by direct connection, all of you loyal readers)? I know I made some promises to get back to posting a little more than a year ago. I wasn't able to make it happen. Life got in the way, and that's really all I care to say about it. For what it's worth, I'm sorry if anyone out there was counting on me only to be let down.
Rest assured my interest in trashed and abused women's shoes hasn't waned. Not one bit. My passion is still as strong as it ever was, even if I haven't been sharing it here. As I got myself back into the eBay scene this afternoon, I decided to check out this long-neglected/forgotten blog to see if it was still live... still being read... and hopefully not overrun with spam comments. Sure enough, it's pretty much exactly as I left it, albeit with some inspiring comments that got me thinking... shit, I really start posting again! So I will. It might take me a little while to get some really good new material but I think I can make it work now whereas I wasn't able to make it work a year ago.
In the meantime, I figured I'd share something with you, thanks to a comment made by one of you about Keds. YouTube has become one of my favorite sources for keeping my passion alive, and I'm always on the lookout for videos of women walking in shoes with broken heels. If you search for candid shoeplay, you might be impressed with what you find. The things women do to their shoes when they're not aware anyone is looking? Priceless. Also priceless? This video.
Actually, there are a lot of videos, just like this one. If you're a fan of Keds and/or Adidas sneakers, you'll be on Cloud Nine, or something like that. This YouTube user used to have an even more impressive collection of videos but at some point in the last year or so, they all disappeared and were replaced with new ones. Of particular interest to me was a pair of the most beat-down, destroyed Keds you'd ever hope to see. The videos of those shoes are gone but these are almost as good.
It's a miracle those things are holding together, isn't it? Each time I watch one of the videos, I'm fully expecting the shoes to completely fall apart, unable to hold themselves together for another tortured moment. Whoever designed/made these shoes should be impressed by the quality of their own craft. It's as if they could give a pair of beefy Doc Martens a run for their money. Now, there is something a bit strange about these videos, especially going by what I once knew. The shoes aren't always being worn by a woman, or at least I'm pretty sure of that. I think the boyfriend posts the videos and sometimes he's the one featured in the videos, squeezing his feet (which must be pretty small) into the poor Keds. Maybe that doesn't matter much to you. After all, I posted videos of myself wearing high heels! Just a word of warning though, depending on how you decide to be, um, inspired by all of this.
Anyway, keep your eyes on the blog for something new.
Showing posts with label YouTube. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YouTube. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Two YouTube Finds
Like I said, I'd be back on September 4th. Oh, wait, was that the 29th? Can you forgive me for having misled you one more time? Have mercy! It was summer, and you know how hard it is to squeeze every last bit of enjoyment out of the summer months when there's so much in life that manages to get in the way. Of course, it's now fall, which is my favorite season, but I'll at least have more time to dedicate to the blog. I have some fantastic new additions to my collection and I'll be highlighting them soon. In the meantime, I thought you might enjoy this video on YouTube. You may be asked if it's okay to display "inappropriate content", although I can promise you there's nothing at all inappropriate with what you're about to see.
SuperHeroDoll seems to created one hell of a shrine to her feet. The majority of her uploads focus on her (admittedly adorable) feet in socks, but there are a few videos highlighting her shoes. The sandals are advertised as being for sale but don't get your hopes up, as they've already been sold. Too bad, as I would have gladly plunked down the $50 she was asking had I known at the time. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of chunky sandals, but there's something mesmerizing about the way SuperHeroDoll works the elastic straps, ferociously daring the material to break apart.
Another YouTube user, chilflamorris, punishes a pair of white slingbacks in this upload. Granted, I'm much more interested in shoes destroyed through natural wear and tear, but the way she's able to have both shoes tear each other apart in front of the camera is fascinating.
More to come.
SuperHeroDoll seems to created one hell of a shrine to her feet. The majority of her uploads focus on her (admittedly adorable) feet in socks, but there are a few videos highlighting her shoes. The sandals are advertised as being for sale but don't get your hopes up, as they've already been sold. Too bad, as I would have gladly plunked down the $50 she was asking had I known at the time. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of chunky sandals, but there's something mesmerizing about the way SuperHeroDoll works the elastic straps, ferociously daring the material to break apart.
Another YouTube user, chilflamorris, punishes a pair of white slingbacks in this upload. Granted, I'm much more interested in shoes destroyed through natural wear and tear, but the way she's able to have both shoes tear each other apart in front of the camera is fascinating.
More to come.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Two Good YouTube Finds
Don't worry, this blog isn't going to turn into a place where I regurgitate stuff I find elsewhere on the internet, but every once in a while my interest in this hobby leads me to some stuff I feel the need to share.
First up is a short video of some tall platform heels. It's so short, you could very well miss it if you blink. I'll admit to not being the biggest fan of platforms (the ridiculously thick outsoles don't do anything for me) but the pair featured in this clip is definitely one I'd love to have in my collection. The shoes look as though they were subjected to some intentional abuse and in this case I'm okay with that because of the way the heels are bending all over the place. Mesmerizing!
Second is a video only a little longer than the first (so again, don't blink) but equally fascinating. This guy's girlfriend's worn slingbacks have the most downright impressive sweat stains I've ever seen on a pair of shoes. From the looks of things, her feet create a pool of sweat on a daily basis. I can only dream of what it would be like to shove my nose inside the pumps for a sniff or two.
Stay tuned this weekend for some more posts. There's so much in my collection I haven't shared... yet.
First up is a short video of some tall platform heels. It's so short, you could very well miss it if you blink. I'll admit to not being the biggest fan of platforms (the ridiculously thick outsoles don't do anything for me) but the pair featured in this clip is definitely one I'd love to have in my collection. The shoes look as though they were subjected to some intentional abuse and in this case I'm okay with that because of the way the heels are bending all over the place. Mesmerizing!
Second is a video only a little longer than the first (so again, don't blink) but equally fascinating. This guy's girlfriend's worn slingbacks have the most downright impressive sweat stains I've ever seen on a pair of shoes. From the looks of things, her feet create a pool of sweat on a daily basis. I can only dream of what it would be like to shove my nose inside the pumps for a sniff or two.
Stay tuned this weekend for some more posts. There's so much in my collection I haven't shared... yet.
Looking Down
Most women are used to a guy's eyes gravitating to points north on their body. What would women think if they knew that my eyes are programmed to look down (in addition to north because, after all, I'm a normal guy once you get past this peculiar interest of mine)?
I can't help myself, as much as I've tried in the past to keep my interest in a woman's shoes from taking control. Of course I make it a point to be as discreet as possible, but I'm not sure if I'm always successful. I can only hope. At least looking down has provided me with lots of visuals, lots of insight and lots of stories throughout the years.
It was when I worked part-time at a local grocery store that I really began paying attention to what women wore on their feet. Over time I discovered there were some customers that I really enjoyed seeing walk up and down the aisles. Three stand out in my mind- all middle-aged, and all with an affinity for Keds and Keds-style sneakers. One (who, for some reason, stands out in my mind as having always been pregnant despite the fact that I only ever saw her with one of two kids) had feet that would cause the uppers to bulge severely on the sides of her feet- something that those kinds of sneakers didn't seem designed to prevent all that well. Another had sneakers that always had holes on the sides, and regardless of the pair she was wearing they were always in the exact same spots. If I was working on the sales floor, I'd always make it a point to start blocking a lower shelf in their vicinity so I could be closer to their feet as they walked by (yes, I never forgot my retail terminology, despite now having been out of the business for close to a decade.)
However, there was one woman that still stands out in my mind for a number of reasons. First, she was the mother of a good friend of mine throughout my school years, all the way up to a few years following high school graduation. Second, she was divorced but clearly had money, which made it amusing that she wore the most trashed, abused and plain disgusting Keds you can ever imagine being used as serious articles of clothing. They weren't falling apart like those featured in one of my favorite YouTube videos (see below) but they were stretched out, scratched and faded beyond belief. What possessed a mature woman with money to leave her house in such lousy sneakers when she likely had a closet full of more presentable options? Third, she always seemed to bestow upon me an unreasonable amount of attention, often stopping me for half hour-long conversations that would have left my boss fuming had I not been such a good employee. I can recall a talk about not knowing how to cook leading to her begging me to come over to be taught how to prepare a meal, another about going for a ride in her new car and even one where she boasted about the virtues of younger men. Had she not been the mother of my friend, I probably wouldn't have ignored her flirtatious overtures.
Speaking of trashed and abused Keds, check out this YouTube video. It starts out with some nice footage of the wearer playing with her pumps in the snow but then heats up when she tosses a rotten old pair of the things to the ground and tramples the living hell out of them, even going as far as to shove the pumps she's wearing into the Keds. The fact that the uppers are ripped and torn to the point of barely being able to hold themselves together makes the sneakers appear to shudder in either pain, fear or both. There's no telling what I'd pay for a pair of Keds like that if they came my way.
I can't help myself, as much as I've tried in the past to keep my interest in a woman's shoes from taking control. Of course I make it a point to be as discreet as possible, but I'm not sure if I'm always successful. I can only hope. At least looking down has provided me with lots of visuals, lots of insight and lots of stories throughout the years.
It was when I worked part-time at a local grocery store that I really began paying attention to what women wore on their feet. Over time I discovered there were some customers that I really enjoyed seeing walk up and down the aisles. Three stand out in my mind- all middle-aged, and all with an affinity for Keds and Keds-style sneakers. One (who, for some reason, stands out in my mind as having always been pregnant despite the fact that I only ever saw her with one of two kids) had feet that would cause the uppers to bulge severely on the sides of her feet- something that those kinds of sneakers didn't seem designed to prevent all that well. Another had sneakers that always had holes on the sides, and regardless of the pair she was wearing they were always in the exact same spots. If I was working on the sales floor, I'd always make it a point to start blocking a lower shelf in their vicinity so I could be closer to their feet as they walked by (yes, I never forgot my retail terminology, despite now having been out of the business for close to a decade.)
However, there was one woman that still stands out in my mind for a number of reasons. First, she was the mother of a good friend of mine throughout my school years, all the way up to a few years following high school graduation. Second, she was divorced but clearly had money, which made it amusing that she wore the most trashed, abused and plain disgusting Keds you can ever imagine being used as serious articles of clothing. They weren't falling apart like those featured in one of my favorite YouTube videos (see below) but they were stretched out, scratched and faded beyond belief. What possessed a mature woman with money to leave her house in such lousy sneakers when she likely had a closet full of more presentable options? Third, she always seemed to bestow upon me an unreasonable amount of attention, often stopping me for half hour-long conversations that would have left my boss fuming had I not been such a good employee. I can recall a talk about not knowing how to cook leading to her begging me to come over to be taught how to prepare a meal, another about going for a ride in her new car and even one where she boasted about the virtues of younger men. Had she not been the mother of my friend, I probably wouldn't have ignored her flirtatious overtures.
Speaking of trashed and abused Keds, check out this YouTube video. It starts out with some nice footage of the wearer playing with her pumps in the snow but then heats up when she tosses a rotten old pair of the things to the ground and tramples the living hell out of them, even going as far as to shove the pumps she's wearing into the Keds. The fact that the uppers are ripped and torn to the point of barely being able to hold themselves together makes the sneakers appear to shudder in either pain, fear or both. There's no telling what I'd pay for a pair of Keds like that if they came my way.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Sandal Abuse on YouTube
I'm not going to make a habit of posting links to videos I find on the internet- you don't need me for that as I'm sure you already know where to go for such things, and I'd like to make sure this blog is comprised mostly of original material. Still, there is something so unbelievably intriguing about this video.
I'll admit, the sandals' thick soles really aren't my kind thing. They don't look very delicate, and as I've thought more and more about this obsession of mine, I've learned that delicate = good because delicate = easy to trash and abuse, or at least according to the logic inside my head. Yet as I watch the video, I'm more and more impressed by the way the thin straps stretch as far as they do. I keep expecting them to break, but they never do. Too bad she sold them, because I'd love to see if those stretchy straps would have allowed them to fit on my feet. Maybe she has more?
I'll admit, the sandals' thick soles really aren't my kind thing. They don't look very delicate, and as I've thought more and more about this obsession of mine, I've learned that delicate = good because delicate = easy to trash and abuse, or at least according to the logic inside my head. Yet as I watch the video, I'm more and more impressed by the way the thin straps stretch as far as they do. I keep expecting them to break, but they never do. Too bad she sold them, because I'd love to see if those stretchy straps would have allowed them to fit on my feet. Maybe she has more?
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