I made this for you. Only for you. It's a slide show about shoes. Do you see how I feel about you? I am a 28-year-old woman, alone in an office at an unreasonable hour, taking pictures of my shoes. For the internet. Poor little me. Actually, it was quite fun. What am I talking about? Click the image below:
you have really pretty handwriting :-)
Posted by: La Petite Belle | 06 June 2008 at 01:46 PM
The use of that permutation of "hyphen" is unbelievably endearing, even if (or perhaps because) it is not entirely orthodox.
Posted by: chester | 06 June 2008 at 07:34 PM
so i'm finally coming out of the woodwork to say i absolutely loved this one. especially the synchro part :)
that's saying a lot b/c i've been behind the scenes reading your lovely commentary on all things french, fashion and chicago for at least a year or 2 now so it's hard to choose a favourite... keep up the good work :)
Posted by: radio-canadia | 06 June 2008 at 09:15 PM
Haha. It can be an adjective! "Hyphenated" is of course more common... Guess I'm more of a fancypants when it comes to my Wite-Out and Post-Its...
Posted by: Coquette | 06 June 2008 at 09:16 PM
and sorry to fill your whole comments section up with pointlessness, but the blog linked to the above comment isn't mine... just had to point it out :) forgive me!
Posted by: radio-canadia | 06 June 2008 at 09:17 PM
No worries. Nice blog! (Yours, not Jeffrey's. Jeffrey's is a little sparse, no?)
Posted by: Coquette | 06 June 2008 at 09:32 PM
That was such a funny post! I just loved it, and yes, you do have a pretty handwriting...
Posted by: Marega | 07 June 2008 at 03:12 AM
I absolutely loved this! It's something I would do if I worked at an office. Alone..Late at night. Haha..oh how eccentric you are. I just adore ALL your posts! One of my favourite bloggers of all time.
Posted by: chantelle | 07 June 2008 at 08:46 AM
"grown ass woman". that was very chicagoan-ish of you, haha; i hope you realize that. it's a little phrase we've concocted that makes us natives feel more impassioned in our speech and those outside of our big city cringe at the sound. for those three seemingly-insignificant words, i give you props.
Posted by: fellow chicagoan | 07 June 2008 at 08:58 AM
I think you should turn that into a small book. Ser. Iou. Sly. Bet it would sell big and make a great gift item for all the fashionistas out there. You could even do a series of fashion advice that way. Shoes. Handbags. Scarves (get the French women to share their tips).
Posted by: The Bold Soul | 07 June 2008 at 11:27 AM
This is one of your best posts ever. Seriously. How I long for Nine West to have a store here! (And for me to have such a nice handwriting too!)
Posted by: Kaisa | 07 June 2008 at 02:42 PM
that was like a really sophisticated version of the time I worked in an office, was bored, photocopied my hair and faxed it to people! I wish I'd bought those Nine West gladiators. hmmm...
Posted by: Claire...(l.i.b) | 07 June 2008 at 02:51 PM
Marega, Chantelle, thank you! So nice!
Fellow Chicagoan, I didn't realize "grown-ass" was a Chicago thing! Do you have the local accent? I do a really good "paark the caahr" now.
Bold Soul, Aww, Thanks! Never know.
Kaisa, I think you can order Nine West online now! But I'm not sure if they ship internationally. I do think their designs are really good at the moment. It was surprising because I hadn't been in there in a while...
Claire, How is it that I can just picture that? I want you to blog the photocopy:). Okay, I have to fess up to something that happened after I did the post: I decided to return the brown gladiators. (I kept and LOVE the snake ones.) I just have too many super high heels and the gladiators were the same height as the snake, but much shorter on the raked part, so you're much more vertical. If it hadn't been for that they were perfect. Sigh. But I still endorse them as a non-cheap looking, wonderfully-priced shoe. Great for someone who has a car/ takes taxis.
Posted by: Coquette | 07 June 2008 at 07:42 PM
Marvellous post! I love the synchro arrangements. And you are so right: all my nice shoes are in the office. *sigh*
Posted by: Kate | 07 June 2008 at 09:23 PM
oh this reminds me of miranda july....fun.
nancy
Posted by: nancy | 07 June 2008 at 09:39 PM
That was such a beautifully witty post. Possibly the best blog post around. The different arrangements of shoes killed me. You're great. Really.
Posted by: Gillian | 08 June 2008 at 05:22 AM
Kate, they are probably happier there... away from the grit and grime of the tough street. :)
Nancy, Totally MJ inspired! Especially was thinking of the time she wrote on her stovetop.
Gillian, Was just checking out your blog. Your black dress with the lace and the belt? That you're wearing in the pic with your mom? HAWT.
Posted by: Coquette | 08 June 2008 at 02:30 PM
This. is. amazing. Hilarious post and super cutes shoes!
Posted by: Nicole | 09 June 2008 at 02:03 AM
Great job! You're fabulous and so are your shoes!!!!
Posted by: Anne | 09 June 2008 at 08:19 AM
Fabulous post, great fun! And I also voted the striped shoes as #1, though I like all of them :)
Posted by: kim | 09 June 2008 at 08:46 AM
Delurking to say, sooo funny.
Posted by: joy | 09 June 2008 at 12:24 PM
Ok, this is my all-time favorite post. Hilarious! You are one funny gal!
BTW, my personal vote for shoe MVP is the pair of brown wedges that have the wide, criss-crossed straps in the front (they performed especially well in the sync-swimming event). I'm going blind trying to read the label...it looks familiar, but I can't...quite...make...it...out.
Posted by: Lisa | 09 June 2008 at 09:24 PM
You're the best.
Posted by: eurobrat | 10 June 2008 at 04:37 AM
This is the best post ever.
Posted by: Catherine | 10 June 2008 at 08:55 PM
actually the funny thing is
i have run into jude law!
Posted by: Jessica | 11 June 2008 at 03:14 AM
I'm all a-twitter over handwriting on a dry-erase board and Nine West shoes manuvering into synchronized-swimming poses. Wow. I wouldn't hesitate if Flat Top restaurant were to come to me and offer me millions to write their menu boards for them. That may just be my dream job...and so you've made me a happy camper to see your sweet Coquette font all over this post. Ah, memories. The year we lived together I swear my manuscript began to take on characteristics of yours...
Posted by: Kathleen | 11 June 2008 at 01:47 PM
Wonderful post, so creative and fun!! I *loved* it!
Posted by: Michelle | 11 June 2008 at 08:57 PM
This is so funny and cute. Something endearing about a woman who loves the shoes she HAS and blogs about them at WORK! hahahaha Kind of like having pictures of your shoes in your wallet. I love it.
Posted by: Meg | 14 June 2008 at 03:50 PM
Great idea & beautiful handwriting!
Posted by: retailtherapist | 19 June 2008 at 10:44 AM
Love it... had to stop lurking and actually comment on this post. You wouldn't believe how many people I have forced to look at this. The Esther Williams bit gets me every time... :)
Posted by: Lisa | 19 June 2008 at 06:29 PM
Brilliant
Posted by: Simms | 20 June 2008 at 01:23 AM
I guffawed. I actually guffawed (!!). I didn't know I could do that! It was the synchro part; I couldn't help it. Luckily there was no one around. ;-)
(p.s. no this is not Kaisa but Kasia... though when I was in Finland they kept calling me that. Five bucks says she's Finnish.)
Posted by: Kasia | 22 June 2008 at 08:26 AM
This post made me giggle. (Nothing like being in the office late, eh?) We have similar shoe taste!
Posted by: Aja | 22 June 2008 at 05:16 PM
Lisa, they are A.P.C. :)
Posted by: Coquette | 25 June 2008 at 07:30 AM
I used to read this site everyday & then about a year or more(?) ago you stopped posting as much & I quit coming...
Long story short - you are great!
Posted by: Alicia | 26 June 2008 at 11:09 PM
I just have to say that I immediately purchased those Nine West gladiators after I smiled my way through the photos...made my day!
Posted by: Carolyn | 01 July 2008 at 11:32 PM
This was fantastic! I am so glad you were bored at work one night, the world is a much more amusing place because of it.
Posted by: Kristi | 11 July 2008 at 02:46 AM
hahaha! i liked this post! nice!
Posted by: gilda | 13 July 2008 at 11:07 AM
a) fantastic handwriting. Like a teachers. I am jealous!
b) WHERE are those fantastic striped wedges (?) from... I must know! They are stunningly gorgeous and right down my alley. I really do covet them, among the other beauties you have hangin' out at your office.
I have a shoe blog, feel free to check it out when you are bored in your office another night :)
crispiestshoes.blogspot.com
Posted by: Crispy | 15 July 2008 at 01:39 AM
a) fantastic handwriting. Like a teachers. I am jealous!
b) WHERE are those fantastic striped wedges (?) from... I must know! They are stunningly gorgeous and right down my alley. I really do covet them, among the other beauties you have hangin' out at your office.
I have a shoe blog, feel free to check it out when you are bored in your office another night :)
Posted by: Crispy | 15 July 2008 at 01:40 AM
Love it! That was actually very entertaining.
Posted by: tonnish | 15 July 2008 at 06:56 AM
Very good.
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Posted by: Elien | 27 July 2008 at 12:42 PM
ooops! i meant to comment here!
i love your blog, and you have beautiful handwriting!
visit my blog! http://www.la-couturier.blogspot.com please & thank you!
Posted by: Kim | 04 August 2008 at 01:38 AM
Liz, I really hope you thought of me at least once while you were making this fabulous little slide show. You had to know how much I would love it!!!!!!!!!!! Please do another one soon. It was my favorite! I probably sound like such a dumbass when I leave a comment. Everyone always sounds so high fashion and intelligent and I'm like "make the shoes dance, make the shoes dance". You can block me if you want, I'll totally understand :) Love you and miss you. I hope all is well.
Posted by: Cort | 05 August 2008 at 06:19 AM
I totally emjoyed your entry. Perked up my dull Friday. And I'd have to agree that you do have very pretty handwriting which is still fascinating me... :)
Posted by: Natasha | 08 August 2008 at 10:58 AM
Damn, I need to go shopping for a shoe army as well.So I can stage my own drill lines and protest marches and maybe a line dance setting out of them.
Posted by: Adorably Bitter | 11 August 2008 at 01:54 PM
Such comments! So nice! I thought everyone would think I was insane!
(personal to Cort: Oh you're so funny. I think that "make the shoes dance" should be my new motto.)
Meg, "Kind of like having pictures of your shoes in your wallet." OMG, you're so right! Sigh.
Posted by: Coquette | 25 August 2008 at 11:09 AM
I just had a lot of fun going through this old post of yours... :) Love, Mat.
Posted by: mathilde | 26 August 2009 at 06:21 PM
merci Mathilde!
Posted by: Coquette | 27 August 2009 at 12:00 AM