The soles were almost identical, but the top bit was suede, where these have a sort of suede-y fabric instead. I wore those things until they were falling to pieces and then looked and looked for a long time to find replacements. It took about 20 years, but I finally found these. They are not as nice as my suede originals, but they're not too bad.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Fake geta
Way back in the 1970s I had a pair of platform jandals very similar to these:

The soles were almost identical, but the top bit was suede, where these have a sort of suede-y fabric instead. I wore those things until they were falling to pieces and then looked and looked for a long time to find replacements. It took about 20 years, but I finally found these. They are not as nice as my suede originals, but they're not too bad.
The soles were almost identical, but the top bit was suede, where these have a sort of suede-y fabric instead. I wore those things until they were falling to pieces and then looked and looked for a long time to find replacements. It took about 20 years, but I finally found these. They are not as nice as my suede originals, but they're not too bad.
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I really need to get myself a pair of new exercise shoes and smart casual flats....
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