When I spend money on myself, it’s almost always on shoes and clothes. I’m addicted to shoes. I always have been, since I was a kid. When I was young, I could never get the shoes I really wanted.
I’m a sneakerhead. I probably have a couple hundred pair of shoes. I got all sorts of shoes.
It’s very difficult to fill the shoes of somebody like Rahul Bhai. He has set the bench mark for a generation to come. However, it’s our responsibility to carry forward his legacy.
Luckily I don’t have to buy shoes anymore, because I design them! I’m off tour, so I can dive in and create the shoes that I want for my line. But okay, I did buy a pair of vintage combat boots because they were so beaten up – I had to have them.
It’s mind-altering when you slip into someone else’s shoes. That’s psychedelic, man.
Shoes are a neutral blessing for us because feet generally aren’t regarded as a place where the battle for self-esteem is won or lost. Feet don’t change size when the body does through the natural ageing process.
My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance.
I asked my mother could I have an instrument. She said, ‘Well if you go out and save your money.’ So I went and got – I made me a shine box. I went out and started shining shoes, and I’d bring whatever I made.
In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish.
I’m very flattered to be called a style icon! But it’s simple, my style; it’s just men’s suits and shoes. That’s the basic premise.
I like stripper shoes. I like being tall because I’m claustrophobic.
I love hats, shoes, outfits, handbags, and ethnic jewelery.
My personal style is really comfy: flats, tennis shoes, ponytails, no makeup.
I need to have a quick wardrobe. Two or three blazers with dark gray pants, two pairs of jeans, two light blue shirts, a casual shirt, two pairs of shoes, one formal one not. Small accessories like Tod’s Greca belt and our woven bracelets for a wild touch.
Comfort is number one for me with shoes. I like to do a test walk in heels to make sure I won’t fall or get crazy blisters.
I’ll always have a chip on my shoulder until I hang my shoes up. No matter how long I play this game, the chip on my shoulder will always be there. That won’t change.
I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles.
Selling wine is all about sizing people up, and it takes a certain amount of chutzpah. The tableside bottle sell is a very funny thing – you take a look at the guy’s blazer, what kind of shoes he’s wearing, what kind of broad he’s with. Is he trying to be a hero?
I rarely wear tennis shoes. I’m 5′ 8′, I hate being short.
I was a hostess, I sold shoes, but I don’t function well in jobs that don’t have to do with what I love. I have cleaned bathrooms in theaters, I have sold wine in theaters, I have sold tickets, because I will do anything, anything, to stay in this world.
My characters make incomprehensible decisions until you stand in their shoes. Then it makes more sense. Life is very rarely black and white, and most people are trying to do their best. I try not to judge.
I believe that women would crawl across broken glass to get a cool pair of shoes.
There’s nothing worse than looking as if you’ve tried too hard or preened to within an inch of your life. If I’m wearing a strong item like a really beautiful dress, then I’ll play down my shoes and accessories and make my hair really natural.
I’ve got big feet, so filling someone else’s big shoes doesn’t scare me.
I always like to start with a great pair of shoes. It’s your first contact with the ground, and it can really change the way you move and act physically.
On ‘Sex and The City’, when Carrie talked about money problems, I would always think, ‘Sell your shoes!’
My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong.
My original idea was to photograph Princess Diana in her tiara. But then I thought, am I interested in seeing another picture of her as a royal person, or would I rather see what she is actually about? And that’s why I decided to do her without jewels, without shoes, without trimmings.
A travel book is a book that puts you in the shoes of the traveler, and it’s usually a book about having a very bad time; having a miserable time, even better.
You cannot design shoes if you only think about fashion; it’s too realistic. When I design, I dream.
As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less have somebody pay you to wear shoes.
I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person’s shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
I used to be an over-packer! It took me a while to be smart about what I brought with me. I used to tour with a huge bag full of clothes and another one full of shoes because I wanted to have choices. And I ended up wearing the same pair of shoes all the time!
Selling $500 shoes when you make $12 an hour is just an awkward economic juxtaposition.
A naked woman in heels is a beautiful thing. A naked man in shoes looks like a fool.
I have a lot of shoes.
The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.
Always wear expensive shoes. People notice.
Did you ever get the feeling that the world is a tuxedo and you’re a pair of brown shoes?
I think buying shoes is intimidating for a guy. Sitting down taking your shoes off, for men, it’s too much. But you should never be intimidated by anything.
I live in New York City. I’m 5-foot-9 and wear Rockport shoes that make me 5-foot-91/2. They’re not lifts – I deny that – but they do set off the airport metal detector. My hair is starting to gray a little. I have a gold tooth in the back.
It’s unarguable that the right shoes can really add elegance to an outfit and to the person who’s wearing them. Take a pair of high heels, for instance. Suddenly, you’re looking taller, shoulders back, body curved.
I didn’t know anything about running gear when I started out, but after trying a few shoe brands, I’ve discovered that Brooks are my preferred shoes.
You have to realise that I am the third out of six children, and I am raised with very strong core values and a very strong upbringing. I always put myself in other people’s shoes.
Robert Englund’s done an amazing job over the years playing Freddy. Everybody that’s a fan of ‘Nightmare’ loves Robert and you know so that’s a challenge when you’ve got to step in a big man’s shoes like that, so it’s scary but it’s also exciting.
Topshop is one of my favourite shops, and I love shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti. There’s a graduate fashion designer called Kate Falcus who makes me beautiful commissioned pieces – one of my favourites was the white Glastonbury dress she made me with the puffy skirt.
I think for really good-hearted people, that idea of putting yourself in the shoes of a monster to figure out why they acted that way, that’s a really frightening idea.
I don’t have any children, but I can leave my land to an animal sanctuary. That is what I dream about, not bags, not shoes.
I don’t have to live the lives of my characters to write about them. It’s about really putting yourself in their shoes.
I was one of those dancers who they say wants to feel the floor through their pointe shoes. I would end up not wearing toe pads and that stuff. I would just wrap minimal amounts of paper towels around my toes.
I’ve got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.
When you’re comfortable, you’re more confident – I really believe that. If you’re walking around in a dress or a pair of shoes that are uncomfortable, it reads all over you.
We’ve never played at this place before. This place is big, and I’m kinda nervous, so we’re going to make it feel small by pretending we’re in a… bedroom. We’ll hang off the edge of the bed, take off our shoes and get naked!
Why we cannot build a system like El Al to be proactive. Why do we have only to react? The shoe bomber – reaction? Take off your shoes. The Nigerian – the body scanner is a result of the Nigerian guy.
Ma is my biggest critic. When she cleans my cupboard she keeps nagging me as to why I have 20 shoes or why my accessories don’t match my dresses. I just keep hiding things from her. There are times when I wonder why she can’t praise me like other mommies. But, in a way she is right and I like it when she corrects me.
A lot of American guys wear really wide legged jeans and square shoes. Then they come to Sweden and think my friends are gay because they’re wearing ‘really tight jeans’. It’s called ‘fitted!’
There are two industry secrets to surviving a long day on camera on the red carpet: First, no drinking the night before – ever. You can celebrate after with some bubbly. Second is make sure to use shoe insoles. I don’t care if you are a guy or a girl, dress shoes are painful. Worth it, but painful.
I agree that I am different from others. I am not trying to fit in someone else’s shoes. I am being honest to myself.
