Today's the greatest day I've ever known

[dancerjodi]

Or not, but I'm excited about the weekend :)

I stopped by Hootenany last night to check out those white pleater boots - they are around $100. Gah! I don't want to spend $100 on boots I'm not crazy about. I need something for that groupie outfit though . . .

I'm getting excited about DC. I'll hopefully finish the trim on the stupid Padme pants tonight (I'm bringing them to goffee with me). Then I need to pose for photos with Brian so I can send them in and officially join the Rebel Legion (http://www.rebellegion.com/index.asp?IE=4). I can't wait to see how the Arwen gown and Mara Jade outfit look. Whee! Tiggerette and I talked briefly yesterday about clothes for Dragoncon - when she's back from her weekend we'll need to get planning (because there's not a lot of time left, so if we're going to be sewing something we need to operate at New England pace) :)

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[devina.livejournal.com]

I'd check out Torrid for the boots. I own a red and a black pair from them, and they weren't that much.

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[dancer.livejournal.com]

"I'd check out Torrid for the boots. I own a red and a black pair from them, and they weren't that much."

The problem is - not many people carry white. There aren't any white shoes at all on the Hot Topic or Torrid websites. I'm not sure I want to drive an hour out to Attleboro to see if they have white shoes either . . .

I'll probably have to suck it up and buy the $100 ones at Hootenany. I'm not really excited about that though. At least - they'll be light in the suitcase :/

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[dionysia.livejournal.com]

did you try the drag queen/hooker shoe store in central? teddy's?

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[dancer.livejournal.com]

Yep, I tried Teddy's. They charge less on their website ($50) than in the store ($100). The shoes were crappy quality too - all scuffed and everything.

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[silentq.livejournal.com]

Would any of these ones at Garment District work?

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[dancer.livejournal.com]

"Would any of these ones at Garment District work?"

Thanks for the link! They are white - I'm not nuts about them, but at least they are only charging around $40 for boots I don't like (versus $100) :)

I'm going on a search on Saturday and may end up at the Garment District buying these.

Damn, I wish I wasn't so picky :) Its only a storm trooper groupie outfit!

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[silentq.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you can find a pair for less than $100 that are white and don't hurt your feet, I'd call that a win. :) If you spot any Goodwills or Salvation Army's, I've occasionally spotted pvc boots lurking in the shoe section, probably costume cast offs that may or may not be comfortable anyway. :)
I may see you at GD on Saturday, I have to pick up some costume ingredients myself.

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[dancer.livejournal.com]

"Hey, if you can find a pair for less than $100 that are white and don't hurt your feet, I'd call that a win."

Definitely! I want these things to be comfy, since I'm going to be standing around in them for a while (trying to maneuver my way through the mass of 50,000+ people at the con). Its why I didn't want to do mail order (comfort and fit: I always take different sizes between 8 and 9 depending on the shoe).

I just so not a go-go dancer boot kind of person. I was hoping to find something with laces but have yet to see one in a store that wasn't a total piece of junk (i.e. the ones at Teddy's).

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[tisana.livejournal.com]

Oh...OK. I was about to say the same thing, I went to the Garment District last night, saw them, and thought I had to tell you.

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[myscarredwrists.livejournal.com]

I was at Hot Topic in Braintree a few weeks ago and IIRC they had white boots...

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[dancer.livejournal.com]

"I was at Hot Topic in Braintree a few weeks ago and IIRC they had white boots..."

Cool, thanks :) I'll definitely be checking them out - I'm just not going to bank on them having what I want.

I still can't believe I'm buying something in white PVC :)

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[pir.livejournal.com]

Look at the name/maker/size of the boots at Hootenany (if there is one inside or on the sole) and websearch for them ?

[water-childe.livejournal.com]

Have you thought of making 'white pvc spats' to slip over a pair of boots you already own?

[tiamatlady]

Dude, you know what this means?
That Tia needs to drag out her shopping foo and we blow a day looking at shoes. One of the hootchie stores MUST have them - and I can't believe they're $100!

The slip on covers are a good idea. If you do crafty stuff one day I was thinking about bringing my cross stitch over to work on, and act like I can crafty stuff too (which I can - with instruction *snicker*)

Heh,

[dancer.livejournal.com]

What are you up to on Saturday? It just so happens I was planning on trying to do some shopping (and crafty stuff) then.

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[tiamatlady]

I have evening plans, but nothing during the day, and I've been dying to get out and goof off shopping. I might even be up at a decent hour, since I'm taking Friday night as "me time." I can always go off to Pat's party and/or the Lowell goth night from your place, if it gets late enough.

I'm already plotting where we should go - I'm up for a trip to Miko after I call them to see if they did indeed get rid of all their shoes.

I'll be at Diesal later - I don't know how late I'm going to want to stay but I'll at least wait til you guys get there and we can discuss logistics.