― Oscar Wilde
I overhead someone ask someone else in a judgemental tone "How can you not know this?"and my mind sent a reply "Because, I have not had the experiences that taught you about it"
Everything in life is about experiences and like Oscar Wilde said; you can't get it for nothing. Academic experiences teach people to read and write. Relational experiences teach people to work better with people. Being street smart, book smart or 'fashion smart' doesn't come cheap.
Some experiences cost money, some cost time, some cost peace of mind.
Learning to only purchase shoes that I can wear over and over again has cost me physiological pains and money, but I have learned.
I applied the lessons learned to the purchase of these shoes and if you read My Small World often you'll know it's been a valuable lesson.
Arte shoes / Liz Claiborne shoes / unknown brand shirt 
