Swedish Hasbeens: Let's Discuss

These pictures were taken during a rare, not-so-sunny moment in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.  Since they were just kind of off I enhanced the brightness by sliding the bar in Windows Live Picture Viewer that says "Brightness" a little to the right.  The red shown in the pictures is a pretty accurate depiction of this skirt, however, as it is insanely red.

Anyhoo, as I have alluded to before, I am quite the bargain shopper and I try to always be pretty fastidious about buying only excessively inexpensive items. I really have no choice now, but I will admit when I was working I was known to pay full-price for certain items that I felt I had to have.

Button-up: H&M

Skirt: Forever 21

Socks: Forever 21

Bag: the Goodwill by my house

Bangles: the Goodwill by my house

Shoes: Swedish Hasbeens

With that said, these Swedish Hasbeens are an example of something I paid full price for because I literally could not imagine that the earth would commence rotating upon its axis if I did not.  

Yes, they are super cute and it's true that I am a such a sucker for the story of how they are re-releases of clogs made in Sweden in the 70's... but still, these shoes are almost incredulously expensive considering the workmanship involves staples and unfinished leathers and woods.  I mean, they even came with a booklet that more or less terrified me out of the idea of wearing or even enjoying owning them.

Seriously, the included informational pamphlet just seemed to go on and on with this list of things that will ruin them and basically said in no uncertain terms that these shoes will undoubtedly stretch, fade, get permanently soiled and so on and so forth.  I wish I kept it, because holy crap, they seemed to be adamant about covering all the bases with these shoes.  

What I want to know is if there are any of you out there with success stories about how you've worn your pair to hell and back and they still look fabulous?  I basically want someone to tell me to just man up and wear them.  So what if they get dirty?  Also, I can't imagine them stretching would be a bad thing, right?  

So here we are a year and $150 later and I have only worn them three times, with the above pictures depicting the third time.

Looking at them melts my heart though, as they are quite the little cuties.  And that thrifted wicker bag was basically made to be worn with them.  Alright, I'll man up, these guys are becoming wardrobe staples.

So my mommy got to meet Bahb this Saturday.  We went to this little Italian eatery in Fountain Hills with SUPER creepy imagery all over the place... eeeeesh... but the food was pretty freaking good.  Anyway, my mom absolutely loved him, of course.  She said she could tell how crazy we are about each other, duuuuh Mom!  And then she and I went to the Clearance Dillard's on Sunday.  Oh the Clearance Dillard's... or the C Dubs as I call it because I'm just super embarrassing like that.  It's amazing, I scoff at regular Dillard's now.  Pfffft, you want me to pay $118 for this French Connection dress?  I think I will only pay $17, and you'll like it.

Since I'm a broke student once again, my mom was kind enough to buy me some pretty awesome Vince Camuto clogs and a French Connection halter top.  Oh heavens those clogs are wonderful.  I wore them all night around the house; does anyone else do that with new shoes?  Just stomp around the house in them just looking down at your feet the whole time?  I realized some time ago that I am basically a 6-year-old with a driver's license and a credit card.

Alright, I've got some school stuff to attend to (I don't wanna!)... but I hope everyone's Mondays don't suck!