Fornarina!!!!!!!!!
I fell in loved with this Italian shoe brand a long time ago, when I lived in Los Angeles.
For years after, I couldn’t remember where I found this pair I had and couldn’t find another place that had them. I stumbled into a Fornarina store in Rome (not quite I stumble, I made John search for hours for this store in the shopping district.) These pretentious bitches wouldn’t sell me one of their Fornarina shoes.
Once I got back, I googled the store and found dozens of pairs on Zappos.com but all in the amount of $180 - $200+. I also discovered that there are only 2 Fornarina stores in the US and one outlet. The stores are in LA and Vegas (of all places?!) and the outlet is in a small town called Milpitas. Did you know that Milpitas is in the San Fran bay area? I didn’t until I searched it out…
Well, I was scheduled to attend a conference in San Francisco! What luck! But how would I get there? Could I take a day off and find a way there? Public transport. But wait! My old dear friend Chris lives in ‘Frisc, and it would be fun to meet up with him and catch up. SCORE! Chris was kosher with a trip to Milpitas. This story is too long, so fast forward to today:
I got 3 pairs of Fornarina shoes and a wallet!
I could have gotten 5 pairs, but Chris helped me narrow it down. These shoes ROCK.
Oh and we also get pulled over by a cop on the way home.
June 26th, 2007 at 7:51 am
It’s been my .sig file for years, “The way to a woman’s heart is through the shoe department.”
Glad you scored in Milpit-ass. You know in SF they say “There’s a reason that Milpitas is at the bottom of the bay.” [Note: It makes more sense if you look at a map.]
Anyway, glad your trip was a success on many levels. You’ll have to get back out again soon.
OH, and STOP calling it Frisco. People there hate that.
July 15th, 2007 at 12:28 am
sweet shoes. pink, yummy like a candy
July 28th, 2007 at 5:35 am
I like that expression of yours while holding the other shoe. There’s always this “Eureka” moment when we find something - whether it’s a pair of shoes, a dish, a blouse, or a book - that captures our imagination, and what makes us childlike without feeling guilty.Congrats on ur Eureka moment..
August 1st, 2007 at 12:15 pm
I Like U :))
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August 2nd, 2007 at 11:54 am
luv the shoes!!
August 7th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
hi,how are you this day?
August 7th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
cool shoe.. i wish i have one !u r lucky
August 7th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Hey stumbled upon your blog and yay! I like reading yours
Ooh.. I love the fornarina wedges tat you’re holding and the one tat you’re wearing. Beautiful and juicylicious!!!!
The pix wif the cop is *PRICELESS* haha!
August 13th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
fornarina i got my first pair of red fornarina rubbershoes in 2003 i bought it in hongkong.very comfortable and good for casual wear.