Shoe Envy

I love this shoe store. They have some beautiful shoes. Yes they have some ugly ones like crocs but most are gorgeous. like their Piccolinos and Fluevogs… sigh. I wish I had more money so I could buy more of these shoes. I am saving up for these $ 300 Opera (?) shoes right now. My god they are hot. I must have them. Also, the guys that work there are really nice and friendly and the store is beautiful, clean and modern. It’s in the cannery. Their floor is really cool. Seriously, it’s like a perfect background to admire your feet in the shoes you covet. I wonder if they thought about that? Maybe I should work their part time for a discount? Hmmmm…

My friend and I were walking around and found this place by accident. It gets one star for amusing us with the ugliest shoes on the planet. We were laughing for a good 5 minutes per shoe. They were that fugly. Seriously, the ugliest shoes I’ve ever seen in my life all live at this place. I’m not sure what the service is like, but if the cutest shoes they have are a pair of Crocs (which, before I’ve encountered this store, I thought were the worst-​looking shoes ever invented), then there is something very very wrong. I wish I had a camera so I can upload pix of the shoes in the window. Not only were there NO cute shoes in the store, but the shoes that were there had such high levels of ugly that it brought us to tears with laughter. One shoe was made out of braided leather of ugly-​belt fame. The other looked like a bad rip-​off of a Navajo basket. I saw a total of over 20 shoes that surpassed my highest dreams of ugly and continued to be amazed that the next shoe that I looked at was even uglier. Wow! I did not know that I can use the word «ugly» so much in one review. If you ever want to amuse yourself with fugliness and feel pride in your own shoe collection, stop by this store while it’s closed and enjoy the tears of joy. Please don’t go there while it’s open. You will try hard not to laugh at the shoes for fear that the store workers would hate you, yet it will make you laugh even more. Hilarious.

I really thought I would be the first to review this place. But nice people have already been here.
So, after Hi Dive, on the return to San Francisco tour, CJ and I go to have another beer at a really cool place down on the wharf. But that place deserves it’s own review, I digress.
So there we are, having our beer, when the man on the end of the stool leans forward with the «I have had a few scotches, and now really want to be part of you conversation look». Having been in similar disposition a few times already in my life, and being in the company of CJ, who always welcomes a chat with a stranger, we found ourselves engaged in a tale of San Francisco shoe success, splattered with a real estate super tale.
Without going through the whole conversation– the basics involve lots of hand holding and compliments. (Thank god for men who think I am «tiny and gorgeous») Anyway, in a whirlwind of activity, we place napkins over our half full glasses of beer and pop on over to the store for a little discounted after hours shopping. Now who can argue with that!!!
The end result was two purchased beautiful black leather shoes. His, super soft slip on loafers wearable *sockless*. And hers, some little flat handmade ballet leather shoes with a little ankle tie. Very stylish, and probably the most comfortable shoes my feet have ever encountered.
There are some top names in here Bivel, Tsubu. Shoes with a little hippy feel.

Shoe Envy shoe guy, you can envy me. Here’s why…
So after walking 90 miles from the car to the wine festival and all around the wharf in wooden shoes her bf bought her, my friend needs some shoe relief. They were nice, but not the best for the walking we did. We happened upon Shoe Envy.
As soon as we walked in, I saw the shoes for her. Silver blingin tennies. I walked right to them and handed it to her. She was impressed with my shoe-​fu.
As you can see by the pic, she’s only trying one on. Yes, it was the display model. Perfect fit. She immediately bought the pair… well her bf did. Ha ha!
Now… there’s this cougar watching us with shoe envy, as all of this unfolds. She’s got a different shoe that she’s trying on. But she says she was debating the one she had and the one we bought.
I told her to get both and that she was worth it. So she did!
Shoe guy was giving us some ‘tude. Perhaps we were being a little louder than his snotty personality would allow in such an upscale shoe store. Or maybe he was pissed that I just sold 3 pairs of $ 100+ shoes in his store in less than 10 minutes. Hmpft!
In the immortal words of Al Bundy, «Envy me. That’s my wife. Those are my kids and I sell womens’ shoes.»
Yes Shoe Envy. You can envy me.

I had so much FUN with the man working at this store! He was very cool, nice, helpful, and funny… and I love my new Keen’s. Go here! They are awesome.

Like a Chocolate Easter Rabbit — It looks great on the outside, but there’s nothing of substance.
I was excited to check out this new addition to the Cannery, near Fisherman’s Wharf. I love the look of the store and the shoe styles on display.
But on my first visit, the clerk behind the counter was on the phone talking loudly about his business, his problems, and his people. Long enough for me to check out all the men’s shoes. Long enough for me to check out all the women’s shoes. Long enough for me to stare at him in disbelief, wondering if he was really more interested in talking on the phone than selling some shoes.