To tennis shoe or not to tennis shoe?
That is the question.
This weekend my little family went on a vacay to the happiest place on earth. BUT i was plagued by style uncertainty:
Do I go for fashion or function?
I'll tell you a story and let you decide.
The first day we were at D-land the forecast was ominous: 50 degrees and a large chance of rain. What's a girl to wear? I decided on jeggings, (duh) a ruffled tank, a long sleeve boyfriend cardi and a short trench (I was going for layers in case I got hot/cold). I was dressed head-to...wait I still needed footwear. Shoes were the biggest issue. Do I wear tennies or flats? (can you guess where this story is headed?)
I totally blew it and went the fashion route with my favorite leopard flats. They were completely soaked through within an hour and I was on the brink of foot-frostbite. Seriously, I thought I was going to have to amputate.
When we took Dean back to the hotel for a nap I changed into my tennis shoes (I don't use them for exercise so I might as well use them for something else, right?!)
I felt so downright homely in tennis shoes with skinny jeans. Don't try this at home, folks. Not a good look.
Here's what I decided: When going to a theme park (or any place you will need to walk approximately one million miles), marry comfort and style. I was ill prepared because I don't have any casual slash sporty shoes! Fail. (we'll come back to this issue)
Besides the obvious shoe-disaster-dot-com, there are a few fashion choices I made that actually worked for our Disneyland adventure:
1. Keep style in your accessories, i.e. colorful earrings and big sunglasses.
2. Wear tailored clothes so you don't look like you are going to the gym. It's about comfort, not pajama-time.
3. Layers always work.
4. Please DO your makeup and hair! Being at an amusement park is no excuse to free-ball it when it comes to beauty; but don't over do it either! Just think of all those pictures you will be in to document your trip and make appropriate choices accordingly.
5. One thing I really loved was my cross-body bag. These are so on-trend right now! I am so used to carrying my big tote/duffel/diaper bag I forgot how convenient it is to have something small for just the essentials! New favorite indeed.
me and my gorg sissy B.
side note: I was teasing my mom and sister about wearing eyeshadow to Disneyland and "dared" them to not wear it the next day. They turned on me and said, "Fine, then don't do your eyebrows and twenty-pounds of winged eyeliner." Let's not be ridiculous now.
So here's where I need our TBM readers advice (as per usual!): I obviously need to invest in some sporty/casual (but still fashionable) shoes! What do you suggest?