Miu Miu Mule

“In 1997, my mother went to Italy on a work trip and a friend took her to the Miu Miu outlet outside Milan. She returned with a transcendent pair of women’s size 5 platform mules for my tiny feet, electric blue with pale purple bows and a striped rubber athletic sole. I am pretty sure I cried, like this little boy who got an octopus. I’ve never refound them, which is why I search “Miu Miu iridescent kitten heel vintage” about as much as I call my mother (a lot.)”

“Jemima had them. I didn’t. Crazy how that teenage hunger to match your best friend never fully recedes. It’s not like if I’d had the boots, I suddenly would have had her ass-length hair and beguiling personality.”

“The accompanying book to the Miu Miu mules: Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block, 1989”

“My mother got married in a spectator pump- Manolo-inspired, but in fact… Ecco? She spent a full week last year trying to locate evidence there was a chicer Italian brand of the same name- good luck, babe.”

“The accompanying book to the Vivienne Westwood Pirate Boots: Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, 1915”

“The accompanying book to the Stella Iconic Transparent Pump: How to Have a Lifestyle by Quentin Crisp, 1975”

“Since Stella was the first designer to make vegan a moment, I babysat every Tuesday, Thursday and on weekends for more than a year to be able to buy these for my high school graduation. Took the train into the Meatpacking district, all my cash in an envelope inside this fanny pack inside my backpack. Left with only a few quarters, felt so gorgeous it hurt. They’re still being made. These, from same year, are insane.”