and the winner is...

[cabell]

...wrdnrd, with her guess of 66 pairs of shoes.

I don't go in for that "Price Is Right" closest-but-not-over crap, which is why I said "closest" in the first place. :p In fact, I have 65 pairs of shoes (including winter boots, workout shoes, and flip flops).

Honorable mentions go to heyfoureyes (60), kaygigi (70), and tomthedog (71).

Funnily, wrdnrd's thought process closely

Comments

[kristophine]

You should have a shoe gallery. Pictures, outfits they go well with, explanations of why you love them.

[cabell]

http://flickr.com/photos/cabell/sets/72157594300130831/

It's a start...

[kaygigi]

I'm so buying you four pairs of flip-flops so you can have 69 pairs of shoes. Or maybe those ballet flats from Chinatown. Either way, those are about the only shoes I can afford, as they are about 2 bucks a pair, and usually very tacky, so you'd probably like them ;)

Right now I'm on an upbeat bluegrassy kick (think Old Crow Medicine Show), but I have an eclectic music taste with a sublime appreciation for the bizarre. :D

[cabell]

Excellent. I can work with that. :p

Also, I never say no to shoes. I wear a 7.5. :p

[foomanchoo]

I bet you do have 80 pairs. The others are just hiding somewhere. :p

[cabell]

I did get rid of several pairs with each move, which contributed... then again, I bought three on my trip to Boston last week. :-/

[bookzombie]

66 pairs of shoes...oookay...

I don't think that I have as many as 66 items of clothing. Actually that's probably not true these days but even so...66 pairs of shoes...!

[cabell]

65, Chris, 65. wrdnrd was one off. :p

[bookzombie]

Sorry, I appreciate that 1 makes all the difference!

[kicking_k]

Now I totally have to count up my shoes. Not that I can WEAR most of them any more (or not for any length of time) because of the stupid orthotics, but...

After all, I am the woman with over 30 black T-shirts at last count.

[cabell]

I was telling foomanchoo yesterday that I have three pairs of knee-high black boots. They're distinctive! ...And two pairs of black ankle boots, also in very different styles.

I also have two pairs of go-go boots, one hot pink and one lime green.

[kicking_k]

You are a person who understands such things.

I have four pairs of black ankle boots myself: Doc Martens, heeled lace-up Victorian-style, pixie boots with buckles and kitten heels, and square-toed with zips and three-inch heels. They are not interchangeable!