Posted 10 months ago
Signaholic
(221 items)
These are some shoes my wife found at the antique show today at MTSU.
We were able to get a great deal on them which is tough because these are pretty hard to find in this condition.
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Hey thanks BELLIN and Michael!
I love these! They seem in excellent condition too. Can you imagine having to hook those things on every morning!? I think I'd have just stayed in bed. Thanks for showing these. :-)
Exactly chinablue! There was a tool they would use to button these up but still annoying to do. No wonder many of the buttons started missing after much use.
Thanks bratjdd, chinablue and Kevin!
the shoes are cool, but i LUV the fan!!!!
Thanks Mike, the fan is oldie.
Thanks Manikin, chrissylovescats, Mona and inky!
Thanks bratjdd and wolcott!
Thank you Cecelila!
Thank you mrmajestic!
Thank you vetraio50!
Love everything you have up there!!!!!
Thank you very much Kathycat! It took a little while to gather all this stuff.
Absolutely love these ......... Fantastic