red patent, repurposed
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They’re old, they’re incredibly worn out, the inside has started peeling away, the leather is scuffed and cracked and worn. (How is it that some women are able to keep a pair of shoes looking nice forever? Don’t they ever walk in them?) They’re not even presentable anymore. It’s time for them to go. And yet…