WEBVTT - An outfit includes your shoes

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that an outfit includes your shoes. Most likely,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are out in the world, you are wearing shoes,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's best to shop and put outfits together with

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<v Speaker 1>that in mind. In general, if a detail is necessary,

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<v Speaker 1>it's best to plan for it from the get go.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I realize that my more fashionable listeners are probably

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<v Speaker 1>wondering why the first part of this is even a tip.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, an outfit includes shoes and accessories and so forth,

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<v Speaker 1>but perhaps at least a few people are more like me.

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<v Speaker 1>None of this feels natural. So I had a problem

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<v Speaker 1>this spring when the weather got warmer and I was

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<v Speaker 1>looking to wear my summer flats or sandals, basically shoes

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<v Speaker 1>without warm wool socks. But most of my jeans were

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<v Speaker 1>the length for wearing with boots. As a not terribly

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<v Speaker 1>fashionable person, I just kept wearing these longer jeans with

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<v Speaker 1>my flats and just kind of stomping around on the

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<v Speaker 1>bottom of the pants all the time, feeling not terribly

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<v Speaker 1>put together. Fortunately, as mentioned in an episode earlier this week,

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<v Speaker 1>I went shopping with a professional stylist, and she picked

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<v Speaker 1>out a number of crapped jeans that are the right

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<v Speaker 1>length for wearing with the shoes I have. Everything feels

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more stylish. I mean, as much as it

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<v Speaker 1>can with the material we are working with. The whole

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<v Speaker 1>experience was a reminder to me that shoes are part

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<v Speaker 1>of an outfit. We often buy pants and shirts and

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<v Speaker 1>shoes in separate stores, but we wear all of these

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<v Speaker 1>things at the same time. If we are out and

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<v Speaker 1>about in the world, people are seeing our shoes just

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<v Speaker 1>as they are seeing everything else. That means that it

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<v Speaker 1>is worth thinking about shoes when you purchase, say a

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<v Speaker 1>pair of pants, what shoes do you intend to wear

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<v Speaker 1>those pants with? If it is a pair of healed boots,

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<v Speaker 1>then you'll need the pants in a different length then

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<v Speaker 1>if you plan to wear them with flat shoes. This

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<v Speaker 1>is true for other things too. If it is winter

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<v Speaker 1>and you live somewhere cold, you are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>wearing a coat a lot of the time. So does

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<v Speaker 1>your coat work with the clothes and shoes you have.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of silly to think of it as an afterthought,

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<v Speaker 1>because it really isn't. This is all true metaphorically as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Certain details are always part of the hole, so don't

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<v Speaker 1>think of them as afterthoughts. I know I have been

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<v Speaker 1>guilty of this with my book covers. Now no one

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<v Speaker 1>is reading my books without a cover, so I should

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<v Speaker 1>be thinking of cover concepts as soon as I come

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<v Speaker 1>up with a book idea. I've always thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>a little unfair that writers tend not to get to

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<v Speaker 1>choose their headlines and magazines and newspapers. As the headline

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<v Speaker 1>becomes what everyone uses to reference the story, it would

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<v Speaker 1>be best to know it from the beginning. Getting groceries

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<v Speaker 1>involves the time it takes to put them away at home.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not some surprise element to the grocery shopping

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<v Speaker 1>process that no one could have anticipated. And of course,

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<v Speaker 1>unless you are at the beach, you are probably not

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<v Speaker 1>going to be barefoot out and about in the world,

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<v Speaker 1>so keep shoes in mind while shopping or figuring out

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<v Speaker 1>what to wear. Everything will feel much more cohesive in

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<v Speaker 1>the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>to making the most of our time. Thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 1>to before breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>you can reach me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com.

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