Comments on: Temptation: Tango shoes 2008 http://sallycatway.com/?p=964 by the author of Happy Tango: Sallycat’s Guide to Dancing in Buenos Aires Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:51:49 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sallycat's Adventures · Magic: tango shoes 2009 http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-18274 Sallycat's Adventures · Magic: tango shoes 2009 Sat, 30 May 2009 04:21:31 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-18274 [...] craftmanship is top notch… it can only be GretaFlora, and I’ve written all about them before here and [...] [...] craftmanship is top notch… it can only be GretaFlora, and I’ve written all about them before here and [...]

]]> By: sallycat http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-927 sallycat Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:17:07 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-927 b. A friend checked DNI for me: mens shoes $340pesos. un beso. SC b. A friend checked DNI for me: mens shoes $340pesos. un beso. SC

]]> By: Blake http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-926 Blake Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:45:31 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-926 Cheers. Cheers.

]]> By: sallycat http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-925 sallycat Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:53:03 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-925 b. I will post a comment here as soon as I have news. besos, SC. b. I will post a comment here as soon as I have news.
besos, SC.

]]> By: b http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-924 b Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:28:44 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-924 Thanks, Sal. I'll be curious to hear. I never tried to fake Portenoism--I can barely speak a word of Castellano (Um, tiene estos en quarente-y-dos? No? Quando? Nunca? Oh."--but I was perfectly happy with paying $240 for really nice shoes all over town. So maybe that was the "gringo who at least came to BA and is desperately trying to speak Castellano" rate, which is a lot better than the "Gringo emailing from The States rate," maybe. Or could be it's just inflation. Can't wait to find out! thx! Thanks, Sal. I’ll be curious to hear. I never tried to fake Portenoism–I can barely speak a word of Castellano (Um, tiene estos en quarente-y-dos? No? Quando? Nunca? Oh.”–but I was perfectly happy with paying $240 for really nice shoes all over town. So maybe that was the “gringo who at least came to BA and is desperately trying to speak Castellano” rate, which is a lot better than the “Gringo emailing from The States rate,” maybe. Or could be it’s just inflation. Can’t wait to find out!

thx!

]]> By: cindy http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-929 cindy Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:55:07 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-929 hi sally, great!! and thank you for the lovely offer. luckily, it isn't his first visit, & i'm sending him off with specifics including the online map (is it cherie's? great map) with shoe places marked... hopefully these will help a bit! psyche, i will vouch for greta flora~ i have a pair, the black suede peep t-strap with flower, which are my favorite shoes... beautifully made, stable and even a little padded in the front. holding up nicely since february too. the 8.5 cm heel is higher than my 3.5" heel CiF, by 1/4" or a little more. many compliments (including from my favorite leader).... (grin!) hi sally,
great!! and thank you for the lovely offer. luckily, it isn’t his first visit, & i’m sending him off with specifics including the online map (is it cherie’s? great map) with shoe places marked… hopefully these will help a bit!

psyche,
i will vouch for greta flora~ i have a pair, the black suede peep t-strap with flower, which are my favorite shoes… beautifully made, stable and even a little padded in the front. holding up nicely since february too. the 8.5 cm heel is higher than my 3.5″ heel CiF, by 1/4″ or a little more. many compliments (including from my favorite leader)…. (grin!)

]]> By: sallycat http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-930 sallycat Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:44:11 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-930 Hi Psyche Well when we get our hands on the Greta Flora shoes that G. did finally buy yesterday (being made), I am gonna have a dance in them and see how they feel to me. I have only worn Commes since I came to BsAs, and in a way I think it just depends on what we get used to and of course what works for one body may not work for another... it is tricky. Ah nostalgia: I can sometimes get it about my early days here. All the exciting late nights, new tango venues, gorgeous men... then I remember I was ill for months from lack of sleep, the many nights when no-one danced with me, fighting off the creepy guys. Mind you, on the other hand when I think of a trip to the Amazon rainforest in 1992 I have never reached that nostalgia point: snakes in the roof above my bed, two million mosquito bites (through my clothes), bedsheets soaked with humidity, a shower full of tarantula sized spiders! Ain't probably ever going back there! So maybe if you end up on the nice side of nostalgia, it is safe to come back! Hope so, cos it'd be nice to see you again. Besos, SC Hi Psyche
Well when we get our hands on the Greta Flora shoes that G. did finally buy yesterday (being made), I am gonna have a dance in them and see how they feel to me. I have only worn Commes since I came to BsAs, and in a way I think it just depends on what we get used to and of course what works for one body may not work for another… it is tricky.

Ah nostalgia: I can sometimes get it about my early days here. All the exciting late nights, new tango venues, gorgeous men… then I remember I was ill for months from lack of sleep, the many nights when no-one danced with me, fighting off the creepy guys. Mind you, on the other hand when I think of a trip to the Amazon rainforest in 1992 I have never reached that nostalgia point: snakes in the roof above my bed, two million mosquito bites (through my clothes), bedsheets soaked with humidity, a shower full of tarantula sized spiders! Ain’t probably ever going back there!

So maybe if you end up on the nice side of nostalgia, it is safe to come back! Hope so, cos it’d be nice to see you again.

Besos, SC

]]> By: sallycat http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-932 sallycat Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:31:38 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-932 Hi b. Well I will ask G. to check the prices in the DNI boutique next time she is there: next week. But I have to say that it'd be pretty impossible to pretend you were a porteño in DNI no? Or do you think you could pull it off? ;) Hug, SC Hi b. Well I will ask G. to check the prices in the DNI boutique next time she is there: next week. But I have to say that it’d be pretty impossible to pretend you were a porteño in DNI no? Or do you think you could pull it off? ;)

Hug, SC

]]> By: sallycat http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-931 sallycat Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:27:58 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-931 Hi Cindy Ah more serendipity eh? I am going to post more about the Greta Flora shoe buying experience so that may help you: G. ended up buying some shoes there yesterday. And if your friend needs help with his mission, email me. I am happy my post was of use to you! SC Hi Cindy

Ah more serendipity eh?
I am going to post more about the Greta Flora shoe buying experience so that may help you: G. ended up buying some shoes there yesterday. And if your friend needs help with his mission, email me.

I am happy my post was of use to you!

SC

]]> By: sallycat http://sallycatway.com/?p=964&cpage=1#comment-933 sallycat Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:22:43 +0000 http://sallycat.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/temptation-tango-shoes-2008/#comment-933 Hey Nancy, maybe that is true about the prices. I don't personally know. It is tough though, all prices (not just tango shoes) are shooting up here, like visibly on a daily, weekly, monthly basis... and everything knocks on to everything else. Perhaps 'designer tango shoes' as I think of them are a luxury item that probably only foreign visitors can afford anyway, at least in terms of multiple pairs, and maybe that has always been the case. Many Argentines dance in shoes that have not been specifically made for tango. And in general I find that people who come here for a tango vacation do still tell me that the prices are still good compared to what they would have to pay back home. It is worth mentioning that for those in search of a bargain, Comme, Neo and Greta had some styles marked down in a sale area... so there is always the chance of finding something cheaper. SC Hey Nancy, maybe that is true about the prices. I don’t personally know.

It is tough though, all prices (not just tango shoes) are shooting up here, like visibly on a daily, weekly, monthly basis… and everything knocks on to everything else.

Perhaps ‘designer tango shoes’ as I think of them are a luxury item that probably only foreign visitors can afford anyway, at least in terms of multiple pairs, and maybe that has always been the case. Many Argentines dance in shoes that have not been specifically made for tango. And in general I find that people who come here for a tango vacation do still tell me that the prices are still good compared to what they would have to pay back home.

It is worth mentioning that for those in search of a bargain, Comme, Neo and Greta had some styles marked down in a sale area… so there is always the chance of finding something cheaper.

SC

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