this is what i picked up at the flea market in NYC, the one that was just a
little sketchy..

there was a table of shoes (some random, some designer), amongst the mess of records, frames, books, clothes, hats and everything else you imagine flea markets selling. i saw the red soles and thought,
there is no way they are real, knockoff for sure. i mean, i've never owned a pair, so i wasn't even sure what i was looking for, to see if there was a tell-tale sign of being fake or real. the bottom of the shoes aren't worn at all (except for me trying them on on the bumpy, rocky, asphalt)and the left shoe has a sticker from bergdorf's on it. it looks like it's been on there a while. would these people go through the trouble of putting stickers on the bottom of shoes to make them seem more legit?
i don't know. the soles look exactly the same as what is in stores (i obviously had to go to holt renfrew to check the bottom of theirs).
but how could i leave them there in the off chance they're legit? that's right, i couldn't. i only gave the girl $30 anyways, so if i got bamboozled (which i probably did), then at least she didn't empty my pockets..right? right. and they're cute!

anyone out there who can tell me the truth?
(you can enlarge this picture) for now, they're just hanging out on a shadow box...