The Pedro Garcia Booties Saga (A Review)

I have been lusting over a pair of Pedro Garcia booties since November.  Ever since my post here, I couldn't stop the temptation and started looking around for a pair of these shoes.  Apparently this is the Birkinstock of high heels that would make wearing a pair feels so comfortable that one would look at it with different eyes! I started going from mall to mall looking for these shoes.  I found some pairs in Bloomingdales, Harvey Nichols and the shoe heaven of  Dubai, Level  Shoe District but they were not in the models that I like!  Mostly they look like some orthopedic shoes! I ran out of steam and knew that I had to go to the next level to get the shoes of my dream...

So I made a lot of research and found some pairs that I love BUT unfortunately there was none in my size.  Apparently (also through research) I found out that this shoes run small and I need to go half a size up meaning for a true 37 like me, a 37 and a half is the ideal size in this Pedro Garcia's shoes. After days if not weeks of searching - on websites, on ebay.. I finally found one pair on an online store in a 37, the closest to the apparent ideal size.  I pondered for days - to buy or not to buy and finally I bought.  Now here comes the next problem.  The company only ships in the US. Dang! This is never going to end, I thought. 

I had to thicken my face and asked for a favour from my dear friend J in Las Vegas for the shoes to be shipped to her address and later I would send my FedEx guy to have them picked from her. She agreed, bless her soul.  I scheduled the pick up before Christmas, a 'perfect' time.

The pick up was delayed due to the heavy traffic during holiday season and right after Christmas J was busy with her thing and was out of the house most of the time.  You see she ran not only one business but many.  On top of big catering company of which she is the cook, she organizes cooking classes and runs a series of holiday rental homes.

So to make story short (I am getting depressed just by writing), J managed to squeeze time in between her busy schedule to have the shoe shipped to me (bless her generous soul! Thank you J!) Finally after almost 3 months after my post, I received my Pedro Garcia pair yesterday. 

The Verdict

During my research, I got in touch with Kim at PopCosmo (she owns a pair Pedro Garcia's) and asked her about the shoes and she said that it is important to get the perfect size.  Now that I have them, I understand perfectly the reason behind it. This shoes are made like Birkinstock, they mold and hug your feet so you'd missed all the 'engineering' marvel of this super pair if the fit missed. It is by far one of the most comfortable pair of shoes I've ever worn, as comfortable as the YSL Tribute sandals, even more considering the height. It was worth all the pain and wait!

As for the size, a 37 in this style (called Chandra) is perfect for my true 37 feet.  That is the tricky bit about shoes in general.  Sizing can be over rated as it was created just for general guidelines and buying shoes online like I did here is a huge risk especially with new pair from a new designer.  I guess I was lucky this time :)

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