I hate shoes, shopping for them, wearing them. I maybe own 8 pairs. If I could go anywhere barefoot, or in flip flops year round I would.

I love shoes and purses and jewelry and clothes...and SHOES!

I'm with you Ginger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't get why people have to have so many pairs of shoes. It
s stupid and a waste of money. Personally, I'm fine with buying one pair, or two, depending if there is a sale or a really good price, wearing the same pair of shoes until they wear out. Also, I buy all my shoes at Payless. They usually have nice shoes for reasonable prices.

$25K over a lifetime seems extremely low. I have at least 50 pairs! My most recent purchase @ $595. $60K seems more accurate.

At issue is not only style but size. I wear a 10 1/2 or 11, not easy to find in a stylish shoe and certainly not easy in the 60's! Now that I'm older and wiser I purchase shoes because they fit, I like them and the price is right. As a former model, shoes were an issue, as most stores did not carry my size, so I have quite a collection; and have donated too many pair to count. Am I amazed at this story no....'cause if you can't find the clothes that fit, head to the shoe department...or if the suitcase is full you can always find earrings!

19? Seriously? I have 72 pairs and counting. No way most women only own 19 pairs of shoes. That's like having only 10 handbags. Not gonna happen.

I think an average of 19 pairs is a low estimate. Maybe the Brits buy less then we do in the States. I have at least 45 - 50 pairs of shoes and I buy about 7-8 pair a year. Why so many? Most don't fit right and you can't take them back. I spend alot of time trying to break in shoes. Plus I have to have shoes to wear with socks. without socks, and with stockings. All three options require different shoes to avoid blisters and pain. When I find a style that fits well and looks good I buy them in every color so I'll have shoes for every occasion, that I can wear, on hand.

I guess that I am a shoe freak too. At last count I had 111 pair. That was last year. I just love them, I have handbags to match almost all of them. Want to change an outfit? Change your shoes, handbag and jewelry. That is what I do. We are not wealthy be any means, I just shop sales, and I take care of my shoes

I think I spend over $25K a year on shoes at over $1,000 a pair it is easy!

I used to have only a few pairs of shoes when I was young. Now that I'm over 40, I feel like I need a little help to keep the eyes off the wrinkles. :) There's nothing wrong with buying shoes as long as you're not going into debt doing it. I won't buy shoes at payless because they're vinyl which makes feet sweat plus they don't give like leather so at the end of the day when those tooties swell up...OUCH! I also would never spend over $150 on a pair of shoes. That's just crazy. Especially if they're real trendy.

desired001 says she spends more than $25k a year on shoes, and spends $1k per pair. Wow. It's not that often that you hear people brag about how stupid they are. Very impressive.

19? That sounds awfully low, even for an avereage. I personnaly have 202 pairs of shoes, boots, etc. And, yes, there's a spreadsheet for that (don't even get me started on the clothes -- you'd be astounded).

I'm not even going to attempt to count all the shoes I own lol the majority of my shoes are sandals or flats. . . I can honestly say though that I've never spent more then $30 on any given pair of shoes. . . I'm very picky about what I wear though so when I find something I really like, I tend to buy it in multiples but I also wear my shoes til they fall apart so it's not like I'm wearing them once and throwing them away. . . I definitely get my money's worth

Interesting and cute article, but what about the guys? Ladies get all the interesting stuff, we get to look either dressed up, or like @^*%! (You know the compost pile is out back.)

How much do men spend on shoes per pair? How much per year? What kinds of shoes are we wearing and how often. What is the disposition of our shoes when the are showing signs of wear? Fix or trash?

If similar information were presented on both males and females, the study would carry more weight!

(I have five pair of shoes, 2 pr for work, one pair of house shoes, one pair dressy, one pair of "sneakers" [athletic? shoes], and separately [as I do not consider them shoes] two pair of flip-flops for the beach or pool.) I buy my shoes cheap.

it's your money you can spend it how you want. you have one life so do what makes you happy. i love shoes. I own a ton of flip flops (old navy 1$ sale lol). I have many heels, wedges, sandals, flats, boots and a few sneakers (don't care for sneakers much actually). but not every woman HAS to like shoes. they're just going off a study.

My soon to be ex wife has spent $72,000 on shoes, clothes, make up, manicures, botox, and hand bags since we've been married. (2 years)
Now she is demanding that I buy her a house and she wants
me to put her name on the deed. She has no savings.

I called my attorney and told him to file.

Wow, not unusual that a subject such as shoes should provoke such emotions, both pro and con. I know most women do have a shoe addiction to some degree. I am not one of them ( I only have 3 pairs: two sneakers for walking and work showing apartments, and one old pair of leather tux flats). I understand the allure of shoes and I also understand prices have gone up steeply. Hey, to each their own. Those who criticize women for having more than a few pairs of shoes probably have something they spend ridiculous amounts of money on, like sports, booze, porn, video games, etc. So.....don't judge what you do not like. K?

3 pairs of flip flops, 2 heals, one pair of black wedges, one pair of boots, 2 flat work pair. I don’t even buy a pair every year, I hate hate hate shoe shopping. I’m petite and wear a 5 sometimes a 6 and they hardly ever have my size so I don’t like wasting my time walking to a bunch of stores just to find nothing to even choose from. Shopping online for shoes is hard cause the same size in different types can be very different. I wear shoes till they basically can’t be worn anymore and I can’t believe these people throwing away thousands of dollars on something so unnecessary. I hardly ever even notice people’s shoes!