Beauty Tips for Ministers
Because you're in the public eye, and God knows you need to look good.
Men’s Boots
November 30, 2009 on 10:58 pm | In Shoes (Guys) | 4 CommentsMi amigo Adam, when not struggling with his Doctor of Ministry work, has been thinking about boots. He wants some advice about boots for guys.
In researching these boots, I found myself channeling a Minnesota man with a thick Minnesota accent. Don’t ask why (I lived in Minnesota for two years, maybe that’s why). You can find all of these on Zappos.com. They are in a wide range of prices — everything from $59 to $300.
Here ya got the basic kinda sporty boot by Magnum. These’ll do ya fine, now.
Here are some more sporty type boots by The North Face. Kinda preppy, the way a lot of you New England folk like.
These Timberlands here are up a step in the classy factor. Still good for the weather, there, and you won’t slip on the ice, there.
Don’t be wearing UGGS for guys. What kind of man shoe is that, now? People will think you accidentally wore your wife’s shoes outta the house! Oh, for dumb.
Now that there is a self-respecting boot by Chippewa (Oiled Wellington) that any working man wouldn’t sniffle at. You could wear those to your ordinary office day and your fancier events except a funeral.
Ya got these Doc Martens that seem a little bit too high fashion for me, but I’ve gotta say that’s a real nice boot there.
I suppose you could do worse than these here Frye boots but I don’t know. They’re awful close to something a cowboy might wear, and why in the world do you want to look like you live in Texas or something?
These are a fancy type pair of boots that you might want to have for those special occasions like a conference or something. They’re by a fellow named Giorgio Brutini, not that I can pronounce that. Sounds like spaghetti sauce.
Lotta fellas like that there square toe. I happen to be kind of partial to it myself. Someone called Zengara makes these and they’re not too hard on the wallet, either.
Okay, then. You can get these boots from Zappos.com but there’s nothing wrong with just going to the local store, either.
Born Shoes
October 22, 2009 on 7:56 pm | In Shoes (Gals), Shoes (Guys) | 3 CommentsOh my gosh, oh my gosh, PeaceBang is DELIRIOUS WITH EXCITEMENT!
Because Born shoes has decided that their fall line is all about us being fairie queens and princesses and living in the forest and wearing the COOLEST clothes imagineable and having pointy eyebrows and long braided hair and wings! And they have the most beautiful FONT to tell the story about their forest wonderland and the shoes are also by the way simply DREAMY and I want them ALL!
Look! Look! (Boys, too! You can be Legolas!)
I thought I was buying a fairly ordinary pair of much-needed brown pumps at DSW Shoe Warehouse this afternoon but I was so WRONG! What I was actually purchasing was a ticket to a magickal world of enchantment for my entire life, not just my feet!
My secret faierie name is Winterwynd Scarlettgarlandberri. You spell it with a small star over the final i. Please call me that from now on. You can call me “Winter” for short.
Merrily skipping hence,
Winterwynd
I would love to wear these to church… with sticks in my hair and a preaching robe made entirely of reindeer skins.
Winterwynd seriously loves these. She would run an elf off the road for them.
And these? In purple suede? Oh yes, Santa! Please!?
Another Reason Not To Wear Flip-Flops…
October 17, 2009 on 8:53 am | In Shoes (Guys) | 9 CommentsBecause they can be just as damaging to your feet as high heels are!! Boys, that goes for you too!!
Matching Dress Shoes To Your Suit
September 14, 2009 on 8:05 pm | In Men's Clothing, Shoes (Guys) | No CommentsHey fellas,
Want to know how to match dress shoes to your suit?
Thank me later. Better yet, send a photo!
Hey, Daoist Priests: No Sneakers For You, Either!
September 10, 2009 on 8:20 pm | In Shoes (Guys), The Naughty Corner | 4 CommentsThis just in from the Taoist side of the family in response to this ole post on sneaks.
Hehe, I’ve been loving this site, Rev. PB, and felt the need to reply to this one.
I’m a novice priestess in a small but historic Daoist denomination. Typically one wears the traditional Chinese black mary-jane “cloth shoes” which are casual-to-nice for persons of any persuasion, in ritual or day wear. These, or Buddhist-style sandals, are the usual for many Daoist clergy. (Though technically “ten-direction shoes” are formal for Daoist clergy, they’re rather hard to find or make.) Black cloth shoes are modest and dignified.
But more and more Daoist priests may be seen wearing bright white sneakers under vestments. Truly and glaringly hideous. Imagine traditional “high church” Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox robes combined with Adidas and you get the drift. It’s one thing to wear such during private rituals when laity aren’t present. But to think that footwear doesn’t matter, ironically may end up actively calling atention to one’s feet during public services. It ends up being very immodest.
Footwear have ritual import, same as any other ritual tool. It makes one look down (to Earth) when one ought look up (to Heaven.) I can’t imagine the ritual aesthetics for Christians would differ that much on this score(?).
Geez, I’m tellin’ ya! Those cloth Mary Janes are about as comfortable as you can get without wearing bedroom slippers! Granted, they don’t have much support but I imagine one could fairly easily find a black shoe with some support without resorting to the BLINDINGLY WHITE athletic shoe!
Sneakers are definitely not The Way to anything good.
*Badda-bing!* Thank you! I’m here all week!
She Has Blistering Commitment!
July 2, 2009 on 8:51 pm | In Pastoral Fashion Emergency, Or "PeaceBang, Help!", Shoes (Gals), Shoes (Guys) | 8 CommentsOucherinos!!! Pigeons, listen to this tale of woe!
Sunday I wore a cute pair of black ballet flats (on sale at Talbots from $100 to $29…should have been my first clue, but I digress…) before the 8am service even began I knew I was in trouble. By the time I walked out of the service at 9am I was in hot pursuit of band aid to ease the pain on my blistered heals.
In pursuit, I ran into the council president. As I told her my story (feeling stupid for making this the topic of our conversation) the Sr. Pastor joined us. BOTH of them told me to just go barefoot.
THEY WERE SERIOUS. ???? I found band aids. I limped along. Both of them thought *I* was nuts for not taking my shoes off and told me so again after the third service.I haven’t searched to see if you have covered summer foot wear (I imagine you have) but I had to share to see who you think was the wackier.
Darling, PeaceBang steps right up to pin a medal on your pulpit robe for Valor in Service! Sunday service, that is. You made absolutely the right choice. Going barefoot may have saved you a wee bit of pain but it would have undoubtedly been extremely distracting both to you and your congregation. Well done, Soldier of Spirit!
Blisters are AWFUL! PeaceBang is quite fond of that little stick one can rub on to prevent blisters (I believe Band-Aid makes it). I keep that in my bag at all times. Another idea is to purchase some foam tape and back all your heels with it before you wear them for the first time. Don’t buy the expensive Dr. Scholl brand; buy your own at a craft shop and save tons of money.
As a last resort, crush the heels of your shoe and walk on the backs of them to preserve your poor bleeding flesh. The shoe may never recover but you may decide that the sacrifice is worth it.
Painful feet are a serious detriment to mindful, centered presiding. It’s such a disappointment when we think we’ve found a good pair of church shoes at a decent price only to find that they’re a living torment to our tootsies. We feel your pain, sister.
There’s some foam tape for ya. You can put sports tape on top to secure it. Just make sure to get a shoe that’s a half-size bigger than you need if you’re going to try this trick.
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