today on the subway, inspired by the woman sitting across from me’s black pointed flats with their 80’s heel, i fell into a reverie about my gunmetal gray-taupe mia’s. WHY didn’t i save those? why why why? if i had i would be able to take those wonderful pointy toed, just-so wedge-heeled lovely, cushy, comfortable skimmers to my favorite shoe designer and had them replicated in every color and every fabrication. mia’s were THE shoe to have in the late 80’s. everyone i knew had mulitiple pairs of both styles: the aforementioned 1/2 inch wedge heel with the pointy toe and the other model, also a flat, not as pointy of a toe, with a regular 1/2 inch wooden heel and a delicate scallop on the right side only. i wore either pair everyday with my catholic girl’s school plaid kilts, no socks, an untucked button down of my dad’s and lots of attitude. those were the days when a perfect skimmer ran you $30, and new order seemed like the perfect music for every occasion.