While in San Miguel, a lady from Bayfield, Ontario, kept telling me to look at THEIR feet. I didn’t because I thought she had a shoe fetish and didn’t want to start that conversation. Besides as a man, the purpose of a shoe is to gets you from A to B. Little did I know until the comment on the Blog from Emily about the San Miguel Cocktail Combat Sandal.
A quick search of the internet led me to a source that confirms their existence and actually sells them. I then had to go back through my pictures and lo and behold there they were.
Further research revealed that The San Miguel Shoe was the creation of Santiago Gallardo Muniz, who created the shoes so that rich art patrons in San MIguel would not fall on the cobblestone streets and be unable to buy their daily art dose while they recovered. His wife Martha was behind his discovery.
These shoes identify you as someone from San Miguel and there even seems to be a cult founded by this woman who made this comment
When I wear mine it is not uncommon for women to stop me and ask me where I got them
When I found this quote then I knew why they wear them. I had forgotten about women and shoes. Shoes are the portal to the soul. They are recruitment tools. Look at my feet and you are mine. Women will do anything to wear comfortable shoes that look good – even join a gang.
Another clue was the word Combat – a gang term if I ever heard one.
In fact there are newer shoes that make fighting even easier.
Filed under: Classic Gang, Clothing Activities | Tagged: Cocktail Combat Sandals
You can find a good selection of styles here and we’re always adding more. We are looking at some inventory that they do have a leopard pattern sandal that we could offer. You can goto http://www.mysanmiguelshoes.com to see all the available styles.
Debbie, I saw shoes that Sharmel McCarthy has and wondered how to order some and also see the different styles….do you have the leopard ones in brown? Let me know how to access this information. Thanks
I am looking for an apt to rent for jan. Feb. and March 2010.
I am an artiste and work in flour and turpentine. I sing opera part time and last year circumnavigated Tiny Lake in Wisconsin. I have six rescue dogs and a very quiet husband.
Looking for 3 bedrooms for about $300 a month
For those that love to wear the San Miguel Shoes, you can now get them at outlet pricing. goto http://www.mysanmiguelshoes.com. They have a bunch of choices and are getting new styles in. They are the best priced shoes on the net that I’ve been able to find.
For reference purposes, we are currently updating the online store run by the official and original San Miguel shoe cult leader, Debbie Mounts (mentioned above).
For a wide range of San Miguel shoes available from US$50, plus a small shipping fee, please visit milagrosparati dot com
How can I buy a pair? How much? Angela
Hello
How do I order a pair of Cocktail Combat Sandals…… the original ones created in San Miguel?
Thanksr
Sharmel McCarthhy
These are wonderful shoes. I prefer Guanajuato to San Miguel, but always make a trip to San Miguel to buy the shoes, since the people who sell them in the US want 2-3 times the Mexico price for them. In Guanajuato, where the streets are very steep, you can wear these shoes during the rainy season and not be afraid of slipping on wet cobblestones. They’re fashionable and comfortable, and worth the trip to SMA. But stay in Guanajuato!
And, in the very beginning, they were made out of elastic and truck tires – I sure wish I still had that pair…..I could send them to the Smithosonian as some kind of “indigenous” wear.
Just wanted you to know that your “blog” has been “outted” and was talked about on the Civillist (which isn’t always Civil)…….ANOTHER topic for your blog – the majority of the readers LOVE the blog and see the wit in it!