More on the Carnival of Shoes and Bags
Jackadandy (who is featured in the January edition of Curve Magazine!!) recently asked some questions about the Carnival of Shoes and Bags: Will you accept posts on not-new shoes? Will you accept posts on not-women’s shoes? Will you accept posts on what people do with shoes? Will you accept old posts?
Yes. To all of them.
And while we’re here, I want to encourage you once again to submit anything shoe or bag-related, including posts on: unusual finds; manufacturers that have a strict no-sweat-shop policy; shoes or bags made from only environmentally-friendly materials; shoes or bags made by small-time craftspersons who also have an interesting personal story; art museum exhibits that focus on shoes or bags as art pieces; essays that connect shoes, sexuality, and power; trends in shoes and work protocol, like should doctors wear open-toe sandals, etc.
If you’re still unsure about a type of post, please feel free to leave a question in the comment section.
[...] I recently hosted the Carnival of Bent Attractions, an LGBT blogging event organized by Maria at Daily Dose of Queer. Because she’s clearly a woman who knows how to manage her time, Maria is also organizing the new Carnival of Shoe and Bags. At first, I dismissed this as something of little interest. Since I’ve become a stay-at-home mom, sneakers are de rigeur, except in summer, when I don sandals and adhere to the dictum of “no socks between Memorial Day and Labor Day, unless hiking.” (This trend started several years ago as an outgrowth of the Laundry Reduction Act of 2004.) I thought my fashion apathy would bar me from the company of those blogging about Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik. Maria has assured us, however, that she will accept any and all posts having to do with shoes (and presumably bags) of any type, age, or intended gender. She’s also interested in what people do with shoes, shoe manufacture, and the social aspects of shoes. Herewith, a reflection on children’s shoes from a lesbian mom’s perspective. [...]