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@Mrs Checkers: @shopaholic: Thanks!! So I went to Nordstrom to try on the Tory Burch Caroline flats because of the elastic around the top.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/tory-burch-caroline-elastic-trim-ballerina-flat/3152313?origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=Camellia+Pink&resultback=208

I figured these would be comfy for me because I have wide, flat feet and most ballet flats end up cutting into the "knuckle" of my first toe. Plus my big toe is my longest toe, so a lot of flats aren't tall enough in the toe box so my big toe's toenail ends up getting pressed down and it's so painful.

Anyway the Carolines not only looked sloppy (because they were so flexible... they looked like bedroom slippers to me... and I'm not gonna pay that much for flats that look so casual!) but they were much too short for me in the toe box (creating that big toe toenail pain). Boooo. I tried on the traditional Revas they had, in this pebbled leather:

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/tory-burch-reva-ballerina-flat/2931676?origin=keywordsearch&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=Berry&resultback=732

They were a bit comfier but I didn't like the pebbled look. And again, not spending that much money on something I'm not totally satisfied with.

I went to the Tory Burch outlet in Wrentham, MA and found my pair. They're Revas but they're made of this crushed, destroyed type suede material so the leather is so much more flexible than the traditional revas. So far they are super duper comfy and I absolutely love the look of them. I must have tried on every single pair of black, navy, metallic, and neutral flats they had (and they had a lot!!!). Originally the lady said they didn't have my size in these, but when she checked again after I almost bought a pair in black glitter (they weren't nearly as comfy but I was starting to settle) there was my size!! As soon as I put them on I knew I had to have them.

The outlet had just a sale price, just saved $35, but hey it's better than nothing!!! I absolutely love them!!

aaaaand my TB flats are guilty of threadjacking..... sorry!!!

@shopaholic: hehe sweeeeet. and oh nOOOO about the scuff Wagon Sr. has been researching how to keep mine clean because he's so afraid I'm going to ruin them. Haha. He's also responsible for weatherproofing all of my Uggs. He wants our investments in footwear to be WORTH IT. Haha. I'm not complaining!!

Can you post pics of your TB flats?!?!? I'm so obsessed. I have a pair of Caroline heels on hold at Nordstrom that I'm going to go check out. They're on sale, 40% off!!!

I wear a necklace similar to the picture nearly every day. I love it because it comes from my hometown jeweler, and represents the moon rising over snow-covered mountains (I grew up in a ski town in the mountains). It also kinda looks like an "M," which also happens to be my first initial.

Mine is basically the same, except for it is white gold, and has a blue sapphire (my birthstone) instead of a diamond as the moon.