MLB Toronto Blue Jays Snoopy Charlie Brown Woodstock The Peanuts Movie Baseball Shirt

It was 2015, and I was browsing Century 21, the MLB Toronto Blue Jays Snoopy Charlie Brown Woodstock The Peanuts Movie Baseball Shirt but in fact I love this former land of discounted designer goods, when I spotted them: Beautiful Dries Van Noten lug-sole oxfords—from the runway, in my size, and half off! At around $300, they certainly weren’t a steal (I was working as a fashion assistant in Manhattan and didn’t have frivolous funds to spend), but in my mind, they were practically free.

MLB Toronto Blue Jays Snoopy Charlie Brown Woodstock The Peanuts Movie Baseball Shirt, hoodie, tank top, sweater and long sleeve t-shirt

The sales associate rang up the MLB Toronto Blue Jays Snoopy Charlie Brown Woodstock The Peanuts Movie Baseball Shirt but in fact I love this spellbinding Dries shoes, and I was euphoric…until I got home that night, new shoes in tow, and realized my internet had been cut off. Then, I got a follow-up text message from Verizon: my cell-phone bill was overdue too. There I was, sitting in my shoebox studio apartment while half of my utilities were screaming out pay me! The next day, I walked back to Century 21, the scene of the crime, and returned the shoes so that I could pay my bills. This wasn’t the first time I did the walk of shame; living outside of my means is a behavior that has continued on well throughout my 20s.