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Grey City Shoes

By Seattle Mag February 27, 2013

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Seattle’s Grey City has been making shoes since 2011, but they may not be on your radar if you don’t tend to wear the enormous platforms that are favored by twenty-somethings these days. (Check out Portland’s Solestruck for an education on just how high those platforms can go.) But in addition to chunky, sky-high ankle-breakers, Grey City also makes some very cute, more down-to-earth (as in closer to the ground) styles that I’m just loving right now.  Check them out:

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And, actually, I have to say that I’m kind of into these:

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and these:

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The colors are just so right for spring.

Hey, I may be 40, but I’m not too old to rock out some awesome shoes.

 

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