Eastland Plainview Oxford

Some people have their holy grails; items that they simply adore. Well, Plainview Oxford by Eastland is definitely my holy grail shoes. I have been exclusively wearing them for eight years now!

Not the same one, of course, just the same style. Otherwise, they’d be super stinky.

This madness started when I was a freshman in high school. I went to a high school that required uniforms. My mother bought me the cheapest shoes at a local Target that met uniform requirements.

Little did she know a legacy was born!

Each year, I would purchase a new pair of Plainview Oxford. Nothing else was as comfortable.

Eventually, Target stopped selling it. I began to travel further and further to other retailers to buy it. Even when its price rose faster than gasoline rates, I gladly handed over hard earned money for a pair of my beloved shoes. I was an addict.

Last year, the unthinkable happened. I couldn’t find Plainview Oxford at any of the local retailers!

What should I do?
Should I buy it from the internet?
What if Eastland discontinued this style?

My fears were very real. My previous pair was utterly ravaged. I had no idea what would tie me over till my new pair, if I had ordered from the internet.

Then, when all hope was lost, I found the stash! Due to my mother’s infinite wisdom, we had purchased extra pairs when they were on sale. I had just found El Dorado.

I savored the opening of the box.

There it was, the bright, shiny new Plainsview Oxford.

Cue Hallelujah.