We seem to have tapped into some sort of cultural zeitgeist. I just saw that REI's blog ran an article this morning entitled "Confessions of a Shoe Junkie," complete with pictures of the author's personal shoe collection. http://findout.rei.com/blog_detail/?contentid=9164834329219735530. He didn't limit himself to climbing/hiking shoes, so he's got a lot of shoes in his picture. Plus an Imelda reference.