In my six months here in Singapore, I’ve had to throw away six pairs of shoes. How annoying! I’m no longer interested in fast, cheap fashion. Please give me quality and durability.
• Black ‘snakeskin’ heels
Condition: Fairly new, hand-me-down, no brand
Duration: 5 wears before splitting in all sides
• Dark blue ballet pumps
Condition: Fairly new, hand-me-down, no brand
Duration: 8 wears before soles came off
• Brown leather shoes
Condition: Fairly new, hand-me-down, no brand
Duration: 6 wears before soles came off, re-soled, got wet in the rain and turned into pulp
• Grey covered shoes
Condition: Second hand, no brand
Duration: 3 wears, soles came off
• Vans black and white sneakers
Condition: Bought in early 2006 for £43, survived gigs, guts and plenty of rain in Manchester
Duration: 5 years, before I decided they were too dirty and smelly to look cool anymore
• Charles & Keith beige pumps
Condition: Bought in mid-2007 for RM88 (£18)
Duration: 4 years, only because it was hardly worn in Manchester, before its soles came off today in Singapore
Wan Phing Lim 
I agree, I tend to have a ‘rollover’ of shoes at 10 year intervals – so they last a decade when not too worn. The shoes I do wear daily last 2-3 years. I don’t really buy many shoes though, I tend to be conservative in that area because I know I’ll barely wear any exotic ones so I just have a pair in each type like trainers/sneakers, boots, knee high boots, wedges, walking heels, slippers, wellies. They tend to all be Black so they go with everything.
Great idea! 10-year intervals shall be a standard.